Innholdsfortegnelse for 3 July 2025 i You South Africa

FOR a long time, all we got was a little hand here, the back of a head there, the occasional piping voice in the background. Lilibet and Archie – the six-year-old son and four-year-old daughter of Harry and Meghan – were known by name, glimpse and soundbite alone. But lately we’ve been seeing a whole lot more of the Sussex kids, thanks to pictures and videos shared by the duchess – footage that’s provided insight (either charming or contrived, depending on your standpoint) into the lives of King Charles’ American grandchildren. Yes, we still aren’t seeing the children’s faces, their features obscured by emojis, but Archie and Lili are emerging more and more into the public eye. ‘THERE’S A REAL, AUTHENTIC, FUN LIFE THAT’S HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES’ We now…

WHEN she thinks back now to the times she prayed for bigger breasts, she can hardly believe it. She often wished they’d “magically” grow larger. But then Michelle Sekwena’s dream came true – and turned into a nightmare as her breasts kept getting bigger and bigger and bigger. “My breasts were so small,” she says. “And then boom! They were so big.” In the space of a few months she went from a size 32A to 32G. Gone were the days when she could go bra-free. Instead she was hunting for the biggest bras she could find and had to endure the straps cutting painfully into her shoulders as the weight of her breasts pulled down on them. “My breasts just kept growing and my nipples swelled to the size…

CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY BROWNIES MAKES 16 / PREP: 15 MINS / BAKING: 45 MINS / COOLING: 3-4 HRS Fusing the indulgent flavours of chocolate mud cake and brownies, this dessert is perfect for a special weekend treat. We’ve added lovely fresh raspberries to cut through the richness. ◗ 250g butter, chopped◗ 250g dark chocolate, chopped, plus 50g extra, coarsely chopped◗ 220g castor sugar◗ 5 eggs, beaten lightly◗ 5ml (1t) vanilla extract◗ 100g plain flour, sifted◗ 50g self-raising flour, sifted◗ 50g cocoa powder, sifted◗ 50g white chocolate, coarsely chopped◗ 125g fresh OR frozen raspberries, plus extra to serve (optional) Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a 20x30cm rectangular sheet pan with nonstick cooking spray and line the base and long sides with baking paper, extending the paper 5cm over the sides. 1 Stir…

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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. WHEN you took out that car loan, you could easily afford the monthly instalments, but your situation has changed and now you’re really struggling. What many people don’t realise is that it’s entirely legal to return vehicles to the institution that granted the loan. Even if you haven’t fallen behind with your payments, you can still choose to go this route. Here’s how the process works and why it’s a better option to surrender the vehicle rather than waiting for the bank to repossess it. REPOSSESSION VS VOLUNTARY SURRENDER You’re legally allowed to terminate a credit agreement and surrender an item, such as your car, to the credit…

1 LORDE RETURNS After a four-year break, LORDE is back with a new album. Called Virgin, it features new tracks What Was That? and Man of the Year. “It speaks to a sort of purity, but the album is quite sexual, so it wasn’t sexual purity,” the Royals singer explained on the podcast Therapuss with Jake Shane. “Virgin steel, virgin hair, all of these things that denote purity, but I’m also kind of always trying to take me to my teen self.” The 28-year-old from New Zealand first marked her return to the music world at Coachella earlier this year performing onstage with Charli XCX. She describes the album as “100% written in blood”, a nod to the past four years where she experienced intense physical and mental struggles. In…

THERE are many bright prospects in the world of sport, players with skill and speed who manage to make it all look effortless. But every now and then someone stands out among even the most prestigious pack – and right now that’s Ntokozo Makhaza, the winger whose quick feet and talent have enthralled even Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus. The 23-year-old admits the whirlwind of the last few months has seemed surreal. He caught Rassie’s attention while playing for the University of Cape Town (UCT) Ikey Tigers Rugby Club, which lifted the Varsity Cup trophy for the first time in 11 years, earlier this year. Ntokozo was named the overall player of the season and was then called to join the Springboks’ alignment camp, where he trained with the squad for…

