Innholdsfortegnelse for August 19, 2013 i Woman's Own

Watch out, ladies, there’s set to be a hot new addition to the acting world – David Beckham! It’s rumoured he may star as a VILLAIN in the new spy thriller The Secret Service. So here’s what we thought he would look like as a Bond-style baddy (left). Still cute, eh? The star of the movie, dishy Brit actor Colin Firth, apparently asked David to be in it, and sources say ‘he is on the brink of signing up’. If he does, he’ll appear alongside Michael Caine and Samuel L. Jackson. I’m booking my ticket now!…

She is known for her wholesome image, but recent events have led Holly Willoughby’s fans to question her actions. As well as arguing with guests on live TV, smoking in public, falling out of low-cut dresses and recently being spotted having afternoon champagne with Made In Chelsea star Francis Boulle, Holly, 32, has been forced to hit back when her neighbours accused her of being a ‘noisy drunk’. And after receiving an anonymous letter to their West London home, which pointed the finger at Holly and her husband, Dan Baldwin, for keeping the ‘whole neighbourhood up with your drunken behaviour’, Dan was forced to fire off a furious email, claiming the couple were in bed by 10.30pm watching an episode of US drama Nashville. Meanwhile, other neighbours have said that…

7 things you NEED to know! With the news that he’s going to be a dad at the age of 53, Simon Cowell should be on top of the world. But it’s put him at the heart of a potentially damaging scandal… 1 Conception Lauren Silverman is said to have fallen pregnant on 8 June, the night of the BGT final. A ccording to sources, Lauren, 36, spent the night at Simon’s London home. Reportedly, Lauren was told by doctors that she couldn’t have any more children, so the pair didn’t use protection. Simon broke things off with her two weeks before finding out she was pregnant. 2 Harem Simon is said to have dropped his loyal harem of women when the news that he’s going to be a dad…

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We all dream of becoming millionaires one day – but perhaps we should be careful what we wish for… So what did you feel – sympathy, disbelief, irritation even? There she was, Callie Rogers, Britain’s youngest ever lottery winner, telling us how she’s blown her £1.9 million and, with just £2,000 left, has never felt happier. Her recent announcement comes 10 years after she won the jackpot at the age of 16. She’d posed with a giant cheque and couldn’t wait to quit her job at a supermarket. Now 26, she’s wiser, more selfreflecting. And little wonder. Her win has seen her suffer terrible personal tragedies, including drug problems and the heartbreak of having a stillborn son. Her riches, she says, left her so lonely and vulnerable, she attempted suicide.…

Your digestive system is a good barometer of your physical and often mental health, as stress and lifestyle factors can trigger various tummy troubles. ‘The number of people affected by gut problems is on the rise,’ says Dr Anton Emmanuel, consultant gastroenterologist at London’s University College Hospital and medical director at gut health charity Core. ‘Our stressful modern lifestyles, erratic eating and more processed food all contribute.’ Pardon you! Indigestion is not only embarrassing, it can be pretty painful too. It is often caused by munching on the go, overeating, having fatty and rich spicy foods, alcohol or caffeine and by being stressed. ‘Symptoms can include bloating, heartburn, wind and nausea,’ says Anne Joshua, the associate director of pharmacy at NHS Direct. ‘Avoid eating for three to four hours before…

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Low-cal lunch Poached chicken with ginger purée SERVES 4 PREP TIME 10 MINS COOKING TIME 1 HOUR 1 For the poaching liquor, toast 1tsp ground cinnamon, 1tsp ground ginger, 1tsp ground fennel and 1 star anise in a dry frying pan. Set aside. Pour 1ltr water and 1tsp salt into a saucepan, add the spices and bring to the boil. Simmer gently for 30 mins. 2Meanwhile, slice 2 onions and 2 garlic cloves and grate 30g fresh ginger. Sweat in a large frying pan with 25g butter, stirring. Add 8 carrots, chopped, and 1ltr chicken stock. Bring to the boil and simmer until the liquid is absorbed. Season and blitz in a blender. 3 Place 4 chicken breasts in the simmering poaching liquor for 5 mins. Then remove the pan…

I fought so hard not to be like her Growing up, there was always a delicious freshly baked cake on the kitchen table when I arrived home from school. The house would be sparkling clean, the beds made and dinner would be cooking in the oven. Because my mum Rosemary was a dedicated housewife. She and my dad, Peter, took very traditional roles. Dad was the provider, holding down three jobs as a window cleaner, barman and at a printworks near where we lived in Bromley, Kent, while Mum spent her days cooking, cleaning and running me and my big sister Desirae to and from school or swimming lessons. And once all her chores were done, she would flop on to the sofa with a cuppa and watch daytime television.…

