Innholdsfortegnelse for 11/19/2020 i You South Africa

There’s something to be said for the power of nostalgia. I started rewatching Dawson’s Creek, a TV show I loved when I was in high school. And after a few schoolfriends reminded me of some of the music we listened to back then, I’ve been cycling through old albums on Spotify with glee. I’m not the only one. My husband is re-reading a seven-book series he finished a few years ago and playing old games he once loved. My best friend has been tagging me on social media, pointing out various old films we must watch when we can finally have a catch-up day (Notting Hill? Yes please!), and countless people around the globe are rediscovering old classics now that new movies aren’t hitting the cinema at the pace they…

Thanks, YOU, for keeping us informed and entertained and for bringing us news and views – both local and from abroad – through the many weeks of Covid-19. YOU is so readable it makes life more liveable. FERN, SMS. We moved to Empangeni recently and while packing I found a letter announcing I’d won a watch for the YOU Blockbuster in 2001. I’ve been doing the crossword weekly for many years – I think since you first published it. I buy YOU mainly for the puzzles but I’ve always loved the interesting articles. I never miss a copy. MARIE PAULINE SAUZIER, EMPANGENI Recently when I visited an ill friend I showed him your article on sensational pics taken from drones (YOU, 15 October). His eyes lit up with interest and…

With Joe Biden we’re likely to see a more globalist approach, which means more opportunities for trade between South Africa and the US, political analyst Dr Trust Matsilele says. And South Africa also stands to benefit from America’s improted relationships with other countries – such as China and Iran. If the Iran nuclear deal is reinstated and sanctions against the country are lifted it will mean there’ll be a lot of oil in the market. “Which is good for countries that don’t produce oil like SA,” he says. The rand was already gaining strength in anticipation of Biden’s tictory, Matsilele adds. “Biden brings some policy predictability which is good for any market, so I think that’s what the rand is responding to.” Economist and leadership consultant Guy Lundy says the…

IT REMAINS one of the most intriguing and talked-about interviews of all time: the most famous woman in the world pouring her heart out to a journalist who’d secured the scoop of the century. Princess Diana’s explosive sit-down with the BBC’s Martin Bashir left the world in no doubt her marriage to Prince Charles was over – and even prompted the queen to acknowledge it was time for her son and daughter-in-law to divorce. Everything came tumbling out: Diana’s affair with former cavalry officer James Hewitt; her battle with post-natal depression; her episodes of self-harm and her bulimia. And of course the famous line that “there were three of us in this marriage” – a reference to Charles’ ongoing love affair with Camilla Parker-Bowles. The interview, broadcast in 1995 on…

PESHWARI NAAN WITH CHICKEN KEBABS SERVES 4 PREPARATION: 30 MIN STANDING: 15 MIN COOKING: 30 MIN KEBABS 3 large chicken breast fillets, cubed salt and freshly ground pepper 60ml (¼c) apricot jam 30ml (2T) Worcestershire sauce 30ml (2T) curry powder 1 onion, chopped 4 garlic cloves, bruised NAAN 500ml (2c) flour 10ml (2t) baking powder 5ml (1t) salt 250ml (1c) yoghurt 15ml (1T) olive oil plus extra for shallow-frying FILLING 125ml (½c) sultanas 100g almond flakes, toasted 60ml (¼c) desiccated coconut powder 60ml (¼c) desiccated coconut, ground TO FINISH tomato salsa plain yoghurt Keep 6-8 short kebab skewers handy. Preheat the oven to 200°C and grease a large baking sheet with nonstick spray. 1 Kebabs Season the chicken cubes with salt and pepper. Skewer 3-4 cubes on each kebab skewer.…

SUN’S here, fun’s here! Beauty editor Nthabiseng Makhoka dipped into her bag of delights to select a must-have mix of products that will not only protect our skin now that summer is winking wildly at us, but also keep us looking as hot as the brand-new season. From face products and bodycare to makeup, sunscreen and haircare, here are 10 products to ignite your glow-up as endlessly balmy days and nights beckon. 1 Everysun Sensitive Care Sunscreen Spray This new sunscreen is ideal for sensitive skin, making it great to use on children too. The formulation contains antioxidants, vitamins and UVA/UVB filters to block out harmful rays. It’s also fragrance-free, light and doesn’t leave white residue on skin. Plus, it’s a spray so it’s super-easy to apply. 2 Inoar Magic…

