Innholdsfortegnelse for 11-Jun-2018 i Woman's Own

Ear-ear! These earrings are sure to turn a few heads! £18, Oliver Bonas Need a lift? Plumps skin for a younger looking complexion. L;ft Face & Neck Duo, £12.99, Boots Simple sliders Coral looks great on all skin tones. £20, Dorothy Perkins In the frame Show off your favourite snaps in style. £18, Oliver Bonas Lovely lilac Chic mock-croc bag with a handy shoulder strap. £20, Next Top of the knots This tie-waist top will make the most of your middle. £19.99, sizes 6-18, New Look Max it out We love the mix of florals and polka dots on this dress. £19.99, sizes 6-18, New Look Got a ring to it Add some glitz to any outfit – it's too pretty to take off! £17, Accessorize Sweet treat Everything from…

EMBRACE YOUR CURVES Gone are the days of struggling to find swimwear in your size, with lots of retailers now going up to a size 32. THIGH SLIMMING It’s all about balancing things out! Draw the eye upwards and detract from your lower half with detail and bold patterns up top. CURVE CREATING Gathered waists and prints give shape to taller figures. BUST ENHANCING Extra fabric in the form of frills and ruffles will help the bust area look bigger. LENGTHEN LEGS High-leg bottoms give the illusion of longer pins. TRIM YOUR SIDES Cleverly designed with abstract patterns, illusion swimwear will trick the eye into slimlining the body. WAIST GIVING A swimsuit with a built-in waistband will add curves to a boyish figure. KEEP IT COVERED If you prefer not…

‘I remember Jackie in her scrubs and flowery cap’ It’s Monday, mid-morning. My friend Jackie and I are sipping coffee at her West London home. We are chatting about families and work, as friends do. Soon Jackie will be in her clinic at the Cromwell Hospital and I back at my desk researching London’s Russian exiles for my new novel. Our hour together is stolen from busy lives, and it feels all the more luxurious for it. Jackie Lewis is one of Britain’s top surgeons. She is half-Finnish and half-Chinese – a wonderfully exotic combination – and I am a Serbian writer and academic. We both moved to London in our 20s, married English men and have children of a similar age. Our friendship is not that old, just 15…

1 USE THE WHAT’S UP? APP This app uses some of the best CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) to help you cope with difficult times. Its easy-to-follow methods can get you help in seconds. 2 BE HONEST ABOUT HOW YOU FEEL It’s no good struggling to cope if you really aren’t coping, especially at work. 3 TAKE TIME OUT Tough times mean you need to give yourself a break from things that stress you out further. Make time for yourself to deal with what you’re going through.…

• Try fresh tuna with couscous and a variety of green leafy veg to increase tryptophan and magnesium levels within the system. • Need something speedy? Opt for a banana and almond smoothie. Blend a banana with chopped almonds, chia seeds, kale and some water to enhance all your sleep nutrients! • For a small pre-bedtime snack, a pot of yogurt with honey and chopped banana is a good choice. It helps enhance your tryptophan and vitamin B6 levels naturally to aid sleep.…

Quorn Pieces (Ocado) QUORN GREEK SALAD  1 Grate the peel of 1 lemon thinly and squeeze the lemon. Mix 2tbsp olive oil with the grated lemon peel and 2tbsp fresh rosemary, and add 175g Quorn Pieces. 2 Halve and remove the seeds from ½ cucumber, then cut into cubes. Chop 1 large tomato and tip out 200g canned artichokes and quarter. 3 In a mixing bowl, whisk 2tbsp olive oil with 1tbsp lemon juice into a dressing. Pour over the cucumber, tomato, artichokes, 1 stick of celery, sliced, 6 pitted olives and 50g goat’s cheese or feta. Season with salt and pepper to taste. 4 Stir-fry the Quorn Pieces in a frying pan for 4 mins until golden brown. Divide 50g lettuce leaves onto two plates and pour over the…

