Innholdsfortegnelse for 19 March 2015 i You South Africa

I HAVE always been fascinated by Julianne Moore. She comes across as so normal and down-to-earth. And a brilliant actress who’s mesmerising on screen. The interview with her on page 96 gives such fabulous insight into the type of person she is – and, yes, she is totally normal and even blends in unnoticed in a busy New York coffee shop. If you don’t love her already, you certainly will after reading this article. So the boyband One Direction are heading to town! And the fever is going to be high by all accounts. We’ve published the ultimate guide, giving eager fans all they need to know about the fabulous five. So grab a copy of the YOU One Direction magazine, which is on sale now. The 116-page issue is…

CONSIDERING the energy with which Jo da Silva tackles the role of the despised Gita in 7de Laan it’s hard to believe the actress was so ill that filming of the episodes we’re currently seeing had to be stopped several times because she just couldn’t carry on. In fact Gita McGregor will soon disappear from the soap for a while because Jo (44) was laid up in bed for 10 weeks, of which nearly three were spent in hospital. “It wasn’t how I’d planned to start the new year,” says Jo, who’s now fully recovered and ready to get back to work. She was struck down by pneumonia due to a weakened immune system and her health deteriorated so rapidly in December that by the third week of January she…

The teenager who could hold the key to unlocking the secrets of what happened the night most of her family were killed now knows they’re “in heaven”, her guardians told Die Burger newspaper. “She’s doing well and her wounds have almost totally healed,” they said in a statement released exclusively to the publication, adding that Marli misses her family. The hospital visits were “incredibly valuable to Marli and the family”, the Du Toits said in their statement. The more than four weeks during which they had no contact with the girl had been traumatic. “It was very difficult for us as a family to not be able to hold and comfort her. Her sunny smile and great sense of humour made all the waiting worth it.” She was still unable…

HE HIDES behind a mask and wears head-to-toe black when the cameras are rolling. It makes him look like a macabre executioner – and that’s exactly what he is. By now everyone is familiar with the script: whenever the masked figure appears on screen, someone’s going to die. Over the past few months he’s beheaded foreign captives in Syria without so much as flinching and his brutality has been widely publicised in sickening propaganda videos that terrorist group Isis (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) has leaked onto the internet. It started with American journalist James Foley last year and since then the masked butcher has taken centre stage in at least six other bloody executions filmed in the Syrian desert. On each occasion the balaclava he wore made it…

IMAGINE the thrill of being in a stadium and hearing thousands of people cheering your name and going wild as they celebrate your sporting prowess. It must make you feel as if you’re on top of the world. Graeme Smith (34) knew this feeling well – having captained the Proteas since the tender age of 22 he was used to being the centre of attention as a result of his heroic batting displays. Which was why everyone was stunned when last year, shortly after his 33rd birthday, he abruptly announced he was quitting international cricket. But even more surprising was the reason he gave for his premature departure: he said he was doing it for love because he didn’t want to spend so much time away from his new wife,…

MEAL PLANNER MONDAY Bean stew with pap dumplings TUESDAY Chicken with potato wedges WEDNESDAY Steamed fish and vegetables with vinaigrette THURSDAY Pork stroganoff with pasta FRIDAY Mint koftas with bruschetta STORE CUPBOARD Butter, 15 ml Olive oil, 150 ml Vegetable stock, 125 ml Sugar, 10 ml Paprika, 4 ml Ground cumin, 7 ml Cumin seeds, 2 ml Salt and freshly ground pepper Maize meal, 500 ml cooked (porridge) OR 250 ml uncooked Cayenne pepper, 1 ml Chilli flakes, 10 ml Coarse salt, 5 ml Wholegrain mustard, 5 ml Dijon mustard, 2 ml Kebab skewers, 4-6 SHOPPING LIST Onions, 2 Garlic cloves, 5 Fresh coriander, 60 ml Lemons, 3 Potatoes, 4 Leeks, 8 Cherry tomatoes, 125 g Brown mushrooms, 125 g Fresh parsley, 60 ml Fresh mint, 30 ml Mature Cheddar…