CAPRICORN 21 DEC – 20 JAN A new dispensation at work may not entirely be to your liking, but chances are this is as good as it is going to get at this stage. Whatever this entails, you are bound to end up with greater security, if not necessarily more money. Once your focus is no longer consumed by this work-related matter, you’ll rediscover the joys of spending time with good friends and enjoying their company. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 24, 48, 42, 39, 41, 50 AQUARIUS 21 JAN – 18 FEB It seems as if a family matter can finally be settled this week after many months of coming and going. Accept that you will never find the ideal solution and what matters now is a negotiated arrangement. With the…

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What’s in a name? The 20-year-old, half-Filipino, half-British singer/songwriter was born Bea Kristi. She came up with her stage name, Beabadoobee, quite by chance. “Long story short, I obviously didn’t expect any of this [fame] to happen, so when it came time to put my songs online, my friend, Oscar, said to me, ‘You have to choose a name.’ “I didn’t have one so I said, ‘Let’s use my Finsta ( fake Instagram) name, Beabadoobee.’ Now it’s with me for the rest of my life.” Her viral hit, Coffee She wrote the indie-pop track three years ago and, after sharing it with friends, it blew up with more than 300 000 views. Record companies reached out and she was signed to Dirty Hit, joining the ranks of The 1975, Wolf…

MARIO KART LIVE Platform: Nintendo Switch Nintendo is often top of the pile when it comes to cool stuff for videogames. The Mario Kart games are great fun and each iteration has added a twist that’s kept the series fresh, but the latest offering is beyond what you’ve played before. Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is just that: it’s live in your living room, bedroom, garage or garden – any surface on which the supplied remote-control kart can run is a potential racecourse. Mario Kart Live isn’t just a videogame, it’s also an actual racing kart on a track. The Luigi kart we were sent for testing is extremely well made and looks good enough to display on a shelf too. The package includes four gates and two arrow markers…

HOW TO SAY IT: gra-vuh-tee Gravity is the force by which a planet or other object attracts objects to its centre. It’s due to gravity that anything you drop falls straight to the ground. For the same reason you immediately fall back to the ground when you jump into the air. Gravity also keeps planets orbiting the sun, and the moon orbiting Earth. It’s influenced by the size of an object and how much it weighs. In space there’s little gravity. Another word for gravity is gravitation, which is derived from the Latin word “gravitas”, which means weight.…

1> Which country with a famous lake (ABOVE) was previously known as Nyasaland? 2> Who was the captain of the Springboks who won the Rugby World Cup in 1995? 3> What is the capital of Egypt? 4> Where in your body is the medulla oblongata? 5> Which former president of Zimbabwe who was in power for 37 years died in 2019? SOURCES: BBC.COM; THEGUARDIAN.COM; COMPUTERHOPE.COM; COLLINSDICTIONARY.COM; EDITION.CNN.COM; NYTIMES.COM; HISTORY-COMPUTER.COM; WASHINGTONPOST.COM; NASA.GOV; WHYNOT?OVER1,111ANSWERS TO EVERYTHING BY CRISPIN BOYER, 2018, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS AND TAFELBERG PUBLISHERS…

MOST MODIFIED Australian Ethan Bramble (24) claims to be “the world’s most-modified youth”, having undergone more than 40 body modification procedures, including tattooing his eyeballs, splitting his tongue and removing his belly button. “I’ve always liked different. Different is cool, different is unique,” Ethan says. “I like to be a standout kind of dude that draws some attention, turns some heads.” Ethan was 11 when he started modifying his body and estimates that he’s spent between R237 t00 and R31t 900 over the years. Although he feels empowered by his body, his appearance has resulted in negative reactions from people. “It can set you back,” Ethan admits. “But you learn to push past it and be like, ‘They don’t get to say that about my life, they don’t get to…

