Innholdsfortegnelse for 8 May 2025 i You South Africa

IF PERFECT was a couple, it would be these two. The chemistry, his chivalry, her elegance, his charm, their we-work-so-well-together gorgeousness – it’s all so off the charts it’s almost sickening. George and Amal Clooney are that one rare thing in Hollywood: happy. They’ve been married for 11 years and there hasn’t been so much as a sniff of a scandal or a rumble of a rift. And now George has raised the bar even higher. According to the 63-year-old silver fox, he and Amal never argue. In a recent appearance on CBS Mornings to promote his Broadway play Good Night, and Good Luck he told host Gayle King they were “trying to find something to fight about”. “I told you once before that we’d never had an argument and…

HE’D been gravely ill for a while, clinging to life while doctors worked round the clock to treat the double pneumonia in lungs ravaged by infection he’d fought as a young man. And yet when he died it was still a shock. Pope Francis had been doing well after his 38 days in hospital and had delivered the Easter blessing at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican City just the day before. The day before that he’d met US vice president JD Vance, presenting him with three chocolate eggs for his kids. And then the news – the 88-year-old pope had had a stroke, which led to a coma and heart failure. “It was a stroke that carries you away within an hour,” the pontiff ’s doctor, Sergio Alfieri, said.…

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Send suggestions for topics and requests for info to yourmoney@you.co.za. We may answer your questions in this column but won’t reply personally. IT’S easy to get into the habit of overspending, buying things on a whim and falling for clever marketing tricks. So before you swipe your credit card it’s important to pause, take a good look at the item and ask yourself if it’s really worth buying – even if it costs just R100, added to all your other unnecessary card transactions over the month it can leave you with a mountain of debt. Asking these questions will help you shop more wisely and align your spending with your bigger life goals. 1 IF I HAD LESS MONEY, WOULD I STILL BUY THIS? When we have disposable income, it’s…

1 NORTH OF NORTH Netflix In the comedy-drama series North of North, ANNA LAMBE (RIGHT) stars as Siaja, a young mother trying to reinvent herself after divorce in her tiny Arctic community, a fictitious town named Ice Cove, in Nunavut, Canada. This binge-able series, which doesn’t shy away from serious issues facing Inuit communities, is also delightfully colourful – the town itself is composed of brightly painted buildings, and the characters’ outfits are a beautifully designed mix of modern and traditional. “Our goal was to get it right culturally, and for it to be beautiful and modern,” the show’s costume designer, Debra Hanson, told Elle Canada. “And to make the characters come alive.” For Anna, who grew up in Iqaluit, the northernmost city in Canada, visiting shops was “like a…

GETTING married means having those important and difficult conversations, including how you handle your finances. As a young couple coming from different backgrounds MILLIE BOBBY BROWN quickly realised how much her and husband JAKE BONGIOVI’s views differ when it comes to finances. Millie (21) and Jake (22) got married in a lavish ceremony in Tuscany, Italy, last year after meeting in 2021. While appearing on the podcast Call Her Daddy, Millie opened up about how they are navigating their spending habits. “I’ll be like, ‘Oh, I need socks,’ and he’ll be like, ‘Let’s go to Prada!’ And I’m like, ‘Let’s go to Target’. He’s just that kind of guy,” Millie said when asked who the biggest spendthrift was out of the two. “He will refuse to pack a suitcase because…

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LET them. These two little words will set you free, says Mel Robbins. Let people be who they are and do what they do. Stop wasting your time and energy trying to control things you can’t control, like other people’s opinions, moods or actions. Your dad makes a yet another comment about your life choices? Let him have his opinions. A colleague at work is in a bad mood? Let them be grumpy. Don’t let their negative energy affect you. Cultivating a "Let Them" mindset will free you from the exhausting cycle of trying to manage everything and everyone around you, says the bestselling author and motivational speaker in her new book, The Let Them Theory. And it will also free you up to focus on what really matters –…

HELLO DINO ■ I discovered a new dinosaur after getting my flu shot.The Armisaur. ■ What do you call a dinosaur that is large, immense, huge, collosal, gigantic, vast, enormous, titanic, massive and big? A Thesaurus. ■ A group of palaeontologists decide to have a big party to celebrate discovering the largest-ever dinosaur tibia.I hear it was quite the quite the shindig. ■ What do you say when a dinosaur farts? “That was a blast from the past!” ■ What do you call it when a dinosaur gets into a car crash?A Tyrannosaurus wreck. ■ Why can’t you hear a pterodactyl using the bathroom? Because the “P” is silent. JOB MARKET ■ I’m not having much luck with jobs lately. I wasn’t suited to be a tailor. The muffler factory…