• You can play most of the games in demo mode for free, before you part with a penny. • Don’t forget there’s lots going on in the chatrooms – you can join in or simply read along. • The chat hosts are there to help if you have any questions, but they also run fun games in the chat stream, too. • You’ll soon find the games you enjoy the most – whether that’s bingo or slots – with lots of tickets costing from just 1p. • If you love playing Bingo and want to know exactly how much you are spending, we have the tools so that you can budget yourself. • The most important thing? It is all about having fun and enjoying a little bit of…

‘It was more than a fling for Demelza!’ ‘Ross is complex and flawed!’ Aidan Turner tells us what’s in store for Ross and Demelza’s troubled marriage as Poldark returns to BBC1 for a fourth series… Aidan Turner bares his lovely chest in the very first scene of the new series of Poldark as Ross emerges from the Cornish sea, dripping wet… ‘That scene was filmed in September,’ laughs Aidan, who caused a storm in the first series when his character was seen scything topless. ‘So it wasn’t pleasant!’ Thankfully, Ross is in a better place during this fourth series, particularly in his marriage with Demelza, after her affair with Hugh Armitage (Josh Whitehouse) and having reignited his passion with former fiancée Elizabeth (Heida Reed). ‘Yes, they’re…

Send in your pics & win We’d love to see your favourite photos. It could be a snap of your dog, a precious baby, your family, or even just one of yourself. If we feature your photo, you will win £25. Write, tweet or Facebook us at the addresses below. THE WEEK OF RANT I hate it when you’re in a long queue, waiting to buy something in a supermarket or clothes shop and, despite there being plenty of staff milling about, no-one thinks to open another till. Yes, I know it means they’ll have to count it up at the end of the night, but surely keeping customers happy is more important. It’s so annoying! Rachel Phillipson THE LAST WORD ‘In order to write about life, first…

Sitting at the kitchen table, I could barely contain my excitement. It was November 2015 and an important date was coming up. ‘Your 50th is only two months away, Mum,’ I smiled. ‘How will we celebrate?’ I wanted to make her feel special. After all, she was devoted to me, my younger sister Kirsty, 28, and my brothers Ian, 32, and Daniel, 26, and always had been. I was in awe of her. My mum Linda had bags of energy, walking her beloved Siberian huskies on the cornfields near our home in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire every day. She also went to the gym four times a week, between running her own cleaning business. Mum had lots of gym mates and I knew they’d come along if we threw her a party.…

All about that base Don’t hide that summer glow beneath a heavy foundation. Let it shine through with Olay Complete BB Cream Moisturiser SPF 15, £10, Asda. Time to sparkle Swap your usual shadow and liner for a simple slick of Autograph Lasting Colour Luxe Cream Eyeshadow, £10, M&S – a subtle dose of shimmer is all you need for a sophisticated beach look. Evening essential Smooth this oil on once the sun’s gone down – not only will the calming aloe vera get to work on any red patches, but the shine it gives your skin will up your glam factor for an evening at the beach bar. Johnson’s Baby Oil Aloe Vera, £1.75, Sainsbury’s. Shower power Spent all day in the sun? Cool off in the shower with…

The future with Parkinson’s Q My husband has recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. He started treatment a couple of weeks ago and I can already see a great improvement in his mobility. He seems quite upbeat but I am struggling to come to terms with it. I’m so frightened about what the future may hold. Please help. A It is completely understandable for you to feel daunted by this diagnosis. Your husband is probably also anxious about the future and putting a brave face on things. You may find it helpful to talk to Parkinson’s UK – phone 0808 800 0303 or visit parkinsons.org.uk. They will support both you and your husband and advise on how to prepare for the future. I don’t want the eye drops! Q I…

Sunshine is essential, but so is protecting yourself from its harmful rays. ‘The rates of melanoma skin cancer are projected to rise by 7% in the UK between 2014 and 2035, so we must take care in the sun,’ says Dr Norton… 1 Rub in enough sun lotion on these danger zones – they’re the bits most commonly missed – around your mouth, ears, the back of your neck, your cleavage and on the tops of your feet. 2 Apply enough. The World Health Organisation recommends these quantities – for your face, 1tsp (5ml); for each arm and leg, 1tsp; for your front, 1tsp; for your back, 1tsp. Reapply at least every two hours if you’ve been sweating or swimming. 3 Wear sunglasses to protect your eyes. Look for the…

