Innholdsfortegnelse for 24-Apr-2017 i Woman's Own

Happy birthday to Her Majesty, who turns 91 this week. Not only is she the longest-reigning monarch but continues to be one of the hardest working – and all the while looking incredible! She proves that age is no barrier, and just a few weeks ago was even spotted riding near Windsor Castle. Back on her 21st birthday, Princess Elizabeth declared she’d be devoted to serving the country for her ‘whole life whether it be long or short’. Luckily for us, that life has proved to be a long one. And with her own mother making it to 101, we hope there will be many more happy birthdays to come. Subscribe to Woman’s Own from £10.99* Subscribe online at magazinesdirect . com/11ZL  or call 0330 333…

‘So good to see Sarah on the show – so much better than Holly!’ Holly Willoughby has found herself at the centre of a bitter backlash after fans turned on the This Morning star in a seemingly personal attack. It happened after the presenter was taken sick with a bug, leaving her co-host Phillip Schofield to team up with his former Going Live colleague Sarah Greene. And the reunion thrilled fans, who were quick to jump online to say how much they loved seeing the duo back together. Posting on Twitter and online forums, viewers praised Sarah, 58, saying that they loved her easygoing presenting style and her relaxed relationship with Phil. ‘So good to see Sarah on… so much better than Holly!!’ said one viewer. ‘OMG Holly be afraid,…

Joan alone The queen of showbiz Dame Joan Collins popped into GMB to talk about her latest road-trip flick The Time Of Their Lives. The film is a real hoot, and I would have suggested we do a road trip together, too, but I don’t think I could carry all that Louis Vuitton luggage! Mighty Mo! The Voice victor Mo nearly lost the plot on the final – he almost sang the wrong song when the music kicked in. ‘Luckily, I recovered in time,’ he told me. I’m the same at GMB. I never know what’ll come out of my mouth next – neither do the lawyers! From best to Wurst! Former Eurovision champ Conchita Wurst dished out some advice for this year’s hopefuls. ‘It’s all about your voice, your…

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Lisa Delort Coleman is a midwife from London. She lives with her husband, Damien, and their nine-year-old daughter. Keep it simple My skin regime is pretty pared back and simple. I cleanse morning and evening with Decléor Aroma Cleanse Essential Cleansing Milk, £22, John Lewis, and use Alpha H Liquid Gold, £33.50, M&S, every other night as an exfoliating treatment. Walk when you can My job keeps me pretty fit, and I walk my daughter to school at least twice a week. A lot of my friends have a Fitbit, so we’re all in healthy competition with each other. It’s a great motivator and each day I try to walk at least five miles. Get your beauty sleep I don’t really have a morning routine but I like to get…

The human gut is the hub of good health, playing numerous vital roles within the body. Surprising as it may seem, the gut is often considered to be the second brain, because the gut and the brain communicate constantly. Many vital brain-communicating chemicals, such as serotonin, are made in the gut, and this is why keeping this part of your body healthy leads to good mental as well as physical health. 1 Check your transit time Eat a whole beetroot, noting the time and date. When you see a reddened stool, calculate your transit time. If it’s less than 12 hours, you might not be absorbing all the nutrients from your food. More than 24 hours and waste is spending too long inside you, increasing your risk of colon diseases.…

Buy it Cook it Was  £1.30 Now £1 Nature’s Finest Pineapple in Coconut Water, 108g, Morrisons Pineapple upside-down cake Preheat oven to 190°C/Gas 5. Grease a 20cm cake tin. Arrange 300g of pineapple over the base of the tin. Drizzle over 4tbsp honey. Combine 225g butter, 225g caster sugar, 225g self-raising flour and 4 eggs. Mix together until the ingredients form a soft-dropping consistency. Spoon into the tin and bake for 50 mins until golden and a skewer comes out clean. Bargain booze Was £14 Now £12 Fruity flavours are the big new gin trend, so make sure you try this tongue-tingling grapefruit-infused tipple – tastes great with a splash of Prosecco! Pink Grapefruit Gin, 50cl, M&S. For you Was £2.90 Now…

Baby joy Congratulations to Anton Du Beke and his partner Hannah on the birth of their twins! I met him at a charity golf tournament, most of the celebs there were full of themselves, but he came over and hugged me! He’ll be a brilliant dad. Elaine Ward Let kids be kids! I saw a shop are selling high heels for babies! I think it’s awful – let your little one be a child for as long as possible! It’s the same with make-up, I’ve just never understood it! Wendy Lynne Cook Celebs who care I have such respect for Emma Bunton and Kate Ford raising awareness of endometriosis. I’ve suffered with it since my twenties, and getting recognition and support from celebrities is great. Katie Barlow Your photo of…