I’ve always enjoyed a game of bingo. Ever since my girls were young, I’ve played most Thursdays at my local social club. It was my daughter Stefanie who told me about Woman’s Own Bingo. ‘I think you’d really enjoy this, Mum,’ she said as we chatted one afternoon over a cuppa. ‘It’s got bingo games and slots – why don’t you try it out?’ I’d never played online before, but I had a look on her computer and ended up playing a few of the slot games in the free demo mode, just to try them out. ‘This is great!’ I said. One of the things I really like is that it encourages responsible gambling. There’s a lot of info about how to set up a deposit limit so you don’t…

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I love Lucy Hard to believe it’s nearly a decade since Lucy Pargeter made her Emmerdale debut as Chas. ‘Don’t remind me,’ she said. ‘Where has the time gone?’ Lucy told me she will be working non-stop for the next few months as her explosive storyline with serial killer Cameron unravels. Does she ever get a chance to relax? ‘With a glass of wine, or two,’ she winked. I may start running lines like that at Daybreak. Gently does it Lee Ingleby return later this year in Inspector George Gently. The new series is set in 1969… ‘I remember it well,’ Martin told me. ‘It was the year my son was born.’ And so was I! There was also that small matter of the moon landing, but back to me… Ashes…

Mellow in yellow Denise Van Outen, 39, blends sugary pastels beautifully, and her dipped hem top keeps all eyes on those pins! Scarlet woman Cheryl Cole, 30, knows that if you are petite, teaming your jeans with a peep-toe shoe will lengthen your legs. Scarlet woman Cheryl Cole, 30, knows that if you are petite, teaming your jeans with a peep-toe shoe will lengthen your legs. Pretty in pink US X Factor judge Kelly Rowland, 32, shows off her fabulous figure in an on-trend anklegrazing style. Terrific turquoise We just love Geri Halliwell’s vibrant bottoms. The former Spice Girl, 41, pairs them with leopard print pumps to up the style stak You can WEAR IT TOO... Seeing green Teal jeggings, £23, Eden at Dorothy Perkins Red hot Skinny jeans, £25,…

We know Holly and Phillip Schofield are best mates on and off screen, but even the closest of pals have been known to fall out now and again. And despite their cosy banter on This Morning, the couple shocked guests on the show just before they took off on their summer holidays by engaging in a full-on row! Bickering While taking part in a lighthearted news quiz to mark the end of the series, Holly and Phil, 51, threw numerous insults at one another. To add to her woes, when Phil got frustrated with a wrong answer, he told Holly to ‘shut up’ before the blonde presenter moaned, ‘I can’t cope.’ The playful fight escalated to such a degree that copresenter Stephen Mulhern, who was acting as quizmaster, had to…

We’re all having lots of it, right? Lots of amazing, super-gratifying, swinging-from-the-chandeliers sex! We’re embracing our inner goddesses and exploring our sauciest fantasies and wildest desires with our partners. Since the bondage-themed bonkbuster (that’s Fifty Shades Of Grey for anyone who’s spent the last year living as a hermit) exploded on the scene, we’ve apparently all been affected. Sales of sex toys have soared by 400 per cent, the UK’s bookshops are now packed with erotic novels and a saucy Fifty Shades lingerie collection was launched just last month. Even the London Fire Brigade has suffered – in the past three years they’ve had to rescue 79 people handcuffed to beds! ‘I’m sure most people will be 50 shades of red by the time our crews arrive to free them,’…

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1 Get clenching! Psychologists believe that muscle contraction is so closely linked with feeling determined that by simply clenching your fists when you are faced with fattening or unhealthy foods can muster up the willpower to be able to resist them. 2 Try yoga It doesn’t necessarily burn very many calories, but yoga fans are generally slimmer, which experts think is down to the fact that it teaches you to tune into your body. Mindfulness is key to sensing fullness and researchers found it helped devotees feel satisfied without overeating. Don’t fancy yoga? Try Pilates or any class that focuses on the mind-body connection. The upshot is you start thinking more about what you put in your body. 3 Have an orange before your meal An orange takes time and…

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Good for different things I disagree with the stereotype. My husband is brilliant at things like finger painting and climbing trees with the kids, and although they come to me with for help with homework, their life problems are often shared with him. CAROLYN OXLEY, GREENFORD WE TAKE THEM FOR GRANTED I believe we’re often too hard on men. They go to work and we still expect jobs to be done at home. I’m married to a self-employed builder, and he works extremely long hours – both in his job and round the house – so I consider myself very lucky. That’s why I think that it’s time we cut men some slack. They have it tough and we should be thankful for all they do. JACKIE PERRINS, SHEFFIELD It’s…