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She’s the straight-talking star of Devi, a weekly entertainment show on e.tv, but away from the camera Devi Sankaree Govender is just like any mom. Devi became a household name on M-Net’s Carte Blanche but last year parted ways with the investigative show. Now she’s getting ready to say goodbye to one of her two kids as daughter Kaiyuree is gearing up to leave the nest. “My daughter finished matric last year and has a golf scholarship to go to America, so my home is emptying out and we’re moving into a whole other space as a family,” she says. After quitting Carte Blanche, Devi (47) took a break to spend time with Kaiyuree and her son, Sayuran. “My favourite thing to do with them is to cook a lovely…

YOU Word Search Mini is the latest in our series of small-format magazines and the perfect companion for puzzle fans. This pocket-sized mag is packed with 80 word searches with fun themes such as wordplay, countries, famous people, movies and more! The convenient size means you can take it with you wherever you go, so a relaxing break is always at hand. Get your copy in stores now, online at youstore.co.za or you can contact Johan Terblanche on 021-406-4962 or johan.terblanche@ media24.com and have it delivered straight to your door.…

He’ll be 78 come Inauguration Day, which means he’ll be the oldest president in US history, overtaking Ronald Reagan, who left office at age 77. Biden hinted there’s a strong likelihood he might not be able to see out two terms. “I view myself as a transition candidate,” he said earlier this year. But this may be a blessing in disguise, analysts say. It may free Biden up to get things done without having to worry he’s alienating himself from his party or the electorate. Political commentator Bill McKibben says although Biden hasn’t stuck his neck out much during his career, this could be his chance to make a move on the issues that are important to him.…

4 The number of days of counting that were needed before Biden was declared the victor. 290 Joe Biden’s wins in 19 states allowed him to win the race to 270 electoral college votes needed for victory. 71million the number of votes for Donald Trump – the most for a sitting president. It’s also 10 million more than in 2016. 17 The number of rallies Trump held in the final four days of the campaignt 75million the number of votes for Bident But with votes still being counted at the time of going to print, he could breach the 80 million markt 80million The number of mail ballots, compared to just 33 million in 2016t 1992 The last time there was a single-term president, when George Bush lost to Bill…

SHE isn’t the first actress to portray the beloved People’s Princess and she probably won’t be the last – but this young woman with ties to South Africa may well be the best. Emma Corrin has been praised for getting Diana down to a tee: the voice, the tilt of the head, the walk, the coy glances behind the fringe, the sadness, the shyness . . . In fact, blink and you’ll think you’re watching the real thing. The 24-year-old actress plays Princess Diana in season 4 of hit Netflix series The Crown, portraying the beautiful-yet-troubled royal from a slightly awkward teenager to a young mother trapped in a loveless marriage in her late 20s. “It’s like seeing a ghost,” Vogue magazine said. “And hearing one too.” This is Emma’s…

FORMAL In this symmetrical layout, one large piece (a framed art print, photo or mirror) has the same amount of smaller frames on either side. This works well for pieces that are part of the same story, such as works from the same artist or black-and-white family photos. Another option for a formal gallery wall is hanging same-size frames in a grid. ECLECTIC Create this look with frames of various shapes and colours. Add other wall hangings, such as macramé or a box shelf. It’s still important to keep the overall look balanced so stick to a broad shape, such as a rectangle as in the above illustration. This is also a nice way to create a growing gallery wall – it’s less structured so you can simply keep adding…

I FEEL AS IF I’VE BEEN DROPPED INTO A CHASM Q I lost my job due to lockdown. I had a very senior position and thought I had a bright future, but the company couldn’t survive lockdown and went bankrupt so I was retrenched. I feel as if I’ve been dropped into a chasm, my life has changed so drastically. Where I seldom used to worry about money, I now have to think about making ends meet and my savings are running out. I now live on the poverty line. I’ve racked my brain to figure out something to do but don’t have any manual skills and I’m not artistic or innovative. I’ve looked around for jobs but most companies are still contemplating if they should employ new people. I’m…

