Woman's Own July 22, 2013

ChiffondreamHalle Berry, 46,looks youthful and fresh in this chiffon floor-sweeper. The one-shoulder style helps to balance the thigh-high cut. ElectricblueIf we had legs like Jo Whiley, 48, we’d show them off too! A slash this high demands flawless legs, so apply fake tan before you bare. In the nudeKate Hudson, 34,chooses the perfect shoe to accompany her dramatic dress. These nude peep toes help to create the illusion of longer, slimmer legs. Just a hintDon’t think you have to flash the flesh to work this trend. Olympian VictoriaPendleton, 32, looks super-elegant in this scarlet number with a demure slit. SubtlestylingGorgeous as ever, Jerry Hall, 57, shows off her model figure in this strapless silky dress, which is perfect if you’d rather show only calves. Splits ofSHAME Helen Flanagan It’s the…

BACHELOR BOY again! Ladies, form an orderly queue – George Clooney is back on the singles market. The eternal bachelor, 52, has split with his girlfriend of two years, Stacy Keibler, amid reports they spent US Independence Day apart. A source close to the couple says, ‘It is not like they couldn’t find time to get together. But George is backing away. Whenever he feels a woman is getting too close, he pulls back.’ ‘It wasn’tthe mostelegantmoment’ Holly Willoughby has respondedto the snaps of her smoking anddrinking in the middle of the day. She admits, ‘It wasn’t the mostelegant moment of my life. Butam I trying to give up? Nah… It’soccasional.’ But Holly, 32, who’sconfessed to wanting a thirdchild, may have to think aboutquitting altogether soon... Kerry ‘I feelhumiliated’ The…

Stag and hen dos are a rite ofpassage for any future brideand groom, but Carol McGiffinhas admitted that she haschosen to make a stand by banningfiancé Mark Cassidy, 31, from havinghis own ‘last night of freedom’. And even more surprisingly, Carol, 53,is so adamant that Mark won’t go off ona drunken bender with his friends thatshe’s willing to sacrifice her own hen partyto ensure her ban is taken seriously. ‘Mark does make decisions sometimesbut not about his stag do. He wants togo to Las Vegas and he’s not going. I’veseen The Hangover,’ says Carol, referringto the Bradley Cooper film about themessy aftermath of a wild Vegas stagnight. ‘But if he’s not allowed to haveone, I’m not allowed to have one.’ As well as concerns about what TVproducer Mark would get…

She’s sure to go down astorm in Oz as a judgeon Australia’s GotTalent, but our veryown Dawn Frenchremains a home girl at heart. Fresh from enjoying a workinghoneymoon with new husbandMark Bignell, Dawn, 55, has thatnewlywed glow about her. Beinga wife again clearly suits her. She’s regained 3st since gettingtogether with Mark in 2011, butyou get the feeling she wouldn’thave it any other way. Thoughlife hasn’t always been so rosy. Intensely private Dawn, whois mum to Billie, 21, opens upabout her ‘tricky’ divorcefrom Lenny Henry after 25years of marriage, her secondwedding and why she won’tbe buying any sexy undies… After your mum’s death andyour divorce from LennyHenry, how did you comethrough it all intact? To be honest, everything that’shappened, when I look at it, isstuff that happens to all of…

NOLANS REUNITEDColeen, Bernie, Linda and Maureendusted off their microphones fora Nolans reunion tour in 2009. Thesisters belted out their classic hitsfor their adoring fans. SINGING SIBLINGSBernie and her sisters werecatapulted to stardom afterforming a group in the 1970s. YOU’RENICKEDAfter a stintin Brookside asDiane Murray,she took on therole of SheelaghMurphy inThe Bill(left). A TRUE STARComing second in thefirst series of PopstarToOperastarwas a ‘privilege’for Bernie. ‘I enjoyed everysecond of it,’ she said. DARING TO BAREWearing a smile andlittle else, Berniewowed audiencesin Calendar Girls. MOTHERLY LOVEBernie’s primary concernduring her illness wasalways Erin. She said,‘I desperately want tosee her grow into thebeautiful woman thatI know she will be.’ GREATESTROLEDelighted Bernieand her husband,Steve Doneathy,welcomed theirbeloved daughter,Erin, into theworld in 1999. A lasting tribute ‘Bernie passed away peace fully with all of her family around her.…

Kate and Wills had plentyin common from an earlyage, striped tops included... Posing for the camera, thepair get in good practice fortheir future in the spotlight. Taking their early steps ineducation, the couple lookedadorable in their uniforms. Judging by the big smiles ontheir mummies’ faces, theywere two very cherished tots. Little did Wills know thiscute little Brownie wouldbecome his future queen. Together at last! The studentsweethearts made the perfectcouple at St Andrews University.…