Innholdsfortegnelse for 03-Aug-2020 i Woman's Own

Sienna Miller, 38 Proving that you can wear sunshine yellow all year round, Sienna wore an off-the-shoulder floor-skimming gown by Vietnamese designer Cong Tri, best known for his structured bold designs. With her hair styled in her signature boho waves, Sienna kept accessories minimal. Dame Helen Mirren, 75 Wearing a custom-made design by Brandon Maxwell, Dame Helen looks sensational in this timeless silhouette, which fits her like a glove. The long-sleeved dress features a train, adding drama to her look, perfect for a red carpet appearance. Kate Bosworth, 37 This sequinned off-the-shoulder dress by designer Sally LaPointe is a hard one to pull off, but Kate does it with ease. This bold hue is believed to symbolise success and determination and will certainly make you stand out from the crowd.…

Knocking on the door of the London terrace, I felt breathless with excitement. After decades of searching for my biological father, I was about to meet the man I was certain was his brother – my uncle. ‘This is it,’ I thought as he welcomed me inside. ‘I’ve finally found my family’. Yet, within a week, that illusion had been completely shattered, and all I’d uncovered was yet more of my mother’s cruel lies. ‘I told myself he’d come and rescue me’ Looking back on my childhood, it’s hard not to feel resentment. Born in October 1968, I was my mother Christine’s eldest child and, from an early age, I realised our relationship wasn’t like the sweet, tender friendship between most mothers and daughters I knew. Our home was a…

Perform this routine once a day if you can. These moves help open your chest and shoulders (for great posture) as well as loosening hips and relieving tense muscles. Just remember, flexibility comes with practice and time. Even if you only add a millimetre a month, that’s over a centimetre a year. 1 Stand tall with feet together and take a deep breath in. Exhale and bring your hands together in prayer position. 2 Inhale and stretch arms up in line with your ears, lifting ribs and looking up. 3 Exhale and fold forwards from your hips, keeping your arms by your ears and your back straight. Continue exhaling as you lower hands to the floor by your toes (bend your knees to help you). 4 Inhale and step your…

Have you heard about? Eat fish post-stroke ‘A not-so-well-known compound called DHA is an active omega-3 nutrient, which can improve brain function after a stroke,’ says Dr James Brown from the University of Aston. ‘DHA could help support brain function as you age.’ Acupressure can help to beat bloating ‘Feeling bloated? When you exhale, press your CV-12 point (five fingers above your belly button) with the fingertips of both hands,’ says physiotherapist Renata Nunes. ‘Breathe in deeply and repeat three times.’ You can’t ‘feel’ high cholesterol ‘Having elevated cholesterol doesn’t usually carry obvious symptoms,’ says Benecol nutritionist Sarah Franciosi. ‘The only way to find out is a simple test with your GP or pharmacist.’ 38% of Brits regularly exercise to improve mood and relieve stress.** How to... relieve very dry…

As a general guide, if you have blue veins, suit silver jewellery and have a tendency to get a bit pink or flushed, you have cool undertones. Warmer skin usually has green veins, suits gold and can appear slightly sallow. If you’re a mixture of the two, then you may well be neutral which makes life easier as you’ll suit a wider variety of shades. How to test nude lipstick It’s useful to know the types of shades that are likely to suit you, but the only way to guarantee a lipstick will look good is by trying it. This means you may have to accept some trial and error, particularly as self-serve make-up testers are out of bounds for the time being. At some counters the artist can supply…

Lizi’s Low Sugar Maple & Pecan Granola 500g (Ocado) PEAR AND CHOCOLATE GRANOLA POTS Serves 6 You will need ✽ 6 pears, peeled but left whole ✽ 2tbsp runny honey ✽ 2 lemon-infused teabags ✽ Zest and juice of ½ lemon ✽ 140ml low-cal chocolate sauce (such as Sweet Freedom Choc Shot Liquid Chocolate) ✽ 150g low-sugar granola How to do it 1 Put the pears, honey, teabags, lemon zest and juice in a deep saucepan and pour over enough water to cover. Gently bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 12-15 mins, until the pears are just tender. Remove the pears from the pan. 2 Drain the cooking liquid and pour 100ml back into the pan. Pour in the chocolate sauce and heat through gently,…

