Innholdsfortegnelse for 01-Mar-2021 i Woman's Own

‘There is always chatter of a Christmas special…’ Rylan Clark-Neal is renowned for his sparkling white teeth and infectious personality, having presented several shows from This Morning to Strictly: It Takes Two. But since making it to the final of Celebrity MasterChef in 2015, the 32-year-old TV host has also become well-known for his love of cooking. Now presenting Ready Steady Cook, Rylan reveals to Woman’s Own how he stays so trim, despite being surrounded by food, plus how he’s found lockdown in Essex with his husband Dan, and why his outlook on life has changed... Hi, Rylan, are you relieved to be working during lockdown? Oh, my God, majorly. This whole year has been tough for everyone, but I have been so fortunate to still do my job in…

The blouse Nothing says spring like a gingham print – and this shirt nails the trend. The ruffles and balloon sleeves add a feminine touch and will instantly elevate your trusty pair of jeans. TOP TIP Balance proportions and pair a voluminous top with slim-fit bottoms. OUTFIT TOTAL COST: £48.49 The dress All hail the smock frock. The loose fit disguises a multitude of sins and skims over your body, to give you style and comfort. This checked design is so versatile and looks great paired with boots, trainers or sandals. TOP TIP For a different way to wear, add a belt to cinch in the waist. OUTFIT TOTAL COST: £48.48 The trousers If you’re wary of printed bottoms, ease into the look with a subtle, checked pair. Crafted from…

Have you heard about? Whispering is bad Got a sore throat? Don’t whisper. ‘Whispering can put more strain on the voice than talking normally,’ says GP Dr Roger Henderson, working with Jakemans. ‘Instead, try speaking in a soft voice to reduce the effort put in from our muscles when speaking.’ Don’t miss a smear test Despite disruptions as a result of the pandemic, NHS cervical screening continues. ‘Most cervical cancers are detected at an early stage, so it is vital you have your smear test,’ says Dr Shree Datta, Intimina’s resident gynaecologist. Plant-based diets If every Brit swapped one red-meat meal per week with a plant-based dish, it would reduce UK greenhouse gas emissions by a whopping 50 million tonnes per year – equivalent to taking 16 million cars off…

As my 13-year-old Westie, Lola, plodded along slowly behind me, struggling to keep up, I smiled to her. ‘Nearly home,’ I said apologetically, leading her towards our front door. It was early 2020, and Lola didn’t have the energy she’d once had. I’d had her since she was a puppy, after my parents bought her for me as a Christmas gift. Always well behaved, she loved playing with her collection of sheep toys and having cuddles. Like many dog owners, I didn’t see Lola as a pet, and over the years she was treated more like my child. I’d even thrown her themed birthday parties, including Paw Patrol and Toy Story, and invited my friends’ children to help her to celebrate. For her 10th birthday in 2017, I hired a…

Ruth ‘Eamonn’s getting on my nerves!’ We’re used to seeing Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes bickering when they present telly together, but she’s revealed life at home can also get quite tense at times! Eamonn recently took to Instagram to share a quote that read, ‘She loved him. But when she heard him chew, she fantasised about his death.’ And he wrote alongside the snap, ‘This is an actual thing in our house. Mrs Holmes suffers from a condition which makes her sensitive to me even breathing. And I hear other couples may be similar.’ Quick to respond, Ruth, 60, reposted the image and Eamonn’s comments, adding, ‘She really did! Anyone else?’ Although clearly a joke between the married couple – and their millions of Instagram followers – Ruth…

Ashley Roberts, 39 She’s been blossoming into a style icon and, here, TV star Ashley nails yet another trend. Pairing her bold floral shirt with a daring pair of purple satin wide-leg trousers, she tucks the top in to highlight her waist. A pop of pink shoes peeking out beneath proves she’s not afraid to push the fashion boundaries and play with colour. Lupita Nyong’o, 38 Looking blooming lovely, actor Lupita wears a Dolce & Gabbana minidress that is the essence of spring style. The puff sleeves are great for those self-conscious about upper arms, while the fabric ruches at the middle to give more shape. Purple court shoes add a fun finish. Celine Dion, 52 Singer Celine proves she’s no wallflower when it comes to her wardrobe in this…