THE NEW SMOKY 1 For a funky twist on the smoky eye, take a chunky black eye pencil and draw a thick line on your eyelid and another on your bottom eyelash line. 2 Extend the top line inwards towards the bridge of your nose. Extend the other end outwards towards your hairline. Do the same to the bottom line. 3 Use a slanted eyeliner brush to further exaggerate the lines and connect them, forming an amplified winged eyeline that fades at each end. MAKE IT MATT 1 Steadily create a line beginning from the inner corner of the eye towards the outer eye corner. If your hand isn’t steady make soft strokes until your reach the outer eyelid. 2 Extend upwards and outwards, tapering the extended line towards the…

HE REFUSES TO TRUST ME Q I’ve been in a relationship with a wonderful man for almost two years. When I describe him to others their response is usually “don’t let him go”. But I’ve made mistakes during our relationship and now he doesn’t trust me. I understand I need to earn his trust back but it seems the past stays a part of our relationship no matter what I do. I’ve become isolated from my friends. It’s not only verbal abuse I have to put up with such as name-calling; I’ve now also been pushed around and had objects thrown at me. I’ve never cheated on him but I did lose his trust and now I can’t seem to do anything right. I just want to know if there’s…

TAKE IT WITH YOU The difference between a pension fund and a provident fund is that, at retirement, pension fund members can choose to receive up to a third of their benefit as a lump sum; the rest is paid out as a monthly income. Provident fund members are paid out in a lump sum at retirement. When you change jobs you can transfer your pension money from your ex-employer’s pension fund to your new employer’s pension fund, which is tax-free. You can also transfer money from one provident fund to another or to a pension fund without being taxed, says Cape Town chartered accountant Suzanne Marais. But money moved from a pension fund to a new employer’s provident fund is taxed. WITHDRAWALS Preservation funds give investors the opportunity to…

LISTEN TO THIS! FIFTY SHADES OF GREY SOUNDTRACK VARIOUS ARTISTS R150* The movie has been a global box-office hit and fans who want to relive its epic moments will definitely want to get their hands on this album. The producers have pulled out all the stops to make sure this is a star-studded compilation with tracks by the likes of Annie Lennox, Sia and Laura Welsh. Standouts include The Weeknd’s Earned It, Ellie Goulding’s Love Me Like You Do and Beyoncé’s remake of her 2003 classic, Crazy In Love. A steamy album that’s sure to please fans of the erotic novel. * AVAILABLE AT THIS PRICE FROM KALAHARI.COM. PRICE CORRECT AT THE TIME OF GOING TO PRINT AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. NEW ON THE BIG SCREEN / THE…

DR SEUSS fans, rejoice! There’s a new book by the celebrated children’s author due out this year. Since his death in 1991, Theodor Seuss Geisel’s legacy has lived on in the 44 rhyming books he wrote which include all-time favourites such as The Cat In The Hat, Green Eggs And Ham, Fox In Socks and How The Grinch Stole Christmas. And soon there will be three more. His widow, Audrey Geisel, discovered the manuscripts and illustrations among her late husband’s possessions in 2013. Publisher Random House Children’s Books plans to release the first of these newly unearthed gems, What Pet Should I Get?, in July. It’s believed Seuss wrote it sometime between 1958 and 1962. The American author was a perfectionist and would sometimes spend as long as a year…

The 26-year-old has some cool ’rents. Her dad is singer Lenny Kravitz (50) and her mom is actress Lisa Bonet (47). They divorced when she was five. “I used to be embarrassed by my mom and dad – now I steal their clothes” she says. She has her dad’s rocker genes. She fronts New York-based band Lolawolf, named after her half-siblings, Lola (7) and Nakoa-Wolf (6). Her childhood was surprisingly normal. “My dad was brought up very old school, very strict. So he’s wearing leather pants and a boa but he would be, like, ‘Did you do your chores today?’ or ‘That dress is too short!’ No joke” Zoë has a lot in common with her Insurgent character, Christina. “She has, like, zero filter, which I also have. Just super…

WHO said it’s a dog’s life? On most days you can bet these pampered pets eat better than you do. Some will also travel the world in private jets, indulge in canine pedicures and show off their designer wardrobes. Seems there’s just no limit to the amount of cash some people are prepared to spend on their animal companions. A new web page, Rich Dogs Of Instagram, offers fascinating insights into the lives of the spoilt canines of the mega-rich. The page’s founder, Kaylin Pound, says she was inspired by Rich Kids Of Instagram, where children of the rich and famous flaunt their wealth by sharing photos of their yachting holidays, walk-in wardrobes and flashy cars – all of it bankrolled by mom or dad’s enormous wealth. “Seeing all that…