SAGITTARIUS AT WORK ■ As a boss – will be generous and encouraging ■ As an employee – a happy-go-lucky and optimistic worker ■ As a colleague – always up for a game of fun and a laugh ■ Management style – believes in the power of positivity ■ Your workspace – not the tidiest but an open-door policy ■ At the office party – the life and soul of the party ■ Your pay cheque – spent on good times and holidays.…

THURSDAY ■ FINDING JOY ★★★ 2013, 96 min, PG13L, e.tv, 00:00. Comedy drama. A writer who’s stuck in a rut rediscovers happiness when a free-spirited young woman asks him to write her obituary. Josh Cooke, Liane Balaban. ■ OCCUPY, TEXAS ★★★ 2016, 93 min, PG13, e.tv, 01:50. Comedy drama. An Occupy Wall Street protester must move back home to Texas to take care of his teen sisters following their parents’ deaths. Janine Turner, Peri Gilpin. ■ HAPPILY N’EVER AFTER ★★ 2006, 84 min, PG, e.tv, 03:35. Animated fantasy. Cinderella must save Fairy Tale Land from a bunch of villains who’ve banded together. ■ ABOMINABLE ★★★ 2019, 97 min, PG, M-Net, 04:15. Animated adventure. Three teens find a lost baby yeti and must help him return home before he’s captured by…

BACK HOME TREY SONGZ The multiple-Grammy nominee has finally released his eagerly awaited eighth album – and it doesn’t disappoint. Featuring his signature R&B sound over 22 tracks, he’s roped in the likes of Summer Walker, Ty Dolla $ign, Swae Lee and Davido for guest spots, as well as long-time trusted producer Troy Taylor. “Back Home is filled with opinions, positions, realities and a deep, introspective look into where I’m at in my life,” the 35-year-old says. “As an artist and new father, I want my music to be a true reflection of my evolution and my commitment to my fans to never forget where I came from. That’s why it’s entitled Back Home.” “Ariana Grande, she’s alright, she’s good on her own . . . Plus I don’t want…

COFFEE & KAREEM Action comedy. Vanessa (Taraji P Henson) is a single mom to a potty-mouthed 12-year old, Kareem (Terrence Little Gardenhigh), who’s furious that she’s dating a goofy white cop, James Coffee (The Hangover’s Ed Helms). Kareem tries to break them up by hiring a local gangster (RonReaco Lee) – who earlier escaped the incompetent Coffee’s custody – to kill the cop. Not unexpectedly, it all goes badly wrong as Kareem’s murder plot ends up exposing a criminal conspiracy and putting the non-bad guy cast in jeopardy. In that proud tradition of mismatched buddy cop movies such as Tango & Cash (1989) and Turner & Hooch (1989), the unlikely duo proceed to flee across Detroit in a blaze of profanity and slapstick violence that’s as funny as it is…

500 The height in metres of a coral reef recently discovered at the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia. This means the coral reef is as tall as a building with 116 floors. The free-standing coral reef is about 1,5km wide at its base and extends from the ocean floor to about 40m below the surface of the water. It’s the first free-standing reef discovered in the area since the 19th century. “It shows how little we know about large parts of the ocean, even the Great Barrier Reef,” says Tom Bridge, one of the researchers. 36 million The number of trees that have disappeared from American cities each year over the past five years. Environmental experts are alarmed because fewer trees mean cities will become hotter and…

THE coffee we drink every day completed a long journey before ending up in the cup. Coffee shrubs (belonging to the Caffea species) take a long time to grow to maturity and produce beans. After the harvest, the coffee beans go through a whole range of processes before they’re ready for us to use. Next time you enjoy a steaming mug of coffee, just think of all the hard work and effort that went into producing it. LIFE CYCLE OF A COFFEE TREE 1. PLANTING Coffee beans are in fact seeds and the green beans are usually planted in nurseries to sprout. It can take up to 2½ months for the seeds to germinate and sprout. 2. GREENHOUSE Once the plant has four leaves, it’s put into a plastic bag…