In a world of Zoom, Skype and FaceTime calls, we all know more about one another’s homes than we ever thought possible. Bored with the chat? Check out the books/wallpaper/light fitting/ mess in the background. It’s especially fun when it’s a celeb on the telly and they’ve forgotten to have a tidy-up. I’m still slightly traumatised for the poor journalist who randomly left a sex toy on the bookshelves behind her. ‘Ancient armchairs exploding at the seams’ But we reached peak sofa-snooping with Princess Anne. The royal posted a picture of her and hubby Tim watching rugby on telly. And you just knew, I mean seriously just KNEW, that the room smelt of wet Labrador. Half-charity shop, half-antique warehouse and a total mismatched muddle – ancient armchairs exploding at the…

Is he a binge-drinker? Q Please could you settle an argument? I am concerned about my partner’s drinking. He doesn’t drink much during the week but, most weekends on Friday and Saturday night, he’ll drink around eight pints of beer. He insists that, as he gives his liver a rest during the week he is not at risk. Is he correct? A The recommended alcohol limits for both men and women are now just 14 units a week and – given that a pint of beer is considered two units – he is drinking above the recommended limits and is binge drinking, which is not good for his health. It surprises most people to know that a binge is defined as more than six units in one sitting, so he…

Should I still care for my abusive mum? Q My 82-year old mother has been abusive towards me all of my life. Her behaviour has dominated everything, especially in the last year as I have been her primary carer. She is now in a home, and it’s such a relief. I no longer want to see her and I’ve told her this. But I now feel terrible guilt and worry I will regret my decision. Debbie, 52, by email A Your mother is safe and looked after, so you have nothing to feel guilty about. You did your best for her, and now it’s time to put up boundaries and look after yourself. She has bullied you for years, and nothing will change her abusive behaviour. Care for her from…

Looking at your eyebrows and wondering where to start? Brow expert and Founder of Suman Brows, Suman Jalaf, says, ‘Considering your face shapes is essential when it comes to mapping out your brows.’ IF YOUR FACE IS: ROUND ‘Elongate and slim your face by styling your brows with a sharp or high arch.’ LONG ‘Use your products to extend your brow tail, as this will help counteract the length of your face. You’d also really suit a straight brow as it will make your face appear shorter.’ SQUARE ‘When styling your brows, you want to try and direct the outer third part of your brow towards the middle of your ear,’ says Suman. ‘This style will help soften your face and balance the squareness of your jaw.’ OVAL ‘Your face…

Salted caramel tart Serves 12 This was one of the first items on the menu at Hannah Catley’s bakery, Lockdown Loaves, Bristol, and it remains a firm favourite. You will need For the sweet pastry ✽ 200g caster sugar ✽ 300g butter ✽ 2 eggs, beaten ✽ 500g flour ✽ 4g salt For the salted caramel ✽ 500g double cream ✽ 140g caster sugar ✽ 135g egg yolks ✽ 35g muscovado sugar How to do it 1 To make the sweet pastry, beat the sugar and butter together. Slowly add the eggs to the mixture, then gradually add flour and salt. 2 Work everything together until the mixture forms a soft dough, then cover and chill your pastry in the fridge overnight. 3 Roll out the chilled pastry, line your…

HAVE YOU HEARD? he minimum age to play the T National Lottery is set to be raised from 16 years old to 18 years old from October, in order to ‘protect young people from gambling-related harm’, the Government has announced. And under the plans, which were revealed as we went to press, online sales to 16 year olds and 17 year olds are due to be stopped in April. IF YOU DO ONE THING THIS WEEK… REPORT IT Some 27% of UK adults wouldn’t report an attempted break-in at their home to the police, research by Aviva reveals. But the insurer’s head of risk, Sarah Applegate, says it is important to do so as it ‘may help them to track criminal behaviours and concentrate resources in a particular location’. 3…

As ITV crime drama McDonald & Dodds returns for a second series, there are three new mysteries for the mismatched detective duo to solve in the picturesque city of Bath. ‘I hope to play him for more series to come’ When we first met the feisty and ambitious DCI Lauren McDonald (Tala Gouveia), she was unimpressed to find that she had been paired with the unassuming DS Dodds (Jason Watkins). But to her surprise, they proved to be an unexpectedly effective partnership. ‘I love playing DS Dodds,’ says Jason, whose character’s first name is yet to be revealed. ‘He has a gentleness and a naivety to him, but in many ways that’s his strength. I also love that he is completely unaware of his strange quirks, like dipping his chips…

