Innholdsfortegnelse for 23-Sep-2024 i Woman

He’s been a Saturday-night staple on our screens since Strictly Come Dancing’s inception 20 years ago, but Anton Du Beke is far more than just a dancer. Alongside being a judge on the hit BBC show, the star, who released debut album From The Top in 2017, is a novelist, choreographer and presenter. Ahead of the release of his latest book, A Dance for the King, Anton, who is dad to seven-year-old twins George and Henrietta, sits down with Woman to discuss his goals to star in a movie, why he doesn’t miss being a professional dancer on the show and signing up for I’m a Celebrity. Hi Anton, how does it feel to be celebrating 20 years of Strictly? We watched the first ever episode back the other day…

After rising to fame as somewhat of a comedy act on The X Factor, Rylan Clark has defied the odds when it comes to his career. Nobody could have predicted that the guy with long platinum hair and layers of fake tan would go on to become one of the UK’s biggest presenters. After appearing on the singing show in 2012, the following year Rylan – real name Ross – entered the Celebrity Big Brother house, cementing himself firmly in the British public’s hearts and going on to win the show. From there, his career has gone from strength to strength. He’s a regular presenter on ITV’s This Morning and hosted spin-off shows Big Brother’s Bit on the Side and Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two, as well as landing…

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JULIANNE MOORE Supplement solution 1 If you aren’t blessed with naturally thick hair like actor Julianne, there are many ways to fake a fuller head of hair, from styling to supplements. 2 Start by adding a good-quality supplement. Hair Gain Gummies, £29.99, lookfantastic.com, contain biotin, zinc and pea-shoot-derived AnaGain to encourage healthy hair. 3 Plump your strands with the help of Garnier Ultimate Blends Hair Food Watermelon Shampoo, £3.25, Savers, it will lift tresses without weighing them down. 4 Finish with Aveda Invati Ultra Advanced Thickening Foam, £31, Space NK, which transforms flat hair when applied to the roots and blow-dried. SANDRA OH Fringe benefits 1 Cutting in a fringe is another solution for those wanting to fake some volume. Not only this, but a wavy style also creates the…

5 ways to motor for less Drivers are still paying too much to fill up at the pumps, with profit margins at supermarkets alone double what they were five years ago, according to the Competition and Markets Authority. While campaigners are calling for fairer pricing, there are ways you can improve your car’s fuel economy. With these easy eco-driving techniques you could save 10-33% off your weekly fuel bill. SLOW AND STEADY Save fuel by anticipating road conditions ahead to avoid sudden braking or acceleration and keep your speed as even as possible, says Greg Carter, the AA’s public affairs technical specialist. ‘By reducing cruising speed from 70mph to 60mph, you’ll reduce fuel consumption by around 9%,’ he says. ‘If you can take it down from 60mph to 50mph you’ll…

Grilled mackerel with bean salad Savour the last of the summer veggies with this speedy fish dinner. SERVES 4 PREP 15 MINS COOK 5 MINS ✱ 400g small or cherry vine tomatoes, halved or quartered✱ 240g tin haricot beans, drained and rinsed✱ 1 shallot, peeled and very finely sliced✱ 15g basil, leaves only✱ 15g parsley, leaves only✱ 1 lemon✱ 3tbsp extra virgin olive oil✱ 4 fresh mackerel fillets✱ 80g wild rocket 1 Mix the tomatoes, beans, shallot, basil and parsley leaves in a large bowl. Pour over the juice from half of the lemon along with the oil and season with black pepper and a little salt. Toss everything together and set aside while you fry the mackerel. 2 Pat the mackerel dry with kitchen paper and season the skin. Heat a…

Prince Andrew’s Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis in 2019 provided one of the most shocking moments in TV history as he faced questions about his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. A Very Royal Scandal explores the events surrounding the 50-minute conversation at Buckingham Palace and stars Ruth Wilson and Michael Sheen as the BBC journalist and the Duke of York. Here, Ruth reveals more about the three-parter… Did you see the interview when it was broadcast? What did you think? I spent most of the interview with my mouth agape! I was in utter shock and disbelief that Prince Andrew could put himself in that situation and dig his own grave. I thought it was one of the best pieces of drama I had ever seen on TV. So…

