Innholdsfortegnelse for 22 May 2025 i You South Africa

THERE’S something so special about watching your mom and your kids in each other’s company. They have their own dynamic, their own special bond. The relationship between a grandmother and her grandchildren is built on gratitude and joy. There are fewer expectations and demands than between parents and children. It’s a relationship that consists of love in its purest form. It’s just love. We’re so lucky to have grandmothers in our lives. They’re the ones who keep us on track, cheer us on, support us when we’re falling apart, scold us when we need to sort ourselves out and celebrate our achievements. They’re the glue that keeps extended families together. And, of course, they are their own women too. They are courageous and strong, creative and wise. They pave the…

THEY’VE always been so proud of their tight-knit family and for years the bond was plain to see. Holiday snaps, fashion show front rows, concerts, sports matches, cosy hangouts at home, dinners with famous friends – David and Victoria revelled in it all with their four kids. But now the unthinkable has happened – a schism at the heart of the Beckham clan is tearing them apart. Posh and Becks are said to be all but ostracised from their eldest child, Brooklyn (26), and his American wife, Nicola Peltz (30). For months the couple, who wed in a lavish ceremony at the home of Nicola’s mega-wealthy parents in Florida in 2022, have shunned every family occasion. In April Brooklyn even ignored his mother’s 51st birthday, failing to post anything on…

SHE’S always loved a fight – anyone who visits her social media pages or tunes into the news will know that. Whether it’s race, colonialism or trans rights, you can count on Helen Zille to get people worked up – in fact, sometimes it seems like she’s trying to get herself cancelled. So when it was announced the veteran politician had agreed to trade insults with a panel of celebs and comedians in The Roast of Helen Zille, many were hoping she’d be given a reality check, maybe get a taste of her own medicine. But it’s hard to bring this woman down. Reviews of the Roast, which was filmed recently as part of the Laugh Africa Comedy Festival, were more positive about Helen than they were about the panel…

CASHEW NUT BEEF with EGG-FRIED RICE SERVES 4-6 / PREPARATION: 20 MINS / MARINATING: 1 HR OR OVERNIGHT / COOKING: 45 MINS For this takeaway favourite, we’re using beef steaks, but chicken breast fillets, pork neck or pork fillets work just as well. ◗ 400-500g beef sirloin OR minute steaks ◗ 2,5ml (½t) Chinese five-spice ◗ 30ml (2T) soy sauce ◗ 1 garlic clove, finely grated CRUMB COATING ◗ 125ml (½c) flour ◗ 125ml (½c) cornflour ◗ salt to taste ◗ oil for deep-frying STIR-FRY ◗ 125ml (½c) sweet chilli sauce ◗ 30ml (2T) soy sauce oil for stir-frying ◗ 1 large onion, cut into wedges and separated into layers ◗ 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped ◗ 5cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped OR grated ◗ 1 each…

GETTING SPACED ■ What do you call a tangled rope on the International Space Station? An astroknot. ■ What did the planet with no ocean say? I can’t sea! ■ If you get sick in space . . . Are you really under the weather? Also, if you murder someone in space . . . Are you above the law? INKY BUSINESS ■ I told my dad I want to get a tattoo of a refrigerator on my arm. He said, “That’s cool.” ■ I want to get “I trust no one” tattooed on my arm. But I don’t think any tattoo artist would do it properly. ■ I wouldn’t recommend going to the tattoo artist who used to be an accountant. He did a number on me. PLAYING GAMES…

MRS SPY By MJ ROBOTHAM Bloomsbury What a delightful and heartwarming read. Maggie Flynn is a 45-year-old widow in 1960s London and has promised her teen daughter hard-to-find tickets to a Beatles concert, while dealing with the antics of her own eccentric mother. But Maggie has a lot going on – she’s also a spy, has to keep this a secret from her family and is dealing with a painful bunion that’s practically developing its own heartbeat. She’s a watcher for MI5 during the Cold War, and her job is to “watch, track, report” on the activities of Communists in London. This means days in and out tailing targets, reading body language, switching disguises and trying to ignore her growing bunion as she ponders that “James Bond was never in…

PHOTOGRAPHS on the blanket covering the little boy’s frail frame tell a story of happier days – a time when he was bursting with energy, when he smiled all the time, when his personality lit up every room he stepped into. He was a strong and healthy 10-year-old, always ready to play with his pals and get up to mischief. But now when his dad puts a hand on his son’s shoulder and says, “Hello, buddy,” Eben Beukes’ eyes flutter open for only a few seconds before closing again. “It breaks my heart to see my child like this, to know he will never again be able to tell me about his day,” Hendrik (46) says, carefully pulling Eben’s blanket a little higher up. “My life changed in the blink…