BEFORE she came along thick eyebrows were pretty much only for those who wanted to make a point of snubbing traditional standards of beauty. But thanks to her lush caterpillar brows it’s now practically a must-have for anyone interested in keeping up with global beauty trends. Of course Cara Delevingne’s famous brows come with the hypnotic eyes and high cheekbones to match, making her one of the fashion industry’s most sought-after models right now. She was named one of the world’s highest-paid models by Forbes magazine last year, regularly graces catwalks and glossy magazine covers and is an ambassador for luxury brands such as Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer. The Londoner has been tipped to take over fellow Brit supermodel Kate Moss’ crown – but she’s already branching out beyond the…

YOU’d think that at 41 with a 12-year-old daughter she’d be slowing down, but clearly not. During the recent Paris Fashion Week (see Stargaze, page 120) KATE MOSS’ behaviour was less than model, fuelling concern she’s spinning out of control. She was first seen attacking a paparazzo who tried to join a private party she was attending at a club and later she was photographed looking wild-eyed and unkempt while partying with LADY GAGA (28). At one point a composed-looking Gaga was seen helping her dishevelled friend out of the party. Kate’s close friends and her hubby, The Kills’ guitarist Jamie Hince – who didn’t accompany his wife, preferring to remain at their London home with her daughter, Lila Grace – apparently have been advising her to slow down, especially…

Professor Ann Skelton of the Centre for Child Law in Pretoria brokered an agreement in which Zephany, the man who raised her and her biological parents, Morné and Celeste Nurse, decided on where she’d live and how they’d celebrate special occasions, among other things. The terms are to remain confidential in line with the girl’s wishes. “The agreement doesn’t have an end date,” Skelton told YOU. “But it’s intended to last at least until the end of the matric school year.” The woman facing charges of stealing Zephany wasn’t party to the agreement. Her advocate, Reaz Khan, says he’s open to making a deal with the state. “An agreement between the defence and state will take place only once we’ve reached consensus regarding which charges to plead to and a…

The disease occurs when lung tissue becomes inflamed due to infection by bacteria, viruses or fungi, says Professor Coenie Koegelenberg, a pulmonologist attached to Stellenbosch University. The inflammation occurs in the lung’s air sacs. These become filled with fluid, making breathing difficult. Initially pseumonia symptoms are similar to those of flu – you become short of breath and feverish and have a cough. Sometime you also have chills, a headache, body aches and sharp chest pains. Older people and children can become confused. Pneumonia can range from mild to life-threatening, and people with an underlying cardiac or respiratory disease could become severely ill. It’s spread via airborne droplets – when someone with the disease coughs or sneezes in the vicinity of others. It can also be transmitted by direct contact.…

IF SHE catches a glimpse of her naked body in the mirror she flinches. Debby Grant doesn’t notice her lovely face or her beautiful brown eyes – all she sees is nearly 200 kg of fat. She believes her husband, John, must be repulsed by her. “I don’t want him to touch me,” Debby (39) says, struggling to hold back the tears. “When I look at myself in the mirror I feel terrible. I feel repulsed by myself. I wouldn’t want to touch a creepy, fat man.” We’re sitting outside the Grants’ home in Burgersfort, Limpopo. The temperature has soared to almost 40 °C. The air conditioner inside the house is broken and the fan in the TV room doesn’t offer much relief. It’s a bit cooler under the trees…

FOR six years they longed for a baby and tried everything to start a family. After many visits to doctors, four rounds of artificial insemination and a failed in vitro fertilisation (IVF) they were ready to adopt. But then Tracy and Jean du Plessis of Brackenfell, Cape Town, got one more chance to conceive when her father, Coylon Purdon, offered to pay for another round of IVF. Little did they know just how well things would turn out! “We were sitting in the garden and talking about how we’d adopt two girls when Tracy’s dad called out of the blue and persuaded us to have one more IVF,” Jean du Plessis (30) says. The process was a success – and then some! Instead of the two little girls they dreamt…