LIFE IS LIKE THAT SOMETIMES By KHAYA DLANGA Macmillan GROWING up in rural Dutyini in the Eastern Cape, Khaya Dlanga didn’t have access to TV and Play-Stations – this might have been a blessing in disguise because it forced him to interact with the people around him, which fed his soul and imagination. In this new memoir we get to know those who played an important role in the social commentator’s childhood, such as his grandfather Kaiser, a well-respected figure in their community, and his grandma Gogo Ma’am, who was a teacher. As fans of his previous memoirs, To Quote Myself and These Things Really Happen to Me, have come to expect, there’s plenty of humour in his storytelling as he revisits key moments in his life. With brave honesty…

FIRST came the storm that roared around the base like an express train and transformed the world into a blank white canvas. And then came the tragedy, the death of a companion who’d been agonisingly close to warmth and safety. For three decades the events have haunted him, a trauma frozen in his mind. And every time he hears the word Antarctica he’s taken right back to that icy wasteland at the tip of the world. When South Africa’s Sanae IV research station was in the news again recently, Peter de Vries was one of the few people who could understand what it’s like to live there for months. He read about the drama at the station – allegations that there’d been a dispute between expedition members, complaints about tension,…

TEN years ago, Demi Lovato was going viral for more than just her music. When an unflattering picture of Demi (32) hit the internet, a wild story gained traction that she had a twin sister locked away in her basement. It all started when a Tumblr user created a fictional backstory for the blurry picture about Demi’s “poor sister” Poot, who was being held captive, and it became a meme. The original photo was taken in 2014 when Demi was snapped by a fan leaving the Royal Variety Performance in London. The Sorry Not Sorry singer recently resurrected the meme in a TikTok video, lip-syncing to the audio, “Wow, what an offer. Let me sleep on it though”. In the caption, she wrote, “When someone asks me to let Poot…

TRAGIC END FOR VIRGINIA GIUFFRE Prince Andrew accuser takes her own life TRIBUTES continue to pour in from survivors’ advocacy groups around the world following the suicide of Virginia Giuffre (41) at her home on a farm in Neergabby in Perth, Western Australia. Virginia was one of the most prominent accusers of paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and claimed she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew while being sex-trafficked by Epstein as a teen. Andrew denied the allegations but in 2022 settled a civil case brought against him by Virginia, reportedly for $12 million (then R198m). The scandal forced the disgraced duke to withdraw from royal duties and surrender his military titles and patronages. Virginia’s sister-in-law Amanda Roberts called her a “fierce warrior” who deeply wished for justice for survivors…

NO ONE saw it coming – and no one could quite believe it at first. Was it a belated April Fool’s joke? An Easter dress-up party? Just what in the Achy Breaky Heart was going on? But yes, it seems it’s true. Billy Ray Cyrus (63) and Elizabeth Hurley (59) are an item – and here we are, trying to get our heads around what has to be the unlikeliest couple of the year. The grizzled American country star and the perennially glamorous British actress hard-launched their romance on Easter Sunday with a loved-up Instagram post, Billy Ray in a pair of bunny ears planting a kiss on Liz, as they leant against a fence. Since then she’s posted a series of follow-up snaps that clearly show her enjoying time…

SMOKED PORK SCHNITZEL SLICES with SWEET and SOUR SAUCE SERVES 4 / PREPARATION TIME: 30 MINS / COOKING TIME: 20 MINS Use lightly smoked pork fillet to make these mini schnitzels. Japanese panko breadcrumbs provide a delightful, crispy texture. ◗ 1 lightly smoked pork fillet, sliced◗ 125ml (½c) cornflour, seasoned with salt and pepper◗ 2 eggs, whisked◗ about 250ml (1c) panko breadcrumbs SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE ◗ oil for frying◗ 1 onion, sliced◗ 2 garlic cloves, crushed◗ 10ml (2t) fresh ginger, grated◗ 1 red or green bell pepper, diced◗ 2 carrots, peeled and cut into thin strips◗ half a pineapple, peeled and diced◗ 2 small soft citrus (mandarins), halved◗ 45-60ml (3-4T) brown sugar◗ 125ml (½c) orange juice◗ zest of 1 lemon, grated◗ 80ml (¹/₃c) sushi rice vinegar◗ 30ml (2T) soy…