RUTH ‘I’m still married’ She split from Eamonn Holmes in May, with a joint statement saying, ‘Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes have confirmed their marriage is over and they are in the process of divorcing.’ But, as Coleen Nolan says on pages 12 and 13, Ruth is handling the split ‘with dignity’ and that includes keeping her wedding ring in situ. ‘She is trying to be respectful’ When the presenter, 64, shared a video of herself prepping her green juice last week on Instagram, one fan questioned why she still had her rings on, to which Ruth replied, ‘Because I’m still married.’ But despite Eamonn, 64, also still wearing his wedding ring, he is said to have moved on romantically with relationship counsellor Katie Alexander, 42. While recent rumours that…

MEGAN MCKENNA After years of being unlucky in love, former TOWIE and Celebrity Big Brother star Megan finally got her happy ending with footballer Ollie Burke. ‘A little bit of you & a little bit of me… now we’re a family,’ she wrote alongside a cute video of her pregnancy journey. ADWOA ABOAH Actor and model Adwoa shared her pregnancy with the world at this year’s Met Gala. The Top Boy star, 32, bared her bump on the red carpet wearing a crop top and skirt two-piece. ‘We created a look to mark a very special moment in my life,’ she said of the outfit. JENNA COLEMAN Actor Jenna, 38, debuted her growing bump at an event at Chatsworth House in June. Her pregnancy announcement came six months after it…

Columnist ‘HARRY WILL NOT BE BACK’ Reports of Prince Harry wanting to return to the UK and royal duties are, I’m told, ‘completely wrong’. There was much speculation around the time of Harry’s 40th birthday that friends were plotting a ‘comeback’. But the Duke of Sussex has ‘no interest’ in returning to his old life as a full-time working royal and is ‘focused’ on his life in the USA. I did think it was a little bizarre that all of a sudden reports were swirling of a ‘blueprint’ outlining how he might return to public life here and begin moving in UK circles once again. It’s true that Harry has maintained contact with some former friends and aides – including his former private secretary Ed Lane Fox. It was reported…

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Columnist The benefits of waking up early I can almost feel my daughters rolling their eyes at the thought of me writing about the joys of waking up early. Yes, I’m brimming with delight about it and fully own up to early-bird status – I’m proud of it. Those who wake up early tend to go to bed earlier, according to research, and are, therefore, more likely to get good-quality sleep. The benefits of that are well documented: it improves concentration, reduces stress and blood pressure, boosts heart health and your immune system and can aid weight management. For more help getting yourself a great night’s sleep, head to p40, where there’s a whole section on this topic. There is something remarkably smug about getting up before the rest of…

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With the busy summer holidays coming to a close, many of us are thinking about getting our weight-loss goals back on track and setting new ones for the season ahead. We’ve teamed up with Slimming World to give you this seven-day healthy eating plan full of tasty, filling everyday meals and get you off to a great start. What’s more, you could lose up to 7lb and a dress size in just two weeks!* HOW IT WORKS 1 Follow the menus: choose one breakfast, one lunch and one dinner every day. Repeat the days you enjoy! 2 Slimming World’s eating plan, Food Optimising, is based on the science of energy density (the calories per gram in food), of satiety (how filling a food is) and how easy a food is…

As music pulsed through my body, I made my way to the dance floor. Having trained as a commercial dancer from the age of 18, I’d worked for world-class artists such as Beyoncé, Black Eyed Peas and Tom Jones. But now, aged 42, my professional days were behind me. Instead, I spent my Saturday evenings dancing the night away at my local nightclub, arm in arm with my daughters. While it might sound strange to some, now and then I’ll slip into a minidress and join my daughters Carma, 21, and Tinkerbell, 19, for a night of clubbing. Far from feeling out of place, strangers are always mistaking us for sisters – people say I’ve barely aged since my 20s. I was 21 when Carma was born in June 2003;…

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Columnist LET’S GET MOVING! We had our family holiday at the very beginning of the school holidays. Unfortunately, that’s meant the bad habits set in early. Buffet breakfasts and booze every day was sublime, of course, but back in Blighty, our stomachs groaned with hunger and we were gasping each evening as we tried to flick back to normality. Roll on a couple of months and the rot has truly set in. Clothes are tighter, cravings are stronger and body dissatisfaction is higher than ever. Not since the halcyon(!) days of lockdown-scoffing have my husband, or I, felt so out of shape. We complain to one another about the numbers on the weighing scales but continue to reach for a slab or three of chocolate after dinner. It has to…