MINI APPLE CRUMBLES Melodi Naidoo of Sandton, Johannesburg, uses classic flavours in these simple tartlets. SERVES 4 MAKES 4 TARTLETS Preparation: 20 min Cooking: 20-25 min DOUGH 250 ml (1 c) cake flour 5 ml (1 t) baking powder pinch of salt 125 ml (½ c) castor sugar 2 ml (½ t) ground cinnamon 50 g butter, cubed 1 egg 15 ml (1 T) milk 5 ml (1 t) vanilla essence FILLING 6 apples, cored and cut into chunks 125 ml (½ c) sugar 5 ml (1 t) ground cinnamon grated zest and juice of 1 lemon 125 ml (½ c) raisins water if needed Preheat the oven to 190 °C . Grease 4 ramekins with nonstick spray. 1 Dough Sift together the dry ingredients. Rub in the butter until…

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FOR Anneke Streicher (29), a graphic designer of Durban-ville, Cape Town, it started with flu-like symptoms. While at the doctor she asked him to check the “spider bite” on her back. He took one look and realised she was in trouble. By the evening Anneke had developed a pink rash across her back and chest. But it was unlike any rash she’d ever had. The pain was indescribable. “I could hardly walk. And it itched. The doctor booked me off work for two weeks but it took about four weeks before I recovered completely.” Anneke is among the many people who’ve experienced the excruciating pain that’s associated with shingles. What is shingles? On the face of it, it’s a pinkish-red rash that appears on your face, torso or limbs. But…

WHAT can fans expect from your new movie, Chappie? Action, lots of heart and an entertaining, soulful robot that speaks with a classic Cape Town accent. It was shot in Joburg. You’re unlikely to see anything like this again in your lifetime, so don’t miss it on the big screen. You play a childlike robot. Tell us a bit more about the character. Chappie is a robot who becomes sentient – he develops from birth to the emotional maturity of about a 10-year-old – with a beyond-genius IQ. Through a series of entertaining events he ends up being “raised” by two sets of parents. His creator, played by Dev Patel, and the gangsters from Die Antwoord. Dev wants to teach him to paint, Ninja wants him to steal cars. Eventually…

SUGAR: MAROON 5 The US pop-rockers crash various weddings in the video for the latest single off their fifth album, V. The guys have been turning out hit after hit over the past few years and their latest radio-friendly tune is no exception. It’s catchy and the video is way more fun than the depressing ones for the first two singles off V, Maps and Animals. What’s not to like? SLYZA TSOTSI: MAJOR LEAGUE DJZ It’s been around for a while but we still love this hot “new age kwaito” single by local twins Bandile and Banele Mbere. The song features Cassper Nyovest, Riky Rick, Okmalumkoolkat and Carpo. Bandile says it was inspired by the sounds of DJ Mujava, known for tracks such as Mugwanti. Slyza Tsotsi is so infectious…

TAURUS APRIL 20 – MAY 20 With your planet, Venus, settling in your sign, it’s time to enjoy yourself. Pleasure and contentment should rank high on your priority list. You may want to feed your senses by splurging on excellent food and fine wines, a valuable sculpture or a body massage. If you’re a Taurus who doesn’t want your budget in the red, you may prefer to go to an art exhibition or potter in your garden. LUCKY NUMBERS 48, 31, 41, 46, 7, 23 GEMINI MAY 21 – JUNE 20 As an expert in the field of networking you may know that sometimes who you know is more important than what you know. You’re in a prime position to use your communication skills to make a huge impression on…

NADIA Comaneci isn’t supposed to cry. She is, after all, the buttoned-up, some might say robotic, gymnast who at the age of 14 gave just a brief smile when she provided the world with one of its most memorable sporting moments – scoring the first-ever perfect 10 for her asymmetric bars routine at the Montreal Olympics in 1976. But here she is, 38 years later, all grown up with an hour-glass figure and an eight-year-old son Dylan, finally letting go: tears, laughter, sadness, joy. “I think a lot of people don’t actually know me. They think, ‘She’s like this’, or, ‘She’s like that’. They say I have no emotions – I do, but you couldn’t see them then. I had to keep them inside.” Nadia (52) was raised in Communist…

