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this week
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
8 SIR BOB GELDOF talks about Band Aid 30 – plus
exclusive behind-the scenes photos
18 DAVID and VICTORIA BECKHAM are the power
couple to watch at a celebrity-packed London party
20 … just days after “philanthropreneur” VICTORIA is
fêted at the Global Gift Gala by EVA LONGORIA
26 SOLANGE KNOWLES marries long-term love ALAN
FERGUSON in style in Louisiana with big sis
BEYONCE and brother-in-law JAY-Z as special guests
30 MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY makes his family proud
as he receives a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame
32 BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH The Sherlock star
introduces his leading lady – fiancée SOPHIE HUNTER
36 CHRIS HEMSWORTH The “Sexiest Man Alive” proves
he’s also super dad on a day out at the beach
38 … while his wife ELSA PATAKY models some bare
necessities and talks of their happy family life
52 PRINCE HARRY gets into the swing of things in Abu
Dhabi while on his tour of the Middle East
20 VICTORIA FOR EVA
30 HE’S A STAR
36 MAN POWER
26 HE PUT A RING ON IT
56 DENISE VAN OUTEN gears up for her latest charity
cycle ride with celebrity friends
58 CHESKA HULL The Made In Chelsea star talks frankly
about her father’s suicide and her broken heart
63 ARLENE PHILLIPS talks of the living hell of Alzheimer’s
64 MONACO’S ROYALS are out in force to celebrate
the tiny country’s National Day
70 THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE is blooming as she
hosts a charity event at Kensington Palace
72 … and, 25 years after THE PRINCESS OF WALES
took New York by storm, we investigate how KATE is
preparing to follow in her fashionable footsteps
76 MALENE BIRGER The designer opens the doors of her
stylish London home and tells of her décor dreams
82 THE DUCHESS OF ALBA The flamboyant Spanish
noble with links to the British crown is laid to rest
88 ADELE SILVA The former Emmerdale actress is tickled
pink to share her baby news after years of heartache
92 ELLA MOUNTBATTEN The scion of a famous family
gets ready to have a ball in Paris
96 CHLOE GREEN visits South Africa to see first hand how
her fundraising efforts are having an effect
98 ANOUSKA BECKWITH reveals the bond she has with
mum TAMARA and her joy at becoming a sister again
REGULARS
42 INSIDE STORY All the celebrity news
62 7 DAYS A round-up of the week’s reports
68 CINEMATTERS Red-carpet glamour – and praise for
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120 HELLO! LOVES Some of our favourite things
136 JUST MARRIED Readers share their special day
137 RICHARD ARNOLD The latest from our man in TV –
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138 HELLO!’S HALF HOUR with Taylor Swift
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WORLD EXCLUSIVE OFFICIAL PHOTO ALBUM
SIR BOB GELDOF
TAKES HELLO! BEHIND THE SCENES AND
TELLS THE SECRETS OF BAND AID 30
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PHOTO: REX FEATURES
t’s the most talked-about song of the year and the
Ifastest selling single of 2014. As the new version of Do
They Know it’s Christmas by Band Aid 30, recorded on the
30th anniversary of the original song, is played across the
world, hello! has exclusive behind-the-scenes photos of
the historic recording, which features stars including
One Direction, Chris Martin, Roger Taylor, Rita Ora,
Sam Smith and Bono.
And in an exclusive interview Sir Bob Geldof, the man
behind the Band Aid phenomenon, tells us he is
overwhelmed but not surprised by the reaction.
“Five minutes after it was released, the single was No. 1
in 48 countries and 20 minutes later in 52 countries,” he
smiles. The song has been recorded in several languages,
with different artists, to further promote the cause and
raise more money, the tireless campaigner reveals.
“I genuinely think this is an absolutely brilliant
recording, and people all around the world are talking
about it now, which makes it political,” he says.
“In the past Band Aid was essentially Anglo-American
vocals, but we’ve just finished recording Band Aid
Germany featuring their stars and I’m going to France to
record Band Aid there.
“Carla Bruni has rewritten their lyrics and my

‘Five minutes after the single was released, it
was No. 1 in 48 countries and 20 minutes later in
52 countries. I’m overwhelmed’ Sir Bob Geldof
Sir Bob is the first to arrive at Sarm Studios in West London (left), closely followed by his original Band Aid collaborator Midge Ure. Not far behind
are the artists now collectively known as Band Aid 30 (above, back row from left): Kyle Simmons, William Farquarson, Guy Garvey, Chris Wood,
Chris Martin, Dan Smith, Seal, Sir Bob, Karl Hyde, Roger Taylor, Joe Sugg, Alfie Deyes, Milan Neil Amin-Smith, Grace Chatto; (second row) Louis
Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Olly Murs, Sinéad O’Connor, Ellie Goulding, Jessie Ware, Ed Sheeran, Zoella,
Angélique Kidjo, Emeli Sandé, Paloma Faith; (front row) Midge and Bono. A few hours later, Do They Know it’s Christmas (2014) is complete
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Early risers Sir Bob and I’ll
Never Let You Down singer
Rita Ora join together, then
(below) the campaigner
takes the newbies (and
Bono) through the order
of the day
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‘One Direction gave up
the only day off they’ve
had in months to do this.
Harry Styles is a mate of
one of my kids and he got
the others to do it’

Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry
Styles, Zayn Malik and Louis
Tomlinson – collectively known as
One Direction – requested to sing
the opening lines of the track and,
explains Sir Bob, knew exactly how
they wanted to perform it. “[They]
rehearsed it as a whisper, which is
hard to sing together as a group
but it eases you into the song and
then the track just builds”
missus [Jeanne Marine], who’s French, says they’re
brilliant. Then the Norwegians called up, and
everyone’s snowballing into recording their own
version of the song.”
The philanthropist pulled together a team of
A-listers for the new version of the charity hit to raise
money for the fight against the Ebola virus.
The stars gathered at Sarm Studios, where the
original recording was made in 1984, to record the
track. It’s available to download for 99p from
iTunes, while a CD, complete with artwork by
Turner Prize-winner Tracey Emin and priced at £4,
will be available from early December. “Tracey is a
friend and I rang her, just like I rang all the other
people, asking for something special in the Band
Aid tradition, as we’ve had Peter Blake and Damien
Hirst in the past, and she said, ‘I’d love to do it,’” Sir
Bob tells hello!. “The next minute I get this classic
piece of Emin art – it’s very clear and to the point.
We’ve got three posters of the artwork signed by
every artist in the room at the recording ready to go
on sale at auction.”
REACH FOR THE STARS
Sir Bob was the first to arrive at the West London
studios for the recording and was soon joined by
his original collaborator on Band Aid, Ultravox
frontman Midge Ure. Rita Ora and One Direction
were next through the doors, with hundreds of
screaming fans heralding the boy band’s arrival,
followed by Ed Sheeran and Sinéad O’Connor.
Sir Bob’s daughters Pixie and Fifi, who had been
present at the original recording with their mother
Paula Yates, were also present, along with BBC
Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw.
Before the artists took to their recording booths
to deliver their vocals, Sir Bob gave a rousing
speech, reiterating the cause behind the charity.
The lyrics to the original song, which was written
to aid famine relief, have been changed to refer to
the Ebola crisis, and now include the lines:
“Where a kiss of love can kill you/And there’s
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‘The day was
characterised by patience
and good humour – not
something you
necessarily associate
with pop music’
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While Sir Bob gives a pointer
to UK singer Seal (together,
left), Ellie Goulding gets down
to business (above). After a
call from her friend Sir Bob,
Tracey Emin promptly created
the single’s artwork (right),
which comprises the neon
words “Faith” “Love…”
“Trust” “You” “Me” “And”
“The” “World”. It is, he told
HELLO!, “very clear and to
the point”
death in every tear,” and: “No peace
and joy this Christmas in West
Africa/The only hope they’ll have
is being alive.”
Sir Bob describes the atmosphere
in the studio as extraordinary: “The
artists were nervous, because these
are their peers and some of them
sell way more music than others.
But they had all given up so much
to be there.
“Bastille cancelled two stadium
shows in Seattle and Vancouver to
come back. I said, ‘Don’t do that –
look after your careers.’ But they
said, ‘No we’re coming!’ And they
flew back from Dallas, stayed awake
all day and did their two lines.
“And you’ve got to be at the top
of your game. I mean, they were
singing in front of Bono! Rita Ora
had to do her recording at 7am
because she had to be in
Manchester for BBC’s The Voice [the
singer will be a coach on the new
series]. She did an immense
performance and nobody can sing
at seven in the morning.
“Ed Sheeran had done a gig in
Berlin the night before, rushed
back, then left at 2pm to do a gig in
Stuttgart that night. Sinéad
O’Connor waited around the whole
day and her part held so much
passion and rage – she literally
lunged at the microphone, and so
did Bono. It must be an Irish thing.”
One Direction chose to sing the
opening line together.
“They rehearsed it as a whisper,
which is hard to do as a group,” says
Sir Bob. “But it eases you into the
song and then the track just builds
and builds. They gave up the one
day off they’ve had in months to do
it. Harry Styles is a mate of one of my
kids. I talked to him in Los Angeles
and he got the other guys to do it.”
Pop critics have praised the vocal
talents of the artists on the
recording and there are plans to
release different mixes and even
solo versions of the single.
“A lot of the artists sang the
whole track so they could get into it
for their line,” explains Sir Bob. “So
now we can put out some of these
different versions – solos, duets, an
all-girl or all-boy mix.”
THE BIG PICTURE
Celebrated photographer Brian
Aris took shots of the event, as he
did for the original recording.
Also speaking exclusively to
hello!, he recalls how stars
including George Michael, Sting,
Boy George, Status Quo and U2
had gathered at 1984’s recording.
“It was hard to believe that 30
years ago I had walked in the same
doors wondering who would
actually show up at the calling of a
Boomtown Rat to make a record to
raise money for famine victims
in Ethiopia. Of course, all

