Innholdsfortegnelse for April 27, 2015 i Woman's Own

Look who’s TALKING! OK, hands up, who’s going to be watching Katie Hopkins when she gets her own chat show? According to reports, the outspoken columnist is in talks for a show with pay TV channel TLC. It comes after her weight-loss documentary My Fat story attracted record ratings for the channel when it aired earlier this year, with its second episode pulling in 201,000 viewers. But whether you love her or hate her, one thing is certain - she’s bound to be opinionated!…

1It’s only due to the Queen that Wills and Kate’s second baby gets a title. In late 2012, she changed a ruling dating back to 1917, so that ‘all the children of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales should have and enjoy the style, title and attribute of royal highness with the titular dignity of prince or princess’. Now isn’t that grand?! 2The exclusive Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital in London’s Paddington caught the world’s attention when George was born but it doesn’t come cheap! With antenatal day care alone starting at £75 per hour, Kate’s stay this time could cost up to £10,000. Suites are fitted with a TV, radio, safe, phone and fridge. 3 Kate’s surgeon, Guy Thorpe-Beeston, is the current surgeongynaecologist to the royal…

As a child, my house was the kind of place you couldn’t wait to invite your friends to. Mum and Dad were so fun-loving and my early memories are of them laughing around our kitchen table with friends. ‘I’d long to be a normal family’ My dad, Les, was an engineer, while my mum, Carol, was a healthcare assistant. But as well as working hard to provide for my big brother Jason and me, there was another side to them, something I dreaded telling my friends… Mum and Dad’s get-togethers always involved wine. That’s because they liked to drink – a lot. They’d think nothing of having their first glass at midday and drinking straight through until bedtime. While my friends at school thought it was cool that we’d spend…

HOW IT WORKS Angela Dowden’s easy diet focuses on slower-releasing carbs and those containing lots of fibre, vitamins and minerals. Eaten in moderate amounts, these foods help fill you up and don’t make you fat. Your other secret weapon is resistant starch, which is found in canned pulses, chilled potato salads and pasta that’s been reheated (don’t keep for longer than 48 hours). It also helps to reduce the risk of diabetes as it doesn’t raise blood sugar as much as normal starch, and is good for your waistline as your body can’t extract all the calories from it. What to do To lose 1-2lb a week, choose one breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, mixing and matching as you wish. You should also have 300ml semi-skimmed milk daily, which you…

Salad, fruit and veg THE RISK Fruit and veg might seem safe, but dangerous E. coli bacteria can enter the soil from cows. Watercress, leeks and potatoes have had recent contamination scares. HOW TO AVOID IT • If your bagged salad states it has been washed, it will have been treated for bugs. Otherwise wash all fruit and veg well and dunk in a sink full of water if it has a lot of soil on it. STORE IT • As soon as you open pre-bagged salad it starts to go off. It will keep longer if you wash and dry well and refrigerate wrapped loosely in kitchen towel in a zip-lock plastic bag. • Living salad selections will stay fresher for longer on your windowsill. 75% of kitchen sponges and…

Steak and ale pie SERVES 6 PREP TIME 45 MINS COOKING TIME 3 HOURS YOU WILL NEED • 25g unsalted butter u 2tbsp vegetable oil u 900g braising steak, cut into cubes u ◆ 3tbsp plain flour, seasoned u 2 onions, sliced u 2 garlic cloves, crushed u 500ml dark ale u 1½tbsp Worcestershire sauce u 100g chestnut mushrooms, quartered ◆ 375g ready-rolled puff pastry u 1 egg, beaten HOW TO DO IT 1 Heat the oven to 160°C/Gas 2. Melt the butter and oil in a pan, toss the meat in the flour and brown in batches, then transfer to a casserole dish. 2Add onions and garlic to the pan and cook for 10 mins until they are soft and lightly coloured, then add to the casserole dish. 3…

3 of the BEST COPPER ACCESSORIES Choose this rich metallic tone for a stand-out look that’s bang on trend. Hotel CHIC Add a touch of glamour to your bedroom with a soothing palette of neutral tones mixed with stylish black accessories. Get the look Less is more How amazing is this Basics range from Tesco? Its mugs, dinner plates, side plates, cereal and pasta bowls all come in shades of storm, white, natural and charcoal. These pieces are perfect for mixing and matching, and at only £1 a piece you can buy lots! Quick blitz All it takes to spruce up your bathroom and give it a fresh new look are a few stylish accessories. The pretty Simple Life collection fromNext is perfect. Teal printed floral towel from £8, bath…

