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Vladimir Putin has been fighting the flab at a luxury Spanish health resort loved by Naomi Campbell and Kylie Minogue.

The Russian leader - involved in an ugly spat with Prince Charles - reportedly signed up to an anti-ageing and weight-loss programme at the Sha Wellness Clinic on the Costa Blanca.

Respected Spanish newspaper La Razon said Putin, who attacked the Prince of Wales on Saturday for comparing him to Hitler, turned up at the spa near Alicante with a group of models.

Holiday detox: President Vladimir Putin, pictured in Russia, has reportedly travelled to Spain for a detox

Beautiful setting: The SHA Wellness Clinic in Spain, where Vladimir Putin is rumoured to be detoxing

He is said to have stuck to a detox diet of whole cereal grains, beans, veg and a daily cup of miso soup during his stay, which followed Russia's annexation of Crimea in March.

It is not known how much his stay at the Sha, which features 93 suites set in Zen gardens with swimming pools and waterfalls, cost or how long it lasted.

A one night stay at the 320sq-metre Royal Suite, where guests are offered a heliport service, private parking and their own swimming pool, costs £4,850 a night.

Medical miracle: The SHA Wellness Clinic promises to help guests change their lifestyle

Celebrity haunt: Kylie Minogue, Naomi Campbell and Gwyneth Paltrow have reportedly visited the venue in Valencia, Spain

The Presidential Suite, the next room down in luxury with a private terrace jacuzzi instead of a swimming pool, costs £1,600 a night.

Previous guests at the clinic, voted the seventh best spa in the world in an annual Conde Nast readers' poll in 2010, have included Naomi Campbell, Kylie Minogue and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Russian Prime Ministry Dmitry Medvedev's wife Svetlana and son Ilia spent eight days at the five-star health hotel in Alfaz del Pi in November 2010.

Healthy home: The SHA Wellness Clinic follows a no-caffeine, no-alcohol, no-sugar regime and medical assessments were bolstered by a strict vegan diet

High-end spa: The clinic is where Putin is reportedly visited for a detox

Putin's daughters have previously stayed at the nearby Gran Bali Hotel in Benidorm.

MailOnline Travel contacted Sha for a comment.

Putin, 61, a keen sportsman who has waged wars on smoking and vodka, has been ridiculed for holiday snaps where he is pictured riding bare chested on a horse and swimming in a river.