Strictly's Punam Krishan opens multi-million pound spa near Glasgow
The Renfrewshire hotel launched its Imperia Spa on Thursday night, with Mrs Brown's Boys star Gary Hollywood and Glasgow's Lord Provost Jacqueline McLaren joining TV's Dr Punam to cut the ribbon.
Dr Punam said Strictly dance partner Gorka Marquez would be the first to jump into an ice bath at Scotland's newest luxury spa, but she wouldn't join him. She laughed when she spotted the 'Brass Monkey' cold water immersion pool.
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Punam, 42, said: 'The spa is absolutely beautiful, the views are stunning and I am feeling very tranquil. It's Scotland at its best.
'The ice plunge pool is the only thing that I will not be trying. You couldn't pay me to jump into that. Gorka would love it. He does ice water baths every day, but I cannot do it.
'I respect anybody who can do ice water immersions but it's definitely not for me.'
The glittering bash at the hotel in Langbank, Renfrewshire, marked the culmination of six months of painstaking work. The opulent Imperia Spa boasts one of the largest outdoor saunas in the UK, with panoramic countryside views of Ben Lomond.
Guests can enjoy a full range of thermal facilities including an aroma steam room, salt steam room, pink Himalayan salt sauna, ice fountain, hydrotherapy pool and cold plunge pool.
There's a restaurant, a wellbeing studio, fitness suite and seven treatment rooms using high end products from Natura Bissé, Elemis, Temple Spa and Tri-Dosha.
Glasgow's Lord Provost Jacqueline McLaren cut the ribbon along with Dr Punam, hotel manager James Anderson and Mrs Brown's Boys star Gary.
The actor, famous for playing Dino Doyle in the BAFTA-winning comedy chatted to fans along with his wife Cherylanne. He said: 'Gleddoch is our happy place and the new spa is spectacular.
'We've been coming here to relax and unwind as a family for five years. It's on our doorstep but you quite literally enter another world.
'My son Ollie, who's now five, thinks it's his second home. His shoes are kicked off the second he arrives.'
The hotel – which is just 20 minutes from Glasgow – is nestled within a 350-acre estate which once belonged to shipbuilding magnate Baron Lithgow. The new spa, which opened on June 16, is inspired by Gleddoch's history and a golden age of travel with black marble, antique gold, crystal details and quilted textures.
Hotel manager James Anderson said: 'Every detail of Imperia has been designed to surprise and delight, creating an escape unlike anything else in Scotland.
'This is not just a spa; it's an experience where indulgence, heritage, and contemporary wellness meet.
'It really is breathtaking and has to be seen to be believed. We're thrilled to show it off.'
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