Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 837 i Grazia

AFTER HEATWAVES, TRAVEL disruption and endless headlines about the cost of living crisis, no wonder you’re approaching summer’s end feeling less than refreshed. As we report on p30, back-toschool chaos risks piling the pressure on women once again, while that long-cherished marker of women’s independence - a room of one’s own - is becoming an impossible dream (p48). What’s the answer? To take a tip from our cover star Self Esteem, it’s all about using our voices - and having some fun. Now more than ever, we need the little joys, from the new hula-hoop bags (p27) to celebrating ‘hun’ culture (p46). It’s a challenging time, so don’t forget to make sure u r OK, too x @emmacharlotterowley/ feedback@graziamagazine.co.uk…

What’s the future for men? Loneliness, that’s what ACCORDING TO Psychology Today, younger and middle-aged American men are the loneliest they’ve been in generations and, if current trends persist, they’re only going to get lonelier. Over the course of the last 30 years, men have accounted for a rapidly increasing proportion of long-term single people, partly because on dating apps they outnumber women by 62% - almost two-to-one - partly because women have higher dating standards than they did in the past, and partly because men flounder in what Psychology Today calls ‘a relationship skills deficit’: the inability to forge the emotional connections necessary to sustain a relationship. But of course they do. Young boys, the journal explains, are still not taught how to achieve that kind of thing - by…

10 HOT STORIES THE MEN IN BRITNEY SPEARS’ life just don’t know when to quit. While the pop superstar should be relishing newly married life, she has unwittingly been dragged into a fresh drama, this time thanks to her ex-husband and father of her two children, Kevin Federline. Sitting down with ITV News to talk about Britney’s apparently strained relationship with her two sons - 15 -year-old Jayden James and Sean Preston, 16 Federline discussed how Britney’s penchant for posting nearly nude selfies on Instagram was causing tension. ‘The boys have decided they are not seeing her right now,’ he said, adding that they didn’t go to the singer’s recent wedding to Sam Asghari and hadn’t seen their mother for a few months. Naturally, Britney hit back against Federline’s comments.…

GREAT NEWS FOR everyone who’s ever felt victimised by a pass-agg messaging app: now you can slide away into the WhatsApp sunset from group chats without obnoxious fanfare, aka the ‘so-and-so has left the group’ notification. As we’re all aware, group chat politics is very much A Thing. Let’s start with cultural arbiters Ekin-Su and Davide from Love Island. They answered the age old ‘you’ve-been-on-a-TV-show-tell-us-about-the-WhatsApp-group’ question, and it turns out they’re on opposite ends of the messaging minefield; Ekin-Su’s in a pared-down, skeleton Love Island group chat with the girls bar Gemma (the dramz!), while Davide admitted he was NFI to any Love Island chat. Who would’ve thought? But now, taking a degree of politics out of the equation, WhatsApp has introduced a feature that means you can finally exit…

GRAZIA FASHION The in-betweener cover-up A quilted jacket is the perfect transseasonal piece. AUTUMN’S KEY LOOKS The new floral midi Extend your love affair with florals by opting for an autumnal hue. Luxe leather The right leather trousers will become the cornerstone of your winter wardrobe. The statement gilet No, not the practical, puffy kind - think tailored and modern. The three-piece suit suits have officially left the office. Add a waistcoat for a 2022 spin. Wild stripes Animal print never dates - these zebra ankle boots will look great with denim. The wearable corset The corset is this season’s go-to top (yes, really) - and it works for daytime too. The grandad knit A chunky cardi will see you through autumn and beyond The printed co-ords The newest way…