Aries 21 Mar – 20 Apr Your pioneering attitude leads to an exciting vocation, but be wary of partnerships where the other person doesn’t pull their weight. You entice an admirer. Taurus 21 Apr – 20 May You find that an online bargain you bought last month has doubled in value. Your pleasure-seeking side drives you to an experience that brings family fun. Gemini 21 May – 20 Jun Taking a walk along a coastal path, exploring the caves and crevices will be lots of fun, even if it rains. Enjoy being out in nature – the views are simply stunning. Cancer 21 Jun – 22 Jul An acquaintance is becoming closer – always read between the lines as they’re not as upstanding as they seem. Trust your intuition, and…

It’s a well-known fact that the Strictly Come Dancing professional dancers rarely get time off – and Karen Hauer is no different. Whether it’s training, rehearsing or touring, Karen spends eight or nine months of the year away from home. So it’s no surprise she’s seen lockdown as a ‘reset button’ and time to enjoy her relationship with boyfriend David Webb. After a turbulent few years following her divorce from Kevin Clifton, Karen, 38, admits this downtime ‘came when I most needed it’. Now, with Strictly set to return within months, Karen is gearing up again. But, with rumours rife of changes to the set-up – including the pros isolating together for two weeks – we quiz Karen on all the details. First things first. How have you found lockdown?…

Daniel Brocklebank ‘It’s strange being back at work’ The Corrie star is delighted to welcome Billy back! So you’ve returned to the cobbles at last! I hadn’t been in the show since the end of February, so I’ve had five months out of work. Sometimes it was fine, other times I was going nuts. I had 12 weeks where I didn’t see anyone at all because I live alone. As you know, I don’t stop talking, and the conversations with myself became incredibly in-depth. I actually spoke to my stomach one day when it grumbled. I was like, ‘All right, I’ll feed you in a minute!’ How did you manage your time? I’ve been renovating my house and sorting the garden out, which gave me a reason, aside from walking…

She has always been open about her weight, once admitting she went into comedy ‘probably because I started gaining weight when I was in college, so comedy was the easier angle to go in’. She even played Fat Amy in the Pitch Perfect movie franchise. But at the start of 2020, actor Rebel Wilson – former housemate of comedian Matt Lucas – decided this would be her ‘year of health’. For her, it meant focusing on exercise and getting down to her goal weight of 11st 8lbs. Taking to Instagram, she wrote, ‘I’m trying to get to 75kg [11st 8lb] and, career-wise, am trying to get one of my movies into production before the end of the year! Both of these things are requiring a daily effort and there’s constant…

We’ve all been doing it more often during lockdown, haven’t we? Not that we’d admit it to our mates, mind. Nope, I’m not talking about that extra glass of wine or the chocolate for breakfast, but sneaking a peek at our stars for the day. ‘Piers Morgan is now a soppy Pisces!’ It’s fun! Or rather it was – because suddenly NASA has decided there are actually 13 horoscope signs, not the usual dozen. The space agency has announced there’s a new group of stars influencing our lives: it’s called Ophiuchus [pronounced o-few-cus], or the snake bearer, and covers those of us born between 29 November and 17 December. It’s to do with the sun’s position in relation to a constellation on the day of birth, but since the Babylonians…

Medication gave me awful side effects Q My GP started me on a drug called ramipril for high blood pressure a month ago, and soon afterwards I started coughing badly. I read the patient information leaflet and it said this was a recognised side effect. I stopped taking the pills and the cough disappeared. I really don’t want to start them again, but my blood pressure is high again on my home machine. Are there alternative blood pressure pills I could try? A Yes. Ramipril is one of a family of drugs called ACE inhibitors, and they cause a cough in up to a third of patients who take them. There are several other classes of blood pressure medication that don’t have this issue, so have a chat with your…

