Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 773 i Grazia

MAIN COVER PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPHER, JON GORRIGAN; STYLIST, RACHEL BAKEWELL; LAURA WEARS DRESS AND SHOES BY ZIMMERMANN, HEADBAND BY MIU MIU AND EARRINGS BY FELT LONDON. ADDITIONAL COVER PHOTOS: GETTY.THIS PAGE: JON GORRIGAN, MARCO VITTUR. LAURA WEARS: DRESS BY BATSHEVA AT BROWNSFASHION.COM AND EARRINGS, VINTAGE YSL AT 4ELEMENT YOU’VE ALWAYS BEEN good at telling us what you love (and don’t love!) about Grazia, and this week our mailbox has been bulging with readers sharing anxieties and saying what you need from us is escapism. We hear you loud and clear, so this issue is dedicated to finding joy in hunkering down at home. As a result, I can’t think of a better person to front the issue than Laura Jackson, who we shot at home the day before lockdown. She shares…

We must test and protect frontline workers “Another day, another picture of nurses wearing bin bags because they don’t have personal protective equipment (PPE) to shield them from coronavirus. According to the chair of The Doctors’ Association, some have been told to go to B&Q to source their own masks. Without PPE they are exposed to the disease while they save lives. Many haven’t been tested, either – yet we know testing will allow back to work some staff who are self-isolating with symptoms. The Government has promised more testing and say they’re working to make sure frontline staff have ‘the protection they deserve’. Their lives must be our priority – they’re the ones saving us all.”…

1 TONE UP Beige shakes off its ‘basic’ connotations with super-chic co-ords. Shirt, £49.99, skirt, £49.99, belt, £39.99, alll Mango 2 Ease yourself into spring in a short-sleeved knit. Top, £239, Lee Mathews at uk.leematthews. com.au 3 Pair these white flats with wide-leg indigo jeans. £470, Tod’s x Mame Kurogouchi 4 LINK UP Chain earrings will earn style points on video calls. £29.33, Theia Jewelry at shopbop.com 5 Wear this dress over a tee now and with a flash of skin once you can socialise again. £760, Racil at net-a-porter.com/en-hk 6 ON-POINT PENCIL Bored of jeans? Try an ankle-sweeping skirt. £230, Pinko 7 This puff-sleeve blouse is a wearable mood-booster. £435, Anna Mason 8 ON THE BOIL A black leather boilersuit is sleek, chic and has oodles of attitude. £330,…

THERE IS NO denying that lockdown is easier when you’re a member of the A-list. A large estate with a pool and a 20-seat cinema takes the sting out of quarantine somewhat. But that doesn’t make it easy. For Victoria Beckham, isolation may mean time with the family at a Cotswolds mansion. But it also means challenges as she and David fight to keep their brand and businesses alive. This time last month, the future of Brand Beckham seemed bright. Brooklyn had just turned 21, and David and Victoria seemed smitten on the dance floor at his party. Days earlier, the entire family had been in LA for the first match of David’s new football team, Inter Miami. Reports revealed they had further cemented their place in the city by…

It’s difficult to decide what’s more outlandish. The premise of Tiger King (a man, a murderous vendetta and his large collection of equally large cats). Or the larger-than-life fashion. Joe Exotic’s sequinned leopard-spotted shirts slashed to the naval are almost as hair-raising as his mullet, while his bitter adversary, Carole Baskin, gives the idea of head-to-toe print clashing a whole new meaning with her big cat-inspired look. The S/S ’20 catwalks definitely got the animal magnetism memo. There were leopard-print coats at Balenciaga, zebra-print skirt suits at Dolce & Gabbana and tiger-print, figure-hugging dresses at Marine Serre. Hearing the call of the wild? Start with Le Monde Beryl’s leopard slip-ons or Boden’s zebra belt. Once you’ve tackled those, you can graduate to Rixo’s tiger-stripe silk dress in a hot shade…

*NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED. PHOTOS: EROTEME, BACKGRID ‘JUST WANTED TO check you’re doing OK?’ It was a seemingly innocuous text, except I didn’t send it to a friend I’m concerned about, but to an ex I haven’t spoken to for months. My initial excuse is that he is immunocompromised, so I wanted to make sure he was staying inside. But I’d be lying if I said that was the only reason. Our conversation quickly escalated: we laughed about everything, from how our families are coping to how sappy we were in our twenties. The last time we dated – yes, it was one of those on/off relationships – was in 2018. I now live on my own. While I usually love it, the last couple of weeks have made me…

1. Working remotely takes a bit of adjustment psychologically, so it’s important to delineate ‘work’ and ‘home’ modes with a few basic rules: no pyjamas or ‘leisurewear’, and doing hair and make-up as usual. Also, some exercise – ideally in the fresh air. All of this is important for our mental health, not just our productivity. 2. Dress for your day – rather than the day you think you should have. People will know you are working from home, so don’t feel the need to wear a structured jacket for a video call. That said, I use clothes to get my familiar ‘work’ mindset – I recently wore a skirt and heels for an important call, before changing into jeans and trainers once it was over. 3. I approach a…

THIS TIME OF YEAR is usually spent digging out spring dresses and looking for lost sandals. Now it’s all jeans, jumpers, hoodies, leggings, socks, slippers – and trying to put together a respectable #WFHFit for your daily video call. One thing that hasn’t changed with quarantine? Now’s the perfect time to take stock and do a spring clean. Here’s some expert advice on organising your wardrobe, deciding what to keep, spin and donate, as well as how to mend your own clothes. We’ve also put together the fashion team’s happy-at-home luxuries, from mugs to show off on Zoom to books for a bit of escapism, and bookmarked the WFH style tribes that are inspiring us in these strange times. EVERYDAY UPCYCLING MEND YOUR CLOTHES According to Barley Massey, owner of…

WEAR WHATEVER you want at home, but note that a little colour won’t go amiss. Pantone’s Classic Blue is remarkably on point for the times we’re living in. ‘Instilling calm, confidence and connection, this enduring blue highlights our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build as we cross the threshold into a new era,’ says the Pantone website. Green shades are also a great shout. Greenery was Pantone’s pick for 2017 – it’s power to refresh and revitalise feels right in 2020 – while Emerald is, ‘A colour of elegance and beauty that enhances our sense of wellbeing, balance and harmony,’ so is as fitting now as it was in 2013. Turn to the spicier end of the spectrum, meanwhile, if you need energy. Punchy reds,…

PHOTOS: SHUTTERSTOCK TIME AT HOME comes with a few benefits – suddenly there’s space in the day for a spring clean. And when it comes to decluttering beauty, there can be even more of an upside than just more space in your bathroom. Marie Kondo writes in The Life-Changing Magic Of Tidying, ‘It’s a very strange phenomenon but, when we reduce what we own and essentially “detox” our house, it has a detox effect on our bodies as well.’ And anything that helps calm our minds right now feels like a much-valued plus in these uncertain times. So, let’s get to it. Roll up your sleeves and turn out the entirety of your bathroom cabinets and dressing-table drawers. The time has come for an efficient dose of beauty admin. CLEAN…

*SHOP AT AURELIASKINCARE.COM Joely Walker, beauty & health director Repeat after me: Invest. In. Me-time. So much more than a naff marketing term, me-time is essentially small acts of self-love. Doing things that make you feel good, that take your mind off the stresses of life, if just for a moment. Little beats the feelgood power of a face mask in the bath (more of the latter on page 76). For a hit of skin-plumping hydration, Beauty Pie Japanfusion Bio-Ceramide Moisture Mask, £9.85 for members, works wonders with vitamin C and ceramides. Is it a mask? Is it a cleanser? Well, Nuxe Ultra-Fresh Cleansing Gel Mask, £20.50, is a bit of both. Apply, gently massage to lift daily grime, then wait one minute before rinsing. A souped-up sheet mask, Vichy…