GRAZIA HEALTH + BEAUTY PHOEBE MCDOWELL, BEAUTY DIRECTOR NÉCESSAIRE THE BODY SERUM, £45 Imagine how good and hydrated niacinamide and hyaluronic acid make your face feel, then apply the same logic to your limbs. Transformative if a little superfluous, I’ll admit. AMELIORATE EXFOLIATING BODY MITT, £10 Everyone needs a mitt. And not just to get rid of the remnants of fake tan, but to refresh and renew skin and stop ingrowing hairs. PAULA'S CHOICE 2% BHA BODY SPOT EXFOLIANT, £31 If, like me, you suffer from that most unsexy thing: chicken skin, this salicylic acid and BHA-loaded moisturiser is your best friend. Use as you would your regular moisturiser to reduce raised and ruddy bumps. LOEWE PERFUMES, PAULA'S IBIZA ECLECTIC BODY SCRUB, £61 It’s got a chunky wooden lid, it…

Weleda Its products feel like they’re regenerating my skin. I adore the Purifying Gel Cleanser, £12.50, which reduces the size of pores without being harsh. Bamford Bamford products use natural, organic ingredients from their farm in the Cotswolds. The Citrus Exfoliating Shower Wash, £35, brings me joy in the summer. Slolie This French brand uses natural essential oils and works with local farmers. Eau Botanique, £25, is a mist with spearmint, orange blossom and lemon balm. I use it as a refresher. KAEĀ New Zealand-based KAEĀ is a dream. Giving back to the land and communities drives the brand. I adore the texture of The Rejuvenator Balm, £105, which melts into skin. LIV Botanics This new brand was an instant favourite. It uses only high-quality ingredients, many of which are…

Have your say… Email us at feedback@graziamagazine.co.uk Find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @GraziaUK LION HEARTS! Thanks so much for featuring Chloe Kelly on your cover (22 Aug). England’s Lionesses deserve all the coverage they are getting for surmounting the huge hurdles they’ve faced - not least having had to travel long distances to find girls’ teams. As a teenager, I managed to play one season for a women’s team with players more than twice my age and I never had the opportunity to play football at school. While much has changed, the fact that only 63% of schools offer equal access to football shows that sadly some things haven’t. So, I wholeheartedly support the team’s drive to give all girls the chance to take part in the beautiful…

1. New in NOAH AND EMMA OF ‘THE RESORT’ One of the most convincing depictions we’ve seen of an authentically rocky relationship since Ekin-Su and Davide. We root for them. (Also, great show.) 2. New in TISHA CAMPBELL Suzanne of Uncoupled, yet another Darren Star show to sneak up on you and get you in the end, like And Just Like That… and Emily in Paris. 3. Up REGÉ-JEAN PAGE With Idris Elba rumoured to have walked away from James Bond casting talks, R-JP is back in the frame. We don’t care about Bond, we do care about The Duke. 4. New in KEKE PALMER Nope is fabulous, Top Gun-level joyous, and Keke’s Emerald is on fire in the finest alienfighting outfits we’ve seen (sorry, Ripley). 5. New in THE TAYLOR LAUTNERS The Twilight actor…

THE HALF-WORN KNIT Influencer Grece Ghanem has the solution for dressing when you’re faced with a heatwave and air-con. Sling a jumper on cross-body style and tie under your armpit. Less preppy than the original, it’s a win-win outfit scenario. CORNFLOWER BLUE Copenhagen is famously fond of brights and this season’s hit hue was the most cheerful of blues. Sky, cornflower, sea… call it what you will, the shade will make you feel (and look) more alive. WHEN IT COMES to outfit inspo, Copenhagen can more than rival some of the bigger fashion capitals. Milan is glam, Paris is chic, but Copenhagen Fashion Week, which took place earlier this month, is always a mood-boosting display of how good style can uplift the spirits. There’s head-to-toe colour (keep reading for which…