NO ONE does a baby bump reveal quite like RIHANNA. Riri (37) showcased her burgeoning belly at the Met Gala in New York, confirming rumours she and boyfriend A$AP Rocky (36) are expecting their third child. They have two boys, RZA (3) and 21-month-old Riot. The pair were fashionably late for the Met, arriving hours after the red carpet started, making them the last to arrive but the most talked-about. Riri wore a custom Marc Jacobs outfit of a wool Spencer jacket, grey bustier bodysuit and black V-tailored skirt. They arrived just as it started to drizzle and a reporter asked her where her “umbrella-ella-ella-eh” was, referring to her hit song Umbrella. The singer laughed, saying it was part of Rocky’s outfit before pointing to her stomach, “I brought the…

WAS it a case of art imitating life when MERYL STREEP and MARTIN SHORT were recently snapped kissing passionately while filming new scenes for their hit show, Only Murders in the Building? Meryl and Martin (both 75), who play married couple Loretta Durkin and Oliver Putnam in the series, were filming in New York and their chemistry was off the charts. Even though Martin’s reps previously denied they were dating, fans aren’t convinced that smooch was just a bit of acting. LIAM’S LEGACY SIX months after One Direction singer LIAM PAYNE tragically fell to his death in Argentina, it’s been revealed that his $32,2 million (about R580m) fortune will go to his only son, Bear (8). At the time of his death Liam (31) didn’t have a will in place,…

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FROM the waist up he looks like any other corporate professional – crisp button-down shirts, tailored blazers, occasionally a well-knotted tie. But below the belt it’s a totally different story: pencil skirts, stilettos, tights . . . you name it, Mark Bryan loves it. The 63-year-old robotics engineer isn’t gay or a cross-dresser – he’s a straight, married man who simply believes fashion shouldn’t be confined by gender boundaries. “I see clothing as genderless,” Mark says. “I love being able to wear both men’s and women’s clothes.” He grew bored of wearing a suit and tie every day and wanted to express himself differently. Trading trousers for skirts helped him discover a sense of freedom – and this year he celebrates his 10th anniversary of dolling up his corporate look…

The sleeveless jacket This modern layering hero offers endless ways to combine style with structure. The leopard-print dress This contemporary classic can be paired with many different wardrobe staples. The zip-up jersey Inspired by athletic and military wear, the quarter-zip knit has evolved into a menswear staple. It balances comfort and sophistication and looks great layered or solo. The baggy jeans The relaxed, loose-fit look of the 90s is back with a bang.…

HOW DO I MAKE SURE MY NEXT LOVE IS TRUSTWORTHY? Q I’ve been without a girlfriend for four years now. My last relationship ended badly as my then-girlfriend cheated on me with my best friend and I caught them in bed. That was a devastating blow to me as I loved her very much and had even considered asking her to marry me. She tried to make amends, but I was unable to trust her again and she cost me my best friend as our friendship was shattered after his betrayal. They eventually got married but divorced after a year. Friends tell me I’m attractive and that women eye me wherever I go. My trauma made me blind to this for four years and I simply lived my life, working,…

GEMINI 21 MAY – 20 JUN THE SPOTLIGHT IS YOURS It is very unlike you to play second fiddle to anything, so hurry on the 26th when your planet, Mercury, finally settles back into your own sign. Little wonder then that you feel like throwing a party or at least look up all your social connections and circles and celebrate. As this is also just the beginning of Gemini season, including a new moon on the 27th, with lucky Jupiter coming towards the end of Gemini, be sure to set your intentions. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 6, 21, 40, 41, 24, 18 CANCER 21 JUN – 21 JUL Saturn makes a dramatic entrance into your career horoscope on the 25th, making a long-term change of sign into Aries. You’ll have lots…

HER days are becoming quieter and calmer, her schedule – once packed with appointments, speaking engagements and motivational tours – is emptying as she prepares for the big day. In a month’s time a brand-new person will enter Demi-Leigh Tebow’s life, a little girl she can’t wait to welcome into the world. “Deep in my heart I’ve always wanted to be a mom,” Demi-Leigh says as she chats to us from her home in Jacksonville, Florida, in the US via video call. “My maternity leave is just around the corner and I’m so excited to meet our bundle of joy.” Her baby will be born around her birthday – on 28 June Demi-Leigh will turn 30 and living in the US means both she and her daughter will celebrate their…

