Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 801 i Grazia

WHAT ARE YOUR earliest memories of the high street? For many, it was the gateway to fashion – the place you went to buy the first handbag you saved up for or where you learned the responsibility of working a Saturday job. And then there was the social side, the fun of heading out to dinner after a day spent shopping, then on to the theatre, and beyond, for a night out. We’ve spent the past year without that. So there’s huge anticipation about non-essential shops reopening. There’s a societal benefit, too. As Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says in his conversation with Susie Lau (page 40), ‘It’s really important to understand the link between fashion, the high street and the economy. But also for normal shoppers, like a dad…

Spring is here and lockdown is coming to an end. At last, we can meet in small groups in parks and back gardens without breaking the law! We can’t know for sure, but the worst of the pandemic may be behind us. Boris Johnson has said he doesn’t see anything in recent data that will cause the UK to deviate from its Covid roadmap (though urged people to ‘remain humble’). Despite all this, it’s hard to flick the panic switch off after a year of living in fear. But it’s important to feel hope. So let’s make plans and embrace our optimism without a cloud of guilt hovering over us – because we deserve, and need, to feel excited again.…

TABLE MANNERS Toogood’s beautiful new Dough tableware will mean I actually enjoy having yet another dinner at home. From £38, t-o-o-g-o-o-d.com if the cap fits Thanks to Celine’s Hedi Slimane, if, like me, you were too slow to get a hair appointment, then a baseball cap isn’t so much an option, as essential. Cap, £290, Celine IRL LOUNGEWEAR Now I’m only investing in loungewear that feels luxe enough for the real world. Jacket, £175, Reiss IN THE POST To let friends know they’re on my mind, I’ve been sending them these prayer cards. So much more special than a WhatsApp. £4, Cave Things PRINCESS PUMPS I am thrilled about the return of the ballet pump. Just add jeans and a boxy blazer for peak ’90s Diana vibes. £100, Geox summer…

WELCOME TO THE LATEST chapter of Strange Times on Planet Earth. In 2021, when it comes to Instagrammable accessories, ‘It’ bags and status shoes pale in comparison to the ‘I’ve had my Covid vaccination’ sticker. Meanwhile, the vaccination selfie – or ‘vaxxie’, yet another addition to your pandemic lexicon – has become a social media moment. The doctor’s couch is the new changing room/ pink wall/exotic beach. Unsurprisingly, celebrities are leading the vaxxie charge, with everyone from Sharon Stone to Michelle Obama, Joan Collins to Jeff Goldblum posting pictures of themselves getting inoculated. Finally, a needle the A-list are happy to be associated with. Even the Dalai Lama got a shot of the shot for his 1.8 million followers. For the politicians who’ve posted, like Kamala Harris and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,…

FOLLOWING A YEAR of lockdowns that have fully killed off any excitement in our own love lives, snippets of intrigue from our favourite Hollywood powerhouse – Jennifer Aniston – have become more tantalising than ever. You may recall that Jen and ex-husband Brad Pitt have been on friendly terms in recent years, with him attending some of her birthday and Christmas parties. Then, at the SAG Awards early in 2020, they were finally pictured together, greeting each other warmly, her hand placed fondly on his chest, his gently touching her wrist... These were the kind of photos that Jen-Brad shippers (that’s fans who want them to be together) had been yearning for since their split in 2005. So what’s happening now? Well, maybe something and maybe nothing. Deux Moi, the…

PHOTOS: INSTAGRAM/CANDICEBRATHWAITE SIGHING, MY husband heaved my heavy luggage into the back of our taxi. ‘What do you have in these cases? We’re only out there for a week!’ ‘Listen, on our last holiday I ran out of outfits. That won’t happen to me ever again. Also, let me enjoy my outfits while I can – you never know what could happen!’ I joked. Little did I know how much those last few words would come to mean. Back then, we were off on our annual holiday to my family’s country of Barbados. But this time, the UK we came home to afterwards was very different from the one we’d left. Our plane touched down on home soil on 23 March 2020. That evening, the first national lockdown was announced.…