IN THE WORLD OF fashion, where practicality often takes a back seat in favour of ‘Wow, where did you get your outfit?’ appeal, anything is possible. So, round-handle bags may not seem that wild - until you see them, that is. If we rewind to 2013, when Miley Cyrus’s Wrecking Ball was number one, the late Karl Lagerfeld made the giant hula hoop Chanel bag a summer thing to ‘have space for your beach towel’. Fast forward to now and the hula hoop bag has made a return. This time, though, it has shrunk to resemble the lunchtime crisp, rather than the exercise ring. Megan Fox was seen holding (with two fingers) the L’Alingi Micro Eternity bag, which, at 14cm, fits (according to the website) ‘a card and a lipstick’.…

FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS - but definitely not your waist belts - fashion has a daring new dilemma for you to ponder: how low will you go? The correct answer is: low. Very low. Too low, you might say. But like it or not, as the sage Shakira once put it: the hips don’t lie. Nor, this season, do they cover up. Waistbands are slipping down, down and down again. So banish those comforting tummy-tucking cuts that sit snugly above the navel, now is the time to try trousers and skirts cut perilously close to your pubis. Leading the low-rise charge is Julia Fox, whose commitment to the trend is second-to-none. Proving that she will not be going softly into anonymity (or sensible clothes) post-Kanye, her own take is extreme, epic…

GRAZIA INTERVIEW You know you’ve made it when you get cars sent to pick you up,’ says Rebecca Lucy Taylor, better known as Self Esteem. ‘That’s it, that’s all I’ve ever wanted,’ she adds, laughing on the other end of our video call. She’s sitting on the bedroom floor of her London flat, bare-faced, wearing a white T-shirt. It's 39°C outside - the hottest day in recent history - and her fan is on full blast. Last autumn, Rebecca released Prioritise Pleasure, her second solo album following over a decade in cult indie band Slow Club. The record thrust her into pop stardom - a dream she had accepted probably wouldn’t happen 15 years into her music career. ‘I’ve been doing this for a long time and I had made…

FEATURE GRAZIA THE SUMMER MONTHS have been a real drag, right? The cost of living crisis, Neighbours ending, a general sense of ‘bleurgh’ - we could go on - so praise be for the huns, getting us through. Huns have had a bumper summer. There’s been the high camp of the Wagatha Christie trial, the rise of Love Island winner Ekin-Su (the newest inductee to the hun canon) and now so-called ‘hun culture’ has spawned a new book, The Hundamental Guide To Life, introducing the phenomenon to the masses. Not sure you hunderstand? We’ll ease you in with some examples of peak ‘hun’ moments. It’s Diane Abbott on the train necking a mojito tinnie. It’s the revenge dress worn by Princess Diana (known in hun circles as ‘Ar Di’). It’s…

Making a memorable entrance on Oscars night is no easy move. Admittedly, a very l%-of-the-l% dilemma to ponder, but, nevertheless, the pressure is high. How do you stand out on a red carpet rammed with A-listers in carats, cutouts and couture? For Uma Thurman the answer this year was simple. Literally. Eschewing ostentation for an almost austere elegance, she wore an impeccably chic white shirt - buttoned to the neck - and a floor-length black skirt, from Matthieu Blazy’s Bottega Veneta (probably the most highly anticipated designer debut of the season). It was strict, confident, cool. It was effortless. Or at least it looked effortless. Because to really pull off an effortless look does require, well, effort. But if you are Uma - or Sienna Miller, Margot Robbie, Dakota Johnson,…

PRESCRIPTION How do I know if my mole is cancerous? THE PROBLEM With the record-breaking heat we’ve experienced, spotting the signs of early skin cancer is more important than ever, but do you know what to look for and is that mole really something to worry about? WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY ‘Use the acronym ABCDE as a tool for evaluating moles,’ says dermatologist Dr Anjali Mahto. She breaks this down as: Asymmetry: one half of the mole is different to the other. Border: the mole’s edge is irregular, scalloped or poorly defined. Colour: there is an uneven colour or variable shades within the mole. Diameter: the mole is bigger than 6mm in size. Evolving: the mole is changing in size, shape or colour. WHO TO SEE While you may have…