Some of Silicon Valley’s wealthiest people are in the business of finding a way to halt ageing. SERGEY BRIN (41), the cofounder of Google who has a gene mutation that increases his chances of developing Parkinson’s disease, has helped launch the California Life Company (Calico), which strives “to help people live longer and healthier lives”. Calico has earmarked $1,5 billion (R18 billion) for the purpose of ending the effects of ageing. PETER THIEL (47), Facebook’s first investor and cofounder of PayPal, is a fan of the Paleo diet and human growth hormones. Creating anti-ageing technology is the biggest thing he hasn’t yet achieved, he told conference-goers last year. “It’s a massively understudied, underinvested phenomenon. The way we psychologically deal with ageing is through some combination of acceptance and denial. “Acceptance…

R384 MILLION That’s how much last year’s champion Lewis Hamilton earned, according to Forbes magazine. It placed him 19th on its 2014 list of highest-paid athletes – but that was before his F1 victory last year, so he’s likely to have earned even more. THE 2015 SEASON WILL SEE . . . 20 Grand Prix races. The season kicks off in Australia on 15 March and ends on 29 November in Abu Dhabi. 95708 km The total mileage of the 19 confirmed tracks. At the time of going to print the track for the German GP hadn’t been announced. 313 Total number of turns. 20 Drivers competing. 10 Teams taking part. 600 MILLION PEOPLE Global television audience in 2008. 425 MILLION PEOPLE Global television audience last year, a drop of…

Francois Hougaard The Springbok rugby player loves posting pics of his ever-growing collection of shoes on Instagram. We have to hand it to him – it’s worth showing off! Cassper Nyovest The rapper and hip-hop artist, who walked away with five gongs at the recent Metro FM awards, proves that boys really do love their high-octane toys. His preoccupation of choice is cars – but they can’t be just any old wheels, thank you very much. Sporty and with a hefty price tag tick the right boxes. Trevor Noah Plenty of celebs post selfies, but we know we can always rely on this funnyman to provide us with a good giggle with his. The comic loves posting pics of himself on streets and in lifts around the world as he…

IF YOU ‘RE shocked by the news that CHRIS BROWN (25) has a love child, spare a thought for his longtime love, KARRUECHE TRAN (26). The model and actress, who’s dated the troubled R&B star on and off since 2011, found out the same way the rest of the world did – via the internet. Clearly blindsided by the fact that her boyfriend has a nine-month-old daughter, she then publicly dumped him on Twitter, leaving the Loyal singer devastated because according to an insider he knows he’s “messed up”. Turns out Chris had a fling with model NIA AMEY (31) in 2013, which resulted in her falling pregnant and having the baby, named Royalty, in 2014. At first she didn’t tell Chris, letting another man raise the child as his…

She sure has chutzpah! Aussie actress MARGOT ROBBIE (24) says she impulsively slapped Leonardo DiCaprio during a heated scene in her audition for The Wolf Of Wall Street in which she plays his trophy wife. “I was like, ‘You have 30 seconds left in this room and if you don’t do something impressive nothing will ever come of it.” Afterwards, she says, “the room just went dead and I froze. I thought they were going to arrest me. And then all of a sudden Marty [director Martin Scorsese] and Leo just burst out laughing.” Needless to say, she got the job! Kristen Stewart who? Looks as if things are getting pretty serious between ROBERT PATTINSON (28) and his girlfriend of six months, British singer FKA Twigs (27), as reports say…

Thank you for the article on fibromyalgia (YOU, 5 March). I’ve also been diagnosed with this condition. It took many visits to my GP and physiotherapist and finally a referral to a rheumatologist before I was diagnosed. It had reached a point where the pain and fatigue had just about taken over my life. Going to work and dealing with the fibro-fog and day-to-day living took so much effort. I’d come home every day from work and climb into bed then spend most of the weekend in bed as well. Going out was just about impossible. Nothing could be planned as I didn’t know how much pain I’d be in that day. The rheumatologist prescribed medication and slowly I started to get my life together, with the help of my…

IN A few short weeks the royal household’s newest addition will arrive – but it may not be a cosy, tranquil family the little prince or princess is born into. Well, not if Prince Charles continues to be grumpy about his access to them, that is. In the weeks leading up to Kate’s due date, her parents, Carole and Michael, have manoeuvred themselves into the perfect position to get all the time they desire with George and their new grandchild – while Prince Charles is quietly fuming that he never gets a look in at all. It’s true Prince Charles was never the most hands-on father but he’s said to be more than a little miffed there’s little room for him in his grandson’s life. “They never let me see…