‘My GP wouldn’t believe me’ Looking at the women standing here beside me, I feel so proud to call each of them my friend. Because since I was diagnosed with cancer, they have given me more than I could ever have imagined possible… I was devastated when my mum, Diane, was diagnosed with bowel cancer. Afterwards, I knew the symptoms to look out for, sowhen I saw blood in my stool, I went direct tomy GP. I didn’t tell Mum as I didn’t want toworry her. And in any case, as I was so young, no one would take my symptoms seriously. ‘This was the time I really needed them’ Mum tragically died in 2008. Then, after I had my son James in 2010, the bleeding returned. My husband Tom…

If you think a camping holiday means sleeping on rock-solid ground in pocket-sized tents eating anaemic looking sausages cooked on a dodgy gas cooker, then think again. Because when you stay at a Feather Down Farm campsite, roughing it is not on the menu! Set in the lush Hampshire countryside, just 13 miles from the Wiltshire cathedral city of Salisbury, is Gambledown Farm, one of the 33 Feather Down sites in the UK. So what’s different? To start with, the tents are pure luxury. They’re pre-erected, sleep six and have a kitchen with running water, wood-burning stove, proper beds with duvets and and, wait for it… an indoor flushing toilet! Every tent has a barbecue too, as well as a picnic table where you can sit with a glass of…

Woman’s Own EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW We loved her on our screens in Downton Abbey and now Samantha Bond is back with the new ITV Second World War drama, Home Fires. I caught up with Samantha, 53, to find out about the great period costumes, her secrets to not getting recognised and how her grown-up children are following in her acting footsteps… Tell us about Frances, the character you play in Home Fires… She looks just like me! She’s a very clever, passionate, occasionally forthright woman. At the beginning of the series she feels that the local Women’s Institute has become elitist. She sets out to challenge that. This must upset a few people! Yes, notably Joyce, played by Francesca Annis. You get two feisty women up against each other. Working with…

‘It’s delicious and fun’ RosamundPikeonher role as thenewvoiceofLadyPenelope andthehighsandlowsof awardceremonies Youarenowamumoftwoboysand thetoastofHollywood–howdo youmanageit? It’s delicious and fun, I’m very relaxed. The cocktail of motherhood and all of this gives you a real sense of perspective. Itmustbeathrilltohavewonan EmpireAwardandbenominatedfor anOscarandaBAFTAforGoneGirl? As actors, we’re trained in being disappointed so it’s really fun to be nominated andwin. WelovethenewLadyPenelope! I wanted to make her a modern, funloving, intelligent party girl. Not an aristocratic lady who seems removed in any way. The more she is of the here and now, the more free she is to go anywhere and infiltrate whatever scene she needs to. Her power to disarm people is essential. SowhyThunderbirds? It’s one of the things you want to do when you have kids - make a film they can see. Telly on a…

Silver siren The first rule of a bare back? Make sure your skin is glowing, just like Miranda Kerr, 32. The silver straps look amazing against her tanned bod. Hustle & bustle The Voice judge Rita Ora, 24, enhances her teeny waist with this corseted scarlet gown and dramatic bustle. You look strapping X marks the spot for Amanda Holden, 44, in this glamorous floor-sweeper. The chunky straps are skilfully balanced with delicate jade green earrings. That ’70s show Channelling her inner disco diva, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, 28, is ready to hit the dance floor in a gold minidress and sky-high stilettos. Sheer heaven Ashley Roberts, 33, shows off her fab figure in this ra-ra skirt and seethrough back. With such a striking design, she keeps accessories minimal. Racy lace Kelly…

With her 60th birthday just three years away, Linda Robson is reportedly planning to have secret surgery. A friend of the star told us, ‘Linda wants a freshener, she wants to hit 60 looking sexy, not saggy.’ In the past Linda has been proud of the fact she’d never given in to fillers or to going under the knife. Speaking about herself and her Birds Of A Feather co-stars, she said, ‘We’re older, wiser and more comfortable in who we are. None of us has had anything done, not Botox or anything like that.’ But it seems Linda has now had a change of heart and she’s been thinking about some maintenance. A friend said that Linda told her, ‘I’ve been too nervous until now about messing with my face,…