My anxiety is rising Q I’ve always had anxiety, and COVID-19 has made what’s been manageable a nightmare. I worry all the time that I have it and that I am going to die or my family will. It means I am scared of getting in the car, going shopping or even taking a walk. My family is fed up with my tears. Help. Sian, 52, by email A In stressful times, it’s very easy for anxiety to escalate and become uncontrollable. If you feel that your life is being ruled by fear and danger, you must see your GP for help. There are a variety of options that will help, from talking therapies to cognitive behavioural therapy and anti-anxiety medication. Talk them all through with your GP to choose…

Driving down the motorway towards Heathrow airport, a suitcase of summer clothes in the boot, I felt flushed with that excited holiday feeling. That evening I’d relax in a hotel, then in the morning I’d be boarding a flight to Los Angeles for my annual US road trip. And I’d be doing it all, blissfully, alone. It was back in 2008 when I first discovered the joys of holidaying by myself. I’d been competitively powerlifting for two years and I’d made it to the world championships, which were being held in Indiana. Even though I was heading over there alone, it seemed like a long way to go without visiting the sights. ‘I felt comfortable in my own company’ ‘I’m going to make a real holiday of it,’ I told…

Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years, Dave Fans of classic sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf can chart the history of the show in this three-part series that will hear from co-creator Doug Naylor, as well as the regular cast, including Craig Charles (Lister), Chris Barrie (Rimmer) and Danny John-Jules (Cat). Mandy, BBC2 Diane Morgan, of Motherland and After Life fame, stars in BBC2’s comedy Mandy which previously aired as a one-off pilot. Cast in the title role, she plays a woman whose biggest dream is to breed Dobermann pinschers. But there are massive hurdles to overcome before that dream can become reality… Adult Material, C4 This four-part drama stars Hayley Squires as porn star and mother-of-three Jolene Dollar. When Jolene meets 19-year-old aspiring star Amy, she tries to take her…

While Rebel has already lost an impressive 2st, the Jojo Rabbit star admitted that it’s not always easy and she is still battling to get to her goal weight. She recently advised, ‘Even if you have to crawl towards your goals, keep going, it will be worth it. Try and give a little bit of effort each day. ‘I know some days are frustrating as hell, you feel like giving up,’ she added. ‘You get annoyed at the lack of progress, but good things are coming your way.’ All Rebel’s hard work is clearly paying off – she looks amazing!…

I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here may have trouble filming in Australia this year due country’s continued struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic. So ITV is now looking for an exotic, new, safe location and have come up with… Scotland. Of course! Scotland offers the perfect climate for filming an outdoor show in November – said nobody, ever, least of all sun-loving Ant and Dec. Still, at least Nicola Sturgeon will be happy – she can pop onto set and say hello to the only two TV presenters in the world who make her look tall! What’s your opinion? Tell Dawn on Twitter @DawnNeesom…

1 DOWNLOAD THE CHILL PANDA APP (FREE) This calming app helps you to learn to relax and suggests tasks – from breathing to exercise – to suit your state of mind. 2 MAKE YOURSELF RELAX EVERY DAY It doesn’t have to be for long, but at least 10 minutes alone every day will drum home the message of me-time and the need to get away from everything and relax. 3 SWITCH OFF YOUR MIND Being unable to relax is a sign that your mind is in overdrive. You need to learn to let your thoughts move by without engaging in every one of them. This can be via mindfulness or simply zoning out to music.…