Save without spending Here are my top tips this week to ensure you’re making the most of your cash 1BAG A TOP ACCOUNT FOR STUDENTS Students aged 18 or over looking for an account to pay in at least £500 a term should check out the Santander Student Current Account. New customers will receive a free four-year 16-25 Railcard, currently worth £120, which will then entitle them to get a 33 per cent reduction on off-peak train fares. To find out more, or to apply online, go to santander.co.uk. 2 SAVE EVEN MORE ON JOHN LEWIS PURCHASES John Lewis’ great policy of refunding customers the difference if an item drops in price anywhere else within 28 days, also now applies to the store’s own reductions. So if John Lewis cuts the…

The realisation that I’d turned into my mother, Margaret, hit me like a thunderbolt. It was in June this year. Mum, 68, and I had gone shopping for summer clothes near my home in Nottingham. In Next, we split up, happily browsing the racks for anything that caught our eye. Only, when we met in the fitting rooms 10 minutes later, we were both clutching the same embroidered white top. ‘Well, it is a pretty T-shirt!’ Mum beamed. But my heart sank. ‘How have I suddenly become Margaret Pollard?’ I tutted to myself, scrutinising my reflection in the mirror. I was wearing comfy jeans and a baggy old jumper, clothes I wouldn’t have been seen dead in five years earlier. I used to be hip and trendy. Back when I…

A few games of bingo is my little treat each week. My mum used to take me to her local bingo games when I was expecting my son Philip, now 34. We agreed to split our winnings. The first time I played, I won £10 and Mum won £400, so we each went home with £205. I still go along with Mum every week. Simple to play I had never owned a computer until recently. After my dad sadly passed away two years ago, Mum asked if I’d like his. One of my friends offered to show me how online bingo works, so I signed up to Woman’s Own Bingo, which is so easy to play. This was just as we came into winter and, with the snow outside, it…

s The Great British Bake Off returns for a new series, judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood have been blown away by the standard this year and expect a fiercely fought contest. Paul admits he was so impressed he even dropped his tough persona! As we sit down to talk to them, Mary, 78, and Paul, 47, are in jovial spirits and they chat happily about how much they enjoy each other’s company. Understandably, Paul doesn’t want to discuss the recent split from his wife, Alexandra, who he married 15 years ago, because his son, Josh, 11, remains his top priority. Indeed, he recently revealed that he felt it was his fault that his son had become ill after the break-up. We do, however, talk about everything from the famous show-stopping creations…

He’s helped thousands of women to look good naked and is friends with the likes of Alan Carr and the Loose Women, but how much do we really know about TV fashion stylist Gok, 38? Woman’s Own sat down with him to discuss getting emotional, his weight struggles and why Dawn French is his celebrity hero… Which parts of your body do you like most and least? My friends have said I have great lips. There are lots of things that aren’t quite right with my body. My nose looks like a dumpling and my hands look old. I carry weight around my stomach from when I was overweight but I’ve learned to live with that. What makes you cry? Lots of things, but they all tend to be weird. My…

Reunited already? She split from hubby Lee Mead last month, but pals have been saying that Denise Van Outen is already desperate to win him back. Despite the pair releasing a joint statement confirming the separation, reports claim that Denise, 39, has had a change of heart and met with Lee, 32, to salvage the relationship. A source says, ‘They decided to talk things through and see what they can make work. They know it’s a long road, but it is one that Denise wants to explore.’ But would it last anyway? Turn to page 10 for Coleen Nolan’s take on celebrity marriages… A DOG’S LIFE Graham Norton’s ex-boyfriend has lifted the lid on life with the comedian, claiming that the TV star is a heavy drinker with an obsession…

I’ve got one piece of relationship advice for celebs – avoid marrying another famous person like the plague. Sadly, it’s too late for Denise Van Outen and Lee Mead, who became another famous marriage casualty last month. And on the same day Denise was seen looking gloomy and not wearing her wedding ring, pals revealed EastEnders actor Jamie Lomas and wife Kym, a Corrie favourite, are ‘living apart and struggling to make things work’. Don’t get me wrong, there are some famous couples who make it work and say they’ve been happy for years. After all, understanding the ups and downs of a showbiz career is helpful for two people in the limelight. But I know from my marriage to Shane Richie in 1990 that two celebs in a relationship…

Curled up on a towel on the concrete floor, I wrapped my arms around my swollen belly. More than 200 women were sleeping alongside me, our bodies crammed, limbs twisted, in the unbearably hot 80 square-foot cell. The odour of sweat and dirt filled my nostrils. I closed my eyes to shut out the blinding fluorescent light and chicken-wire cage keeping me prisoner, and prayed for sleep to come. It was April 1994 and, aged 21, I was 11 weeks pregnant, locked up in one of Thailand’s most notorious jails. Yet I shouldn’t have been there at all. I was an innocent victim, wrongfully imprisoned. All I could do was hope someone would save me. My life before had been so different. Living in Johannesburg, South Africa, I’d worked as…