SCRUB UP L’Oréal Paris Sublime Bronze Exfotonic Body Polishing Gel, £7.99, is a serious skin treat, not least for the intoxicating scent. It gently refines skin and sloughs away dead cells – perfect pre-tan prep. MOISTURE MAGNET Hydrated skin reflects the light so your body looks healthy. Deeply nourishing, Le Couvent Des Minimes Refreshing Body Moisturiser, £7, will awaken your senses with its crisp, summery scent. PEEP-TOE PERFECT This season’s ice cream shades are guaranteed to cheer up toes. Use a base coat to prevent staining and apply two coats of Boutique Nail Polish in The Royal Mint, £4, Sainsbury’s, for a pistachio pedi. JOIN THE FIRM If you’ve left that pre-summer workout plan a little too late, try Adonia Stemu Tone, £49, adoniaorganics.com. Clinical trials found it boosted skin…

A good neighbour is a great thing – kind and close at hand, they can become a best friend. But a bad one can make life hell. And worse, there’s nowhere to escape. Neighbour rows are on the rise – noise complaints have increased fivefold in the past 20 years. It’s a scary trend. And if left unresolved, petty disagreements over parking or loud music can escalate into acts of violence, as these stories reveal... Drivento herdeath Kimberley Lindfield, a former youth volunteer for St John Ambulance, thought she’d found the perfect place to set up home with her cat Molly. Aged 27, she’d battled depression and bulimia for the past 13 years and had hoped her newflat would help her to feel settled. Yet after moving into the flat…

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Fancy a mini-break to one of the world’s most vibrant cities? Our lucky winner and their guest will be flown to New York for a three-night stay at the four-star Park South Hotel – a beautifully restored historic 1906 building that’s in the ideal location for sightseeing. There is so much to see and do in this 24-hour city. Just for starters, there’s the Empire State Building, Madison Square Garden, Times Square… And to make your trip even better, we’ll give you $500 spending money – more than enough for tickets to a Broadway show and a spot of shopping on Fifth Avenue! W hen there are nasty odours around your home, you need a deodorizer that kills persistent smells rather than covering them up with a synthetic perfume. Unlike…

One thing to do THIS WEEK Cancel your gym membership and save £480 a year Howmany times have you been to the gym since January? Over half (57%) of us who have a membership we’re not using won’t cancel it because we ‘plan to start going soon’. Some of the top gym-dodging excuses uncovered by a recent thinkmoney.co.uk survey include ‘I couldn’t be bothered shaving my legs’ and ‘I feel too fat to put on my gym clothes’! If you’re paying monthly by direct debit, consider swapping to a cheaper service such as payasyougym.com, fitness 4less.co.uk or pure gym.com. How to get the best phone deal With so many handsets, price plans and operators, finding the right tariff can be mind-boggling! Here’s our guide. 1 FIND OUT IF YOU’RE OVERPAYING Try…

Just for FUN! CLUES & ARROWS Fill in the clues in the direction of the arrows Quick & Easy If you really don’t have much time to spare, give your brain a breakwith one of these See if you can solve these in 10 minutes SU DOKU To solve the puzzle, each 3x2 box, each column and each rowmust contain the numbers 1 to 6 WORD SEARCH The answer is the word missing from the grid BEACH COMMUTE DRIVE FIELD GUEST LIST HALLWAY HOSE PIPE LAKE LAWN NAME PADDOCK PATH ROOM STABLE STAIRCASE CROSSWORD Put your feet up and have a go at our classic crossword ACROSS 1 Experiencedperformer (3,4) 5 Start todoze (4,3) 10 High in stature (4) 11 Crab or shrimp, eg (10) 12 Cunning (8) 13 Church entreaty…

Medieval glamping at Warwick Castle WHY WE LOVE IT While medieval camping may sound rather primitive, at Warwick Castle you can recreate the days of yore in the lap of luxury! Set in 44 acres of landscaped gardens, each tent boasts a double bed, two single beds and faux fur throws to keep you cosy. A breakfast fit for a king, priority entrance to the castle and medieval evening entertainment are also included in the price. HOW MUCH? £200 per a tent per a night – visit warwick-castle.com. Step back in time Atlantic surf pods, Bude, Cornwall Extra luxury features WHYWELOVEIT This family run siteoffers a great base for exploring the beautiful beaches of the north Cornwall coast, aswell as nearby Tintagel Castle and RHSGardenRosemoor. Find somepeaceandquiet in this idyllic…