She’s one of the most recognised faces on the planet and the TV show that made her famous, Friends, has been watched by millions all over the world. So it was a scary ordeal for JENNIFER ANISTON when one of her fans drove to her mansion in Bel Air, Los Angeles, and tried to crash through her gate. According to authorities, Jimmy Wayne Carwyle (48), of New Albany in Mississippi, slammed his grey Chrysler PT Cruiser through Jen’s front gate while she was at home. He was apprehended by her security and later charged with vandalism and stalking after it was revealed he’d been harassing the actress online for two years. Prosecutors said he’d sent Jennifer (56) several voicemails, emails and messages on social media. In one unnerving Facebook message,…

‘There are too many urgent problems to solve for me to hold on to resources that could be used to help people’– BILL GATES GATES’ GREAT GIFT Billionaire donates fortune and criticises Musk BILL Gates has announced plans to donate 99% of his $108 billion (R1,9 trillion) fortune by 2045, setting a definitive timeline that will see the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation officially close on 31 December that year. The Microsoft co-founder believes this funding will help achieve goals such as eradicating polio and malaria, while also reducing global poverty. “People will say a lot of things about me when I die, but I am determined that ‘he died rich’ will not be one of them,” Gates (69) wrote in a blog post. The foundation will increase its annual…

HE SPEAKS five languages, loves eating deep-dish pizza and watching baseball, plays a mean game of tennis and is considered urbane and charming. This, in a nutshell, describes the man born Robert Francis Prevost – although the name bestowed on him by his parents will no longer be used by anyone other than his closest family and friends. Robert is now Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope in the Catholic Church’s nearly 2 000-year history and leader of the world’s 1,4 billion Catholics. With his position comes great power and the eyes of the globe will be on him as he settles into a job he didn’t believe he’d get. “His name had been in the press as a possible candidate but he’d never be chosen because he’s American…

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. AN OVERDRAFT allows you to withdraw or spend more money than what is available in your account. Essentially, the bank lends you money to cover the shortfall in your transactional account up to a certain limit. It’s easy to apply for – you can do it on your banking app – but make sure you understand how it works before you use it. For example, it doesn’t work like a credit card. A credit card and an overdraft are both forms of credit that allow you to access funds beyond your current balance but they function differently. An overdraft is linked to your existing current account such as…

WE CLEAN our teeth with plastic toothbrushes, sleep on pillows filled with plastic, we eat and drink out of plastic containers and we even heat up our food in plastic. Plastic has become so common that the 20th and 21st centuries have been called the Plastic Age. But there’s a major problem with plastic and it is threatening many parts of the world in which we live. Let’s take a look at how this has come to be. A QUICK HISTORY OF PLASTIC The first man-made plastic was called Parkesine and it was invented by Alexander Parkes in 1856. Parkesine was made from cellulose, which is a plant material, and was used as a substitute for the expensive and scarce ivory. The idea of Parkesine was exciting at first, but…

HE’S clearly a chip off the old block. Not only does Cristiano Ronaldo’s son look like him, he’s blessed with the sublime talent that’s made the Portuguese striker one of the greatest footballers ever. It’s easy to see why the 14-year-old is being touted as the next athlete to watch. From the age of six he already seemed to have the world at his feet, landing himself a place in the youth teams of Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United – all clubs his dad played for in his career. And now, much to Ronaldo Snr’s delight, his son has been called up to Portugal’s under-15 national squad. After the selection announcement he shared a picture of the squad list showing his son’s name. “Proud of you, son!” Ronaldo (40)…

THERE’S stuff we know about many of the kids. Maddox went to university in Korea. Pax had a crash on his e-bike. Zahara has a passion for social justice. Shiloh loves dancing. Vivienne has helped her mom produce plays. But Knox? He’s pretty much been an enigma. We’ve seen him over the years, of course – strapped to his dad’s chest as a chubby-cheeked baby, dashing through airports back in the good old Brangelina days, hitting the shops with his mother and twin sister, grabbing a bite to eat on the sunny streets of LA, smiling alongside his mom and siblings on the red carpet from time to time. He’s always been in the background, though, quietly growing up off the radar. But just look at Knox now. Gone is…

ELLEN DEGENERES has swapped the Hollywood Hills for the rolling hills of the English countryside. Ellen (67) and her wife, Portia De Rossi (52), have been giving fans a look, via social media, at their new lives in a village in Oxfordshire, where they’re enjoying the farm life. In the videos Ellen can be seen working the land and feeding their chickens while Portia can be heard in one saying, “Good job, baby.” “Some people have a dream of becoming a farmer. Clearly our dream was to become a landscape maintenance crew with a little farming on the side,” Ellen joked in one of her Instagram captions. The comedian has also ditched her trademark blonde look and is now embracing her natural greying brown hair. The couple initially bought property…