Grantchester is back, and so is our favourite crime- solving duo, Geordie and Sidney! Here, Robson Green, 52, who plays Geordie, fills us in on what to expect, and why he loves working with his pal James Norton… Where do we find Geordie and Sidney in the new series? You find them having this kind of crisis of self. On the face of it, everything’s fine in their world, but Geordie is going about a campaign of destroying everything that is precious to him. And Sidney is with a married woman and he’s somehow seeking approval from Geordie. The blind leading the blind… We’re corrupt and this has a corrosive effect, not only on everything that’s precious to them but also on their relationship. Set that against a backdrop of…

1 The Durrells Sundays, ITV The family return for another series in sunny Corfu. And it’s back with a bang as Louisa, played by Keeley Hawes, wakes up next to a sheep and, to everyone’s horror, Larry and Leslie are growing moustaches. Louisa declares things must change! 2 The London Marathon Sunday, BBC1 Watch people push themselves to the limit as thousands take to the streets of London to run 26.2 miles. After all those hours of training, watch their relief as they finally cross that finish line. 3 Big House, Little House Saturdays, Channel 4 A new daytime property show in which two families tackle exactly the same kind of renovation project on their own homes but on two vastly different budgets. Whose will you prefer? 4…

6.30am I’m instinctively an early riser. I usually do some exercise just to get myself ticking over, because muscles tend to go to sleep at night and the older I get the less quickly I can jump out of bed and be ready to run. 7am Breakfast is a mix of muesli, fruit, juice and tea. If I’m on a film or a TV set and there’s catering, I might be tempted to have eggs and bacon but that’s a big treat for me. I can get hooked on bacon and eggs and that’s fatal! 8am If I’m on set, a car will come and pick me up. Most of the time it’s an early start and the first thing they want to do is stick you in a make-up…

Linda Robson has already cut out the sugar from her diet, but now she’s taken her new healthy lifestyle one step further – by taking up dance fitness craze Zumba! The Loose Woman went to her very first class last week and, despite the pain, loved every minute of it. Taking to Instagram, Linda, 59, posted a snap of herself after exercising with pals, saying, ‘Had my first Zumba class tonight. Thought I was going to die, they wouldn’t let me wear my FitFlops and everything is aching. God help you Loose Women tomorrow!’ Linda has transformed her diet and health outlook this year. In January she revealed she was drinking up to a bottle of wine every night and her shocked fellow Loose Women begged her to stop. After…

We love you on Corrie. Does it feel like you’ve shot to fame? My life’s changed in that I’ve been able to buy a house. I get to go to awards and get recognised, too. You’ve moved in with your boyfriend, Tom Leech. How’s that? It was quite stressful last week because we didn’t have a bed and we were sleeping on the floor, but apart from that it’s been exciting. Do you feel stronger as a couple? I think so, yes. We feel like proper grown-ups now. The other day I got home from work and he’d run me a bath and lit candles! Bethany’s storyline is quite dark… I’ve never experienced nor known of anyone who has been groomed or sexually exploited, so I was nervous when I…

The airbrusher in a tube Dot, pat and blend away visible pores and fine lines with Benefit Porefessional Face Primer Balm, £26, a putty-like cream that adapts to every skin tone. Wear it before foundation to create a smooth, baby-like, pore-less canvas. The hair finisher As a hardened beauty journalist, I’m usually immune to the post-haircut spiel but when my stylist used Windle & Moodie Cream Sheen, £17, windleandmoodie.com, on my finished blow-dry, I was amazed. It looked so much glossier, healthier and cooler. Now I rub a small drop of the finishing cream between my hands then apply through the ends of my hair after styling. The clever cleanser Relief – that’s what I felt the first time I used Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser, £26.…

Contact Anita Send your questions to askanita@ timeinc.com  Follow her on Twitter @AnitaNaik Or go to anita naik.com She ignores me in the playground QA few months ago, my 14-year- old daughter fell out with a friend and they have cut all contact. This is fine by me as the girls were always arguing. The problem is this girl’s mother. We have known each other for years but aren’t close, so I was surprised when she came up to me, saying how hurt she is the girls have fallen out and how I need to do something. I said as teenagers they should choose what they want to do. Since then she blanks me at school. I called her to try to…

‘Being fit helped me be a better mum’ ‘People said I might damage my baby’ Exercising while pregnant can help reduce tiredness, constipation and lower back pain. Always speak to your GP or midwife first. For some women, the thought of stepping out in skimpy leggings and a crop top is their idea of hell. But not me. Whether I’m running in the park, at the gym or even grabbing a pint of milk, I’m proud to flash the flesh. And why not? I’ve worked hard for my figure – and at nearly 50, I have a washboard stomach. But here’s the bit that will really shock you, I’m also a mum-of-eight. That’s right, I’ve gone through eight pregnancies and eight labours. So what’s my secret? Well, it’s simple. I…

