Innholdsfortegnelse for 28 August 2025 i You South Africa

CALL it a blast from the past or a trip down memory lane, but it brought me such joy to rediscover The Rocky Horror Picture Show in this week’s issue. How many times have I danced to the Time Warp? Too many jumps to the left and steps to the right to count . . . It’s been 50 years since the cult show’s characters were let loose upon the world for the first time, and each generation brings new fans to the phenomenon. How marvellous to think that something so fabulously over the top can become such a mainstream hit! I also had a moment when we worked on the story about the romance rumours swirling about Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson – I’ve loved the thought of them…

IT’S early morning at a primary school in Polokwane, Limpopo, and a group of noisy little kids are making their way to their Grade R classroom. Suddenly a voice rings out, warm but firm. “Come on, Grade R class! All stand together in a row now.” Little girls form a line on the left, little boys on the right. And presiding over them is their teacher, Naline Kruger, swinging her long dark hair over one shoulder and fixing them with a no-nonsense look. And the kids at Piet Hugo Primary do as they’re told, filing obediently into the classroom where they diligently say their morning prayers – and then chaos erupts as chairs are scraped, bags are unpacked and the children shriek and giggle. Naline swings into action again, going…

HASH BROWN EGG STACK SERVES: 4-6 / PREPARATION: 15 MINS / COOKING: 30 MINS POTATO ROSTI ◗ 4 large potatoes, scrubbed clean◗ 1 onion, finely chopped◗ 1 garlic clove, finely grated◗ 2,5ml (½t) each salt and white pepper◗ 5ml (1t) mixed dried herbs (optional)◗ 1 egg, beaten◗ 125ml (½c) flour ◗ a little oil, for frying STACKS ◗ 300g roughly chopped spinach or baby spinach, rinsed ◗ a dash of lemon juice◗ salt and freshly ground pepper◗ 10ml (2t) white vinegar◗ 8 eggs TO FINISH ◗ tomato relish or chutney◗ chopped chives or parsley (optional) 1 Potato rosti Grate the potatoes in a deep mixing bowl. Mix in the onion, garlic, salt, white pepper, herbs (if using). 2 Add the egg and mix well. Mix in the flour and set…

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STREAMING 1 ALIEN: EARTH S1 Disney+ It’s been nearly 50 years since the release of the original Alien movie, and after sequels, prequels and spinoffs, the creepy, crawling, drooling creature – and some otherworldly pals – is coming to Earth. Technically, the monsters have been to Earth before, in the Alien vs Predator spinoff movies, but Alien: Earth show-runner Noah Hawley (creator of Fargo) says his series exists “in parallel” to the four main Alien films. There’s going to be a lot more going on than humans versus aliens, so here’s what you need to know about this eight-part series. ➧ It’s set a few years before the events of Alien, in the year 2120, and Earth is governed by five corporations – Weyland-Yutani, Prodigy, Lynch, Dynamic and Threshold. ➧…

THE Las Vegas Strip, November 2012. Inside a colossal tent, a private world of extreme indulgence had been constructed for one night only. An indoor Ferris wheel spun under a glittering roof, its gondolas carrying celebrity guests high above the dance floor. A bar sculpted entirely from solid ice gleamed, serving endless streams of champagne and premium spirits. The air thrummed with a dizzying mix of hip-hop beats and laughter. Guests, including the reality TV star Kim Kardashian, the actor Robert De Niro and the Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps, moved through the lavish space observing the unfolding spectacle, a display of wealth so over the top that Robin Leach, a longtime chronicler of celebrity excess, declared it the most expensive private party ever held in Vegas. This was the…

SHE has the petulant pout down to a fine art and an icy stare that could freeze champagne at 20 paces. In other words, she’s perfect supermodel material – which is little surprise given who her mom is. Yet Lila Moss doesn’t only share looks and the It factor with her mother: she loves a spot of holiday time too. Bikinis, beaches and bobbing in the waves have always been high on Kate Moss’ list and she’s clearly passed the baton to her 22-year-old daughter. They were recently pictured soaking up the sun with friends on the Spanish island of Formentera, which is near Ibiza, another Moss family favourite. But the camera picked up something else too. Lila might be following in her mom’s footsteps in the fashion world but…