IT’S astonishing how much information there is in the world. And so little time to discover it all! That’s why email newsletters can be an amazing way to find the gems you may have missed. YOU’s newsletters are carefully curated to bring you the best of the week’s features in various categories. Sign up now – they’re free and easy to access. YOU SNAPSHOT What’s in it? Keep tour finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the world with a selection of the best local and international stories. Wonderfully wacky tales, touching human interest stories, monet matters, essential advice and more – the YOU Snapshot newsletter features a variett of free and subscriber-only articlesfor you to enjoy. When does it come out? Daily YOU FOOD What’s in it? Packedwith…

My icons are NBA players LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and PJ Tucker. My look is unconventional. I’m inspired by street style but I like to mash different styles together. I can be funky and formal with street wear. My go-to items are my sneakers, I base my outfit around them. I always wear Nikes, and I love my Jordans and Retro 4s.…

SEEMS the gloves are off again between EDDIE MURPHY and MEL B. There’s no denying the pair got off to a rocky start when it came to their 13-year-old daughter ANGEL. The singer became pregnant at the beginning of their six-month relationship and Eddie (59) refused to believe the unborn child was his until a paternity test had been done. After years of acrimony they appeared to reach something that resembled co-parenting, with insiders claiming that Eddie and Angel “are spending a lot of time together”. ‘There’s no higher blessing than having a child. There’s no sweeter blessing than seeing your grandchild’– EDDIE MURPHY But in a move set to reignite their fiery disputes, Mel is dragging Eddie back to court amid claims her income has “dramatically reduced”. In her…

MEGAN FOX is not impressed with her ex – and she’s not afraid to let the world know. Until now the separation between the 34-year-old star and BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN (47) seemed to have been going smoothly as they navigated the transition to co-parenting their three sons, NOAH (8), BODHI (6) and JOURNEY (4). But the Transformers actress’ recent outburst on Insta left fans in no doubt that beneath the happy surface tensions are bubbling over. “I know you love your kids, but I don’t know why you can’t stop using them to posture via Instagram,” she fumed on the platform. “You’re so intoxicated with feeding the pervasive narrative that I’m an absent mother, and you are the perennial, eternally dedicated dad of the year.” She made the comments to…

ANASTASIA KARANIKOLAOU’s love life has been a hot topic of late and it’s all because of actor NOAH CENTINEO (24). After a couple of flirty exchanges on Insta sparked dating rumours, Stassie (23), who’s Kylie Jennet’s BFF, was seen packing on the PDA with the hunky To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before actor at several Halloween patties. While they’re yet to confirm they’re an item,a source says,“Stassie and Noah have been consistently hanging out for about a month now and are officially dating. It started as them getting together as friends to film a project,but they ended up connecting and having chemistry.” Kylie’s said to be a fan of the couple. Always nice when your bestie approves!…

Katlego Maboe would like us to believe he’s never abused his partner (YOU, 5 November). Dear Katlego, I fail to believe that you think that cheating on your wife is not a form of abuse! In case you’re confused, please educate yourself. Gender-based violence encompasses mental and emotional abuse as well as physical. Z WARRIN, SMS ■ Monique, they say every man deserves a 10th chance. But once a cheat, always a cheat. Katlego has been disrespectful to you and isn’t setting a good example to his son. Dump him and move on. DAVID, EMAIL ■ Monique is angry and hurt and is lashing out. This can be hurtful to a person’s reputation and career. In better times, she was happy to shine in his glory and limelight. A person…

THEIR opponents have a lot to say about them but the one thing nobody can accuse them of is a lack of political experience. Between them President-elect Joe Biden and his deputy, Kamala Harris, have more than 60 years at the very top of US government – and they’re going to need to draw on every bit of it, haul in every favour, play every diplomatic card and generally knuckle down because the US they’ve inherited is as fractured as it’s ever been. They’ll be leading a country in the throes of a raging pandemic, riven with division and racial tensions and on the brink of recession. “We’re fortunate that Joe’s got what it takes to be president and already carries himself that way,” former US president Barack Obama wrote…