Aries 21 Mar – 20 Apr In an important relationship, if you don’t acknowledge the hurtful things that have happened, there’s no chance of moving on. Talk it out without an expectation of where it’s going and you’ll be surprised. Taurus 21 Apr – 20 May On Thursday the sun enters Taurus and your birthday month begins. It brings chances to shine – from baking to working slowly and steadily towards a goal. Plus, from Friday, life calms down a little. Gemini 21 May – 20 Jun We can never change anything about ourselves if we don’t realise we’re doing it. Thursday and the days either side bring an insight that enables you to understand yourself a lot better. Cancer 21 Jun – 22 Jul An aspect of a partnership…

As I closed my oven door, I couldn’t wait to tuck into the roast beef I had prepared for our Sunday dinner and my mouth was watering at the thought. With some time to spare, all my housework done and the telly on in the background, I thought I would log in to my online bingo account. I’ve been a member of Woman’s Own Bingo for over five years, switching to playing online after my local bingo hall became a bit of a hassle to get to. I always play Sapphire Bingo and usually log in on a Saturday or Sunday night. Lost for words This Sunday in January, I bought 10 tickets for Sapphire, costing me £1. I was just settling in to the game, watching my numbers being…

‘The doctors prepared my family to say goodbye’ Sighing as the warm water bounced off my skin, I picked up the new razor I’d brought into the shower with me. It was 19 May 2012 and with three daughters, Megan, then 13, Freya, then nine, and Klara, then four, I rarely got any peace. My only chance for me time was when I retreated to the bathroom. We had a hectic week ahead, including my husband Mat’s birthday coming up, so I knew if I didn’t sort out my legs and bikini line now I might not get another chance. After gliding the razor carefully over my skin, I turned off the shower and dried off. Getting ready for bed the next evening, I noticed a little pimple – like…

Chicken with balsamic peppers and couscous Serves 4 You will need 4 x 125g skinless chicken fillets 1tbsp olive oil 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 red pepper, cut into strips 1 yellow pepper, cut into strips 2 garlic cloves, halved A few sprigs of thyme 60g giant couscous 1 Knorr Chicken Stock Pot capsule 1tbsp balsamic vinegar A handful of rocket How to do it 1 Heat a griddle pan. Season the chicken generously and brush over a little olive oil and the crushed garlic. Griddle for 15 mins, turning as needed. 2 Meanwhile, heat 1tbsp olive oil in a frying pan, add the red and yellow peppers, halved garlic cloves and sprigs of thyme. Cook for 5 mins, stirring as needed, or until peppers start to soften. Add 2tbsp…

Friend Catherine, 48 ‘She ran 12 miles to school’ ‘I’ve known Catherine since I was five and she’s always been into fitness – she even used to run the 12 miles to school with her books in her bag. I’ve got two children and I put on 2st – I just wasn’t able to do all the exercising Catherine did. She’s in a league of her own and I never compare myself.’ Kick-boxing instructor, Carl, 29 ‘Her willpower’s incredible. She’s a machine!’ ‘I couldn’t believe it when Catherine told me she’d had eight kids – she doesn’t look it! She’s a machine and will always push herself to the limit – spurring on the other mothers, too. While women should give themselves a good break after pregnancy before jumping into…

How to do it Follow our Monday- Friday plan and then at the weekends cook your own balanced meals to add variety. Also choose a daily snack and drink an extra 300ml of skimmed milk daily. Why it works We’ve selected calorie- controlled ready-to-go choices that will lead to a steady 1-2lb of weight loss a week and provide you with balanced nutrition. Keep it going Choose healthy ready meal options and add extra fruit and veg. For 1-2lb a week weight loss aim for 1,200-1,400 calories a day Weekday meals Monday BREAKFAST Handful of berries with 125g full-fat Greek yogurt, and 1tbsp granola LUNCH Choose from l John West Light Lunch Mediterranean Style Tuna Salad and a pot of Activia red or yellow fruits yogurt l Sainsbury’s…

Our expert Tara Evans saves you serious cash Tweet @TaraEvans or email womansown@timeinc.com 1 CHECK YOU’RE PROTECTED Last month, Diamond Holidays tour operator ceased trading. Luckily, the company was part of the Civil Aviation Authority’s ATOL scheme. So its 16,000 customers whose trips were cancelled should get their money back. Always check your holiday operator is covered by ATOL or ABTA. This means you’ll be flown home if it goes bust while you’re there or get a refund if it happens before you leave. 2 PAY THE RIGHT WAY ● By credit card: You’ll be protected under the Consumer Credit Act. ● By debit card: Some banks will refund you under the chargeback scheme. You’ve got up to 120…