CRUSH confession Like the rest of us, Lorraine Kelly has been looking forward to spending Sunday evenings with the handsome Ross Poldark. Lorraine, 55, confessed, ‘Aidan Turner is in my top three most fanciable people.’ Which brings to us the biggest question around: what the heck are we all going to do now when it finishes this week? Here’s another pic to console ourselves. Enjoy! A Bonnie arrival Another week, another announcement about a new face joining a soap. This time it’s Bonnie Langford who will be playing market trader Kush’s pushy mum. Bonnie, 50, will arrive in Walford in June and it won’t take long until she’s causing a stir. A source revealed, ‘She’s very outspoken and a little abrasive so expect some fireworks and some good old ding-dongs…

Michelle Mone spills the beans on daily blow-dries, crying on planes and being a karaoke queen Inspirational businesswoman Michelle Mone, 43, founded underwear brand Ultimo in 1996 and has gone on to huge success. But the savvy lady hasn’t always had it easy, recently admitting to struggles with alcohol and her weight. Now back at the top of her game, we caught up with Michelle, who’s mum to Rebecca, 22, Declan, 18, and Bethany, 14, to find out more… What’syourguilty pleasure? It has to be a blow-dry – I’m terrible. I just love blow-dried, fresh, clean hair. I’m going to sound like a spoilt brat, I have one daily. They come to my house or I go there, and that hour I can sit and do my emails. It’s one…

‘He knocked my confidence’ Denise Van Outen, 40, has revealed the truth behind her fallout with The Big Breakfast co-presenter and ‘really good mate’ Johnny Vaughan, after the failure of their joint Capital radio show back in 2008 She admits she hasn’t spoken to him in seven years. ‘I was nervous about doing radio on my own because I was made to feel I wasn’t capable of doing it on my own by Johnny,’ she said. ‘He knocked my confidence a bit.’ ‘CHEAP &tacky’ Showing off her amazing figure in a form-fitting denim dress and sporting a curly ’do, it was clear that Carol Vorderman, 54, was pleased with what she saw in the mirror. But not everyone agreed with the former Loose Woman, it seemed, and her snap caused…

LORRAINE KELLY Lorraine pulls off the cheeky smiley face without much effort at all! GEMMA COLLINS ‘What do you mean I look like an emoji?’ LESLEY JOSEPH ‘Oh goodness, my hands are a different colour to my face!’ PRINCE GEORGE Ooh, coochy coo, here’s looking at you, kiddo. DENISE WELCH The actress showcases her best sad face. LOUIE SPENCE ‘I’m a bit naughty, I am.’ KIM KARDASHIAN No one’s cry face is pretty, not even this gorgeous lady’s. FERN BRITTON Smile? Check. Sunglasses? Check. Looking cool… THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE From blushing royal bride to blushing emoji KERRY KATONA ‘You know I’m only playing, right?!’ VICTORIA BECKHAM Grin and bear it...…

How I look… younger Arlene Phillips, 71, knows that strong, healthy nails make hands look younger. She swears by Renunail Triple Strength polish, £14, Tesco. ‘It’s like coating your nails in caviar,’ she says. 3 of the best… Tinted moisturisers 1BareMinerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Hydrating Gel Cream, £26 We love the even-toned, skin-awakening finish of this tinted gel. It’s skin-quenching, too – in just one week, hydration is boosted by 215%. 2E.l.f Tinted Moisturizer, £4.50, eyeslipsface.co.uk Packed with skin-soothing aloe and cucumber, this offers a light veil of colour with an impressive SPF20 defence against sun ageing. 3Espa Naturally Radiant Tinted Moisturiser, £32 You can build up the sheer coverage of this moisturiser with a brush to conceal any blemishes. It really is feather-light, which makes it ideal for the…

