Celebrity influencers Laura Henshaw and Steph Claire Smith nearly destroyed their fitness empire when they had a fight during a luxury vacation together.
The Keep It Cleaner co-founders were enjoying a getaway with their respective husbands Dalton Graham and Josh Miller when a fight broke out between the old friends.
His partners were forced to intervene and break up the conflict before their blue became any more unpleasant.
Laura, 30, recalled the brutal exchange during the Share my mood podcast on Monday.
“We were away for a couple of nights, and it was the second night, and (Steph and Josh) stayed in the room the whole time,” Laura told hosts Will McMahon and Woody Whitelaw.
The podcast host didn’t say exactly what sparked the verbal exchange between her and Steph, 30, but said it was Dalton and Josh who convinced them to sit down and “be open with each other.”
She made sure the pair remain very much best friends and business partners after “really open and fantastic conversations.”
Celebrity influencers Laura Henshaw (left) and Steph Claire Smith (right) nearly destroyed their fitness empire when they had a fight during a luxury vacation together.
‘It was actually a really awkward conversation (between Steph and me). And we talk about it from time to time. “In fact, we recently had another really open and fantastic conversation,” he explained.
“We actually worked with a coach on that conversation, which was really helpful because I think when there’s two of you, you don’t have anyone targeting you because you’re in it all the time.”
Laura and Steph met in the early 2010s, when they were both modeling at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, shortly after finishing high school.
The Keep It Cleaner co-founders were enjoying a getaway with their respective husbands, Dalton Graham and Josh Miller, when a fight broke out between the old friends.
The duo became fast friends as they worked on many of the same shows and spent much of their time backstage getting to know each other.
In 2015, the couple made a name for themselves as a fitness dream team when they founded health and wellness brand Keep It Cleaner, launching an app, products, a book, and the KICPOD podcast.
Laura took on the role of CEO of the company, while Steph took on the role of COO, leading their brand to phenomenal success over nine years.
His partners were forced to intervene and break up the conflict before their blue became any more unpleasant.
The friends have created a multi-million dollar empire with their brand KIC and their podcast, where they regularly talk about body positivity and health.
They recently took an exciting step in their fitness and wellness business by entering into a new brand agreement in January.
Laura and Steph posed in pink sportswear for a photoshoot in Bondi to confirm their deal with popular sportswear brand STAX.
It’s not the first mega-brand deal the longtime friends have struck, as Laura has partnered with brands like Jaggad and Bumble in the past.