THE HAUTE blanket is officially A Thing.JW Anderson’s collaboration with artists Dame Magdalene Odundo DBE and Shawanda Corbett is now available to pre-order. One for the dream list. jwanderson.com YES, THE ’90S counts as vintage (feel old?). Give it a remix by teaming bourgeois designs from the decade – à la Rihanna in a Chanel coat and Dior necklace – with modern pieces. HERE’S THE PERFECT excuse to finally take the plunge with white denim. Marc Cain’s clever Rethink Together collection uses recycled cotton and innovative resource-saving production techniques. marc-cain.com A MUCH-NEEDED shot of joy, the PS Paul Smith collection is one reason to be cheerful. paulsmith.com HEAD TO SUPERDRY’S premium Cult Studios line for elevated wardrobe basics that cement the brand’s commitment to sustainability. superdry.com RENOWNED Tiffany & Co…

NATURAL SELECTION Tactile, visually softening and a link to the natural world – our love of clay, stone, rattan, wood, wool and other natural materials has never been stronger. Add them to your space for a relaxing vibe. SWEET DREAMS It began with millennial pink and segued into terracotta; this spring/summer, the entire pastel spectrum is having a moment. Mix with earthier colours or black to keep it looking modern. SUMMER BRIGHTS Zesty colours are an easy way to inject joy into a space. This season, citrus motifs and juicy shades are the perfect way to celebrate better days ahead. FEEL THE CURVE Rounded shapes add a softer, comforting – and in some cases, cheekier! – touch to a room. And, with the pandemic dominating our lives, curved lines, in…

PHOTO: LYRA AND MOTH PHOTOGRAPHY A SMALL-TOWN GIRL goes missing in the woods – that’s the starting point of Anna Bailey’s haunting debut novel, Tall Bones. But what happens after 17-year-old Abigail Blake goes missing in Whistling Ridge isn’t the beginning of a predictable or run-of-the-mill whodunnit thriller. Abigail’s disappearance is the start of the unravelling of the whole town, exposing the secrets they’ve kept hidden and the shame that has plagued many of the residents for years. Within Abi’s family, a brutal history of grudges, resentment and dark secrets will have to come out into the light as her friend Emma refuses to leave any stones unturned in her quest to find out what happened. There’s a darkness that runs throughout the town, too – led by Pastor Lewis,…

Catch up on… Ginny And Georgia Mother and daughter move to new town to try and start again, in that never ending Millennial search for ‘a better life’. Son’s there too, but Austin doesn’t fit the alliterative title. You’ll devour it in a weekend, guaranteed. Netflix Watch live… Why Are You Like This? While hanging on for the third season of Sex Education , plug the gap with this laugh-out-loud Australian import, the tale of three LGBTQ+ spectrum teens navigating their lives, one social media storm at a time. Netflix, from 16 April Wallow in… Leonardo Aidan Turner takes a significant upswing from his much-loved, furry-chested starring role in Poldark to take on one of the artistic greats. His fabulous Leonardo da Vinci will serve as high-school history lesson and…

CATHERINE TYLDESLEY 37, ACTOR ON GROWING VEG, CARB DREAMS AND RUINING TV FOR HER HUSBAND PHOTO: TOM PITFIELD I have to go where the work takes me, but Manchester is home. When we moved into our house, everything needed doing. We did a lot of work last year – walls were knocked down and rebuilt and we needed a new roof – but for me, once you’ve got a child it’s all about clever storage. Any trace of children is hidden away. I like the old saying: ‘a tidy home means a tidy mind’. My characters are left at the door, most of the time. But I do struggle: if I’ve been filming very emotional scenes then I find that quite hard to shake off. It might take me a…

Have your say… Email us at feedback@graziamagazine.co.uk ■ Find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @GraziaUK TRIPLE TREAT I felt compelled to write after reading The kids are all right (5 April). My daughter also gave birth during the pandemic, to spontaneous triplets. Both a miracle and life-changing. Her husband wasn’t allowed at appointments with her – she found out the triplet news on her own and was alone for all antenatal appointments, while her maternity leave was nothing like the one she was expecting. Carrying triplets is incredibly hard physically and mentally – she held on to them until 35 weeks! Triplets in a global pandemic – that’s tough – and I’m in absolute awe of how she has coped. Janet CONFIDENCE BOOST Thank you for your Life Skills…