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THE family had been looking forward to the weekend away – an escape to the tranquillity of the Bushveld, a reprieve from the stress and sadness of the difficult time they’d been through. The car was packed with everything they needed for their break and Venice Vosloo’s fiancé Willem Vos got behind the wheel. Venice’s daughters Zariskia (12) and Zayla (7) piled into the back seat and the family set off for the three-and-a-half-hour drive from eMalahleni in Mpumalanga to the lodge they had booked near Polokwane, Limpopo. They were going to combine the trip with a visit to Willem’s aunt Joey Clifford (89), who lived in Polokwane, and see her first before heading to their country lodge. It was just what everyone needed. Venice’s ex and Zariskia’s father, Jacques…

IT WAS initially written off as a bizarro musical and seemed destined to become barely a footnote in movie history. Instead The Rocky Horror Picture Show became the world’s most popular cult film, inspiring generations of fans to gather at movie screenings and stage productions in fishnets and feather boas, singing along to Time Warp and Dammit Janet. Things are still going strong 50 years after the film had its premiere in London and fans are rejoicing in every mad and magical moment Brad, Janet, Dr Frank-N-Furter, Magenta and Riff Raff have provided. To the uninitiated the story follows newly engaged couple Brad and Janet who stumble on a creepy castle where mad scientist Dr Frank-N-Furter is hosting a party with a rag-tag band of over-sexed friends. But before it…

LAVENDER AND DENIM This is where casual cool meets dreamy charm. Argentinian fashion blogger Candela Pelizza’s lilac jacket and scarf, worn with boyfriend jeans at Paris Fashion Week, create a relaxed yet refined look that works from day to night. TIP Pair a denim midiskirt with a lavender tank or ribbed vest – finish with white sneakers for a fresh off-duty look. MINT GREEN AND BABY BLUE At Stella McCartney’s show at Paris Fashion Week, US model Taylor Hill displays0 just how cool, fresh and effortlessly stylish mint green and baby blue can look – perfect for a minimalist aesthetic. TIP Start with a full-mint or blue outfit, then throw in one key piece in the opposite shade, like a baby-blue bag with a mint co-ord. RED AND PINK Fiery…

WHEEL FUNNY ■ Why couldn’t the bicycle stand up? Because it was two-tyred. ■ What do you call a therapist for cyclists? A cycologist ■ I told the bicycle repair centre I’d broken the inside of my wheel. They sent me to their spokesperson. ■ What’s the difference between a well-dressed man on a tricycle and a poorly dressed man on a bicycle? A tyre. ■ How did the barber win the bike race? He took a shortcut. ■ What do you call someone selling a bike? A pedaller. JURASSIC JOKES ■ Why can’t you hear a pterodactyl going to the bathroom? Because the “P” is silent. ■ What do you call a dinosaur wearing a cowboy hat and boots? Tyrannosaurus Tex. ■ What do you call twin dinosaurs? Pair-odactyls…

GETTING along with neighbours can sometimes be hard. For years Sophie Hannah has fantasised about taking revenge on hers – at the top of her list, she says, would be the “warped-minded person” who has on many occasions tried to kill the much-loved British author’s dogs. “I’ve had terrible, sinister, selfish, highly dysfunctional neighbours in the past,” says Sophie, who lives in the UK. There wasn’t much she could do about it but now she’s found an outlet in her latest novel, No One Would Do What the Lamberts Have Done. Sophie (54) says the book, which starts with a neighbourly spat about a dog which culminates in murder, is by far her favourite out of the more than 30 books she’s written. “If I were a book, I would…

THEY don’t call him the Iron Cowboy for nothing – he’s completed 50 gruelling Ironman triathlons in 50 consecutive days in 50 American states, as well as the brutal Conquer 100 challenge, which involves doing 100 consecutive Ironman events. All in all, it’s taken James Lawrence 10 years to complete his world-record feats and in that time sports scientists have subjected him to exhaustive physical tests and genetic analysis to uncover the secret to his strength and stamina. But it turns out the 49-year-old doesn’t have extra-large lungs, Superman muscles or any other physiological advantage – the secret to his success is his bulletproof mentality. And with his new book, Iron Hope, he’s helping people find a similar approach to all facets of life. Unlike his first book, Redefine Impossible,…