‘Everyone had to be at the top of
their game. I mean, they were
singing in front of Bono!’
Midge encourages the group to hit the high notes for the chorus (above). Waiting to sing their
individual lines gives the artists a chance to size up the competition, with Emeli Sandé, Angélique
Kidjo and Chris Martin (together, right) clearly enjoying what they see and hear. Seeming equally
pleased are UK band Bastille (below, from left Will Farquarson, Dan Smith, Chris Wood and Kyle
Simmons), who cancelled stadium shows in Seattle and Vancouver to perform on the single
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Paloma Faith (above) has a pause for thought at the
microphone (left). Also providing a solo line is Ed
Sheeran (below), who had performed in Berlin the night
before and left the London studios at 2pm ahead of a gig
in Stuttgart that night
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‘Some artists were nervous
because these are their
peers, but they all gave
up so much to be there’
those huge names in the music business did
appear and posed for the now famous Band Aid
group shot.
“What was interesting for me was the same
atmosphere between the artists existed in the
studio as it did in 1984 – curiosity, humour and
bundles of respect.
“As solo lines were delivered beautifully, they
were applauded. I photographed wonderful
individual performances in a studio where there
is no place to hide or pretend. British music has
never been in better hands.”
Olly Murs smiles for the camera (above) before diving into
action (right). Wildest Moments singer Jessie Ware takes
five (below left) while Paloma, Niall and Harry have a laugh
(below). Brian Aris, photographer at both the original
Band Aid and Band Aid 30, told HELLO! of the day: “I
photographed wonderful individual performances in a
studio where there is no place to hide or pretend. Certainly, British music
has never been in better hands”
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
The song made its debut on last week’s The X
Factor, with Sir Bob introducing it himself.
“They told me I had 30 seconds, and I’d never
been on The X Factor before so it was a daunting
thought to get my pitch across,” he says.
“I stood behind the wrong door and then
suddenly I’m being pushed down the steps,
blinded by the lights and trying to orientate
myself in front of this huge crowd and the judges.
Simon Cowell is a huge supporter. He’s always
there when you need him, and to get a spot on
one of the top shows – you’ve nailed it then.”
Sadly, there was one featured artist who was
unable to celebrate Band Aid 30’s success
properly – Bono. The U2 frontman
injured himself while cycling in
New York’s Central Park the day
after the recording, resulting in
a five-hour operation to fix
fractures in his left arm
and shoulder blade and a facial
fracture near his eye.
As his fellow Band Aid artists
wish Bono a speedy recovery, Sir
Bob reflects on how well they all
came together for their joint cause.
“Ultimately, the day was
characterised by patience and good
humour, which is not something
you necessarily associate with
pop music.”
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REPORT: LAURA BENJAMIN &
ROSIE NIXON
PHOTOS: BRIAN ARIS/
BAND AID CHARITABLE TRUST
hello! has made a donation to the Band Aid
Charitable Trust for the use of these photographs.
OWN A PIECE
OF HISTORY
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HELLO! has teamed up with Band Aid 30 to
exclusively offer readers the chance to
own limited-edition signed prints of these
stunning photos. For £750 (plus VAT), you
can own a fine-art pigment print of the
Band Aid 30 photo or photos of your
choice, signed by Sir Bob Geldof and
photographer Brian Aris (or unsigned for
£400 plus VAT).
To place your order, or for further details,
simply call HELLO! on 020-7667 8721 or email
bandaid30@hellomagazine.com. All profits
will go directly to the fund for the fight
against Ebola.
Each print measures 20inx16in and is part of a
limited edition of 50. Prints are offered for sale on
a first-come, first-served basis and are subject
to availability. Postage and packing is included.

KICKING OFF THE
FESTIVE SEASON AS
THEY ENJOY A DATE
THE BECKHAMS
PROVE THEY ARE
A PERFECT MATCH
t was a rare night out together for
IDavid and Victoria Beckham as they
let their hair down and joined the
crème de la crème of the fashion
world for a glitzy get-together.
The power couple continue to
conquer the world as Brand Beckham
and made a handsome pair, with David
in a printed Saint Laurent shirt and
jeans and Victoria also working a
blouse and jeans combination, teamed
with one of her own label’s wool
tuxedo coats.
The occasion was a celebration at
London’s private Mark’s Club for
Another Man magazine. David is
featured in the latest edition in a series
of intimate black-and-white
photographs and he co-hosted the
party alongside the publication’s
creative director, Alister Mackie.
Mingling with fellow guests, who
included Kate Moss, Alexa Chung,
Jaime Winstone and Nick Grimshaw,
the Beckhams were joined by their
close friend Dave Gardner, who also
has much to celebrate with the
imminent arrival of his baby with his
American actress girlfriend Liv Tyler,
who was by his side at the party and
looking suitably blooming.
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David and Victoria make a powerful
team at the Another Man magazine
party in London – both wear dark
coats and jeans, with the designer
adding a flash of colour with a gold
metal clutch from her own collection
PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES. XPOSURE PHOTOS
LIGHTING UP SINGAPORE
Just days earlier, 39-year-old David had
been on the other side of the globe in
Singapore, turning on Christmas
lights at the Marina Bay Sands in his
capacity as ambassador for the resort.
The international football icon was
swamped by more than 1,000 fans as
he told them: “The festive season has
always been my favourite time of year.”
Meanwhile Victoria, who recently
came in at No. 1 in a business
magazine’s list of Britain’s Top 100
Entrepreneurs, was busy notching up
further achievements in her own right,
launching her fashion range at the
Manchester branch of Selfridges – a
move that comes hot on the heels of
the opening of her new flagship store
in London’s Mayfair.
Next week could also see her scoop
the Best Brand prize at the British
Fashion Awards, another prestigious
accolade to join the Global Gift
Philanthropreneur Award she
received last week from her friend Eva
Longoria, for her work with the UN.
As this extraordinary year for the
Beckhams draws to a close, the power
couple will no doubt be raising a
glass of David’s new whisky, Haig
Club, and making a toast to
further conquests.
H
REPORT: ROSALIND POWELL

Among other guests are the Beckhams’ close friend Dave Gardner, with pregnant
partner Liv Tyler (above left), fashion favourites Alexa Chung (above right) and Kate
Moss (right). The supermodel was joined at the do by her husband Jamie Hince and
her ex-partner Jefferson Hack (below), before rushing off to another party
‘The festive
season has
always been
my favourite time
of year’
David
David’s busy time this month has included a
whirlwind trip to Singapore, where he helped
turn on the festive lights at the Marina Bay
Sands resort. He lends a hand as a young girl
winds up an ornate jack-in-the-box (above)
and (right) addresses the crowd of more than
1,000 people beside the towering tree
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s soon as they stepped onto the red carpet,
Athe fun and games began for Eva Longoria
and her close friend Victoria Beckham.
Both looking stunning in floor-length black
dresses from Victoria’s own fashion label, the
stars were in playful mood as they posed arm in
arm before grabbing singer Ricky Martin to line
up with them in front of the photographers.
Behind the playful scenes, however, there was
an important purpose to the evening at London’s
Four Seasons Hotel. The occasion was the fifth
annual Global Gift Gala, a celebrity event that
pays tribute to those working to support children
and women around the world, and Eva, who was
the co-chair of the evening with Ricky, was about
to honour Victoria with the Global Gift
Philanthropreneur Award to mark the designer’s
work with the United Nations.
The US actress and the former Spice Girl
became firm friends during the years that the
Beckham clan spent living in Los Angeles – and
have remained close after Victoria, her husband
David and their four children moved back to
London two years ago.
As Victoria took to the stage at the gala to
collect her gong, the women’s mutual friendship,
love and respect for each other was clear to
everyone in the packed ballroom.
Eva is well-known for her philanthropic work;
in 2012 she founded the Eva Longoria
Foundation to help Latina women in the US
build better futures.
Meanwhile, Victoria has visited South Africa
twice to promote the work of HIV charity
mothers2mothers, and has just been appointed
an international goodwill ambassador for the
Joint UN Programme on HIV/Aids (UNAids),
with a focus on women and children affected by
the virus.
Paying tribute to her friend, Eva told the
guests: “Tonight is about making sure people
reach their full potential. Victoria is discovering
her potential in the philanthropy world.
“She wanted to create a clothing line that
empowered women but in her quest to empower
women she has discovered that her reach has
gone far beyond fashion.
“I’m not only proud of what she’s done with
her time and energy, I’m amazed and inspired at
the same time. She’s a mother and a wife and a
daughter, and a sister and a friend, and an artist
and an icon.
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BAD HAIR DAYS
“I’ve known Victoria for many years and we’ve
been through many bad hairstyles together,” the
actress continued.
“She always used to say to me, ‘Eva, you do so
much.’ Then the first time she went to Africa,

CELEBRATING THE
GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP
VICTORIA
AND EVA
LONGORIA
SPEAK OF THEIR
SPECIAL BOND
she came back and she said, ‘Eva, I get it.’
Because once you have the knowledge about
what is happening in the world you can’t turn
away and she has been thirsty and curious ever
since that trip.
“It’s been so amazing to see her evolution as a
‘philanthropreneur’. There’s no doubt this year
has been really epic for her.
“I want to celebrate the work of one of the
most amazing women, who is impacting the
lives of women and children everywhere.”
After accepting her award, Victoria gave Eva a
big hug, before delivering a warm and funny
acceptance speech, telling the crowd: “I feel truly
honoured and humbled to receive this award.
Please accept my heartfelt thanks.
“I’ve known Eva for a long time. She’s beautiful
and talented but she’s also such an inspiration on
so many levels. She’s an incredible woman and I
love her so much and I’m learning so much from
her. Thank you for helping to support my best
friend tonight.”
LATIN LOVERS
Both Eva, 39, and 40-year-old Victoria said they
were long-time fans of the evening’s co-chair,
Ricky – Eva once even appeared as a extra in one
of his videos.
As Victoria told the audience: “How great is
Ricky Martin When Eva said she was in one of
his videos I was so jealous. I’ve always been a huge
fan and after this evening I love you even more,
after seeing your work it has really touched me.”
The night marked 42-year-old Ricky’s first
Global Gala in London. Another high-profile
philanthropist, he founded the Ricky Martin
Foundation to help fight the trafficking of
vulnerable children around the world. “I didn’t
even know what trafficking was until ten years
ago when I went to India to visit an orphanage
with a friend,” he explained. “I saw girls as young
as four years old about to be forced into
prostitution. Luckily I’m in the music business
and people will listen to me so I want to unite
with the forces against human trafficking.
“We just built a very beautiful home in Puerto
Rico and 120 boys and girls are receiving the
benefit of people who are trying to give them
back their dignity with a lot of love. They are
our future.”
Just ahead of the Global Gift Gala, Eva told
hello! how proud she was of both Victoria and
Ricky. “This is our fifth year in London and
tonight is extra special because I’m sharing it
with two of my best friends,” she said.
“Ricky is a dear friend of mine who has been
doing amazing things for years and now Victoria
has been doing some amazing work with the
UN and I wanted to make sure everybody
Black to black:
Eva and her
best friend
Victoria arrive
on the red
carpet for the
Global Gift
Gala, wearing
floor-length
Victoria
Beckham
gowns, before
grabbing Eva’s
co-chair for the
evening, Latin
star Ricky 21
Martin, to join
the line-up
(inset top left)