GRAZIA BOOK CLUB MIKA SUZUKI IS 35, newly fired (again), broke and living with her hoarder best friend Hana. She’s also keenly aware that she’s a disappointment to her traditional Japanese parents, especially her mother, who regularly lets Mika know just how far she’s fallen short of her high expectations. Just when she’s wondering how her life can become any more chaotic, Mika takes a phone call that flips it upside down. Penny, the daughter she gave up for adoption 16 years ago, wants to meet. What follows is Mika’s attempt to quickly construct a false life for herself, one full of love and success, to impress Penny. ‘The character of Mika came to me during lockdown when I was trying to take a photograph for social media for work,’…

OUR POP CULTURE EXPERT PAUL FLYNN HAS BEEN WRITING ABOUT TV FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS… WHEN ‘THE NEWSREADER’ aired in the drama’s native Australia, it swiftly became a phenomenon, the most viewed TV show of the year. In the UK, the success of this mesmerising study of an ’80s terrestrial Melbourne newsroom has been stealthier but, as it reaches its final episode, it has turned into a word-of-mouth sensation. The Newsreader is the story of news anchor Helen Norville, played to nerve-jangling perfection by Anna Torv (who you may know from Netflix’s Mindhunter). Helen is the star anchor of the News At Six, as beguiling on screen as she is neurotic off it. She clings to a bottle of mood stabilisers, reaches for a settling whisky tumbler and demands…

23 AUGUST 2022 “We must keep actively supporting Ukraine Twelve million refugees, tens of thousands of deaths, countless lives ruined - this is the cost of the Russian invasion of Ukraine so far. It has now been six months since President Putin launched the assault, sparking Europe’s biggest armed conflict since World War Two. We’ve heard harrowing stories from the frontline and, as distressing as it is, we must continue to pay attention and actively support Ukrainians. Embrace refugees in your area, ask your MP what they’re doing to ensure the Government offers aid, seek out your local donation points. Plus, you can still text GRAZIA to 70141 to give £10 to the Red Cross*. * YOU CAN ALSO DONATE ONLINE AT REDCROSS.ORG.UK/GRAZIA…

GRAZIA’S SHOPPING EDITOR JULIA HARVEY ON HER FAVOURITE LATE SUMMER BUYS AND INSPO LOOKS TO TIE FOR Yes, you work hard, but this silky scarf will work harder, whether tied neatly at your throat to finish off an outfit, folded into a headscarf or wrapped around unruly chignons for the ideal finishing touch. £80, Furla ZEST FOR LIFE Look to Jil Sander’s pre-fall ’22 collection for joyful colour palette inspiration. Also note the perfect brooch-to-sweater ratio. TRULY MISTICAL Shane Cooper’s Hyaluronic Mist is a big old thirst quencher for the face - spritz across your skin after cleansing for instant hydration. Tone & Fix Hyaluronic Mist, £60, Shane Cooper GLASS HALF FULL Well, technically, these tumblers are made from plastic, but you get the gist. Dine alfresco without the risk…

GRAZIA INTERVIEW 10 HOT STORIES ROBBIE WILLIAMS ZOOMS me from Ibiza, where he is in bed - and (if I’m not very much mistaken) naked. ‘As the day I was born,’ he confirms. He’s also naked on the artwork for his new album, XXV, the name signifying the number of years (ish) he’s spent as a solo artist. All of which leads me to ask if he’s one of life’s habitual nudists, if it’s only propriety and the cold which mean he gets dressed at all. ‘Oh, yes! Forgive my vulgarness, but if I had a bigger cock, I’d be naked all the time.’ Robbie is an open book - but you already knew that. For 25 (and a bit more) years, ever since he left Take That and shook…