SHE basically grew up in front of our eyes, going from a sassy four-year-old to a lippy preteen who could cut the adults down to size like nobody’s business. Her two dads, Claire, Phil, Gloria, Jay, and the kids – the whole Modern Family – felt the sharp end of little Lily’s tongue at one time or another time during the beloved show, which ran for 11 seasons. But there’s one memorable scene that Aubrey Anderson-Emmons – who played the droll adopted daughter of Cam and Mitch – harked back to when she made a very important announcement recently. In one episode Gloria tells young Lily, “You’re Vietnamese.” “No, I’m not,” she retorts. “I’m gay. I’m gay.” “Honey, no,” Mitch tells her. “You’re not gay, you’re just confused.” But it…

THE tragic love story of John F Kennedy Jnr and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy had everyone enthralled in the ’90s. Now Ryan Murphy, creator of hits such as American Horror Story, Glee and Monsters, is bringing their story to the small screen Ryan recently released images of Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly, who will play the couple, in full costume on set of the upcoming series, American Love Story. “Over a thousand actors auditioned for these roles and we absolutely found the perfect choices. Congratulations Sarah and Paul!” Ryan said on Instagram. The son of former US president John F Kennedy and Jackie Onassis died tragically with Carolyn and her sister, Lauren, in a plane crash in 1999. The series, set to come out over Valentine’s week next year, follows their story…

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IT’S easy to imagine her chasing after baddies and saving the world. Tall, athletic and with piercing blue eyes, Blaise Metreweli looks like a female James Bond. But she’s actually far more senior than the famous fictional British spy. In fact, she’s going to be the one giving the orders to a whole team of real-life Bonds. Her appointment as the new head of the UK’s international intelligence service, MI6, has left the world shaken and stirred because until now it’s only in the movies that a woman has headed up the top-secret agency – that was Dame Judi Dench, who made her first appearance as Bond’s boss, M, 30 years ago in Golden Eye. Now, 116 years after it was founded, the organisation finally has its first female chief.…

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For daily horoscopes go to you.co.za. CANCER 21 JUN – 21 JUL DON’T PANIC, BUT BE AWAKE Generally speaking, life is often fraught with uncertainty when outer planets change sign, as it happens to do this week. Uranus is the third to do so within the past four months, following Neptune and Saturn. If anything, try to put your mind at ease and remind yourself that for the next year you have beneficial Jupiter in your sign and taking care of things. Start paying attention to a gnawing sense of dissatisfaction in your career. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 5, 32, 38, 39, 36, 12 LEO 22 JUL – 22 AUG Anticipate some upheaval in your career this week, which may be a prelude to bigger things to come. It is thus…

THE NAMES BY FLORENCE KNAPP Phoenix The effect of our names and the split-second decisions, big and small, that we all make are at the centre of this brilliant debut. Irish-born Cora takes her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, along to register the name of her newborn son in England in 1987. Stuck in a hellish marriage to a monster who is also a well-respected family doctor, Cora is supposed to name the baby Gordon after his father, as is tradition in his family. But she doesn’t like the idea of her son being weighed down by the name of an abusive, domineering man who has made her life a nightmare and wants him to have his own identity. Maia wants to call him Bear as it sounds warm and cuddly, Cora…

AT THIS year’s Academy Awards, Donatella Versace was everywhere. On the red carpet, on the dance floor and – although she didn’t know it – on her way out of a job. Adored and envied in the fashion business, Donatella (70) smooched with Elton John and boogied late into the night with the likes of Timothée Chalamet and Zoe Saldaña. It was a typically exuberant performance from a woman who, having once sought a quiet life as a teacher, had turned a tragic inheritance into a decades-long triumph. While Donatella dazzled the Oscars crowd, back at Versace’s headquarters the wheels of corporate disquiet were grinding. Sales of the company’s outfits and accessories were falling, and relations between the firm’s American boss and Donatella’s design team had become strained. Derided in…

COMPARISONS between rapper Kanye “Ye” West’s ex Kim Kardashian and his current wife Bianca Censori are not new. But when wifey number two recently emerged with the same wavy, dark locks and rocking a nude bodysuit similar to the one Kim (44) has worn, fans had to do a double take. While Kim rocked the bodysuit for a photo shoot for her SKIMS clothing line, the ever risqué Bianca (30) was snapped wearing hers on a casual outing to a beauty spa. During one of his rants on X earlier this year Ye (48) claimed Kim had in fact approached Bianca to appear in one of her SKIMS campaigns. “They wanted to put my wife in SKIMS,” the Can’t Tell Me Nothing rapper wrote. He then went on to expletively…