‘Tonight is extra special because
I’m sharing it with two of my
best friends’ Eva Longoria
Eva strikes a pose with her close friends Ricky and Victoria (above), as they tuck into a meal of dressed Cornish crab, roast fillet of beef with foie
gras, and exotic fruit tartlet, washed down with champagne, served at tables dressed with gorgeous arrangements of pink roses. Dropping in to
support the cause is Lindsay Lohan (below left), while the host for the night, Steve Jones, is joined by his new wife, Phylicia Jackson (below right)
knew about that and to bring more awareness to
all of her work in Africa.
“She’s very humble, she doesn’t like to be
awarded or honoured. But she came [to the
event] last year so she knew the Global Gift Gala
is an amazing thing. She remembered how
moving it was, she was in tears, so when we said
we want to honour you she knew it would bring
awareness to mothers2mothers.”
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FUNNY GIRL
Eva revealed that it was Victoria’s sense of
humour she loved the most about her friend.
“She’s the funniest person I know. She’s probably
my funniest friend. Tonight we got ready together
with Ricky and she couldn’t stop singing his song
She Bangs. Ricky was like, ‘Let’s go on stage and
sing it together,’ and Victoria said, ‘Erm no. It
sounds better in my head.’”
Now that Victoria is back living in London, it
has made her catch-ups with Eva all the more
special – and the actress made sure she got to
spend plenty of time with the Beckham clan on
this trip, including with the youngest member,
three-year-old Harper.
She said: “We’ve hung out a lot, Harper is my
goddaughter so I was able to see her on this trip.
“We just like to stay home, we went to visit
Victoria’s new store and we had dinner at their
house and today we got ready together. She
picked my dress for me and her designs are
amazing… but the trick is getting my bum in the
dress! It’s so much fun that we get to spend time
together because I really miss her.”
Victoria’s husband David was not able to join
them at the Global Gift Gala. He and Harper and
her big brother Romeo were at a special
screening at London’s Royal Albert Hall of

‘Eva is an incredible
woman and I love her so
much and I’m learning so
much from her’ Victoria
hit Disney film Frozen, along with several other
big-name guests.
“David was in a private box with three nannies,
Romeo and Harper, tucking into a buffet,” a
source told hello!. “Rather sweetly, when the
film began, Harper sat on David’s knee and
watched the whole film, transfixed. They looked
like they were having a great time.”
Victoria and Eva meanwhile had plenty of
famous company of their own at the Global Gift
ceremony. Lord Archer acted as auctioneer, with
items up for grabs including a trip to watch the
2015 Monaco Grand Prix from a super yacht with
Eva. The former Desperate Housewives star joined
him to encourage guests to dig deep. She and the
novelist quarrelled playfully as she refused to give
up her microphone.
Eva presents her
friend with the Global
Gift Philanthropreneur
Award (above). Big
name guests at the
ceremony include
singers Alexandra
Burke – invited by Eva
to perform Hallelujah
– and Nicole
Scherzinger (together
left); and model Thom
Evans (below), who is
joined by his Strictly
Come Dancing dance
partner Iveta
Lukosiute (below
right)
GLOBAL SUCCESS
By the time the auction was over, Eva was
delighted to learn that it had been the most
successful Global Gala ever held in London,
raising more than £405,000 to support women
and children around the world.
A galaxy of stars turned out for the night, with
Eva, Ricky, Victoria and the event’s host Steve
Jones, who brought along his new wife Phylicia
Jackson, joined by Nicole Scherzinger, Alexandra
Burke – who performed her hit Hallelujah at
Eva’s behest – and Strictly Come Dancing contestant
Thom Evans, who attended with his dance
partner Iveta Lukosiute.
Although Thom is now out of the competition,
he told hello! that he is looking forward to
reuniting with Iveta for the Strictly Come
Dancing Live tour. “I didn’t think I really reached
my potential and hope I can during the live tour,”
he said. “It was a huge shame to be voted off.”
Lindsay Lohan also dropped in to lend her
support to Eva and enjoyed a quick catch-up
with Victoria.
The morning after the event, an exhausted
but happy Eva told hello!: “What an amazing
evening it was. To be there to see my dear
friends Ricky and Victoria on stage talking
about their charitable journeys was
humbling and very special.”
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INTERVIEW: JESS ROGERS
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WITH BIG SISTER BEYONCE ALONG FOR THE RIDE
SOLANGE KNOWLES
GEARS UP FOR MARRIED LIFE IN A DAZZLINGLY
STYLISH CEREMONY IN NEW ORLEANS
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Bucking tradition,
Southern belle
Solange Knowles, in
a stunning Stéphane
Rolland caped
jumpsuit, and her
fiancé Alan
Ferguson, making
his own statement
in gold-capped
shoes, arrive for
their wedding
together on whitepainted
bicycles

Eschewing the traditional wedding line-up, Solange requested a formal photograph of her female
friends and family members, in which she’s flanked by her sister Beyoncé (above, on the left) and
mum Tina (right). The happy couple chat with Solange’s neice Blue Ivy (right), the two-year-old
daughter of Beyoncé and her husband Jay-Z
here was nothing conventional about the
Twedding of US singer-songwriter Solange
Piaget Knowles, the little sister of megastar
Beyoncé, and her long-time beau, music video
director Alan Ferguson, in New Orleans last week.
The couple arrived together for the ceremony
on matching white-painted bicycles, with the
28-year-old bride rocking an ivory Stéphane
Rolland plunge-neck jumpsuit and cape and the
51-year-old groom sporting a bone-coloured
Lanvin suit and gold-capped shoes.
In a scene that might have been plucked
straight from one of the groom’s music videos –
Alan has collaborated with Beyoncé, her husband
Jay-Z and Katy Perry – the stylish guests, all dressed
in shades of white, gathered in the faded glory of
the city’s Marigny Opera House, close to the
couple’s home, to see the pair tie the knot.
Before walking up the aisle to a symphonic
instrumental of Donny Hathaway’s I Love the Lord,
He Heard My Cry, one of the couple’s favourite
songs, Solange changed into a floor-skimming
gown and cape by Humberto Leon for Kenzo and
gold arm cuffs by Jill for Lady Grey.
HE PUT A RING ON IT
Among the 100 guests were Beyoncé, Jay-Z and
their daughter Blue Ivy, two, and the bride’s
parents, Mathew and Tina Knowles, who
separated in 2009. Talent manager Mathew
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‘I had the best
day of my life and
ended it with an
abundance of peace’
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The bride and groom go it alone (above). Following the wedding, Solange wrote on Instagram: “I’m now one,
with the one.” Trying to keep a low profile, Beyoncé and Blue Ivy (together, below left) arrive 15 minutes after
the happy couple. She and Jay-Z later catch up with Solange’s ten-year-old son Daniel (below right)
once handled the careers of both his
daughters, while former beautician and
salon owner Tina designed costumes
for Destiny’s Child, Beyoncé’s band with
Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.
Not wanting to steal the limelight,
Beyoncé and her family arrived at the
Opera House 15 minutes after the bride
and groom, with the Beautiful Liar
singer wearing a Torn by Ronny Kobo
Maggie Lasso Diamonds Dress.
One of the highlights of the day for
Solange was the choreographed dance
routine to No Flex Zone by hip-hop duo
Rae Sremmurd, which she performed
with her ten-year-old son Daniel Julez,
from her first marriage.
“My baby killed it and will forever
remain my favorite dance partner of all
time,” she wrote on Instagram. “My
heart will forever smile reliving the
feeling our lil happy feet together.”
The routine, which proved a hit with
everyone, nearly didn’t happen after
Solange suffered a sudden outbreak of
hives while walking through the streets
of New Orleans with her wedding party
and a brass band following the sit-down
reception.
She later put the untimely breakout
down to the heat. Fortunately, her big
sister was on hand to take the bride back
to her hotel to apply a soothing balm.
CRAZY IN LOVE
The wedding celebrations took place
over three days, beginning on Friday
night, when they hired a cinema and
invited 50 of their closest friends and
family to a screening of the 1975 Diana
Ross film Mahogany, which they’d seen
on an early date.
The cinema’s co-owner Hayley
Simpson explained: “Solange had fallen
ill with a cold. Alan brought over three
movies for her to choose from… and
she chose Mahogany.”
Before the main screening, the bride
and groom aired a short film they’d
made themselves about how they had
fallen in love.
The following evening the key players
regrouped for a rehearsal dinner. With
Beyoncé attending both events without
Jay-Z, rumours soon circulated that the
family had still not fully made up
following a fight caught on security
camera involving Solange and her
brother-in-law in a lift in May.
However, on the day of the nuptials,
Jay-Z was among the congregation and,
in the words of the bride, the overiding
emotion was one of peace.
“I had the best day of my life and
ended it with an abundance of peace,
love over flowing through me like never
before,” she posted on Instagram.
“Words only understate the feelings
I experienced, but I want to thank you
for all of your beautiful sentiments. I’m
now one, with the one.”
She signed off on the beautiful
weekend wedding by tweeting:
“Goodnight from Mrs. Ferguson.” H
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Alan and Solange, in a second daring Stéphane Rolland caped jumpsuit,
take to the streets of New Orleans with Beyoncé and Jay-Z for the traditional
brass band wedding parade (above). The happy couple lead the way (right),
while Jay-Z and Beyoncé get into the spirit of the event (below). Said one
onlooker about the famous couple: “They were having the best night”
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IT’S A FAMILY AFFAIR AS
MATTHEW
McCONAUGHEY
CELEBRATES STARDOM ON
HOLLYWOOD’S WALK OF FAME
e may hail from Texas, but actor Matthew
HMcConaughey was no lone star last week when
he attended a ceremony in Hollywood.
The 45-year-old Oscar-winner was receiving his
own star on the prestigious Walk of Fame. But the
devoted family man and lead in the new sci-fi smash
Interstellar would be the first to admit that he was
somewhat outshone by his luminous wife Camila,
32, and their three gorgeous children – six-year-old
Levi, Vida, four, and 22-month-old Livingston.
Matthew, who won his Oscar for his portrayal of
Aids campaigner Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers
Club, looked smart in a three-piece suit and white
shirt by Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana.
In fact, the entire McConaughey clan wore headto-toe
D&G, including daughter Vida, who looked
the image of a model miss in a white shift dress
emblazoned with vibrant flowers.
Matthew, who has also won plaudits this year for
his role as troubled cop Rust Cohle in the hit TV
series True Detective, told recently how, for all his
fame and fortune, being a father was the role he
treasured most in life.
“It’s one of the things I’ve always wanted to be,”
he said. “Never is a man more of a man than
when he is the father of a newborn.” H
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Interstellar actor Matthew McConaughey
comes back to earth to receive his very own
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with
support from his family – wife Camila Alves
and their children Levi (right), Vida (left) and
Livingston (above, with the rest of the clan)