Medium-deep with warm undertones Those luxurious-looking caramel lipsticks that wash out every other skin tone should look great on you. You can also pull off something a little lighter than your natural lips as long as you avoid matte textures, which can appear chalky. Revlon Kiss Plumping Lip Crème in Nude Honey, £6.99, is a glossy latte-like shade, or try L’Occitane Lip Oil in Spicy Nude, £12. Fair with cool undertones Rose nudes tend to suit naturally fair, cooler-toned skin (for our undertone guide, see far right). Look at your lip colour and dial it up by two shades for a flattering look. Avoid grey shades as they emphasise paleness. Try Catrice Matt Pro Ink Liquid Lipstick in Braveness Wins, £4.99, just mylook.com, or Lanolips Tinted Balm SPF30…

Quinoa cookies Makes 18 Quinoa gives these cookies a nutty crunch and they’re high in protein too. You will need ✽ 560g quinoa ✽ 60g cornflour ✽ 100g rice flour ✽ 125g light muscovado sugar ✽ 3/4tsp baking powder ✽ 1/2tsp bicarbonate of soda ✽ 1/2tsp ground cinnamon ✽ 75ml olive oil ✽ 1tsp vanilla extract ✽ 4tsp clear honey ✽ 1 large egg ✽ 60g white chocolate chips ✽ 60g dark or milk chocolate chips You will also need: ✽ 3 baking sheets, lined with baking parchment How to do it 1 Mix together the quinoa, cornflour, rice flour, sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. 2 Measure the oil in a jug and whisk in the vanilla extract, honey…

HAVE YOU HEARD? The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into several major websites to see whether they’re detecting, investigating and responding to fake and misleading reviews. The CMA warned it would ‘not hesitate’ to take action if websites aren’t doing what’s required under the law. For more info, visit gov.uk/cma-cases/online-reviews. IF YOU DO ONE THING THIS WEEK… THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE To help people get the most out of their money and retirement, Legal & General have launched the ‘Rewirement’ podcast, hosted by Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas, who speaks to people about what it means to retire in today’s world. For more info, visit legalandgeneral.com. 3 easy money lessons to try with your kids Help your children get to grips with cash with these…

Kate’s diet Before Breakfast: Danish pastries or toast with chocolate spread Lunch : Sandwiches, crisps, chocolate Dinner: Shepherd’s pie, pasta, roast dinners Snacks: Diet fizzy drink, chocolate, crisps After Breakfast: Cambridge Weight Plan shake Lunch : Cambridge Weight Plan soup Dinner: Cambridge Weight Plan meal Snacks: Cambridge Weight Plan bar Swinging my leg over the back of RAF Flight Lieutenant Carl Harding's motorbike as he picked me up for our first date, I gripped his waist and held on tight. Back then, in 1990, Carl, then 26, was a bit of a bad boy, but I knew I could tame him. Six years later, while Carl still loved his motorbike, we were happily married with our first baby on the way. Only, one evening in February 1997, when I was…

A Double Life by Charlotte Philby (£12.99, HarperCollins, HB) When Gabriela, a senior negotiator with the Foreign Office, returns from Moscow, something seems to be amiss. Meanwhile, investigative journalist Isobel begins to uncover a network of human trafficking and exploitation. As their worlds collide, it is evident there are two sides to every story. This tale from the granddaughter of double agent Kim Philby will capture your imagination. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (£14.99, Little, Brown, HB) After running away from their small Southern US town, identical twin sisters separate and pursue very different lives, and different racial identities. Ten years later, one is living with her daughter back in her hometown, while the other keeps the truth of her past a secret. Then their daughters’ paths intersect. A…

MOSTLY As Michelle Obama The first African-American First Lady of the US worked tirelessly for the representation of ethnic minority groups, had her fair share of public speaking and made sure everyone had their say. Even now, Michelle drives a force for change. Like her, you’re headstrong and a natural leader among friends – with their best interests at heart. MOSTLY Bs Emma Watson The British actor was appointed a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador in 2014 and uses her platform to campaign for the equal rights of women. She is dedicated to empowering young women in education. Like Emma, you are a passionate mediator, you are confident in settling disputes but humble, and a true companion. MOSTLY Cs Greta Thunberg The Swedish activist is only 17, but will be a…