Catch up on… Unorthodox Shira Haas is luminescent as Esty Shapiro in this sharp, human and effective drama spun deftly out of a super-conservative Williamsburg Hassidic community. Engaging a Netflix audience with subtitled Yiddish feels politically astute at this moment. Unorthodox centres a very specific, transatlantic story of love, loss and personal escape. But its reach really ought to be universal. Netflix Watch live… Flack Anna Paquin returns for a second season as the ruthless American celebrity PR running a pushy London agency. She is nothing short of fabulous in it, running on a gas tank of moral emptiness and white wine. We’ve all been there, babes. Begins Monday, 9pm, W Wallow in… The Nest Finally, a bit of class (sort of, kind of) to add to the endless run…

Have your say… Email us at feedback@graziamagazine.co.uk ■ Post comments on graziadaily.co.uk ■ Tweet us at @GraziaUK ■ Find us on Facebook at Grazia UK ■ Follow us on Instagram @GraziaUK This is amazing! Every fashion magazine should have a healthcare worker on its cover so everyone realises how serious this is and how we need to work together. Jane LEGAL KOUNSEL KIM I was most interested in Kim Kardashian West: ‘Life becomes a little less about you than it used to be’ (6 Apr). I’ve had issues with Kim and her fixation on body size, which she translated into marketing diet pills to her young audience, but I have no issue with her becoming a lawyer. Many are mocking her, but she is taking advantage of an apprenticeship programme…

PHOTOS: GETTY, INSTAGRAM/@MILEYCYRUS FUNNY WHAT starts mattering, when it never mattered before. I had little time for the concept of ‘being cheered up’ three short weeks ago. Had I thought about cheer at all, I’d have told you its pursuit was lame. Cheer felt compensatory, a Victorian-tinged excuse for all the really fun and distracting 21st-century shizzzz: thrills and drama, adrenaline and stuff! But now? However many days it is into lockdown, and however many rinse-and-repeat brain-cycles on all the varieties of dread newly available to mankind? Now: I think cheer is the most precious commodity available. Cheer actually lifts you up, eh? Finger-flicks you with joy, body-slams you with your own half-forgotten capacity to be silly – or just not so deathly serious all the time. Mate, I am…

IF YOUR DEFAULT lockdown setting is couch potato, now’s the time to start some healthy habits. And before you reach for the old, ‘My gym’s closed! What do you want from me?’ argument, there’s no escaping at-home workouts. Joe Wicks has been officially reborn as ‘the world’s PE teacher’, aka the number one salvation for WFH parents, with exercise classes tailored to children every Monday to Friday on his YouTube channel, The Body Coach TV. Alexa Chung, meanwhile, has partnered with Mary Helen Bowers, ballerina and founder of New York’s Ballet Beautiful studio, to show you mat-based stretches to tone your bum, tum and arms. Of course, there’s also yoga, video dance parties (yes, really) or leaving the house for your Government-sanctioned once-a-day outdoor exercise. However you choose to get…

PHOTOS: GETTY, STOCKSY CORONAVIRUS HAS revealed a deep divide in our nation between the haves and have-nots. No, not those smug stockpilers sitting on stacks of toilet roll. The real gap that’s been brought to the fore is between those who have kids and those who don’t. It’s not like I never realised this huge difference before. Among my friends, there’s a sharp line in the sand(pit) between breeders and non-breeders. The former suggest meeting for lunch at 11.30am, the latter are sometimes just getting home from a night out at that time. There are those who have to schedule our meet-ups with military precision between naps and playdates, and those who do it around holidays, facials and all the ‘trivial’ things child-free people in their thirties do with their…