IT’S often said that sacrifices made for the sake of family are the greatest acts of love – and for radio personality TBO TOUCH, this couldn’t be truer. It’s been eight months since his wife, Nandi Molefe (34), and sons, Zuri (12) and Ruri (16), moved to Australia last November. “The decision to relocate was made so that the boys can experience life beyond South Africa. Since Nandi is Australian-born I wanted them to embrace the best of both worlds,” the 44-year-old tells YOU. And the boys have hit the ground running, the proud dad says. Ruri is already excelling at a North Sydney soccer club as a top goal scorer, while Zuri is thriving in karate. However, the Metro FM DJ, who still lives in South Africa, says being…

POGBA MAKES A MOVE Fifa World Cup winner signs deal after 18-month doping ban AFTER shattering records with his €105-million (now R2,2 billion) transfer to Manchester United in 2016, Paul Pogba is making a more subdued return to the football stage following his 18-month hiatus due to a doping ban. The 32-year-old Frenchman has reportedly signed a two-year deal with AS Monaco. Once football’s golden boy, his career was derailed in 2023 when he tested positive for DHEA. His initial four-year ban was reduced on appeal, opening the door for a March 2025 comeback. Yet rather than rushing his return to elite football, the midfielder weighed up his options and ultimately chose Monaco over offers from Saudi Arabia’s Pro League and established European clubs including Marseille and Fiorentina. He reportedly…

IF YOUR nails are more snap than strength lately, you’re not alone. Whether it’s the drying effects of seasonal weather, constant handwashing or a love for gel manicures, brittle, peeling and paper-thin nails are a common complaint. But as tempting as it is to hide your thin nails under a permanent gel or acrylic manicure, you may be wondering how to strengthen your nails and say goodbye to brittle, broken tips. Luckily, with the right, consistent care, you can bring your nails back to life. From nutrient-packed oils to strengthening serums and damage-limiting techniques, by incorporating these simple tweaks, you can achieve resilient, glossy and naturally strong nails. WHY NAILS BECOME BRITTLE “Our nails are made up of layers of keratin, a protein that’s also found in our hair and…

MY FAMILY ROBBED ME OF MY FREEDOM AND IDENTITY Q I have been ill and then lost my job. To make matters worse, my ex-husband has alienated my daughter from me. My sisters took pity on me and one of them let me stay on her farm with her and her husband and do some odd jobs around the place. The problem is both my sisters now think they can run my life and tell me what to do and who to date. This makes me feel I am forfeiting my freedom for a roof over my head and food to eat. The sister with whom I stayed told me that she could no longer employ me so I am staying with my mother, but the house also belongs to…

THEY lie on a chair right next to him – to other people here in the quiet coffee shop, they’re just a set of aluminium crutches, but for Billy Cowley, they’re a daily reminder of the frightening hurdle he must overcome. But the Pretoria financial adviser has always been someone willing to face a challenge, in fact, he actively seeks them out, and once he sets his mind to something there’s no stopping him. Five years ago, he gulped down almost two whole jars of Marmite – 420 grams – in 60 seconds to set a new Guinness World Record. Two years later, in 2022, Billy tried to break a similar record with Nutella but his effort was unsuccessful – after gobbling 185g of the sweet cocoa spread he simply…

HE MAY be a prince and fourth in line to the British throne – but every time the public sees this little guy one word comes to mind: scene-stealer. Prince Louis Arthur Charles has been capturing hearts and dominating headlines since he made his debut on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as a babe in his mother’s arms in 2019. He pulled faces back then and he’s still doing it now, much to the delight of royal fans the world over. At the recent Trooping the Colour – a day of military pomp and ceremony that marks the monarch’s official birthday – all eyes were on the seven-year-old once again. And irrepressible Louis was at it from the moment he appeared in a carriage with his mom and siblings, George…

IT’S BEEN a few weeks of sleepless nights, snuggles and nappy changes so far, but former Bachelor SA finalist BRIDGET DE KOCK and her husband, ex-Lions rugby player Kobus de Kock, are in seventh heaven. “It’s been a magical, humbling, beautiful journey,” she tells YOU. The couple, who wed in August 2022, welcomed their son, Jack, on 3 June at Mediclinic Cape Town. He weighed a healthy 3,49kg. “We chose Jack from a part of Kobus’ full name, Jacobus,” the new mom says. Bridget says the most challenging part of motherhood so far has been breastfeeding. “I was nervous at first – I kept thinking, how on earth do you know what to do? And what if I can’t? But it turns out I’ve been blessed to be able to…