DAYS AFTER HIS ENGAGEMENT
BENEDICT
CUMBERBATCH
TALKS FOR THE FIRST TIME OF
HIS WEDDING PLANS AND
WHY FIANCEE SOPHIE IS HIS
LEADING LADY
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‘It’s amazing to
find somebody you
love at all, let
alone somebody
who loves you
back in the same
way and to the
same degree’
Benedict is accompanied at the premiere of his film The Imitation Game in
New York by his fiancée Sophie Hunter (together, above), their first
appearance on the red carpet since they announced their engagement
t is a cloudy Saturday morning in
IBeverly Hills and newly engaged
Benedict Cumberbatch is frankly
not quite sure which way is up.
The 38-year-old British actor
arrived in town the afternoon
before, fresh from the London set
of The Hollow Crown, the BBC2
Shakespeare adaptations in which
he will play Richard III. He went
straight from the airport to his hotel
to change for the Hollywood Film
Awards, at which – although he is far
too modest to mention this – he won
the Best Actor award for his role as
Alan Turing in The Imitation Game,
and is battling jet lag this morning
as he talks to journalists.
In the afternoon, he will fly to
New York, where, after more press
appearances, he will take to the red
carpet with fiancée Sophie Hunter
at The Imitation Game premiere.
“My clock’s all over the place at
the moment,” he says cheerfully,
disposing discreetly of a small wad
of chewing gum. “I went to bed at
10.30 last night and woke up
about 3.30 this morning and I’m
sort of struggling to remember
where I am. I think I had two
separate breakfasts before I
even got here, but they were
healthy breakfasts – I want
you to know that.”
He’s looking pretty good
on it, in a dazed sort of way.
From all indications, the
Hollywood Film Award
will be the first of a
landslide of accolades
this season for both
Benedict and the film. But more
importantly, he says, his personal life
is also fulfilling his dreams after
36-year-old theatre director and
actress Sophie accepted his proposal.
“It’s an amazing thing to find
somebody you love,” he smiles. “It’s
amazing to find somebody you love
at all, let alone somebody who loves
you back in the same way and to the
same degree. And if that is amazing,
well, considering how busy both
Sophie and I are, it’s a minor miracle
that we met each other at all in the
way we did.”
REAL-LIFE FAIRYTALE
The couple met in 2009 on the set of
the film Burlesque Fairytales, but did
not begin dating until earlier this
year. They were first seen as a couple
at the French Open tennis
tournament in June and at their redcarpet
moment in Manhattan last
week, we caught our first glimpse of
Sophie’s engagement ring.
“To have Sophie in my life is
something I am incredibly grateful
for and very excited about. It’s a bit
of a golden moment for me right
now and I am loving it,” says
Benedict, who also reveals: “I think
I’ll be having a very private wedding.”
It’s less of a golden moment for
many of Benedict’s female fans.
Since the engagement, they have
taken to Twitter in droves to lament
“the gloomiest day” and declare that
they are “crying forever”. Does
Sophie need to worry about the
legendary Cumberbitches, as
his female followers are known
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‘To have Sophie
in my life is
something I am
incredibly
grateful for and
very excited
about. I am
loving it’
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“I wish people wouldn’t call them
that,” he sighs gently. “My fans are
incredibly smart and expressive
people and Cumberbitches was a
name that some of them thought
to call themselves early and it just
caught on. But what they really
are is a bunch of self-regulating,
intelligent, witty, creative,
inspiring and determined young
people – or if they’re not young,
they’re young in spirit. And by the
way, they come from both sexes,
too. I’m sure they’ll get over my
being engaged – they’re smart,
they’ll get used to the idea.”
Benedict popped the
question earlier this month and,
being a card-carrying English
gent, he broke the news not on
social media but with an eight-line
announcement in The Times.
“I would have done that even if I
had not been in this strange,
heightened position that I am of
being a famous actor,” he says. “It
was really an announcement to my
friends and my family, because,
believe me, as many people as I told
after the moment, I couldn’t spend
all my time on the phone – I had to
get back to playing Richard III. So
this was, for me, a standard English
way of letting people know about
the situation and a way of trying to
normalise something that is deeply
personal to me,” adds Benedict,
whose parents, actors Wanda
Ventham and Timothy Carlton,
have been married for 38 years.
“Normality” is something he says
he craves these days – between the
film and TV roles coming thick and
fast, the requests for public
appearances and what will doubtless
be a busy awards season, time to
relax is at a premium right now.
“It’s been such an embarrassment
of riches coming my way that it’s
been very, very hard to turn down,”
he agrees. “Which is quite something
As well as their first
appearance as an
engaged couple,
the Manhattan
premiere also
provided the first
glimpse of Sophie’s
diamond ring
(inset, top right).
The Imitation
Game sees
Benedict star as
Second World War
code-breaker Alan
Turing, with Keira
Knightley as fellow
boffin Joan Clarke
(together, right)
for me because I am actually
incredibly lazy and I love nothing
better than to kick back, see friends
and family and just go on a few
holidays. But it is a crazy schedule I
have sometimes and right now is the
most bizarre it’s ever been. The next
couple of weeks are going to be
incredibly busy; to tell you the truth
I’m terrified about them.”
With such a diary, it’s a good thing
he’s focusing on his health. “I’ve
given up smoking,” he says proudly
(thus explaining the chewing gum).
“Although I shouldn’t say that,
because if I ever have a cigarette
again it’ll be all over the place, ‘Oh,
he lied.’ But, touch wood, I haven’t
smoked for a month now and it’s
really helping.
“I try to eat healthy, I try not to eat
late at night – although that’s hard
right now with the yo-yoing all over
the world – and it really helps that I
have a lot of great people around me
to try to check that I’m doing well.”
BEST ACTORS
Just as busy this awards season is
Benedict’s friend Eddie Redmayne
– also newly engaged – whose
performance as a young Stephen
Hawking in The Theory of Everything is
also causing a stir. Two handsome
and romantic English actors, only
one Best Actor award… sounds like
the competition is heating up
“It’s not a rivalry,” says Benedict
firmly. “It’s a friendship. I will be the
first person on my feet if Eddie wins
any of the prizes he will rightfully be
nominated for – I will be front and
centre, screaming, clapping and
delighting in any accolade that is
thrown his way.
“People can try to whip it up
between us all they like – Eddie and
I will just stand back and laugh
at you all.”
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INTERVIEW: GABRIELLE DONNELLY

