Rishi’s favourite Peloton instructor: ‘I had to Google him’

It’s a hard life in No. 10 – so it’s no surprise that Prime Ministers need to relax. Margaret Thatcher had her whiskies; Harold Macmillan went ‘to bed with a Trollope’. But for Rishi Sunak, it seems his trusty Peloton is how he takes his mind off the job. He likes to get up at 6 a.m to get on the bike with his favourite instructor Cody Rigsby, a 35-year-old New York dancer, who describes himself to his 1.3 million Instagram followers, as an ‘opinionated homosexual’. In 2021, Sunak eulogised Rigsby’s classes, telling the 20 Minute VC podcast that ‘You do have to listen to a lot of Britney. But you know, no bad thing in trying to get you motivated, I guess.’

It seems though that while Sunak is a fan of Rigsby, the celebrity fitness guru is less enamoured with the world of politics. Speaking to Elizabeth Day’s podcast, Rishi’s favourite instructor admitted that ‘I had to Google him at first’ but added that ‘It’s very cool, I love that for him and that’s an interesting choice that the leader of this great country not only likes taking my rides but really does enjoy some Britney Spears too.’