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DEAR EMMA Why am I having these bad dreams? Recently I’ve been having some really terrible nightmares where someone breaks into my house and tries to kill me. I wake up in a cold sweat and find it hard to get back to sleep. I am waiting to hear my date for a painful bladder and uterus operation and wonder if it’s related. Penny, 55, London Poor you, Penny! Knowing you are going to have this operation, particularly one that involves an intimate part of your body, is putting you under a lot of stress. While you might be good at hiding your fears during the day, it’s not possible by night. So let’s think about how to help you get some sleep. First, don’t be afraid to pester your…

It’s an illness endangering the lives of more and more women in the UK. Gripped by anorexia, they’re starving to death in a desperate bid to control their weight. Many believe it just affects teenage girls, but 1.6 million suffer from an eating disorder and it can strike at any age. ‘Everyone will know someone with an eating disorder – it’s more common than you may think,’ says Mary George, of eating disorders charity Beat. ‘It’s not just adolescent girls, but women in their thirties, forties and even fifties too.’ With 20 per cent of sufferers dying, anorexia has the highest death rate of any mental illness. But as these women prove, you can beat it. They’re revealing their now-healthy figures to show how they battled back from the brink……

Just per head! £4.98 Salmon and asparagus tartlets SERVES 6 PREP TIME 25 MINS COOKING TIME 1 HOUR 5 MINS YOU WILL NEED ◆ 350g plain flour ◆ 140g cold butter, cut into cubes ◆ 25g asparagus, roughly chopped ◆ 150g smoked salmon, shredded ◆ 1tbsp chopped dill ◆ 5 eggs, beaten ◆ 100ml milk ◆ 250ml double cream HOW TO DO IT 1Sift the flour and 1tsp salt together into a large bowl and rub in the butter until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add enough very cold water (about 3-5tsp) to make the dough come together, then wrap well and chill in the fridge for 10-15 mins. 2Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface until just thinner than a £1 coin then use it to line six individual…

Their voices were soft, their eyes still showing pain, but the memories were happy ones… ‘He was always whizzing around on his trike – he was a little ball of energy,’ Tanya Ross, then 31, said. Her husband, Allan, 33, nodded. ‘He had these enormous blue eyes and the cheekiest smile.’ Tanya smiled. ‘Our little star,’ she added. They were sitting in the office of The Sick Kids Friends Foundation, telling me about their son Harris, who had died eight months earlier in August 2010, aged just 16 months. I was chief executive of the charity, which was set up to support the work of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh. We ran a drop-in centre, a place for patients and their families to relax and escape the…

Aries 21 Mar – 20 Apr Domesticity and the home is where the action is at the moment. So it helps that, from the weekend on, you and your beloved are totally in tune. Harmony and teamwork are easier to achieve than usual, not to mention romantic love. Take yourselves on a hot date. ◆ For more call 0901 609 4780* Taurus 21 Apr – 20 May This week – midweek in particular – is a time to let others take the lead. Or even just ask for their advice. It’s a great few days for tackling even the stickiest of problems by roping in help from partners, best friends or the person who sits next to you at work. Just ask. ◆ For more call 0901 609 4781* Gemini…

PIC OF THE WEEK Win £50 if we feature your photo Ruth should not worry Ruth Langsford is my favourite presenter and I read about her crisis of confidence [15 July issue]. I think she looks great and if I looked half as good as she does, I would be pleased. Many of us over the age of 50 feel under pressure and have concerns about our looks and figures. We can’t avoid the signs of ageing, but I guess being in the public eye means you need to look your best at all times. Ruth, you have no worries – Eamonn and the viewers are your biggest fans. Sylvia Foster, Bridlington Sixth sense! I recently moved into a flat and, when I first arrived, I checked everything was working…

‘Dannii is insignificant’ Miaow! The Sharon Osbourne and Dannii Minogue catfight is far from over – The X Factor judge Sharon has slated her former co-star all over again. It comes after Dannii, 41, questioned Sharon’s return to the hit show, claiming it was ‘risky’, after her high-profile departure six years ago. But Sharon, 60, hit back saying, ‘I chose to leave because I was uncomfortable with a woman that was on the panel. She’s insignificant, but I let her get under my skin. I should have been the bigger person.’ Don’t MISS IT... BIG SCHOOL BBC1, Friday, 16 August, 9pm Catherine Tate joins forces with David Walliams, Philip Glenister, Frances de la Tour and The Thick Of It’s Joanna Scanlan for this brand new sitcom set in a secondary…