‘SEXIEST MAN ALIVE’
CHRIS
HEMSWORTH
TURNS SUPERDAD
ON HOLIDAY WITH
ELSA PATAKY
AND THE KIDS
Aussie father-of-three and Thor star Chris, 31, and his actress wife Elsa, 38, carry their infant
twins Down Under, far from the storm of excitement when he was named ‘Sexiest Man’ last week
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exiest Dad Alive It looks like that’s the title
S Thor actor Chris Hemsworth is vying for as he
joins wife Elsa Pataky in toting their seven-monthold
twins, Tristan and Sasha, during a day out on
the beach in his home country of Australia.
The Hollywood star, who was last week named
People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive, is a famously
hands-on father – he and Elsa also have a two-and-ahalf-year-old
daughter, India – as well as being
considered one of the world’s most sought-after
hunks. But will his newly-minted title, which puts
him among the ranks of previous honorees Brad Pitt,
Johnny Depp and George Clooney, change all that
“I think you’ve bought me a couple of weeks of
bragging rights around the house,” Chris told the
American mag of receiving the honour. “I can
just say to Elsa, ‘Now remember, this is what the
people think, so I don’t need to do the dishes any
more, I don’t need to change nappies. I’ve
made it now.’”
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UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH
ELSA PATAKY
AS SHE MODELS LINGERIE
BY WOMEN’SECRET
‘Chris loved me doing this… he was very involved’
y family is my project right now,” says Spanish actress
MElsa Pataky when asked about her work. Married to
Australian actor Chris Hemsworth – last week named Sexiest
Man Alive by People magazine – Elsa is very much focused on
the centre of her world: her husband and three children, twoand-a-half-year-old
daughter India, and seven-month-old
twins Sasha and Tristan.
She’s become an expert at juggling her multiple roles, and
is, she says, happier than ever. In the space of less than a year
she shot the seventh instalment of Fast and Furious (while she
was pregnant), gave birth to the twins, wrote and promoted
her Spanish-language fitness manual Intensidad Max
(Maximum Intensity) and snapped into shape in time to star
in Dark Seduction, the first ‘fashion film’ by Spanish lingerie
brand Women’secret.
Directed by Paula Ortiz, the short promotes the brand’s
exclusive Limited Edition collection. Elsa is the company’s
ideal – professional, modern, feminine and with a natural
beauty – and that’s what the actress exudes here, at ease and
as stunning as ever, as she models the collection for hello!.
Elsa, how does it feel to be the face of the Women’secret
Limited Edition collection and the star of Dark Seduction
“It was a new experience as I’ve never done a fashion film, but
it felt very comfortable. It’s a fairytale, but is also something
women can identify with. I really appreciate that Jaume
Miguel, the head of the brand, believed in me for this project,
which is about women feeling beautiful both inside and out.”
Does dancing in front of a mirror wearing lingerie, as you do
in Dark Seduction, require a great deal of confidence
“Yes, but there’s a great deal of work behind it, too. It was a
huge challenge for me because Women’secret put the idea to
me just three months after I had the twins. I thought, ‘Wow,
I’ve never been offered anything like this before and it comes
along just after I’ve given birth!’ But I’ve always liked a
challenge and I think the brand must, too…”
So you got in shape in record time
“I trained really hard and I watched what I ate. I spent some
time every day preparing myself so I’d be able to feel good
about going in front of the camera wearing lingerie. If you
feel self-conscious, you won’t look natural.”
Did you feel pressured once you knew you had to get into
shape so quickly
“Yes, but I liked it. As a rule, I don’t function well unless I’m
under pressure. I think it’s what helps you achieve your goals.
When the children took naps, I’d take the opportunity to
work out!”
You’re proof that you can have a family and still be sexy.
“I’ve always preferred the word ‘sensual’ to ‘sexy’ – I think it’s
more elegant and has deeper implications. It has more to do
with how you feel inside.”
Has the way you dress changed since you’ve become a mum
“Yes, you go for comfort, you have to be more practical. And
there’s no time to look in the mirror and change what you
have on eight times!”
In these photos, you show that beauty and comfort are not
mutually exclusive.
“Absolutely. As you get older, you know what suits you and
you go with it.”
How do you find time for yourself
“It’s hard. Being a mum is the best thing in the world but it’s
important to have a break from time to time so you can see
how you’re doing and pamper yourself a little.”
FAMILY COMES FIRST
How do you cope with being away from your family when you
have to travel for work
“It’s not easy, I miss them loads. The last time I went home to
Spain, I think I was away for seven days and when I got back, I
could see a change in the babies. It freaked me out. I don’t
want to miss out on anything... When I had time to
concentrate on my career, I gave it 100 per cent. But now it’s
time to concentrate on my family. Right now my kids need
me and I need them, so I prefer to work as little as possible.”
You must be starting to see differences between the twins.
“Tristan and Sasha have very different personalities and they
don’t look at all alike... One is like Chris and the other is like
me. Our daughter India also really takes after Chris, so at
least one takes after me!”
Are you the domestic goddess type
“Being a good housewife is difficult because if I’m busy with
the kids, I don’t have time. So I’ve told Chris, ‘You’re in
charge of that side of things.’”
How is he coping with a bigger family
“He loves it! We wanted to have a big family from the start. Of
course there are times when we catch each other’s eye and
go, ‘Yikes!’ But we’re really enjoying it.”
“Sometimes when we’re doing things at home, he’ll
have a twin under each arm. He’s always changing
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‘I’ve always preferred the word
“sensual” to “sexy”... It has more to do
with how you feel inside’
“If I hadn’t had to be ready for the campaign, I would have taken it a bit slower getting back in
shape,” confesses Elsa, who starred in the fashion film Dark Seduction for Women’secret,
wearing lingerie from the Limited Edition collection, just months after giving birth to twins
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‘Chris loves having a big family... Of course there are times when we
catch each other’s eye and go, “Yikes!” – but we’re enjoying it’
nappies and taking care of India so I can
be with the twins a bit more. Chris loves
being with her because she’s starting to
hold conversations, he can play with her,
they go to the beach… They have a
great time.”
Do you have any funny anecdotes about
being parents to three
“At the moment the twins are pretty easy
but I can’t begin to imagine what it’s
going to be like when they get bigger –
sometimes just trying to convince India
to get into the car turns into an odyssey!”
How does Chris manage to juggle work
and family life
“He has to make the most of work
opportunities because this is a great
time for him. And I’m here to support
him and follow him around because he
needs us. He misses us a lot if we’re not
there.”
PASSION AND FRIENDSHIP
Did he like the fashion film
“He loved it. He was there from the
start, offering me advice. He’s always
been very involved. We listen to each
other a lot. We’re always talking, we
offer each other our opinions and try to
reach an agreement. I think that’s the
basis of a good relationship.”
Is friendship also important
“Chris has always said that being a friend
of his partner is what matters most.
Passion wanes with the years while
friendship and trust can last forever.
Nobody should be a better friend to
your partner than you.”
If you had to give Chris an Oscar…
“I would give it to him for being a dad.
Don’t get me wrong – Chris is an
incredible actor! But when it comes to
family life, I would give it to him for
being a father.”
Do you want more children
“Ask me again in two years, I might say
maybe. But right now, no.”
You’re spending some time in Australia.
Is Chris filming
“No. He has a project coming up soon
and so we’re relaxing.”
Do you like it over there
“I love it! I find it fascinating. It’s got a
really special energy. I love living in
different places. We’re always changing
– we spent a while in London, then
suddenly we were in LA and now
Australia. We’re a bit nomadic right
now.”
Chris has said he’d like to return to
Australia to live. Is that a plan
“No, we don’t know where we’ll settle
down.”
Do you like what you see when you look
in the mirror
“I feel whole. Having a family is what I
wanted most... I’ve been lucky that my
dream has come true. My children’s
happiness is what makes me happy.”
Would you say this is the best adventure
you’ve had so far
“In each period of my life there have
been wonderful moments, but yes, I
would say I was having the best
adventure of my life.” H
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DECOR STUDIO