YESTERDAY, A FRIEND told me off for flirting with a homeless man (known locally as ‘the fit one outside Tesco’). She and I had been a-walking, when I’d paused to check how this chap was getting along – something she claimed I did with more forward-thrusting cleavage than was technically necessary. What if I did, I asked. ‘It’s problematic to sexually objectify a man who’s on his uppers,’ she said. I think it’s problematic to deny a man his right to be fancied, just because he’s struggling socio-economically, I replied. That’s denying him his humanity! ‘Because one’s humanity is entirely related to how fit you are?’ she said. Not ‘entirely’, I said. Anyway, he flirted back! ‘Only because you bought him a large hot chocolate from the Costa machine!’ I…

PHOTOS: SHUTTERSTOCK, GETTY FOR THE LAST few years, Jodie Comer’s turn as Villanelle – the couture-draped assassin in BBC hit Killing Eve – has been one of the most acclaimed performances in television. She has won an Emmy, a BAFTA and legions of fans thanks to the series, and her profile has risen exponentially. But all good things come to an end and, as that particular journey draws to a close, the Liverpudlian actor, 28, will be juggling bittersweet emotions. As she says goodbye to the show that made her a household name, and hello to Hollywood star status, she’ll know that her next steps are crucial. Rumours that Killing Eve’s fourth season would also be its swansong have now been confirmed. The exploits of ex-MI5 agent Eve – played…

IF LAST SPRING was all about the nap dress and tracksuit – the ultimate lockdown-friendly comfort pieces – this year will bring back the tea dress, if the latest collaboration by M&S x Ghost has anything to do with it. It makes sense, as we’re all preparing for more social days ahead. The tea dress is a transitional piece that works equally well indoors or out on a picnic blanket with your party of six. That makes the release of M&S x Ghost’s second collection very well-timed. Its 15-piece line-up of easy-to-wear, vintage-style, puff-sleeved dresses in ditsy florals and classic polka-dots launches online and in-store from Thursday 15 April. And it’s a celebration of something we all hope to be doing more of: socialising with friends. Style them with a…

‘TEA OUTSIDE?’ I don’t even bother replying to the text from my neighbour, Sofia. I stick a coat on over my pyjamas, grab my peppermint tea and head to meet her outside our building. We haven’t seen each other for 24 hours – a record in the last year – and have urgent things to discuss: how she’s getting on with the eco fabric conditioner I recommended, and whether I should keep my new & Other Stories top. I can hardly believe that I didn’t know Sofia before the pandemic. We’ve both lived in the same block of flats for four years but only spoke for the first time in March 2020, when we found ourselves sunbathing in the shared garden during the first lockdown. It didn’t take long for…

AFTER SEVERAL somewhat dishevelled months (only us?), 12 April marks the day that our beloved hair and beauty salons can open their doors once more. And salon owners are preparing themselves for a spring filled with hair transformations. ‘After the previous lockdowns, so many of my clients were telling me how they’d grown tired of their hair and were up for a style overhaul,’ says salon owner and brand founder George Northwood, best known for styling Meghan Markle’s hair for her evening wedding reception. Legendary colourist Josh Wood agrees. ‘It’s time to embrace change. Hairdressers have been closed on and off for nearly a year and people want to experiment – they want to stand out and they want to feel good. Hair has the power to do this.’ So,…

TOKYO CALLING! Picture yourself in one of the Japanese capital’s atmospheric izakaya bars with this succulent chicken dish. Serve with a chilled Asahi beer or sake. KARA’AGE CHICKEN WITH YUZU SOY DIPPING SAUCE & SPICY CHILLI MAYO Serves 4-6 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, quartered 4cm piece of ginger, peeled and finely grated 2 garlic cloves, finely grated 2 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp mirin (rice wine) 125g cornflour or rice flour Vegetable oil For the soy yuzu dipping sauce: 2 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp yuzu juice or 1 tbsp each of lime and grapefruit juice 1 tbsp caster sugar For the creamy spicy sauce: 125g Japanese Kewpie or other mayonnaise ½ garlic clove, crushed 1 tsp lemon juice 1 tbsp sriracha or gochujang (Korean chilli paste) 1 Put…