Kamala Harris (56) a Californian senator who’s the daughter of immigrants from Jamaica and India, was an inspired choice for tice-president, analysts say. In her tictory speech she praised Joe Biden for the momentous step he’d taken in helping women to shatter the glass ceiling. “What a testament it is to Joe’s character that he had the audacity to break one of the most substantial barriers that exists in our country and select a woman as his tice-president,” she said. “But while I may be the first woman in this office, I won’t be the last. Because etery little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities.” Her husband, DOUG EMHOFF (56), a lawyer, watched proudly from the sidelines. He also gets the chance to make history…

1 CHECK YOUR VEINS The skin on your wrist, elbows and temples is very thin. If your skin colour is light enough you’ll be able to see the veins and this can help you identify your undertone. If your veins appear blue or deep purple, then your skin tone is cool. If your veins appear greenish, your skin tone is warm. Those with neutral undertones will struggle to discern either colour as their veins may appear colourless. 2 THE JEWELLERY TEST Use a gold or silver necklace or bracelet for this test. Make sure you are under good natural light and check how your skin appears against each colour jewellery. If you prefer gold against your skin, you are warm-toned. If you prefer silver, you are cool-toned. If you don’t…

■ Your foot size changes over the course of the day. Your feet tend to swell throughout the day. That’s why it’s best to wait until the afternoon to go shoe shopping. ■ When you fit shoes, make sure you wear the same type of socks that you intend to wear them with. ■ If your one foot is bigger or wider than the other, buy a size that fits the bigger foot. ■ Stand in the shoes. Make sure you have at least 1cm of space between your longest toe and the end of the shoe. ■ Walk around in the shoes to get the feel of them. Find shoes that fit from the start. Trust your comfort level rather than a shoe’s size. Sizes vary. ■ Feel the…

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IT USED to be a nightmare for contract workers or people who run their own businesses to apply for a loan. Financiers seemed to view them as too much of a risk. But times have changed and more people are doing contract work or running their own business, thanks to technology. Tech also makes it easier for banks to make informed decisions about if clients can afford loans – whether they’re contract workers or not. Corné Jordaan of FNB’s loan division offers some tips to bear in mind when making an application. WHAT’S THE BANK LOOKING FOR? According to the National Credit Act, a financial institution isn’t allowed to give you a loan you can’t afford. Therefore the bank will need information about your income and expenses to do an…

Fancy yourself a joker? Email original jokes to chuckles@you.co.za or send them to Chuckles, YOU, PO Box 7167, Roggebaai 8012, and we may publish them on this page. NO GAMBLING Question: Why isn’t gambling allowed in Africa? Answer: Because of all the cheetahs. CLEVER ANIMALS Question: What do you call a dinosaur that’s good with words? Answer: A thesaurus. IN THE RESTAURANT “May I take your order, sir?” the waiter asks. “Yes. How do you prepare your chickens?” “Nothing special, sir,” he replies. “We tell them straight out that they’re going to die.” DISORDER IN COURT The following exchanges were overhead in court: ■ Question: Sir, please tell us, what gear were you in at the moment of impact? Answer: I recall clearly, a Gucci tracksuit and Reeboks. ONE-LINER Last…

FIND THEM DEAD By PETER JAMES Macmillan Mickey Starr imports and sells expensive cars. But these vehicles, some of them copies of rare cars, are used to bring large quantities of drugs to the UK from Europe. Then one night on the ferry things go wrong. Clive Johnson, a customs official, is also a car nut. So when he spots an exotic 1962 Ferrari, he immediately realises something is off. Mickey is caught and pleads guilty, but only to protect the real crime boss. Meg Magellan receives a summons for jury service for this major trial. At first she’s excited, but then she receives a stark warning – make sure the jury returns a verdict of not guilty, or your daughter will die. This is the 16th in the Detective…