NO ONE’S PREGNANCY wardrobe generated as much attention as Rihanna’s. So calculated were her clothes in their joy and daring - a crystal mesh crop top and micro miniskirt from Miu Miu, for example - that fashion critics couldn’t help but infer that they were a deliberate two fingers up to maternity ‘rules’. Strategic or not, RiRi’s bump wasn’t wrapped in the clothing equivalent of cotton wool. It was very much out and about, dressed in a dazzling array of latex (Off-White), tulle (Dior), satin (Savage x Fenty) and faux fur (Gucci). Speaking at the time to American Vogue, Rihanna said, ‘When I found out I was pregnant, I thought to myself, “There’s no way I’m going to go shopping in no maternity aisle… It’s too much fun to get…

BEFORE LAUNCHING into her account of her relationship with film star Armie Hammer, Courtney Vucekovich composes herself. ‘In the beginning, this was all perfect,’ she says. Then, as tears form, she describes a scenario straight from a horror movie. ‘The ropes were around your neck, your wrists, your ankles, and you’re like, completely immobilised. And I’m just closing my eyes until it ended.’ Courtney’s disturbing testimony forms part of the hotly-anticipated documentary House Of Hammer. The three-part series investigates allegations of sexual abuse against the 35-year-old star - which he denies - as well as alleged abuses of power by five generations of men in his family. In the documentary, Courtney and another alleged victim, Julia Morrison, share screenshots and voice memos of messages they claim were sent by Armie,…

LIKE MANY YOUNG journalists, they’re curious and eager to seek out titbits of news that may otherwise go untold. They’re educating you on Russia’s war in Ukraine, monkeypox vaccinations and how the Tory leadership contest is panning out. Except they’re not trained journalists - they’re the TikTok ‘newsreaders’ delivering major news stories all while balancing this social media side-hustle with their day jobs. According to a survey by communication watchdog Ofcom, TikTok is the fastest growing news source for UK adults, with established news organisations such as Sky News, ITV and BBC struggling to compete with amateur TikTokers. The growth is primarily driven by users aged 16-24 unsurprising given TikTok’s young audience - and for those who consume news on TikTok, their main source on the platform is other people…

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GRAZIA HEALTH + BEAUTY as IT STANDS, the beauty industry is bad news for the planet, with non-recyclable packaging and single-use items aplenty. Just 56% of bathroom waste is recycled, and the needless onslaught of beauty packaging amounts to a staggering 120 billion units every year. The industry needs a sea-change but, until that happens, there are ways we can all mitigate the effect our beauty routines have on the planet. We know to avoid aerosols, microbeads, needless plastic and palm oil, but these are the latest tips, tricks and beloved brands for skin, hair and nails that don’t harm the earth - and in some cases even have a positive impact. BATHROOM MUSTS Hands up, how many half-full products do you have in your bathroom? Try to get into…

‘Such a page turner, I forgot Netflix existed. A coming-of-age tale with a 35-year-old protagonist.’ Fiona ‘This is a delight and gives a good insight into parenting, cultural identity and growing up. The characters are relatable because we’ve all made poor decisions that hurt the people we love. Despite her flaws, Mika remains likeable and it’s easy to empathise with her.’ Michaela ‘In a bid to impress the daughter she gave up, Mika paints herself as the main character in the life she always dreamed of. I adored the mother/daughter dynamics.’ Aisha…

Catch up on… Marriage Nicola Walker and Sean Bean have small domestic quibbles, all the better to highlight their major domestic worries. This is how marriages work after a while, apparently. It’s not exactly a pleasant watch but there’s some lessons buried in here for everyone past the 10-year anniversary landmark. BBC iPlayer Watch live… The Capture Holliday Grainger returns as DCI Rachel Carey, head of the most ludicrous, made-up police unit the BBC could serialise. No swoonsome Callum Turner this time. Instead, I May Destroy You’s Paapa Essiedu, as a deplorably ambitious aspiring MP. Think of it somewhere between Bodyguard and Wacky Races. Starts 28 August, 9pm, BBC One Wallow in… Making The Cut Heidi Klum and silver fox Tim Gunn return for the trusted fashion competition, whittling down…