‘I TRIED TO SAVE [MY SIBLINGS] A LOT OF TIMES . . . THEN I GOT HIT HARDER’ THEY should have been playing outside, going to school, having normal childhoods. Instead they spent most of their young lives in emergency rooms, at specialist appointments and enduring invasive medical procedures as their mother turned their pain into profit. For five years Jorden Borders forced her three children to fake countless illnesses to line her pockets. She made them wear casts and braces on their limbs and use wheelchairs to convince doctors they had brittle bone disease. Before doctors’ appointments she coached them to simulate symptoms of asthma, hearing loss and developmental delays, and drained blood from her son using syringes and catheters to make it look like he had a serious…

‘I achieved my biggest dreams, dealt with crushing heartbreak and endured constant ridicule all while becoming the father my children needed’ – KEVIN KEVIN TO TELL ALL WHILE Britney Spears has been working on healing her relationship with her estranged sons Jayden (18) and Sean (19), a new book could open old wounds for the troubled star. The boys’ dad Kevin Federline (47), who was married to Britney (43) from 2004 to 2007, is planning to release a tell-all memoir later this year. The book, called You Thought You Knew, will be a story about “fame, fatherhood and the private cost of public life – from one of pop culture’s most misunderstood figures”, according to the press release. “I achieved my biggest dreams, dealt with crushing heartbreak and endured constant…

SHE was beloved by many for her honesty and bold personality on The Real Housewives of Durban. So fans were shocked when Annie Mthembu, ex-wife of businessman and nightclub owner Kgolo “Da Guru” Mthembu, announced last year she wouldn’t be rejoining the cast. At the time she said she was stepping away due to a mental breakdown caused by online hate. However, during a recent interview on the Engineer Your Life podcast with Lungelo KM, she revealed she had left the show because her marriage was falling apart. Annie revealed Kgolo’s struggles with alcoholism and his infidelity were among the factors that led to their separation in December 2022. “When I started losing myself, chasing my marriage, trying to keep everything together, I stopped paying attention to my kids because…

HOW CAN I CAN CONVINCE MY PARENTS THEIR DREAM FOR ME IS UNREALISTIC? Q My parents are driving me crazy. Ever since I was small they had the dream of me qualifying as a doctor. I know my father wanted to be a doctor but he did not have the finances to study for such a career. I have no interest in being a doctor. I am interested in computers and designing programs. Since I was small I enjoyed toying with computers and teaching myself coding. I am also an introverted person and very happy in front of my computer with only a few friends to socialise with now and then. I am not a people’s person. How can I make my parents understand that their dream for me is…

VIRGO 23 AUG – 22 SEP FACE ISSUES AS THEY ARISE It’s going to be a fine balancing act between how much time and energy you spend on yourself as opposed to time and energy spent on the love of your life. Since reality-checking Saturn is back in your love horoscope, relating may feel like a chore, but a necessary one. It’s a time when you cannot ignore problems, however challenging they seem. With Mercury in your sign from the 2nd, self-confidence will carry you through. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 8, 14, 22, 42, 18, 11 LIBRA 23 SEP – 22 OCT Expect the pressure to ease on a relationship issue as karmic planet Saturn reverses out of your love horoscope on the 1st. This is temporary as it will return in…

SHE’D just sat down to dinner with her sons in their home in Parklands, Cape Town, when the call came that would change everything. Her sister was phoning from Ohio in the US and what she had to say made Beulah White’s blood run cold. “Beulah, are your sons with you? Go get them. Kim is dead.” The news knocked the wind out of her. Her daughter, Kim (32), had allegedly been murdered by her husband, Alexander Towne, in their home in Chantilly in the state of Virginia on 24 May. Kim had been living there with Alexander and their young son for several years, building what she thought was a good life. Alexander faces a charge of second-degree murder and will appear in court on 24 September. Beulah (70)…

IT WAS an announcement that sparked immediate concern – especially because this was Kelly Clarkson, one of the hardest-working people in the entertainment industry, a performer who loves keeping her fans happy. There was a family matter to attend to, she said, and she was pressing pause on her Las Vegas residency to be “fully present” for her kids, 11-year-old River Rose and nine-year-old Remy. Their father was ill and they needed her. Shortly afterwards there was an update: Brandon Blackstock, Kelly’s ex-husband and former manager, had died at his Montana home after a private three-year battle with the skin cancer melanoma. For Kelly things are complicated. On the one hand there was her ugly divorce which played out in the public eye and on the other she always tried…