What exactly is going on with the Duchess of Sussex? She’s been very quiet of late, given that she has a new cookery show, new handbag line and, of course, her new lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard (ARO) in the works. Meghan launched the very regal-looking website six months ago, but aside from some jars of jam sent to her besties (who dutifully plastered them all over social media), there has been nothing since. She has filmed her new ‘cooking and hosting’ series for Netflix over the summer and apparently ARO merchandise (everything from branded dog biscuits to yoga mats) will be on sale early next year when the show airs. ‘This all comes at a tricky time for Meghan’ Branding blow ARO is intended to be a lifestyle brand…

Having lost both of her parents, as well as her older sister Bernie, and gone through two divorces, Coleen Nolan hasn’t had it easy by anyone’s standards. But she remains positive, with a refreshing zest for life. And when Woman sits down with the Loose Women star to discuss her latest project, a book about grief, she is as cheerful and engaging as ever. Here, Coleen, 59, opens up about being unsure about marrying her boyfriend Michael and why ‘talking too much’ is her biggest problem. Hi Coleen, how are you? I’m in a very happy place at the moment. I moved into my new house about six weeks ago. It needs loads doing to it but I’m really happy, surrounded by lots of animals, which are my passion. Michael’s…

We all have secrets, but some are bigger than others. For many of us, it would be inconceivable to keep something as earth-shattering as a cancer diagnosis from family and friends. But some cancer patients choose not to divulge their diagnosis. Recently, Elle Macpherson revealed that she had battled breast cancer secretly seven years ago. Discussing her upcoming memoir, Life, Lessons, and Learning to Trust Yourself, the Australian supermodel, now 60, also admitted that she opted not to have chemotherapy. She said: ‘It was a shock, it was unexpected, it was confusing, it was daunting in so many ways.’ While the reasons to keep a cancer diagnosis a secret vary, it’s likely the most common is not wanting to worry loved ones. But what happens when that secret is finally discovered?…

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Streamline with a tan In the same way that wearing black from top-to-toe is instantly slimming, tanning your face and neck will make your angles appear more chiselled. Apply Cocoa Brown Sunshine Serum, £14.99, Superdrug, before bed and wake up to sun-kissed skin. Or add a few drops of St Moriz Advanced Tan Boosting Face Drops, £9.99, Boots, to your favourite serum, moisturiser or foundation to tailor your tan to suit you – the more drops you apply, the more frequently, the deeper the tan. Define your best bits with make-up Follow Victoria Beckham’s lead with some clever contouring and highlighting. Use a contouring stick like Collection Gorgeous Glow Contour Stick, £4.99, Superdrug, to trace along the hairline, jawline, underside of cheekbones and down each side of the nose. Add…

Is your anxiety normal? Some of us are bigger worriers than others, so here’s how to spot if you may need help coping with how you feel… Most of us experience fear or a feeling of unease at certain times. But while it’s a normal response designed to keep us away from danger and ensure we’re safe, are you worrying about being worried? Anxiety can be a symptom of conditions, such as PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), phobias or panic disorder. One of the most common conditions I see as a GP is generalised anxiety disorder (GAD). This is daily anxiety about a range of situations rather than one specific trigger. Anxiety in all its forms can be prohibitive to normal life. Those with GAD spend a large part of their…

Height: 5ft 3inStarting weight: 14st 5½lbWeight now: 9st 12½lbWEIGHT LOST: 4st 7lb As I sat in the treatment room, I could tell from the look on the doctor’s face that it wasn’t good news. It was summer 2022 and I hadn’t been feeling well for months. At first, I’d put feeling thirsty all the time down to the hot weather, but in the weeks leading up to the appointment my symptoms had got a lot worse. Even so, I wasn’t ready for what I heard next. ‘I’m afraid your blood tests have showed you have type 2 diabetes,’ the doctor said. ‘I’ll put you on medication, but I’d also recommend you go on a weight management plan.’ I listened as he explained how eating healthily and losing weight would help me manage…

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MARY BERRY Former Great British Bake Off judge Mary wouldn’t want to embarrass her family, saying, ‘My husband and children would kill me! I have two left feet and would make a terrible fool of myself.’ We’re sure you wouldn’t, Mary! STEPH MCGOVERN Presenter Steph feels the ship may have sailed when it comes to joining the show. ‘I love the show and so many of my mates have been on it and they’ve all loved it,’ she said. ‘If I do it, I want to totally commit to it and as things stand, it would be near on impossible. I would worry about my little girl and not seeing her for so long.’ The star, 42, adds, ‘It’s interesting because the very first time I was asked to do…