Innholdsfortegnelse for 23-Apr-2018 i Woman

RICHARD MADELEY’S health crisis Richard Madeley has revealed he’s been secretly plagued with ‘excruciating back pain’ after popping a disc in 1980, so he’s ruled out appearing on Strictly Come Dancing . Reflecting on the day he did the damage, Richard said, ‘I had just knocked out a brick fireplace in the Yorkshire cottage my first wife and I had moved into and piled all the rubble into a dustbin, right up to the brim. Then I hefted it on to one hip, which meant my spine twisted into an S-bend under the stupendous weight.’ Having suffered on and off since then, Judy Finnigan’s husband won’t be joining the Strictly line-up any time soon. ‘There’s one thing I can’t do, much as I…

Peter Andre and Katie Price Katie and Peter shocked fans by ending their marriage after three and a half years back in May 2009. The couple, who have two children – Junior, 12, and Princess Tiaamii, 10 – together, announced they were splitting three months after spending quality time together in Malibu, where they’d rented a place for $100,000 a month! Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner As news of their split broke in June 2015, a tense-looking Jen and Ben fled on an already planned getaway to the Bahamas with their three children. But despite the couple’s best efforts to save their marriage, Jen was spotted on the holiday not wearing her wedding ring, and the pair eventually filed for divorce in April 2017. Since their split, Jen and Ben…

‘MY SON KEPT ME GOING’ All around me, crowds clapped and cheered as I hurtled across the finish line. At 50, I’d never imagined I’d be capable of completing the 2015 Virgin Money London Marathon. But after telling my Stephen I’d run it for him, I had to make good on my promise. Now, after gruelling months of training, here I was, exhausted but triumphant. You’ve probably heard about my son, Stephen Sutton. In 2013, he made headlines after posting a bucket list of 46 things he wanted to achieve after discovering he had incurable cancer. One of them was to raise £10,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust. At first, I wondered where on earth we’d find the money! But Stephen’s post quickly went viral as his remarkable positivity struck a…

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Sweet dreams Sound Asleep pillow, £19.99, soundasleeppillow.co.uk Not just a seriously comfy pillow, this also contains a small speaker and plug-in for your device – meaning you can lie back and listen to calming music or an audiobook to help you drift off to sleep. The perfect way to relax. Super boost White’s Organic Oat Muesli, £3.69, ASDA Start your morning right with this energy-packed muesli. Made from natural ingredients, it’ll give you a boost of protein and healthy fats as you get ready to face the day. Try with oat milk for extra oatiness! Gift your gear Rohan is running a campaign that asks outdoor enthusiasts to donate gear they no longer need to community organisations and charities. There’s a 15% discount off any purchase when you…

Dirty Dancing, 1987 Dance instructor Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze) takes Baby (Jennifer Grey) from total innocence to experience. And she has the time of her life… 9½ Weeks, 1986 Starring Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke, this film is heavy on edgy sex. Watch out for the scene where he feeds her food from the fridge. Don’t Look Now, 1973 Horror and eroticism mix as married couple Laura (Julie Christie) and John (Donald Sutherland) travel to Venice after the death of their young daughter. The city is hauntingly filmed, and the famous sex scene was rumoured to be for real.…

1 BBQ PULLED JACKFRUIT For a vegan alternative to pulled pork, cook Sainsbury’s Sweet & Smoky BBQ Pulled Jackfruit with red onion, red pepper and sweetcorn in the oven for 25 mins then shred with forks. Great in burger buns too, £3, 350g. 2 SPICY CHICKEN Morrisons Slow Cooked Shawarma Style Chicken Thighs with garlic mayo and mango chutney just need to be popped in the oven for 35 mins. Slice and pile onto pitta bread with salad, £3.75, 405g. 3 CHILLI & LIME LAMB STEAKS For a hot kick, Asda Chilli & Lime Lamb Quick Cook Steaks take 6 mins in a pan or on the barbecue. Delicious with a simple tomato and cucumber salad and potato wedges, £4 for 2.…

