The Private London Gym That’s Become a Celebrity Safe Haven

How many people does it take to get actor Harris Dickinson’s abs in “The Iron Claw” or Jonah Hauer-King’s prince-like strength in “The Little Mermaid”? The answer is a small village — of trainers working out of a basement in West London. The Lighthouse Club, a private gym and wellness space, is fast becoming a celebrity playground that hosts actors, musicians and other high-profile people. There, stars can train and potentially catch their next big break over a pint of beer (kept on tap). Membership is referral-only, with a firm vetting process, and starts at 200 pounds per month. The newly opened space is the brainchild of college friends George Ashwell, David Hastie and Josh Betteridge, who previously operated personal training business Before the Lights (now closed). Josh Betteridge, Georgia Canavan, David Hastie and George Ashwell. “After university, I went straight into a personal training gym environment. My best friend, who is one of our investors and also an actor, started sending me young actors to get in shape with very little budget, then his agent started doing the same,” says Ashwell, who convinced Hastie and Betteridge to join him when they returned from living in Melbourne, Australia, for two years. “Then it turned out that

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