‘Being a good housewife
is difficult because
I’m busy with the kids...
So I’ve told Chris,
“You’re in charge of
that side of things”’
Spanish-born Elsa – whose
glowing looks belie the fact
she’s the mum of three children
under three – lounges in cosy
creations from the lingerie
brand on our pages. She tells
us that she and her actor
husband don’t currently have
plans to expand their family.
“Ask me again in two years,”
she adds, “I might say maybe!”
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COUNTESS
OF WESSEX
SEW MUCH FUN
AT COLLEGE
42
The Countess of Wessex
showed off her sewing
skills on a trip to the London
College of Fashion last week
and even had the students
in stitches.
“Better keep your
fingers away from the
needle,” warned
embroidery tutor Andy
Kenny as Sophie sat
down at a sewing
machine (above).
“Where’s the
nearest A&E”,
quipped Sophie,
who considers
herself something
of an expert
seamstress. “Yes I
have done this
before,” she told
the class.
In the knitwear
workshop, Sophie
took one look at a
riot of pink and
orange wool being used by student
Jacob Patterson, 31 (right), and
asked: “Are you making a mankini”
In the make-up department the
49-year-old was fascinated by a class in
which tutors showed how to add a 3D
twist to 16th-century Japanese geisha
cosmetic styles (below, left and right).
The countess, wearing a Diane
von Furstenberg grey wool dress
(left), impressed all the students she
met at the Lime Grove campus.
She became the college’s first royal
patron last year and intends to visit
every campus at the college, where
courses on offer include photography,
costume design, textiles, embroidery,
knitting, make-up effects and hair
prosthetics.
The college even has hives and
produces its own honey, a sample of
which was given to Sophie as she left.
“Oh great, we’re a honey
household,” she said. “It’s lovely to
have the college’s honey because bees
are always fashionable, wearing black
and yellow.”
“She takes a great interest in every
aspect of our work”, Professor Hilary
Grainger, dean of academic
development, told hello!.
“She makes a point of speaking to
every student in the room, so we feel
lucky to have her as our first royal
patron.”
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THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH
MARRY BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE ON WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
They reached an incredible 67 years of marriage
last week and the Queen and the Duke of
Edinburgh marked the occasion with a visit to
Scotland. But this was no private celebration; they
shared their anniversary with crowds of well-wishers,
personnel from No. 1 (Fighter) Squadron, RAF
Lossiemouth, two Typhoons and a Tornado jet.
After travelling overnight on the Royal Train
from London to Elgin, the couple emerged
looking well rested, chatting happily with the
crowds on the platform before heading to the
nearby air base. They were welcomed with a
flypast and met pilots and their families and also
posed for a photograph (above right). And if the
Queen was hoping for flowers on her special day
– nearly seven decades after marrying Prince
Philip in Westminster Abbey (above left) – she
was not disappointed. The recipient of two posies,
she called the second, made up of colours from
the RAF Lossiemouth tartan, “so beautiful”.
The visit, which included a trip to Kinloss
Barracks in Moray (right), formed part of a busy
week for the royal duo, who earlier visited foreign
affairs think-tank Chatham House in London to
launch a leadership academy. As well as unveiling
a plaque, the Queen spent time talking to
infectious-diseases specialist Professor David
Heymann, who called her “very perceptive”.
PRINCE OF WALES
WEB CHAT PUTS ROYAL IN THE PICTURE
Prince Charles took
part in a web chat
with young people
hosted by Alex Jones
(above) last week.
Days earlier he had
visited the Prince’s
Drawing School and
came face to face
with students past
and present,
including Claire Price
(right) though he
wasn’t drawn to her
sketch of him (left)
The Prince of Wales ventured on to the Internet last
week to talk to young people about getting involved
in helping others. But one youngster threatened to
upstage Prince Charles – Prince George, whose image
was clearly on display during the 30-minute event in the
Garden Room at Clarence House.
The photo of Charles holding his grandson, clearly
visible (above) behind Alex Jones from BBC1’s The One
Show as she hosted the Google+ Hangout event, was
taken after George’s christening last October by official
photographer Jason Bell and has never been seen in
public before.
It was the first time Charles had taken part in a public
online chat, but the issue of education has long been
close to his heart. Earlier in the week, the 66-year-old had
visited the Prince’s Drawing School in Shoreditch, East
London to announce that it had been granted the title
“Royal” by the Queen. The Prince, himself a keen artist,
co-founded the establishment in 2000. However, when
faced with former pupil Claire Price’s attempt to capture
his likeness, his response was a bit sketchy. “Well, I’ve
been mostly facing the wrong way for you,” he said after
catching sight of the somewhat unflattering caricature.
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PRINCESS BEATRICE
SPINNING IN A WINTER WONDERLAND
Star presence: Jodie Kidd with son Indio and
husband David Blakeley (above), Tara Palmer-
Tomkinson in a festive red coat (below left) and
Strictly’s Brendan Cole with wife Zoe (below right)
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Princess Beatrice got into
the Christmas spirit last
week as she and a host of
celebrities attended the starstudded
opening of the Winter
Wonderland extravaganza in
London’s Hyde Park.
The 26-year-old wrapped up
warm (left) for the evening’s
fun and games, which included
a twirl in a teacup ride with
friends (above).
Other famous faces getting
festive were Prince Harry’s ex
Chelsy Davy, Countdown star
Rachel Riley and her Strictly
Come Dancing beau Pasha
Kovalev, diving ace Tom Daley
and socialite Tara Palmer-
Tomkinson, all eager for the
chance to enjoy some early
festive fun.
Making it a family affair,
director Tim Burton and his
wife, actress Helena Bonham
Carter, brought their children
Nell and Tim, former pop star
Sinitta was with her children
Zac and Magdalena, while
model Jodie Kidd brought son
Indio and husband David
Blakeley. Carousels, a helterskelter,
fun-houses and a toy
train were all on hand to keep
little ones entertained, with
white-knuckle roller-coasters
for older thrill-seekers.
Shopping for gifts in the
Bavarian Christmas market,
circus shows in a giant big top
and the UK’s largest ice rink
are just a few of the attractions
at the annual festival, which
runs until 4 January.
TAKE THAT
MAKE LIGHT WORK OF CHRISTMAS SWITCH-ON WITH FAMOUS FRIENDS
They might be a trio now, but that doesn’t
mean Take That can’t still deliver an
electrifying performance – just ask the crowds
that gathered in London’s Regent Street to
watch Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard
Donald switch on the Christmas lights (left). It
only took a minute to push the button and start
the Christmas countdown in one of the capital’s
busiest shopping streets, but the band still
managed to Shine – helped just a little by
thousands of twinkling bulbs.
“Love a light switch on!” Gary tweeted before
the event. “On my way to Regent Street! Feeling
Christmassy already.”
Their appearance wasn’t the only highlight of
the night. Shoppers were also treated to fireworks
and performances by Union J and Jessie Ware.
Heart DJs Emma Bunton and Jamie Theakston
hosted the event with guests including fellow DJ
Toby Anstis and Strictly Come Dancing’s Mark
Wright. “I love it; it’s just something, for me, that
kicks off Christmas,” Emma said.
Mark, still dancing on air after his highscoring
charleston on Strictly the previous
evening, was also happy to help get the festive
party started. “Regent Street is so special at
Christmas,” he said. “It’s a lovely street. It’s the
perfect place to turn on the lights.”

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MARC ANTHONY
SINGER LIP SYNCS WITH NEW WIFE
Following their walk
down the aisle, there
was a trip up the red carpet
for newlyweds Marc
Anthony and Shannon De
Lima. Nine days after tying
the knot in the Dominican
Republic, the happy
couple had cause for
further celebration when
they attended the Latin
Grammys in Las Vegas.
At the ceremony to
perform, and nominated
for five awards, the singer
appeared perfectly in tune
with his 26-year-old spouse.
After posing arm in arm
(above) and side by side –
with Shannon’s ring clear
to see (left) – the
newlyweds celebrated his
salsa album of the year
success with a kiss (inset).
The couple dated briefly
in 2012 and reunited
earlier this year, shortly
after his split from Chloe
Green. They married in
front of 100 guests at his
home in Casa de Campo.
“Many reasons to count
my blessings this week,”
Marc, 46, tweeted on the
eve of the wedding. “Next
stop Vegas, thank you @
LatinGrammys.”

The Inside Story
ANT McPARTLIN
NEW JUMPER FOR
BIRTHDAY BOY
It only happens once a year, so you can forgive birthday
boy Ant McPartlin for letting his special day go to his
head. The I’m a Celebrity… Get Me out of Here! presenter
turned 39 last week while filming the hit reality TV series
in the Australian jungle and wore some local headgear to
mark the occasion.
Looking far from roo-ful, Ant gamely posed wearing
his gift, a furry kangaroo hat, and holding a birthday
cake (left), with his co-host Declan Donnelly equally keen
to show off his koala head warmer alongside his best
mate (above). The sweet treat was one of two, with Ant
also tucking into an M&M’s cake from the show’s
production company. Posting a pic of the latter, he
tweeted: “Yessss! I got me cake. Thanks to everyone here
at IAC. #lovethepeanutonesbest.” He also thanked fans
for their messages: “Really appreciate it. Very happy boy.”
The two stars are always game for a laugh on the show
(right) and joined by their partners – Ant’s wife Lisa
Armstrong and Dec’s fiancée Ali Astall – plus the I’m a
Celebrity… crew, continued the fun with an impromptu
birthday bash at The Coolangatta Hotel in Queensland.
CAROL VORDERMAN
SKY’S THE LIMIT WITH
R.A.F. HONOUR
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Since announcing plans
to fly solo around the
world last year, Carol
Vorderman’s aviation
ambitions have really taken
off. The TV presenter and
pilot was recently named as
the first female honorary
ambassador for the RAF Air
Cadets and last week the 53-
year-old visited an RAF base
in Nottinghamshire to
accept the position.
“Morning all…heading
off to RAF Syerston this
morning for a very special
event with @aircadets. Will
tell more later,” she tweeted.
At the base she took part in
a photocall showing off her
new uniform (left) and was
joined by one cadet on a
light aircraft (above) and in
the cockpit (right). “I’m
looking forward to working
closely with the 55,000-
strong, uniformed, youth
organisation for air-minded
12-19-year-olds,” Carol said.
Due to embark on her
solo flight next year, Carol
recently told how getting
her pilot’s licence had been
a long-held ambition. “For
me, flying is like nothing
else in the world,” she said.