THE face-brick house seems quite suburban and unpretentious. The lawn is neatly trimmed, the trees are flourishing and the paving in front of the double garage is clean. Before the horrific axe attack on the Van Breda family of De Zalze golf estate in Stellenbosch, the people who live here were known mostly for owning a popular carwash. But André and Sonja du Toit are no longer just a retired couple who run their own business in nearby Edgemead, Cape Town. They’re now the legal guardians of Marli and Henri van Breda, the only two survivors of the atrocious axe murder that claimed the lives of their parents, Martin (54) and Teresa (55), and older brother, Rudi (22), earlier this year. And it’s at their Welgelegen home in the northern…

Try these tips to help you to break the mood-food connection. • Are you really hungry? Ask yourself this question every time you want to put food in your mouth. And be honest: if you’re not physically in need of food, don’t eat. • Deal with stress. If you eat when you’re stressed, find a way to de-stress that has nothing to do with food. Find a hobby, clinical psychologist Beverly Slater suggests. Try walking or dancing – which are forms of exercise – or calming activities such as listening to music or knitting. • Empty the snack cupboard. If it’s not there, you can’t eat it, so don’t put temptation in your path. • If you slip up, move on. If you couldn’t resist that doughnut or chocolate bar…

HE SPEAKS with such confidence and authority it’s hard to believe he was on the verge of becoming a dropout at one point. Stylishly dressed in a crisp black and white shirt and smart black pants, Ntokozo Hlongwane walks into the boardroom and sits down at the table. The life coach and motivational speaker declares his personal philosophy: what you think, you will become. “If you think you’re a loser, you are a loser,” Ntokozo (24) says. “What you think, you do and you produce. So when you think positively you’ll act positively and produce positive results.” It’s a lesson he learnt the hard way but learning it changed the course of his life and brought him to where he is now – a law graduate, co-founder and managing director…

t – teaspoon/s T – tablespoon/s c – cup/s I TRY to cut down on carbs as much as possible these days but my big downfall is bread. So I decided to explore some of the many low-carb bread and rusk recipes found on the internet. I was pleasantly surprised and after a bit of tweaking I can now tuck into my favourite comfort food – bread and rusks. RICOTTA MUFFINS WITH BERRY COMPOTE MAKES 10-12 MUFFINS Preparation: 15 min Baking: 30 min MUFFINS 3 eggs 80 ml (¹/3 c) xylitol or honey 50 g finely ground coconut 7 ml (1 ½ t) baking powder 5 ml (1 t) ground cinnamon 400 g ricotta cheese 200 g pie apples, puréed 100 g chopped almonds COMPOTE 350 g frozen mixed berries,…

JACKET A denim jacket is a wardrobe essential. Pair it with a summer dress for a feminine look. WHITE If denim on denim isn’t your thing, team it with white. Give your daytime look a classy twist by adding a cardigan to your outfit. DENIM ON DENIM Keep it simple. Less is more, so pair two denim pieces in classic cuts. SPORTY Create a sporty look by wearing a sweater with denim sport pants. JEANS Classic blue jeans are a wardrobe staple. They can be dressed up or down. WAISTCOAT Wear your waistcoat as a shirt and add a coat to look feminine. SKIRT For a preppy look wear a cardigan with your pencil skirt and tuck it in. JUMPSUIT Don’t be afraid to wear a denim onesie. Pair it…

RESEAL A BATH There are various ways to seal a bath or shower. The one that looks best and works for most bathrooms involves squirting sealant from a “gun”. For this method you need a cartridge of silicone sealant and the applicator gun. STEP 1 First make sure all surfaces are clean and dry and that you’ve removed all the old sealant – this is best done with a flexible razor blade and if necessary silicone sealant remover, also sold in cartridges. Run a strip of masking tape along the wall and the rim of the bath or shower to make a gap that corresponds to the space in which you want the sealant to go. STEP 2 Apply the sealant carefully according to the instructions on the tube. The…