YOU’RE PROBABLY intimately acquainted with the home office attire of most colleagues by now, but what about celebrities? Are they also on a downward spiral to the land of no bras or hairbrushes? In these troubling times, it seems we really are all in it together. OK, the A-list is still marginally more put together, but when you strip away their team of stylists, there’s a lot of sweatshirts, leggings, socks, jeans and, ahem, dressing gowns out there. These are the six looks to add to your off-duty rotation now. THE ‘BLACKOUT’ No matter the occasion of your video conference, head-to-toe black will always be a safe bet. A just-so armchair angle and slightly cocked knee, à la Kylie Jenner, also can’t hurt. THE ‘BUSINESS AS USUAL’ Before New York’s…

Kindness is always in fashion… SOME OF fashion’s biggest brands have joined the pandemic fight-back. ■ LVMH has put fragrance and cosmetics production on hold to make sanitising gel. ■ Kering’s houses – YSL and Balenciaga – are stitching face masks instead of bags. ■ Gucci is donating €2m, shared between an initiative in Italy and one in support of the World Health Organization. ■ Prada has been working on getting 80,000 medical overalls and 110,000 masks to those who need them. ■ Boden has partnered with Helpforce to donate clothes to NHS workers and patients. ■ Kurt Geiger is donating gift cards to NHS critical care workers and has announced a year-long 50% discount for NHS staff. READING 9 TO 5 Leave it to Dolly Parton to be there…

Bring the outdoors in: Whether it’s a plant, flowers from the garden or herbs in a plant pot, bringing the outdoors in not only looks nice, it’s been proven to help our mental health, too. Display your favourite accessories: A book, vase or glasses in the kitchen – or whatever you love – really makes a home personal. Add some personal details to furniture: We bought our daughter’s wardrobe for £50 at an auction and painted it ourselves. That’s a great way of giving an old piece of furniture new life. Be creative about what’s in your home: For years I used an old chair as a bedside table, and I tiled the top of an old piece of wood I found in a skip to use as a countertop.…

We need our friends more than ever now GOD, I MISS my friends. I miss their hugs. I miss sitting next to them in companionable silence without feeling the need to speak because we’re all on some kind of electrical device. I am ALL FOR the lockdown and keeping everyone safe, but you can’t help your feelings. I have now become a remote-contact junkie. This is what the pandemic has done to me: it has made me a comms maniac. And not on social media (I’m mostly off that for anti-panic reasons). No, I am someone who is on WhatsApp at 6am, leaving eight-minute-long voicenotes; someone who checks on her friends on rotation, working through my contacts like a To-Do list, checking they are still well, still sane, still coping.…

PHOTOGRAPH STACY CONWAY MAIN PHOTO: STACY CONWAY, LOMA PHOTOGRAPHY I REMEMBER SO clearly the day my husband proposed. I’d forgotten it was the five-year anniversary of our first date, so he took me by complete surprise when he got down on one knee on London’s Millennium Bridge. I was thrilled and immediately started thinking about our wedding. Where would I get my dress from? Would we have a marquee? Who would be my bridesmaids? What I didn’t really give much thought to, though, was the fact my husband, Dom, was what you would call a ‘practising Catholic’. That doesn’t mean he was against contraception, a pro-lifer or wore a hair-shirt; rather that he had been baptised by his Irish-Catholic mother, was an occasional church-goer and, unbeknown to me at the…

1 Scroll through your ‘Saved’ folder on Instagram. It sounds silly, but whenever I look at outfits I’ve saved for future inspiration, I always realise that I have, for example, a stripy top that I could tuck into high-waisted jeans, or a pair of loafers I could restyle with chunky socks. It’s the easiest way to get a fresh perspective – and stop that pesky ‘same old, same old’ feeling in its tracks. 2 Try some two-second styling tricks. Tie a jumper around your torso, with one arm slung over a shoulder and the other tied beneath your opposite armpit. Layer necklaces to create a jangling mass of pearls, chains and pendants. Loop a silk scarf around your neck or ponytail. 3 Take stock of what you have – and…