1 Coming 2 America, Amazon Prime Video Eddie Murphy returns as Prince Akeem in the long-awaited sequel to the 1988 comedy Coming to America. This time, the African royal and his best friend Semmi (Arsenio Hall) head back to the US to find Akeem’s long-lost son Lavelle (Jermaine Fowler). 2 Hapless, My5 This six-part comedy follows the hilarious exploits of journalist Paul Green (Tim Downie), whose mouth often runs away from him, which gets him into all kinds of awkward situations while reporting on stories for fictional newspaper The Jewish Enquirer. 3 Attenborough’s Life in Colour, BBC1 In this new three-part documentary, Sir David Attenborough explores how colour plays a vital role in the daily lives of animals, including birds of paradise in New Guinea, strawberry poison-dart frogs in Panama,…

Aries 21 Mar – 20 Apr Keep quiet about a plan – you don’t want someone else claiming it as their idea. A workmate reveals you have a secret admirer… get ready for a new romance. Taurus 21 Apr – 20 May Check through bills to see if there’s anywhere you can make a saving. Look online for great deals with different energy suppliers, maybe even enlist a financial advisor. Gemini 21 May – 20 Jun You yearn for someone to come along and turn your world upside down. Simply enjoy the moment – there is magic all around us, if we just open our eyes. Cancer 21 Jun – 22 Jul Romance is likely if you participate in unusual forms of entertainment. Try to help a friend. Get ready…

You’ve been grafting hard and are back in detective show McDonald & Dodds … I’ve been really lucky, I did Gogglebox during lockdown and my Sunday show with Roman on ITV, so I got to see him a couple of days a week and shot McDonald & Dodds during lockdown. But it’s not so much the work that people are being robbed of, it’s the social aspects. It was strange shooting a socially distanced drama, but they made it work. Everyone was aware of how good it was to be working and nobody wanted to ruin it, so everyone was super safe. You seemed to cope with the family in the first lockdown. It’s all a facade, Richard [laughs]! I was lucky because my daughter, Harley, was staying with us,…

DREAMS CAN COME TRUE Her star turn on The Masked Singer got everyone talking, but singer Gabrielle, new album Do It Again is out next month,  almost walked from the show when she was first shoehorned into her costume. ‘Honestly, I would’ve rather gone through childbirth again than wear it. Being pre-menopausal didn’t help,’ she confesses. ‘On the first day I was ready to walk, I was like, “Get my lawyers, I’m out of here,” but I persisted. I’m glad it was over when it was though!’ STRICTLY SPEAKINGÉ Former Strictly judge Darcey  Bussell has enjoyed the quiet time with her family during lockdown but, like all of us, is making plans for her return to normal life. The first thing she’ll do? ‘Go to the pub! And then go…

There’s no doubt change is afoot at ITV right now, after dramatic shake-ups at Loose Women and This Morning, so it’s probably fair to predict that Good Morning Britain and Lorraine won’t look the same for much longer. While Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid are arguably the stars of GMB, their co-host Ranvir Singh has enjoyed a meteoric rise of fame over the last 12 months, largely due to a successful stint on Strictly Come Dancing. As a result, Woman’s Own understands Ranvir, 43, has finally started to appreciate her worth and realises there’s more out there for her career-wise. STEPPING IN Ranvir filled in on Lorraine earlier this month, while Lorraine Kelly took some much-needed time off – and her hosting went down a treat with viewers. Taking to…

As my younger sister Sadie, then 24, rested her head on my shoulder, she sighed deeply. It was a Friday night and we were hanging out together watching our favourite TV show, Love Island – a guilty pleasure of ours. Only two years apart in age, Sadie and I were best friends as well as sisters. Spending time together like this wasn’t unusual, except we’d usually be lounging on a sofa at home, sharing a bottle of wine and planning our next trip abroad. Instead, Sadie was curled up next to me on my hospital bed in Majorca, Spain, and our conversation was one-way – she talked and I listened. Because that was all I could do. And even though I knew Sadie’s head was on my shoulder, I couldn’t…

We’ve just come through the coldest February night for 25 years which, for older folk scared to put the heating on, has been a nightmare. But it does bring out the weird and the wacky, too. A friend has taken to microwaving his socks (at the same time as his porridge!) while another uses a hairdryer to do their entire body. My favourite suggestion is keeping a hot-water bottle between your thighs. Well, it was a favourite until the husband mistook it for my thighs. He’ll be fine when he’s out of hospital. What’s your opinion? Tell Dawn on Twitter @DawnNeesom…