‘It annoys her that I’m not in bed to chat’ Ten minutes past midnight and I’m lying in bed gritting my teeth. I bark my husband’s name and he wakes in fright. Sheepishly I explain he was snoring – Snore. Snort. Pause. Snuffle. Pause. ‘You didn’t have to shout!’ he says furiously. My tolerance of disturbed sleep is low. It’s unfortunate, as for 22 years I’ve shared a bed with a man whose requirements for rest are at odds with my own. Phil tends to scratch his toenails softly against the bedsheet as he drifts off. The sound reverberates through my head until I am violently awake. Some nights, I ask him politely to stop scritch-scratching. Other nights, I grip his ankle and hiss ‘No’. And it seems I’m not…

Book Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall, Century, hardback, £12.99 Nothing will sway Mike in his conviction that Verity is the only person who makes him complete – or that he is equally significant to her. Even the knowledge that she is preparing to marry another man can’t convince him otherwise and soon he sees it as a game – one that demonstrates their implicit need for one another. But this dangerous game has high stakes and if they are to be together something has to change. A nail-biting read that twists perceptions and plays havoc with your nerves – how far will Mike go to win? DVD Winchester RRP: £9.99 Helen Mirren plays Sarah Winchester in this thriller inspired by true events. As heiress to the Winchester fortune,…

Toni Collette The Muriel’s Wedding and About a Boy actress is starring in BBC1’s new comedy drama Wanderlust . She plays Joy, a therapist who’s trying keep her marriage alive after a cycling accident. David Harewood The Homeland actor opens up about the mental breakdown he experienced when he was in his 20s in BBC2’s David Harewood: Psychosis & Me . Ashley Banjo In C4’s new dance-based dating show Flirty Dancing , Ashley plays Cupid as he teaches singles impressive dance routines they can showcase on a first date. But will those fancy moves have the desired effect?…

She turned heads earlier this year with her jaw-dropping five-stone weight loss. But as Woman’s Own’s exclusive new pictures show, former TV star Judy Finnigan has begun to see her curves returning. And with insiders saying that Judy, who turned 70 last month, looks to have gone up three dress sizes and put on at least two stone, doctors have warned of the negative impact yo-yo dieting can have. Dr Phillipa Kaye, GP and author, tells us, ‘The dangers of yo-yo dieting are an increased risk of heart disease, cancer and diabetes – though this could also be due to the effects of being overweight or obesity itself. ‘No diet will work if you come off it’ ‘Obesity is an extremely complex issue,’ she continues. ‘However,…

Penélope Cruz, 44 Stepping out for France’s prestigious César Film Awards, where she received an honorary gong, the actress looks incredible in this satin purple gown by Atelier Versace. Isla Fisher, 42 Proving that redheads can definitely still wear head-to-toe red, how flattering is Isla’s asymmetric Alex Perry dress? We love the colour clash of her turquoise jewellery, too. Rita Ora, 27 Is it a dress? Is it a leotard? We’ve got a couple of questions about the singer’s Versace outfit, but there’s no doubt she looks amazing. The beaded waist makes the most of her slimline frame. Heidi Klum, 45 Posing up a storm at this year’s Vanity Fair Oscars Party, the model proves she’s still got it in thigh-high silk. Her loose waves and subtle smoky eye are…

He is depressing to be with Q My husband of 25 years has always been someone who never wanted to do anything. He’s always been happy to stay at home, saying he worked all week and needed to relax. But since he retired at 55 he’s been impossible. He rarely talks, refuses to go out and walks around in a black mood most days. I am only 48 and I dread coming home to this. He’s so depressing to be with and nothing I say about it helps the situation. I can see no joy in our future together. Even our grown-up children agree. Anne, 48 A It’s very common for some people, especially men, to get like this when they retire. Some of it is down to personality. As…