‘I loved the book and I felt the disappearance of Abigail, while the focal point of the book, served to emphasise the bigoted, racially prejudiced and misogynistic ways of this small town. Particularly relevant at this terrible time in the UK was the violence depicted towards women. This was a novel centred around the relationships between the torn members, yet still a thriller that kept us guessing to the end. A definite recommendation from me!’ Sara ‘Tall Bones is a dark and uncomfortable read, so poetically written it’s completely addictive. A brave debut from Anna Bailey about a town so filled with violence and shame, everyone is an outsider.’ Fiona ‘It’s an engrossing mystery, with so many strands of secrets that slowly unravel. The setting is really well drawn, with…

ABUSE SO PREVALENT Labour MP Jess Phillips’ article, ‘I’m tired of begging people to care about the abuse’ (5 April), stood out for me. I was struck by her drive and determination to really bring women’s safety to the fore. It pains me to see the words ‘begging’ and ‘tired’ when asking people to care; to hear women still asking why abuse is so prevalent. Ironically, Jess’s week had started with speaking about International Women’s Day and celebrating women, while unease about the then missing Sarah Everard mounted in the background. Let’s pray her death wasn’t in vain and we can forge ahead with a societal change from men. Another #MeToo moment. Julie…

1. Up LIL NAS X Whose new video depicts him sliding down a pole, from heaven to hell, and lapdancing Satan in thigh-high stiletto boots: now the lead option for our re-mergence-fit. 2. New in JONICA T GIBBS Star of Lena Waithe’s Twenties (iPlayer), openly gay hotness incarnate, a Shane from The L Word for the new decade. 3. New in PARK SHIN-HYE Turns out, we’re totally into South Korean sci-fi as a TV genre, who knew! Currently deeply digging the vibe of this woman, who stars in Netflix Original Sisyphus. 4. Up YUNGBLUD Rumours he was dating Miley have been quickly replaced with rumours he’s dating Jesse Jo Stark (of Bella Hadid friendship fame)… We’re enjoying the rapidly evolving nature of this! 5. Non-mover MAYA JAMA Newly confirmed as…

THE DRESS REPRESENTS a particular kind of optimism. It’s easy to wear, but it also implies a whole spectrum of occasions – club nights, theatre dates, weddings, hen dos, graduations, sociable lunches, you name it. Just imagine flouncing, yes flouncing, out of the door wearing a sharp shirtdress the colour of mango sorbet. Spring has finally arrived. To celebrate, here are 15 of the most desirable (and affordable) dresses on the high street, from picnic-blanket checks to something made for, whisper it, summer holiday season. GINGHAM FOR YOUR PICNIC PARTY OF SIX Weather be damned, picnics are set to be the social occasion of spring, so channel the vibe in cheerful checks. SHIRTDRESSES FOR GALLERY HOPPING A shirtdress is the ultimate shape-shifter. Button up and style over wide-leg trousers for…

DAME HELEN MIRREN was in the gym recently when she saw a class of schoolgirls. ‘There was this guy hanging around and very creepily saying, “I’ll show you how to use the machine,” and leaning over them. And the teacher was just ignoring the whole thing. I thought I should really go up and say, “That guy is hassling the girls and you should deal with it.” And I didn’t. I didn’t know how to do it. And I feel guilty about that.’ Dame Helen, a L’Oréal Paris Global Ambassador, knows how it feels to be on the receiving end of such behaviour. She used to experience harassment ‘sometimes sort of every day. It makes you feel profoundly uncomfortable and disgusted. And also, you blame yourself.’ Asking other women if…