ARCHITECTURAL VISION The distinctive ribbing on the bag’s exterior recalls the Whitney’s steel-beamed exterior – and is made using brass plates to mould the leather. HERITAGE It was designed in collaboration with the Renzo Piano Building Workshop to celebrate the opening of the Whitney’s new premises at 99 Gansevoort Street, New York, five years ago. BOLD COLOUR The new edition is dedicated to the feminist artist Florine Stettheimer, whose 1931 work, Sun, inspired the five colour variants. *MAX MARA HAS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED SHIPPING AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SHOPPING AT ITS ONLINE STORE DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS. WORDS: NATALIE HAMMOND. VASES, FROM £55, HAY…

Your pièce de résistance for home exercise WE ARE currently being bombarded with online exercise classes – but three classes a week at £10 a go can all add up. So what to do that doesn’t cost the earth? Well, there’s one piece of equipment that every personal trainer, physio and Pilates teacher has in their kit bag – the resistance band. These large, resilient elastic bands add extra challenge to body weight exercises. ‘They are incredibly versatile and effective,’ says Pilates teacher Chloe Hodgson. ‘Using them regularly can strengthen, create muscle tone and help prevent injury.’ There are smaller loops for targeted exercises and bigger ones for full body movements, both of which James Golden – fitness pro at the Bamford Haybarn, Daylesford – says he uses instead of…

1 Be colour creative Sophie Robinson, interior designer and co-host of The Great Indoors podcast, says, ‘I’ll use chalk paint (anniesloan.com) to give a new lease of life to old, tatty bits of furniture. With chalk paint the transformation is fast and satisfying. You don’t need to prep the surface, so no sanding or priming; just paint and experience the colour joy.’ 2 Shake up the scene ‘A simple way to enhance your home is to play around with furniture arrangements,’ says interior designer Kelly Wearstler, whose Interior Design MasterClass can be seen on YouTube. ‘Discover how pieces might sit well in a different room or corner. Create a new seating nook in your bedroom with a chair from your living room.’ 3 Introduce contrast ‘You don’t have…

I grew up in Eltham in south east London, but I now live in Kent. We have a beautiful garden and I love to open the doors and look out into it while I’m cooking, to help me unwind and relax. It’s so comforting to come home to the peace and comfort of the quiet countryside after a day in the hustle and bustle of London for work [before coronavirus]. I love the balance and find that it really keeps me grounded. I’m only able to fully unwind when I’m spending time with my family. Our home is surrounded by beautiful country paths, so we love to go for long walks and catch up on each other’s news. My siblings all live close by, so we would usually come together…

NHS STAFF: WE SALUTE YOU! In the midst of fear and uncertainty, Grazia stands out as a magazine rich in ideas and advice. It is a message of hope but also of plain reality without any fake news. In Terrified. Emotional. Uncertain. Lonely (6 Apr) four frontline heroes related their heartbreaking stories with dignity, sticking to the facts, continuing their battle to save lives. My mood was brightened by your feature on the new home dress code, the cultural catch-up and how to decorate my new home office. Thank you for a brilliant read.…

1. New in DR JENNY HARRIES Deputy chief medical advisor, stepping in on the Gov briefings for Chris Whitty, whom we have also honoured with this slot. For these are our icons of lust now! 2. New in MAE MARTIN Canadian comedian whose beautiful little gay romcom (Feel Good, Channel 4) offers some corona-free delights for anyone interested. 3. Up THE BACKSTREET BOYS Some celebrities struggle to know how to interact with us at a time when their very existence seems spoilt and pointless. Some nail it with a quarantine revisiting of their greatest hit. 4. Up ‘DISHY’ RISHI SUNAK Chancellor, also giving good daily briefing (as with Dr Jenny Harries). You may not agree with his politics, but it’s hard not to notice his relative easeupon-the-eye-ness. 5. New in…