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MYLEENE
KLASS
GENIE-OUS
IDEA FOR
CHRISTMAS
he couldn’t persuade
SLeader of the
Opposition Ed Miliband to
abandon plans for his
controversial “mansion tax”
while appearing on live TV
show The Agenda (right), but
Myleene Klass proved that
she has the magic touch
when she was dressed as a
genie to grant Christmas
wishes to passers-by on
London’s Southbank.
Wearing a midnightblue,
floor-length
gown and a jewelled
headpiece (left),
Myleen appeared as a
13ft projection emerging
from Aladdin’s lamp.
The 36-year-old designs
clothes, shoes and make-up
for Littlewoods and stars as
a genie in its festive ad
campaign.
Reprising the role to
sprinkle happiness over the
Southbank, Myleene asked
the crowds what they wanted
for Christmas. Proving
herself a generous genie,
she then handed out such
goodies as Xboxes, iPads
and children’s toys, as part
of the LittlewoodsWishes
campaign.
“I can’t give any one
Leonardo DiCaprio, but I
can present them with
gifts from the amazing
Littlewoods range,” Myleene
told hello!. “I already have
my wish – my two girls.”
Myleene cites her
children – Ava, seven, and
KATHERINE JENKINS
TOP MARKS FOR SCHOOL VISIT
There was a different kind of note
taking for students at Dwr-y-Felin
Comprehensive in Neath when
former pupil Katherine Jenkins
treated them to a particularly
memorable morning assembly.
Backed by the school choir, the
34-year-old classical star sang tracks
from her new album Home Sweet Home,
including the Welsh national anthem.
The straight-A student – who is also
three-year-old
Hero (below right)
– her daughters
with former
partner Graham
Quinn, who left
Myleene on her
34th birthday after
ten years as a
couple and six
months of
marriage – as being
her motivation.
“In the face of so
much adversity,
they’ve made me
even more driven,” she said.
“I want to succeed for them.
“The girls tell me what
they think of my designs,”
she added, referring to her
Baby K children’s collection
for Mothercare.
“Hero asked for a dress
made of feathers and that
dress became a bestseller,
so the girls are superstar
designers already.
“In Ava’s year [at school]
I’ve been teaching design.
The pupils even know how
to create their own mood
boards.”
Myleene also told how the
night before – and a few
hours after her run-in with
the Labour leader – she’d
found comfort in watching
her children sleep.
“I sat at the end of Ava’s
bed and stared at her for
ages,” she said.
“I film the girls sleeping
to capture those precious
moments.”
no stranger to C sharps and B flats –
also took the chance to present her
old music teacher Mrs Brown (above)
with a copy of her latest release, which
she has described as “me at my most
natural, my most authentic”.
Addressing staff and pupils,
Katherine said: “I had five wonderful
years at Dwr-y-Felin and it’s only when
you’re older you realise the fantastic
dedication your teachers had.”
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DOLCE & GABBANA
UNVEIL NEW LONDON BRANCHES
Putting their own spin on
one of the season’s hottest
trends, design duo Domenico
Dolce and Stefano Gabbana
produced some faux fir of
their own with their latest
Christmas tree for Claridge’s.
Glamorous guests gathered
at the central London hotel to
see the pair’s festive design
(inset, below left), which
features hand-blown glass
spheres illustrating famous
global landmarks.
“Christmas is the happiest
time of the year for children
and we want to celebrate it
with a tree that brings together
all the different cultures from
around the world,” the fashion
favourites said in a statement.
Among those admiring the
display, which also includes
animatronic deer, rabbits and
squirrels amid 9,000 fairy lights,
was Kylie Minogue. Looking
spruce in a red and white D&G
dress (left), the singer was
joined by Amber Le Bon and
Daisy Lowe (below left), plus
Strictly Come Dancing star Pixie
Lott and her boyfriend Oliver
Cheshire (below).
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WAYNE
ROONEY
SLEEPY SONS
WATCH HIM EARN
A NIGHT CAP
He was a
strong
contender for
Man of the
Match during
last week’s Euro
2016 qualifier
against Slovenia
at Wembley, and
Wayne Rooney
was definitely the
daddy on the
pitch – at least
in the eyes of his
biggest (and
smallest) fans.
The England
captain was
joined by his two
sons during a
triumphant
appearance in
which he was
also presented
with a “golden
cap”: by football
legend Sir
Bobby Charlton, in recognition of his
100th cap for the national squad.
Sharing Wayne’s glory were Klay,
two, and six-year-old Kai, who marked
the occasion by wearing an England
shirt emblazoned with the words
“Daddy 100” (above right). While
mum Coleen watched from the VIP
box, capturing the action on her
cameraphone, the pair also helped
their dad lead the home team out
(left) ahead of their 3-1 victory.
Calling it a “brilliant day”, Wayne
tweeted: “Great to win today and
proud to have reached 100 caps.
Amazing to walk out with my sons.
Thanks to all the fans for the support.”
BARBRA WINDSOR
JUST WHAT THE DOCTORATE ORDERED
It was a case of Carry On Doctor for
Barbara Windsor when the actress
was awarded an honorary doctorate.
The former EastEnders star, 77, picked
up her accolade last week from the
University of East London at a
ceremony at the capital’s O2 Arena,
supported by her husband Scott
Mitchell (left).
“This is a great honour for me
because I have such
a deep connection
with the East End,”
said Barbra. “Not
only was it the place
I was born, but it
has played a huge
part in my career
and continues to
inspire me. I know
if my mother was
alive today she
would be so proud
of me and say,
‘That’s my girl.’”
And the star, who
played Peggy
Mitchell in the
BBC1 soap, could
yet return to Albert
Square. “I think
EastEnders is going
along okay
without me,” she
said. “But that’s
not to say the
wonderful
guv’nor will not
talk me into it.
He’ll take me for a
pie and mash
somewhere and talk
me into it. I love it
so much!”
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Culture clash: Greeted by sword
dancers on his visit to Oman’s
Nizwa Fort, Harry is challenged
to a duel by 60-year-old
Mohammed Moussa – who
easily fends off the Prince, who
is clearly amused (below) by his
3ft blade and wooden shield
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ON FIGHTING FORM IN THE MIDDLE EAST
PRINCE HARRY
EXPLORES ‘AMAZING’ OMAN AND PROVES
A WINNER ON AND OFF THE POLO FIELD
randishing a sword in one hand and a tiny
Bshield in the other – and wearing a dashing
smile – Prince Harry displayed his fighting skills,
Omani style.
The Prince, who was making a whirlwind visit
to the Middle Eastern country ahead of taking
part in the Sentebale Polo Cup in Abu Dhabi, was
given the impromptu fighting challenge during a
visit to the historic Nizwa Fort, which has
withstood opposing armies for centuries.
Although a serving officer and fighting a man
twice his age, 30-year-old Harry looked amused
but tentative as he gently clashed with his
accomplished opponent, Mohammed Moussa.
The Prince was also able to squeeze in a little
Christmas shopping during his three-day visit as he
popped into the Muttrah Souk in Muscat and left
laden with gifts. Among them was a cashmere
scarf, a camel cuddly toy, a turban scarf and a
small, inlaid wooden box in the shape of a treasure
chest – presents which could delight his sister-inlaw
the Duchess of Cambridge, his nephew Prince
George and his brother Prince William. At one
point he even picked up an Aladdin-style lamp and

‘It’s brilliant what
Harry has done with
his life. He’s shown
people he cares and
he’s got a great heart’
Geri Halliwell
gave it a quick rub. “The whole trip
to Oman has been absolutely
amazing,” he said. “I’ve been so well
looked after. It’s such a beautiful
country, I long to come back.”
Next stop he was in Abu Dhabi,
proving his skills on the polo field
for his fifth annual Sentebale Polo
Cup. Taking home the most
valuable player award as well as the
winner’s trophy for the second
year running, Harry was all
Harry soaks up the atmosphere in
the Muttrah Souk, where he
indulges in a spot of shopping –
perhaps buying Christmas gifts –
reaching into his trouser pockets to
pay for his purchases in cash. One
of the shop owners later said:
“Prince Harry said he was very
happy to be in Oman. He was very
interested in looking around”
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‘Harry has so much charisma. He
knows how important it is to raise
money and help more kids and so
every part of it really comes from
his heart’ Nacho Figueras
smiles as he and his team took to the podium at
Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club.
The match, presented by Royal Salute World
Polo, was part of a luxurious event to raise money
for Sentebale, the charity that Prince Harry
founded with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to provide
healthcare and education to vulnerable children
affected by HIV/Aids in the African nation.
The charismatic Prince had pulled together a
line-up of polo stars for the match, including, on
his Sentebale Huntsman team, England player
Malcolm Borwick. The opposing St Regis side
was led by Argentinian polo legend and Sentebale
ambassador Nacho Figueras and included
Sheikha Maitha al Maktoum, a member of the
Abu Dhabi royal family and a passionate
sportswoman who has represented the United
Arab Emirates at the Olympic Games.
The event had plenty of support off the pitch,
with enraptured guests including Geri Halliwell
and her fiancé, Formula 1 boss Christian Horner,
former Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens, the Duke
of Argyll and Sir Jackie Stewart.
“It doesn’t really matter who wins, as Sentebale
is the winner today,” Nacho told hello! shortly
Harry chats to Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, the cofounder
of Sentebale (below). Rival polo team
leader Nacho Figueras and wife Delfina (right)
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The royal visitor arrives at Abu
Dhabi’s Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club
by the side of club board member
Matar al Yabhouni. The Prince is soon
in action in the Sentebale Polo Cup
(top right), where he helps lead his
team to victory – and is named the
man of the match

Over dinner (above), Harry chats to Geri Halliwell and her fiancé, Formula 1 boss Christian Horner,
in Abu Dhabi for the weekend’s Grand Prix, which Harry (speaking, right, about the charity he
helped found) also hoped to catch. While Christian declined to reveal whether he and Geri had set
a date for their wedding, the happy couple (together, below right) looked closer than ever
before taking to the field. “As Harry says, if you can
change the opportunity for a generation, then you
can change a nation.
“What I love about playing with or against Harry
is that he has so much charisma,” he added. “He
loves polo and is very competitive. He knows how
important it is for a great event to raise money and
help more kids and so every part of it really comes
from his heart.”
It was a point not lost on Harry himself: “Playing
polo in the middle of the desert, this is fantastic,
and it has been an emotional rollercoaster but
we’ve come out on top. All I ever want to do is raise
enough money so we can make a difference.”
Proving Nacho’s point about Harry’s competitive
spirit, the Prince’s team registered a stirring 5-4
victory. “It was the most ferocious Sentebale match
we’ve ever played,” Malcolm later told us of the
clash, which saw guests diving for cover when one
of the more powerful shots headed straight into
the VIP enclosure. “Harry was amazing. It was the
best I’ve seen him play.”
Harry and his team jubilantly accepted their
trophies from British actress Sienna Guillory, one
of the ambassadors for prestigious Scotch whisky
brand Royal Salute. “I was worried that I might be
really nervous, but having met everybody, they
were all so charming and welcoming,” she said. “I
loved watching them play – especially the amazing
princess, Sheikha Maitha.”
HEROES’ WELCOME
After the match, guests headed to a dinner hosted
by the royal Sentebale founders. Princes Harry
and Seeiso received a standing ovation from guests
as they took to the stage to share their plans to
build a permanent base for their children’s
programmes on land donated to the charity by
Seeiso’s brother, King Letsie III.
Prince Seeiso earned applause from the room
as he shared his ultimate hope for the charity –
that in 20 years it would no longer be needed. In a
touching tribute, he then introduced his “dear
friend and brother” Prince Harry.
Clearly moved, Harry said: “The money raised
this evening will go towards teaching many more
HIV-positive young people how to live with the
virus.” He thanked supporters of the evening –
unable to resist a dig at his friend and opponent:
“Nacho Figueras, whom I beat earlier.”
Former Spice Girl Geri, who sat at Harry’s table
over dinner, was impressed, saying later: “I met
Prince Harry when he was about ten. I’ve seen him
grow up and it’s brilliant what he’s done with his
life – it’s all for a great cause. He’s shown people he
cares and he’s got a great heart and spirit.”
At the end of his Arabian nights, the Prince was
due to take time out from sword fighting and polo
playing and spend the weekend watching the
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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TAKING UP A NEW CHALLENGE
DENISE VAN OUTEN
SADDLES UP WITH CELEBRITY
FRIENDS FOR AN EPIC BIKE RIDE
ACROSS VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA
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he has conquered Machu Picchu, Mount
SKilimanjaro, the Great Wall of China and a
charity cycle through India’s Rajasthan. Now
hello! can announce that Denise Van Outen,
with close pals Matt Johnson, Lydia Bright and
Zoe Hardman, has set her sights on another
challenge – a 370-mile charity bike ride
through Vietnam and Cambodia.
“The great thing about this trip is that it was
all our idea,” says Denise, 40, sitting down to
fill us in on the challenge during our exclusive
shoot. “It’s not like somebody wanted to get a
group of celebrities together to do it. You get
bitten by the bug and, although these things
are hard work, they’re a lot of fun.”
“And we’re all great friends,” adds TV
presenter Zoe, 32, who’ll keep us updated on
every leg of their journey – which takes place
in January – via the hellomagazine.com blog
she writes with best friend Matt.
830
WORDS
They will begin their journey in Vietnam’s
Ho Chi Minh City and will see Khmer temples,
markets and Buddhist monasteries before
ending in Cambodia’s Siem Reap eight days
later. And, says Matt, 32, it’s the thought of the
charities they’re raising money for that will
keep them going during the gruelling ride.
Matt, who presents The Hub segment on
This Morning, has been frank about his feelings
of depression following his split from The One
Show host Alex Jones and is now an ambassador
for mental health charity Mind, one of the
organisations that will benefit from the epic
bike ride.
“I’ve done a few marathons for them and
evenings to raise money and awareness, but
nothing on this scale. I want to put myself
through something that will be a physical and
mental challenge – and these girls talk a lot, so
it’ll definitely be tiring,” he jokes. “Seriously, to
do something like this, with hello!’s help too,
is the biggest thing we’ve done.”
ALL IN A GOOD CAUSE
Funds will also go to the Vipingo Village Fund, a
charity founded by Zoe’s parents Peter and
Carol eight years ago. “They have a school for
young orphans,” she says. “This will be the best
thing I’ve ever done. My parents started this
charity from a mud hut in Kenya and it’s grown
and grown. I lost my dad
last year and now Mum
has to single-handedly
find £89,000 a year to
keep the school
running for the 125
kids they help. I’m so
thrilled I can do this
for her – I’ve been an
Denise and Lydia
teamed up in 2012
for a charity bike
ride through India
(left). They’re back
in the saddle for
another epic trip,
this time with Matt
and Zoe (together,
inset top)
LYDIA’S DRESS: HALSTON. JACKET: FOREVER 21. TRAINERS: JIMMY CHOO. ZOE’S TOP: FINDERS KEEPERS. JACKET: SISTER JANE. SHOES: BEBO. MATT’S JACKET: ORIGINAL PENGUIN. TROUSERS: RIVER ISLAND. TRAINERS: KURT GEIGER.
DENISE’S TOP: HIGH. SHORTS: PAINT IT RED. SHOES: CARVELA