YOU Diet try it !  Every month for 12 months YOU is publishing a new diet. Why? So you can find one that best suits your lifestyle, food preferences and dietary needs. WHAT YOU GET EVERY MONTH > Week 1: A new diet > Weeks 2, 3 and 4: An eating plan for the week PLUS recipes PLUS expert tips. In months with five weeks you get extra tips. It’s week three of our diet that focuses on lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, lean proteins and healthy fats. Enjoy the eating plan which was devised by registered dietician Lila Bruk. YOU food editor Carmen Niehaus prepared two of the recipes (right) to whet your appetite. t = teaspoon = 5 ml T = tablespoon = 15 ml c =…

GONE GIRL 2014. 144 min. 16LNSV. Thriller. R144* Nick (Ben Affleck) and Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike) are about to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary. They might have been retrenched and forced to leave New York for the American Midwest to care for Nick’s dying mother but they’re still going strong. Then Nick returns home from working at his bar to find their home in disarray and no sign of Amy. And as the media attention mounts he becomes the prime suspect in her murder investigation. David Fincher’s faithful adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s bestselling novel is a smart, inventive thriller that cleverly plays with perception and audience expectations. The material perfectly suits the director, who usually casts his coolly detached eye over dark, twisted stories that contain bursts of shocking violence…

WISE WORDS • People who live in glass houses should make love in the basement. • Never read the fine print – there’s no way you’re going to like it. • If you let a smile be your umbrella, your butt will most likely get soaking wet. • The only two things we do with greater frequency in middle age are urinate and attend funerals. • The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size bucket. • To err is human, to forgive is. . . highly unlikely. • Money can’t buy happiness, but somehow it’s more comfortable to cry in a Porsche than in a Hyundai. • Drinking makes some husbands see double and feel single. • Living in a nudist colony takes all the…

She fends off colds by eating raw garlic: “It’s super-antiviral.” She reckons eating clay is good for you “because it apparently bonds to negative isotopes”. Soul sister! “I’m not a heels person. I can handle it for about 10 minutes and then they come off,” says the star who once showed up at a red carpet event in five-toed shoes. Clean hair is so overrated! She only shampoos “like once a month – the oilier the better”. Shailene whitens her teeth by “oil pulling” where you swish coconut or sesame oil in your mouth and then spit it out. She makes her own “lotion with medicinal properties” using herbs.…

‘I ARRIVED in England 15 years ago, determined to find work to pay off my student loan and travel through Europe. I lived in Cambridge in a 300-year-old wooden barn that had been converted into a three-storey house. Once a week I looked after eight Alzheimer’s patients in a care home. It was there that I saw an ad indicating that Professor Stephen Hawking was looking for a new personal carer. My landlady, who’d been involved with theatre for the disabled in Cambridge for most of her life, shook her head and groaned. “He always needs new carers!” she said. “What makes him so special?” That was enough to trigger my curiosity. So what exactly made Stephen Hawking so special? As a child he was like most other toddlers, wanting…

Matthew’s leading lady With an album called The House We Built and one of the tracks on it named The Wedding Song, it seems singer MATTHEW MOLE might have had marriage on his mind for a while. So after finding the woman of his dreams in JESSICA PETTITT it was only a matter of time before he popped the question. The singer – whose songs, including Same Parts, Same Heart, were used in the local movie Leading Lady – asked Jessica to marry him while the couple were on holiday in London. “Look what we did” he wrote when he posted this picture on Instagram. “I’m gonna have the best life with this lady!” They couple plan to tie the knot in Cape Town in August. She put a string…

Singer Sia @Sia Beyoncé is my queen. Actor Dax Shepard @daxshepard1 I think people feel sexier when they are in their car. Singer Iggy Azalea @iggyazalea Crazy that it’s been a whole year since we dropped the Fancy video. Still haven’t been to Tokyo though. Lol. Actor David Spade @davidspade You know you’re really sick when you don’t look at Twitter or Instagram for 24 hours. (I guess I’m feeling better.) Rapper Nicki Minaj @Nickiminaj When you meet a person who cares about you as much as you care about them, hold on to them. Most people can only think about themselves. Singer Josh Groban @joshgroban What if flies on the wall were actually people reincarnated who tweeted that they wanted to be a fly on the wall.…