The anonymous Chinese teacher’s letter that went viral includes tips that have helped her through several weeks of being in quarantine. First, accept we have no control over what is going on – so make the best of it. Also, appreciate enforced downtime – she says she will miss it when we go back to the real world. She also says that the time went much faster that she imagined – and she never got round to learning the ukulele/ watching all those boxsets. Finally, try not to read/watch/listen to too much coronavirus news. As she says, ‘It WILL drive you crazy. There is such a thing as too much!’ Her letter ends poignantly with the following words: ‘To those just beginning this journey, you will get through it. Look…

PHOTOS: CAMERA PRESS THIS WEEK SEES THE return of TV’s most complicated icon. Villanelle, played by Jodie Comer, is well-dressed, witty and loyal to a fault. She also murders people. Lots of them. In the third series of Killing Eve, coming to BBC iPlayer on Monday and BBC One a week later, no one is safe. Eve, played by Sandra Oh, returns to dice with death once more, along with friends and foils such as Fiona Shaw’s Carolyn. But there are a few new additions to our favourite cat-and-mouse game, including Game Of Thrones star Gemma Whelan. Tonight, she was supposed to be on stage at London’s Gielgud Theatre to continue the hugely successful run of Upstart Crow, with David Mitchell. But, instead, she is at home with her husband…

THE LIST OF A first-time mother’s worries can be long – but doesn’t usually include whether her partner will be allowed to stay by her side as she gives birth. But that’s the situation Sophie Higginson, 36, is facing as she prepares for the arrival of her baby in July. ‘My midwife had said that I shouldn’t pin my hopes on a home birth, given what was going on,’ explains Sophie, a hair and make-up artist. ‘I was gutted to hear this. My anxieties started to creep in over the next few days and I wondered how I would cope with going into a hospital to have my baby.’ Researching her options, she was not reassured. Already, across the country, women have been told to attend antenatal appointments alone. In…

PHOTO (POSED BY MODELS): PLAINPICTURE ‘I’M WORRYING ABOUT MY MUM, MY DAUGHTER, MY JOB… AT 6AM EVERY morning, Rosie Harrison’s alarm goes off – although, these days, she’s almost always already awake, to-do lists for the day running through her head. She goes downstairs to feed the dog, hang out the laundry, put the kettle on, make breakfast for her four-year-old daughter Issy and scroll through her work emails. When she’s done all that, she picks up the phone for her now-daily chat with her mum. They didn’t used to speak every day – Rita, 73, is healthy, active and very self-sufficient – but since the spread of Covid-19, with the vulnerable over-seventies urged to self-isolate, this daily phone call has become not so much a ritual as a lifeline.…

QUITE BY CHANCE, I’ve had a couple of months’ practice for this current phase of enforced remote working. I left my most recent executive City role at the end of last year. Since then, I’ve worked on a number of projects, which has meant going into different offices and using coffee shops in-between meetings. Initially, it was disconcerting not to have a physical office, but I’ve come to appreciate how easy it is in the digital era to work any time, any place. Of course, the nature of the current WFH drill feels dystopian, but I’m confident we can adapt, even if it might seem overwhelming at first, especially if you are also juggling childcare. I’m sure that our WFH style will adapt, too. Like many women, my working wardrobe…

PHOTOS: JASON LLOYD-EVANS. JUGS AVAILABLE FROM 12 APRIL Dress up! Your quarantini deserves to be served with a side of joyful glamour. Keep your downstairs neighbours happy. Swap shoes for thick socks. Accessorise your home. Vases, mugs and blankets are the new bags, shoes and earrings. Follow @alexandermcqueen to alleviate OOO boredom and participate in the new McQueen Creatives programme encouraging artistic collaboration. Elevate your off-duty game. Fenty’s latest drop includes oversized hoodies and shirts in luxe faux leather. Get down to earth. Gardening is having a fashion moment. Haute-iculture, darlings!…