I’M JUST AN ORDINARY GUY LOOKING FOR A WOMAN WHO ENJOYS THE OUTDOORS Q I’m a 32-year-old bachelor and I’m struggling to find a girlfriend who really wants to get to know me before jumping into bed with me. It seems like nowadays women want to get into a serious relationship straight away instead of taking time to get to know me and for love to develop naturally. Some divorcees even have a hidden agenda: looking for a new daddy for their kids. I’ve also found most women want to be wined and dined at expensive restaurants and don’t appreciate a picnic in nature. It’s not that I’m resistant to spending money on them, but I also want to involve things that I enjoy in the process, like being…

TAURUS 20 APRIL – 20 MAY WATCH YOUR EMOTIONS AT WORK Your style of communication comes under the spotlight when scribe Mercury moves into your sign on the 10th. Although you are known to be slow to anger, a clash of opinion with a superior at work may see some serious sparks fly towards the 12th. How you go about managing this will tell you a lot about how you deal with conflict between people in general and specifically on a one-to-one basis. Expect emotions to run a little wild. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 8, 19, 34, 39, 21, 16 GEMINI 21 MAY – 20 JUN Your governing planet Mercury changes sign into Taurus on the 10th, thereby entering that part of your horoscope related to retreat, withdrawal and revitalising. Heed…

HEART racing, sweat dripping, they threw a punch, then another and another. Boxing, jujitsu and combat training aren’t usually activities Bella Ramsey enjoys but when you’re leading the fight against a zombie apocalypse there’s no avoiding it – you have to get into shape. For two solid months the British actor endured a punishing regime of workouts to resume the role of feisty teenager Ellie Williams for the second season of the hit horror series The Last of Us. But turns out battling “the infected”, as the humans infested with a mutated strain of the Cordyceps fungus are called, was the easy part. A lot harder was dealing with online trolls who went on the attack after the long-awaited first episode aired. The 21-year-old got a taste of the bullying…

He’s the youngest of the Wales’ three children and PRINCE LOUIS certainly keeps everyone on their toes with his playful and mischievous nature. In celebration of his seventh birthday, we bring you a few of the delightful moments he’s dished up over the years. Keeping with tradition, Kate and William released a new pic and video of Louis on their social media account to celebrate his birthday. The young prince flashed a gap-toothed smile and fans were quick to note he’s had a bit of a growth spurt. 2024 To mark William’s 42nd birthday last year, Kate (43) released a fun pic of Louis, George (11) and Charlotte (10) on a day out at the beach with their dad. 2023 Charlotte couldn’t help but be amused by her brother’s antics…

WHEN life’s storms hit, people seek solace in different ways. For musician LLOYISO GIJANA, who went through a painful breakup last year with his girlfriend (a relationship he prefers not to discuss in detail), it was a transformative health journey that helped him to heal – and along the way he shed 20kg in nine months. “The gym became both an escape and a way to reclaim my life,” he tells YOU. “This journey hasn’t just been about losing weight, but about healing and becoming better in body, mind and soul.” The 26-year-old singer dedicates himself to a rigorous routine, spending hours in the gym and running. “Staying consistent was the hardest part because at first there were days I wanted to stay in bed and sulk. But I’ve pushed…

HE HAD to devise a cunning plan to keep it all a secret, says Expresso presenter RYLE DE MORNY about the day he asked his longtime girlfriend, MEL CORBETT, to marry him. She knows him all too well. “She’s sharp and always two steps ahead of me,” he says. Fortunately, he can act – after all, Ryle played Chad Morgan in Netflix’s Blood & Water. So, when the big day recently arrived, Ryle made Mel, a biokineticist, believe he was filming content for a brand by whisking her away on a day adventure. They went on a scenic walk, spent time in nature and then ended up at their favourite hiking route at the fynbos garden at The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa in Cape Town. The mountains and nature…

Yes, she and JP Duminy (41) are headed for the divorce courts. And yes, it’s sad when a marriage of almost 15 years ends up on the rocks. But today, barely two months since the cricket hero and his wife, SUE DUMINY, shared the news with the world, it’s still raw and there are other things she’d much rather be talking about. Her fitness, for example. She enjoys talking about that. “I’ve always prioritised my health,” says the former model. “My health journey began in high school and I’ve never looked back.” Instagram is chockful of photos of her in a sleek swimsuit on yet another beach against a backdrop of sunny skies and sparkling blue seas. Here she’s on a paddleboard, there she’s skiing in the snow, elsewhere she’s…