Is a cancer prognosis likely? Q My daughter had her first smear this week and she told me that the nurse commented that she had an erosion on her cervix. She doesn’t seem worried about it but I am terrified that she could have cancer and the results will apparently take a couple of weeks to come back. What can I do to speed things up? A Please don’t worry. Erosions are little red patches on the cervix that are very common in women of childbearing age. They don’t usually cause any symptoms and rarely need any treatment.…

1 STAY POLITE WITH YOUR PARTNER. Don’t cross lines and start insulting them when you argue. Keep the focus of the dispute at hand. 2 CHOOSE YOUR BATTLES. Consider whether what you are fighting about is really worth it. Is it just a matter of what your next Netflix binge should be? If the problem is small, drop it. 3 DOWNLOAD THE LASTING: MARRIAGE HEALTH APP. Marriage counselling for those who aren’t ready or can’t afford in-person therapy. This app (free on iOS and android) gives you access to advice and help on conflict, communication and trust.…

If you still feel you need a little boost, try one of these supplements: ● Perfectil plus hair, (£19, boots.com). Contains vitamin C for collagen production, vitamin E for healthy follicles and magnesium to help prevent hair loss. ● The Beauty Chef Collagen Inner Beauty Boost, (£16 for 20ml, johnlewis. com). A collagen drink that contains vegan-friendly probiotics to help collagen production, as well as grape seed extract, zinc and vitamin C. ● Marine Collagen with vitamin C (£43.99 for 120 tablets, hollandandbarrett.com). A supplement containing marine collagen and vitamin C to encourage collagen production and maintain healthy skin.…

It’s tulip time! You know spring has truly sprung when our gardens fill up with tulips. Great places to see them include North Berwick (which in normal times hosts a tulip festival), Hever Castle in Kent, RHS Harlow Carr in North Yorkshire and Abbey House Gardens in Wiltshire, visit greatbritishgardens.co.uk for more. But if a tulip walk is scuppered by the pandemic, you can enjoy them online. Philippa Burrough, whose beautiful Essex garden is a favourite destination in the National Garden Scheme, is hosting a Triumphant Tulips Talk on Tuesday 30 March at 7pm. Tickets are £10 from ngs.org.uk. Buys of the week Here’s a great twinset for Mother’s Day – a beautiful Jungle Orchid in a pot, £25 from thelittlebotanical.com, and David Domoney’s My House Plant Changed my Life,…

Cauldron Organic Tofu 369g (Morrisons) SO-QUICK STIR-FRIED TOFU NOODLES Serves 4 You will need ✽ 369g pack tofu, drained ✽ 1tsp Chinese five-spice powder ✽ 2tbsp vegetable oil ✽ 250g Chinese or chestnut mushrooms ✽ 150g mangetout ✽ 2 yellow peppers, cut into thin strips ✽ 3tbsp soy sauce, plus extra to serve ✽ 5tbsp oyster sauce ✽ 150g rice noodles, soaked following pack instructions, drained ✽ Sliced spring onions and sesame seeds, to serve How to do it 1 Cut the tofu into strips and sprinkle with the Chinese five-spice powder. Fry in the oil until crispy, then drain on kitchen paper. 2 Stir-fry the mushrooms, mangetout and peppers together until beginning to soften, then add the soy and oyster sauces. 3 Add the rice noodles and heat through…

Sandra Oh The Killing Eve star is among the cast of voices behind Amazon Prime Video’s new animated series Invincible. The story follows 17-year-old Mark, who discovers his superhero dad may not be as heroic as he thought when he begins to develops powers of his own… James McAvoy When The Great Celebrity Bake Off returns to C4, the X-Men star will be among the stars hoping to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with their baking prowess. Other celebs heading to the tent include Nadine Coyle and David Baddiel.…

Meeting Sir Rod Stewart at Abbey Road Studios, where he was recording with a full orchestra, was a far cry from the first time I bumped into the legendary singer in a lift in a hotel in Dallas. I’d had a few margaritas by the pool and walked into the lift to find him with his head down, trying to avoid eye contact. Fortunately, he soon realised who I was, with my soaking trunks dripping down my legs – and not a crazed fan.…