Their denial is making me nervous My stepdad is 57 and has bowel cancer. His prognosis isn’t great but he andmy mum are in denial and he’s still trying to manage their finances. Mum can barely use a mobile phone, let alone log on to their online banking. I’ve encouraged her to ask him to show her how it all works, but she says that’s like admitting all hope is gone and she can’t do that to him. I’m worried about what’s going to happen to her if he doesn’t recover. Irene,34,Essex I’m so sorry to hear about your stepdad’s illness. I suggest you go to moneyadviceservice.org. uk, which details everything you could offer your parents right now. It explains how a temporary power of attorney works, as well as…

When I fell pregnant with twins, I was faced with a heartbreaking choice – sacrifice one ofmy babies to save the other or risk losing them both forever… My husband Steve and I never planned a big family. We’d met at college in 1998 and four years later, Charlotte, now 12, was born, followed by Callum, 10, two years after that. ‘Now our family’s complete,’ I smiled. But time seemed to fly by. One minute Charlotte and Callumwere in nappies, the next they were nagging me for new trainers. As the kids became increasingly independent, part of me longed to feel needed again. In great danger So, in April 2012, when I learnt I was carrying twins, I was thrilled. But the happiness didn’t last. Early into the pregnancy, I…

We’re DRINKING... ... Lidl’s brand-new French wine collection. There are 36 to choose from, all from different regions of France, so you’re sure to find a new favourite. Our top tipples are the Rully La Chaume, perfect with creamy pasta dishes, and the Cahors Château de Grézels Malbec Merlot, which is great with red meats. They start at just £4.99, so stock up while you can. In store NOW You can’t beat a bit of luxury popcorn and Tyrrell’s Poshcorn is popped to perfection. Choose from four flavours – Sweet & Salted, Coconut & Caramel, Sea Salted and even Lemon Cupcake. Available in individual and shareable bags for on-the-go snacking. From79p at supermarkets. Chicken and leek pie SERVES 8 PREP TIME 15 MINS COOK TIME 50 MINS COSTPERSERVING£1.05 1Fry 2…

As I pound the streets of London this week, every step of the 26.2 miles will remind me just how lucky I am to be able to put one foot in front of another. Back in autumn 2012, when I started suffering from headaches, I put them down to my busy job in the Army. But when they didn’t shift, I went to my local hospital in Frimley, Surrey. ‘It’s bad news,’ the doctor said. ‘There’s a tumour at the back of your head, between your brain and your spine. It may be malignant.’ It turned out it had been slowly growing for 10 years. Now it was the size of an orange. ‘Removing the tumour could cause damage to the part of your brain that controls movement and balance,’…

Aries 21 Mar – 20 Apr Last month when you were on a mission to shape your life the way you want it, you didn’t necessarily get everyone on board or drum up the funds you need. But in the days around Wednesday, as long as you take things carefully, you can. • For more call 0901 609 4780* Taurus 21 Apr – 20 May It’s all about you right now. The Sun is in your sign together with action-oriented Mars and communicative Mercury, so important, deeply personal stuff is happening. This is your chance to speak up for yourself and really see a change. • For more call 0901 609 4781* Gemini 21May–20Jun Romance planet Venus is in your sign and this week she’s working good vibes with links…

So selfish I was disgusted to read Megan’s story in ‘We were all over 40st’. She may be ‘happy with her weight’ at 37st, but her poor son has to be a full-time carer. How selfish can you get? I know losing weight is difficult, especially when you develop a dependency on food, but wouldn’t it be at least worth trying, if only to give her son a chance of a normal life? I hope Megan gets some perspective and the help she needs. Caroline Willcock, Shropshire PIC OF THE WEEK Win £50 if we feature your photo Techno-phobe I can totally relate to Judy Finnigan feeling stressed that she can’t get on board with the latest technology. Email I can handle and maybe even Facebook. But Twitter and Google+ –…

The TV Shows not to be missed LOVE IT OR LIST IT TUESDAYS, C4 Telly’s favourite onscreen duo, Kirstie and Phil, are back with a new show that helps couples reignite their passion… for their homes. The king and queen of property show them how to make the most of their assets, but don’t always see eye to eye. While Kirstie thinks they should learn to love it, Phil says sell up! The GAME THURSDAYS, BBC2 Cool down in front of a drama set in the secretive world of ’70s espionage. Joe Lambe (Tom Hughes) has an exciting career in MI5, but could a past romance with a Russian girl ruin everything for him? Inspector George Gently WEDNESDAYS, BBC1 If you love a good whodunnit, then the new series of…