IF YOU DO ONE THING THIS WEEK... CONSIDER DITCHING YOUR CAR Running a car can cost thousands of pounds per year, once you factor in things like depreciation, servicing and insurance. If you only use it occasionally, it’s worth looking into hiring as you need one instead. The new peer-to-peer car-sharing app hiyacar gives you access to more than 1,600 vehicles in the UK to rent for a few hours, per day or per week. You hire directly from the car’s owner and it uses keyless technology, so it’s quick too. The app’s free, but you’ll need to pay a £3 booking fee and insurance, which starts at £6 per day, plus the rental fee. For more information, visit hiyacar.co.uk . HAVE YOU HEARD… More than a…

Lighter chicken burger and fries Serves: 2 A sweet and sticky honey and garlic glaze gives these chicken burgers a moreish finish, while still keeping them lean. You will need: ✽ 1tbsp olive oil ✽ 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into fries ✽ 2 chicken breasts ✽ 2tbsp runny honey ✽ 3 garlic cloves, crushed ✽ 3tbsp low-fat natural yogurt ✽ 1tsp turmeric powder ✽ 2tsp tahini ✽ ½ lemon ✽ 1/8 white cabbage, shredded ✽ 1 cooked beetroot, grated ✽ ¼ red onion, thinly sliced ✽ 1tbsp white wine vinegar ✽ Handful parsley, finely chopped ✽ Large handful baby kale leaves ✽ 2 small wholegrain rolls How to do it: 1 Preheat the oven to 200°C, Gas 6. Heat the oil in an oven tray, then add…

Phil says: Much of our time in bed together is spent miles apart. We need a bed the size of two ping-pong tables pushed together, partly because Anna has a thing about her feet and if I inadvertently touch them with mine, she'll wake up and yell ‘Don’t touch my feet!’ The greatest evolution in our sleep style is that we each have our own duvet. This confounds some people, but I cannot think of any good reason to share. Even under the thinnest duvet I burn up like a satellite in reentry. Anna requires as many togs as they'll sell her, and still crawls into bed dressed like Compo in Last of the Summer Wine . It annoys Anna that I am not in bed…

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Aries 21 Mar – 20 Apr Has life become more painful lately? Are you gripped by old feelings or habits you thought you’d laid to rest? This is the week to tackle the issue and get help. It’ll work. Taurus 21 Apr – 20 May Does it feel like something’s taken hold of your life and given it a shake? Whether exciting or worrying, you may not have had time to think it through. This is the week to do that. Gemini 21 May – 20 Jun This might be your best week in months – and around Wednesday you finally get the recognition you crave, an idea you need or an insight that opens the door to a new development. Cancer 21 Jun – 22 Jul Around Wednesday love…

1. Soccer Aid, ITV The world-class celebrity kickabout is back with an all-star line up, competing to raise funds for UNICEF. Robbie Williams captains the likes of Olly Murs and Ben Shephard, taking on Usain Bolt’s World XI team, which includes the likes of Brendan Cole and Gordon Ramsay. Fancy footwork all round. 2. Coronation Street, ITV A cloud of grief hovers over Weatherfield as the residents gather for Aidan’s funeral, but as with any cloud there is a silver lining. Too bad for Jennie that Johnny finds solace with Liz McDonald. But just how passionate will they get? 3. Britain’s Best Home Cook, BBC1 Get ready to rattle those pots and pans on the home front for a double helping of the show this week as the semi-final and…

Twitter trolls are terrible, so I must say I loved James Blunt’s hilarious response to one who asked why he was invited to the royal wedding. He hit back with the quip – ‘I’ll give you two guesses.’ Well done, James! Sheila Dresden, Lancs How lovely to hear that Lisa Riley is engaged. She’s been my favourite actress for many years – I loved her when she was in Emmerdale – and I’m so pleased she’s found her soulmate! H. Osprey, Plymouth I feel for the parents in your feature about Fortnite Battle Royale [28 May issue] – I think it really could be the most addictive game ever! My boys are obsessed and spend all their pocket money on it. It’s…