PHOTOS: SHUTTERSTOCK, GETTY DURING THE PANDEMIC, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos increased his personal wealth by over $1 trillion, Taylor Swift released two of the most lauded albums of her career and I... rewatched Buffy The Vampire Slayer for a sixth time. Unusually for lockdown, I’m not alone. In a period when most people’s lives have become mandatorily boring and repetitive, it seems many of us are embracing Groundhog Day on screen as well as off. ‘There is nothing new under the sun,’ according to Ecclesiastes 1:9 – but it could just as easily have been me, browsing my ‘recently watched’ tab. From Sex And The City to The OC, bingeing nostalgic shows from the ’90s and noughties has become the new baking banana bread, feigning death to avoid Zoom quizzes…

‘YOU BRING THE CORSETS, we’ll bring the cinches, no one wants a waist over nine inches.’ In the award-winning Broadway show Six The Musical, this satirical line was used to condemn unrealistic beauty standards in the 1500s. Now, it’s being used on TikTok as part of the viral ‘9-inch waist challenge’. I hear it via my For You page as I’m scrolling through TikTok before bed. Bianca Blakney, who has over 4.1 million followers, appears on my screen in a red dress and corset miming to the song. As the words ‘9 inches’ are uttered, she pulls the laces of her corset tight, cinching her waist to unbelievable proportions. The clip has 15.2 million views and two million likes. At first, I think nothing of it and scroll by. But…

Smile. It sounds so simple, but just smiling at someone – in a supermarket queue, in the gym – can spark a conversation that could lead to real friendship. Be brave. Engaging in small talk is one thing but, to take your friendship to the next level, you need to suggest plans. Start with a coffee or walk and don’t fear rejection; be proud of yourself for trying. Reach out. One new friend messaged me on Instagram after hearing me discuss friendship on Woman’s Hour . Six months on, we go on weekly walks. It wouldn’t have happened if she hadn’t reached out. Ask for help. Get existing friends to invite you to ‘rule of six’ gatherings where you don’t know the others, or even set you up on friendship…

DIVERSE LONDON Diverse is a family affair. It was founded in the ’80s by Gabrielle Parker, who opened a tiny shop beneath her flat, and the reins are now held by daughter Saskia Lamche. Expect all kinds of gorgeousness from mid-market brands, such as Isabel Marant Étoile, YMC and A.P.C. Jumpsuit, £330, Isabel Marant Étoile at diverseclothing.com ALC EDINBURGH Specialising in denim, ALC also does a brisk trade in special jewellery that’s subtle enough for every day. Earrings, £45, Anna & Nina at alceshop.com TWENTY PETWORTH Nestled in the antiquing haven of historic Petworth, West Sussex, Twenty has an excellent dress edit, from La Double J’s loud-and-proud prints to Goat’s cinch-waisted styles. Dress, £620, Goat at twentypetworth.com CHLOE JAMES LIFESTYLE ST ALBANS Owner Donna Nichol is all about giving customers…

Ripe Figs by Yasmin Khan (£26, Bloomsbury) Over 80 veggie-focused recipes that celebrate the food of Greece, Turkey and Cyprus, together with stories from the region. Recipes include courgette and feta fritters, pumpkin and cardamom soup, and pomegranate and sumac chicken. Mexico: The World Vegetarian by Jane Mason (£20, Bloomsbury Absolute) From broad bean and cactus soup to poblano peppers stuffed with cheese, this is packed with delicious veggie dishes that celebrate this amazing country. SpiceBox by Grace Regan (£20, Ebury Press) Covering curries, street snacks, pickles and drinks, moreish recipes include cashew and coconut korma, speedy samosas and garlic pickle for many an Indian-inspired feast. My Shanghai by Betty Liu (£27, HarperCollins) Part cookbook, part travelogue and cultural study, this collection…

WHO DOESN’T LOVE Kate Winslet? In the intervening 20-something years since she swayed heroically at the bow of the Titanic, Leo whispering in one ear, Celine in the other, she’s remained a flawless constant at the top of the British star system. She looks flawless while feeling oddly like a sympathetic neighbour. She makes interesting work without ever feeling try-hard. Which makes Mare Of Easttown, her new HBO drama, something of a curio. It might be the first time Winslet has stepped quite so dramatically out of her lane. In a plaid shirt, with six-inch roots, walking with a limp, profanities littering every sentence she utters when not swigging from an open bottle of Rolling Rock (which is frankly not very often), this is a Winslet we have not seen…