‘SOMEHOW, I HELD BACK THE TEARS’ Crop top on and lipstick glistening, it was a typical Saturday night out with my sister Kate. My garish turquoise trousers were as loud as the music that night, and I can still hear Kate’s peals of laughter when I told her I was going to have my car sprayed the same colour. As she wrapped her arm around me, a camera flashed, capturing the moment. Kate was my best friend, and now I cherish that picture and the hangovers we shared. Though Kate was 14 years my senior, we were extremely close. Really, we were polar opposites. I was the loud, confident and outgoing one who lavished boys with attention. Kate was warm, quiet and had been married to her husband Nigel since…

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THE WINDSORS C4 The satirical comedy returns for a one-off royal wedding special that sees Harry (Richard Goulding) and Meghan (Kathryn Drysdale) take Prince Charles to America for a bit of pre-nuptial family bonding with Meghan’s mum Doria. ACKLEY BRIDGE, C4 The students and staff of the Yorkshire college are back for a new series of the gritty drama. Expect plenty of angst for headmistress Mandy (Jo Joyner) as she deals with more fallouts and problem pupils. SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH Netflix Doctor Who star Michelle Gomez will appear in the Netflix revival of this kids classic, playing kindly teacher Mary Wardell who becomes possessed and turns into Sabrina’s biggest enemy. DROWNING IN PLASTIC BBC1 Hot on the heels of Blue Planet II , new documentary this new BBC1 documentary,…

When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry got engaged, the world wondered how smooth her transition into the royal family would be. As a divorced, mixed-race US actress it was never going to be easy for her to join ‘the Firm’. Now, Princess Diana’s biographer Andrew Morton has written a new book, which pegs the 36-year-old as a ‘social climber’, who ‘wants to be Princess Diana 2.0’, which has perhaps caused Meghan the most controversy yet. And, just weeks before the biggest day of her life has left the nation questioning her intentions. HER OBSESSION WITH DIANA Prince Harry has made no secret that he thinks his late mother would have been ‘best friends’ with Meghan had she not been killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997. But now…

‘I GOT THE NIGHTMARE PHONE CALL’ As I watched my daughter Bethany, 14 months, shuffle across the living room floor, I grinned to myself. ‘Wow, look at you!’ I gushed. Most parents might have expected their babies to be well on their way to walking by now but here I was, praising my little girl for crawling only a few metres. But Bethany isn’t a late developer. And it’s not the first time I’ve watched her hit her milestones, like learning to crawl or roll over. She’s overcome things no child her age should have to endure, and can now do things I was once told she might never be able to do again. And while it might be the second time I’ve seen it all, it’s all the more…

Get fuller lips Want a plumper pout? There are some inexpensive and easy ways to fake it with makeup! Start by gently exfoliating your lips. This will help to get the blood flowing and begin that plumping process. Next, dab a little bit of concealer in the centre of your lips and use a pencil that’s slightly darker than your natural lip colour to overdraw your lip line. Add a gloss or lipstick and you should have instantly bigger-looking lips. WE LIKE: Lush Honey Lip Scrub, £5.95; MAC Studio Finish Concealer, £16.50; and 3INA The Lip Pencil with Applicator, £6.50. Lengthen legs Highlight the shin bone, try a temporary tint or build up a gradual tan – it’s the easy way to slim-looking pins. WE LIKE: Huda Beauty 3D Highlight…

FEEL BETTER… How to manage excess earwax Media medic Dr Roger Henderson shares his advice ✱ DO IT: ‘Don’t be embarrassed to seek help. Pharmacists are a great source of advice and can recommend suitable remedies.’ ✱ TRY IT: ‘Chewing can help move old wax from inside the ear, allowing it to clear naturally. The movement of the jaw helps to dislodge wax from the ear canal.’ ✱ BUY IT: ‘Steer clear of cotton buds and use ear drops instead.’ We love Earex Advance Ear Drops, £4.59. ✱ SWAP IT: ‘Opt for over-ear headphones. In just one hour of wearing bud headphones, the number of bacteria in the ear increases by 700 times.’ STOP THE CLOCK! 60 seconds to… better sleep Going to the toilet just before bed can help…

MY BOYFRIEND IS A LOT YOUNGER THAN ME ’m 58 and I’ve become close to a man the I same age as my son, who is 36. He seems equally attracted to me, and not only do we have fun together but we’ve started a sexual relationship. I was terrified it would all fall to pieces once he saw me in this way, but not a bit of it. The age difference does alarm me though. Everything else seems perfect – even my friends and family seem to accept him and us. What should I do? Suzie says I’m all for being aware at the beginning of a relationship what the consequences might be. Are you on the same wavelength on important issues, are you able to talk through differences,…