90 MINUTES How long it takes the ISS to orbit Earth once. 28 000 KM/H The average speed at which the ISS travels in space. 6 The number of astronauts who can live there at the same time. FIVE-BEDROOM HOUSE More or less the size of the inside of the ISS. It has two bathrooms, a gym and a large window. But it’s fairly cramped as the equipment takes up a lot of room. 2 HOURS The time the crew must exercise daily to make up for the bone density and muscle mass they lose under low-gravity conditions.…

AT 8 o’clock on an icy morning, Jay Jayamohan is doing ward rounds at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. Someone has made a valiant attempt to cheer up the place. The walls are orange, the window frames are pink and paper stars hang from the ceiling. A child-sized wheelchair sits next to the reception desk, which is covered in cards. “Thank u for helping me get better,” reads one, in sprawling child’s handwriting. Jay (49) is a children’s brain surgeon. Today, his patients include a three-month-old baby with a bleed on the brain and a cheerful four-year-old boy who needs a third operation on his brain stem. He coaxes a smile out of a grumpy little boy with an enormous bandage around his head and explains to the tense…

HE looks like something out of a terrifying science-fiction movie. His face is covered in ink – including his eyeballs – and he recently added another feature to his long repertoire of body modifications: a pair of tusks protruding from his bottom lip. Orc, as he calls himself, barely looks human – and that’s exactly what he’s aiming for. He’s decided his life’s work is to resemble a living, breathing fictional monster. Up to 80% of his body is covered with tattoos – his tongue is split; his eyeballs have been inked to be completely black; and he has sub-dermal piercings, which look like he’s stuffed rings and earrings under his skin. He also has a modified nose, pointed ears and even solar branding, a new form of body modification…

HERS is one of the most remarkable transformations in recent celebrity history – an astonishing weight loss of around 44kg that has, in Adele’s own words, left her half the size she used to be. “I know I look really, really different since you last saw me,” she said when she appeared on the Saturday Night Live TV show recently. “But because of all the Covid restrictions and the travel bans, I had to travel really light and I could only bring half of me. And this is the half I chose.” Adele’s secret? The sirtfood diet, an eating plan also favoured by the lithe likes of Pippa Middleton, sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, and model Jodie Kidd. The diet isn’t new – it was conceived by British nutritionists…

Up to t0% of pregnancies end in miscarriage yet it’s something that’s often shrouded in secrecy and shame. Women often feel uncomfortable talking about it, says Michelle Groenewald, co-founder of Empty Wombs Pregnancy Loss and Baby Loss Support. “There’s a lack of acceptance of the grieving process because the feeling is a woman isn’t ‘allowed’ to grieve a child she might never have held and who she’ll never get to know.” But the emotional grief is still enormous and women should be allowed to grieve. “There’s absolutely no right way to grieve,” she adds. “The right way to grieve is your own way, in your own time.” Often, women are advised to share their pregnancy news with friends and family only after 1t weeks because of the risk of miscarriage…

They have pooch problems Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello’s Miami dog-walk turned wild when one of their dogs got off the leash and left the singer scrambling. They use public transport Katie Holmes and her beau Emilio Vitolo Jr head to their destination via subway in New York. They take out their own trash Rose Leslie displays her baby bump for the first time as she and husband Kit Harington do some household chores. They try to make healthier choices A slimmed down Ben Affleck brandishes a diet coke while out and about in California. SOURCES: THESUN.CO.UK, DAILYMAIL.CO.UK, PEOPLE.COM, TODAY.COM, MIRROR.CO.UK, USMAGAZINE.COM…

Remember former What Not to Wear presenter SUSANNAH CONSTANTINE? Well, the straight-talking fashion guru is coming clean. While appearing on a popular UK podcast, Susannah, who co-presented the early 2000s hit show with long-time friend and TV personality Trinny Woodall (56), revealed that she’s a recovering alcoholic and has been for the past seven years. “It’s not something I’ve spoken about before really, but it’s important,” the 58-year-old shared. After a “light-bulb moment” the mom-of-three decided to lay off the booze back in 2013 and she hasn’t looked back since.…