IF YOU’VE already performed feng shui on your filing cabinet and alphabetised your spice rack, it’s time to exercise some creative muscle. Plenty of you already have, with Liberty reporting that its crafting and haberdashery sales are up 256% year on year, with sewing kits, patterns and accessories flying off the virtual shelves. In response, the department store has made several quilt and cushion patterns available to download for free on its website. Wool And The Gang, a one-stop-shop for crochet, knitting and embroidery patterns, as well as everything from yarn to tape measures, is an excellent starting point for entry-level crafters. ‘Knitting is like yoga for your hands, it has therapeutic potential and research suggests it reduces depression and anxiety,’ says the brand’s head of knitwear Tegan Kersey. ‘Being…

MAIN PHOTO: NICOLAS VALOIS HOW MUCH DO you think the worlds of fashion and gaming have in common? The latter normally brings to mind headset-wearing teenage boys earning their fortune playing Fortnite rather than luxury dresses and handbags. But it’s that all-important element of escapism that the two industries have in common, which is perhaps what has fuelled a new wave of fashion-focused apps, ranging from styling-meets-shopping games like Drest and Ada to pro-styling services like Wishi. The timing might just be fortuitous because the appeal of fashion gaming has taken on a new tone. As we hunker down at home and our phones become the main thing connecting us to the outside world, we’re all on the hunt for ways to distract and entertain ourselves from the doom-laden news…

Feelgood threads Even if you didn’t know that every piece in Levi’s new Wellthread collection was made from cottonised hemp – which requires less water and fewer pesticides than conventionally grown cotton – you’d still want in on the ultra-flattering wide-leg Ribcage jeans (below, £100). levi.com READY FOR DESK DUTY Working from home needn’t be a denim-free zone. Simply swap sweatpants for relaxed jeans that are comfy enough to get you through the day now, and stylish enough to brave the outside world (when the time comes). ECO STYLE WARRIORS Guess continues its sustainability mission with its latest Eco Denim collection, using innovative fibres such as Lenzing Ecovero, made from renewable wood sources. Make a beeline for the high-waisted flared jeans. guess.eu PATCH PERFECT Denim brand Re/Done has asked six…

WEAR YOUR WELLBEING The Power of 3 necklace, created by crystal healer Emma Lucy Knowles, consists of three crystals that will empower, protect and radiate positivity. £305, roxannefirst.com STUDIO TO GO If there’s one other thing you will need for home workouts (or for hygiene reasons), it’s your own mat. I’m a fan of the Manduka eKO Lite travel mat for lightness and grip. £40, amazon.co.uk A BOOK TO READ NOW The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down, by monk Haemin Sunim, is a revelation of universal truths, illustrations and practical wisdom. £5.50, amazon.co.uk @CHLOEPILATES. @AKA_THEFITNESSPRO. PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES…

PHOTOS: STEVE RYAN EVEN IF YOU’VE NEVER baked before, now is the time to dig out your mixing bowl and wooden spoon. Cooking, at its core, is a generous act – but there’s something about baking that makes it special; it has the power to be a comfort as well as bring joy. Throughout history, cakes have been central to our rituals, from birthdays to weddings, and loaded with symbolic meaning (the ancient Celts rolled cakes down hillsides to ensure the continued rotation of the sun). And a homemade cake is a really meaningful gift – especially now, baking a cake is a great way to support the elderly and vulnerable who are unable to leave their homes at all, and the many who simply need cheering up. Baking is…

IT IS 1997 AND the BBC has just scored record-breaking ratings after televising the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. The new director of programming at arch rival ITV, David Liddiment, wants a hit. It was another Charles and Diana, Major Ingram and his wife, residents of leafy Middle England parish Upavon, Wiltshire who were about to give it to him by writing his smash quiz show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? into the history books. Major Charles and Diana were arrested in 2001 after cheating their way to the cool million with a cough. Quiz recounts the scandal with wit, flair and as much edge-of-the-seat tension as the show first threw into an inert TV landscape. Veteran director Stephen Frears is a master storyteller, adept at a quick…