SHOULD I CLIP MY DOG’S CLAWS? Learning to clip your own dog’s claws will save you money and will prevent the stress of a trip to the groomer or vet. While many find this task daunting, with the worry of hurting their pooch or not clipping their nails properly, it is actually rare that a dog cannot be trained to accept nail trims. The key is to start young (when possible), take it slow and try to make it an enjoyable experience. Ensure the dog is held well, by enlisting the help of someone else, and muzzled if necessary. Check that the clippers are nice and sharp for easier, clean cuts. If you have an anxious dog, clipping one claw and then praising and offering a treat will help to…

Herby lamb with bean salad Packs a real flavour punch and is ready in just 20 mins SERVES 4 PREP 10 MINS COOK 10 MINS * 4tbsp basil-infused rapeseed oil * 3tbsp red wine vinegar * 1 garlic clove, crushed * 8 lamb cutlets * 1tsp steak seasoning * 1 red pepper, cut into chunks * 400g can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed * 125g mixed olives * 1tbsp chopped mint, plus extra leaves, to garnish * 60g mixed watercress, rocket and spinach * Lemon wedges, to serve 1 Mix together the oil, vinegar and garlic, and season. Tip half the dressing into a shallow dish. Add the cutlets, sprinkle over the steak seasoning and turn to coat. 2 Heat the grill (or barbecue) until hot and cook the cutlets…

VEGAN WINE Aldi has a dedicated page on its website listing its vegan wines, including this dry but fruity white, The Project Sauvignon Blanc. It’s ideal with fish and Thai food, £5.99, 75cl, Aldi.co.uk. FRUITY VODKA Echo Falls Summer Berries Vodka makes a great drink topped up with pink lemonade, ginger beer or cranberry and ice, from £13.50, 700ml, Bargain Booze, Spar, B&M, Savers and Nisa. ALCOHOL-FREE G&T Infused with botanical extracts including juniper and elderflower, Belvoir Botanical Juniper & Tonic hits the spot for a booze-free drink. £3.10, 750ml, major supermarkets.…

I’d always been a fan of bingo. As a family, we’ll never forget when my mum Jean, now 84, won £4,000 in the bingo hall in our hometown of Hemel Hempstead in the 1990s. The atmosphere was always amazing at the bingo hall and my sister, Christine, now 64, loved it, too. It was our Saturday afternoon treat. We were all gutted when it closed down, so when Christine started playing Woman Bingo online in March last year, I was quick to follow and was soon playing away on my laptop in the living room with my husband David, 58, playing on his games console beside me. Even my daughters, Charlene, 30, and Kandy, 35, would have the odd game. Then, in July 2017, I got the shock of my…

LARCHFIELD by Polly Clark, paperback, £8.99 In this captivating tale, poet Dora Fielding, newly married and pregnant, moves to the coastal town of Helensburgh excited for the future. She soon finds small town life suffocating, though her spirits are lifted by discovering another poet once lived there too. In 1930, Wystan H. Auden flees to Helensburgh and soon the need for a connection brings these two outsiders together in a meeting of minds that transcends time. For more books information, see womanmagazine.co.uk/books…

Handsome, middle-aged bloke ditches wife and takes up with nubile 22-year-old barmaid who’s not exactly a threat to any University Challenge team. Haven’t we heard this story before? If Paul Hollywood was a character in a sitcom we’d all write him off as too much of a stereotype. At 52, the man is a walking midlife crisis. Hollywood has just been rumbled whisking girlfriend Summer Monteys-Fullam to a romantic £1,000-a-night villa in Mauritius. Who knows? It might well be true love for the Great British Bake Off judge and the barmaid, whose claim to fame in their local village is a topless pic of her holding a horse. Certainly Summer’s Instagram post to mark the end of 2017 was gooier than a sticky toffee pudding. She…

1996 Victoria was thrust into the limelight when she was picked out of 400 wannabes to join the Spice Girls. 2018 She’s rumoured to be designing Meghan Markle’s wedding dress. All hail Queen V! 2016 Victoria was awarded an OBE for her contribution to fashion, making her a bona fide style icon. 1997 Despite being nicknamed Posh Spice, it was Victoria’s barely-there outfits that drew the most attention. 2010 Victoria was making waves in the fashion industry. In 2011, she was named Designer of the Year at the British 2000 Having tied the knot to footballer David Beckham in 1999, Victoria debuted her dark extensions a year later and secured her WAG status. 2001 After the Spice Girls shocked the nation with their split in 2000, Posh went solo. She…

Joanna Lumley GET THE LOOK Sunny Joanna, 71, adds zingy yellow to classic black. Dress, £39.99, sizes xs-xl, Zara Trousers, £22, sizes 8-22, M&Co Boots, £29.99, H&M Bangles, £1.50, Primark Amanda Holden GET THE LOOK Youthful Amanda, 47, mixes feminine florals with edgy leather. Jacket, £25, sizes 6-20, Primark Dress, £49, sizes 10-32, JD Williams Shoes, £12, Primark Earrings, £22, Hobbs Davina McCall GET THE LOOK Stylish Davina, 50, rocks this workwear outfit. Blouse, £39.99, sizes xs-xxl, Zara Trousers, £22, sizes 8-22, M&Co Shoes, £25, Simply Be Bracelet, £15, Accessorize Charlize Theron GET THE LOOK Actress Charlize, 42, keeps it soft with a spring skirt and abstract knit. Jumper, £39.99, sizes xs-l, Mango Skirt, £29.99, sizes 6-20, H&M Earrings, £28, Oliver Bonas Boots, £55, Nine by Savannah Miller at Debenhams…

What’s happening with my eyes? Q My eyes feel itchy and dry all the time, but I don’t understand why because sometimes they are really watery as well. What is going on? Philippa says: A This sounds like dry eye syndrome, where the eyes don’t produce enough tears to keep the eye moist, or the tears evaporate too quickly. This leads to the sensation of dryness or grittiness and the eyes can become red or feel sticky in the mornings. The eyes also sometimes try to produce more tears and become watery as a consequence. Dry eyes can be worsened by contact lenses or certain medications. Book an appointment with an optician to have your eyes checked. The optician will also be able to advise you about lubricating eye drops,…

Should we still stay together? Q My husband of five years has just told me he’s gay. I’d suspected, so I don’t feel betrayed. But now what? He still loves me, I love him – we’re each other’s best friends. So we plan to stay together. But are we mad? Susan says: A It’s wonderful you care for each other so much. And right now, caring will keep you close. But lots can change. Your husband will probably become more actively gay. You may start to feel excluded from his life, or want more than he can offer. So, short-term, don’t do anything irreversible such as have a child. Long-term, get support – the Stonewall organisation has a helpline and other resources: stonewall.org.uk. Given your love there may well be…

LOOKING FOR DAIRY-FREE CHEESE? TRY ASDA’S RANGE OF FREE-FROM CHEDDAR, SOFT CHEESE AND MOZZARELLA ALTERNATIVES RAINBOW MERINGUES Brightly coloured layered cakes might spring to mind when you think of rainbow baking, but pastel shades are just as pretty, especially when it comes to meringue. The layers of this meringue dessert, sandwiched together with rhubarb, raspberries and cream, have been coloured with Dr Oetker Food Colour Gels (available from supermarkets). For the recipe, visit Oetker.co.uk. HOT STUFF For a tongue-tingling zing, try Tracklements Special Edition Hot Mustard Ketchup. Pop a dollop on steaks, sausages and pork chops, add a dash to cheese sauce and marinades, or simply dip your chips in it! £3.20 for 230ml, available from delis, farm shops and Tracklements.co.uk . A NEW WAY TO COOK…

Overcoming the past The Girl with Two Lives by Angela Hart, paperback, £7.99 After being excluded from school and proving too much for her foster family, 12-year-old Danielle finds herself arriving to stay with Angela, who soon realises there is more to the young girl’s behaviour than it first appears. Angela must use her specialist training to help Danielle conquer her past. An emotional return The Barrowfields by Phillip Lewis, paperback, £8.99 In remote North Carolina, Henry Aster has grown up in awe of his father, a frustrated novelist and lawyer. But with a death in the family, Henry’s perspective is changed, as his father unravels. Fleeing the family’s gothic mansion, Henry resolutely stays away until, years later, he realises he must return. Reaching a turning point Ordinary People by…