Lydia, Zoe,
Matt and
Denise gear
up for the
challenge
ahead (after a
quick change
of footwear,
of course)
‘It’s a great way
to see another
country, but it’s not
a holiday’ Denise
ambassador and trustee for eight years
and I can now put my money where my
mouth is.”
Having undertaken a similar cycle
challenge in India in 2012, Denise
and The Only Way is Essex’s Lydia have
a fair idea of what to expect.
“I love the fact we don’t wear makeup
– it’s back to basics. You come back
a hippy going, ‘I’m never wearing
heels again.’ Four days later, you’ve
got your Louboutins back on,” laughs
Lydia, who’ll be celebrating her 24th
birthday on the trip.
“We’ve all said we need to step up
our training a notch. I’ll be cycling to
[Essex nightclub] the Sugar Hut for
nights out.
“For me, the hardest thing will be
cycling in the mornings when you’re
really aching. You just know you have
to get up and do it again and it’s hard.”
Denise also has a cause for concern.
“I’ll find it difficult because I’ll miss
Betsy,” she says of her four-year-old
daughter with ex-husband Lee Mead.
“She’s older so I have to explain what
I’m doing. For my other challenges,
she wasn’t really aware.”
ON HIS BIKE
And what is Matt most worried about
“You know how they say you never
forget how to ride a bike” he asks. “I
did a couple of weeks ago. I’m not
that great on a bike, I’ve realised. I’m
fine on bikes in gyms, but I need to
start training. It’s a long way to cycle
and it’ll be tough. We can talk about
how Cambodia and Vietnam are
beautiful, but when you’re knackered
it means nothing.
“I’m daunted – it’s all sinking in
now. These girls have three big egos
and I’m the only boy! I’ve been on
holiday to Ibiza with Zoe and she’s
always up at the crack of dawn going,
‘Come on, we’re missing beach time.’
I’m so grumpy in the mornings.”
That may prove an issue as the
group will have to set off early each
day to avoid the intense heat and
humidity. “I’m always full of energy.
I’ll be like Mr Motivator, doing lunges
outside everyone’s rooms,” says Zoe.
“She’ll speed ahead,” says Denise.
“We’ll reach the next stop point and
she’ll be there, waiting with a drink.
The key thing is to expect the
unexpected. It’s a great way to see
another country, but it’s not a holiday.
It’s tough physically and mentally –
but before I end a challenge I always
give a motivational talk to remind us
all why we’re there and everyone gets
a bit teary. It’s really important to
remember why we’re doing it.” H
INTERVIEW: ALEXANDRA WILBY
PHOTOS: ALAN STRUTT
STYLING: MICHELLE KELLY AT CAROL HAYES HAIR
& MAKE-UP (DENISE & LYDIA): LYNDSEY HARRISON
USING NARS
HAIR & MAKE-UP (ZOE & MATT): ROISIN DONAGHY
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(mind.org.uk) and the Vipingo Village Fund
(vipingovillagefund.org/). To donate, visit
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HEALING MIND, BODY AND SOUL ON A BREAK IN SPAIN
CHESKA HULL
THE ‘MADE IN CHELSEA’ STAR OPENS UP
EXCLUSIVELY ABOUT HER FATHER’S TRAGIC
SUICIDE AND ‘THE ONE’ THAT GOT AWAY
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thousand miles away from SW3,
A the exclusive London postcode
with which her name has become
synonymous, Made in Chelsea star
Cheska Hull is brimming with energy
when hello! meets her.
The 29-year-old PR whizz and
original cast member of the Bafta
award-winning scripted reality TV
show is full of enthusiasm about the
two-hour trek she’s just completed in
Spain’s stunning Bernia mountains,
part of her daily routine during her
stay at the restorative Inside Out
retreat near Alicante.
“The air is so clean up there and
the light so amazing, it’s the most
freeing feeling. When you pause and
take in the beauty of what’s around
you, you can feel your head clearing,”
she says, as she gazes out at the view
from her balcony.
“If anyone had said to me this time
last year that I’d be going hiking, I’d
have said, ‘No thanks, not my thing,’”
she adds with a smile. “But it has been
a revelation and such a beneficial
part of the healing process.”
For it’s not just physically that
Cheska has climbed a mountain. For
the first time, she is opening up to
hello! about the private battle she
has been fighting with crippling
depression, an illness that earlier this
year saw her sink to such depths of
despair that she spent some days
confined to her bed.
Speaking out about it has been a
difficult decision for Cheska, who has
largely managed to keep the most
personal areas of her life away from
the media glare. Not least because
doing so forces her to address private
and upsetting issues that she has only
recently started to deal with.
BROKEN RELATIONSHIP
But having just taken on the role of
an ambassador for the mental health
charity Mind, Cheska hopes that by
sharing her own experience she can
encourage other sufferers to seek the
support that, to the detriment of her
physical and emotional wellbeing,
she rebuffed for so long.
“I can see now that my depression
was building up for some time, but I
buried it and buried it and tried so
hard to put on a front because the
alternative was to deal with intensely
painful things that I had such
confused feelings about,” she says.
“But this summer, it got to the
point where I felt so helpless and lost
and overwhelmed, I knew I had to ask
for help because I was scared about
where it was going.”
The catalyst for Cheska seeking
support was the breakdown in August
of her relationship with a banker
called Mike, whom she had quietly
been dating for two and a half years
and whom she had truly believed to
be The One.
The end was sudden and brutal,
given the length of time they’d been

‘My father’s death is something
that will affect me forever, but I’m
more at peace with it and him’
The reality TV star and
successful PR executive has
been hiding an emotional
crisis unleashed by the brutal
end of a romance. Now
feeling more optimistic and
looking radiant during our
photoshoot at a mountain
retreat near Alicante, she
says: “I’m feeling strong and
content with who I am. And
that’s a great place to be”
together. “He told me in a phone call
while I was with my mother in Devon
– thank goodness, because I went to
pieces, so at least I had people around
me,” says Cheska, whose mum Karen
runs a fashion boutique in Salcombe.
“I was heartbroken, bereft, a mess.
I hadn’t seen it coming, although in
retrospect, I can see he and I were not
on the same page.
“I’d got to the stage where I’d
wanted us to move in together and
for things to start moving forwards.
“I was completely in love with
him. My thoughts were moving
towards marriage, children, which,
on reflection, he was always reticent
to discuss.
“He told me when he broke up
with me that these weren’t things he
wanted now, or perhaps ever. Because
I was already fragile, I took it very,
very badly. But a part of me was livid
with myself for reacting in what I felt
was such a ridiculous way. I’m 29 years
old, I’d had break-ups before. I felt
stupid to be so utterly distraught.”
GRIEF AND ANGER
Back in London, Cheska tried to cope
by immersing herself in her thriving
PR company, Big Smoke, whose
clients include Chelsea’s Bluebird
restaurant and the Raffles hotel
resorts. But each day was becoming
more of a struggle.
“My close friends could tell I wasn’t
right,” she says. “I felt like I was
constantly pushing people away,
because I didn’t want to admit or
explain how I was feeling. I knew
something was really wrong but I
couldn’t deal with it at all, and putting
on a front became more exhausting.
“When I look back at photos of me
attending events during that time, or
on the show, I can see that, beneath
the forced smile, I’m sinking.”
With on-going counselling she has
learned that what is likely to have
triggered her depression is “complex
grief” and that the end of her love
affair was just a tipping point.
On the surface, she believed she
was mourning the loss of the man
she’d hoped to marry. In reality, that
mourning ran far deeper, to the
suicide, three years ago this month, of
her father, Robin, a former highflying
banker. He was found hanged
at his home in Hong Kong, leaving
his only daughter struggling with a
host of complex emotions, which she
describes here with heartbreaking
honesty for the first time.
“I was so angry with my father for
so long about leaving us the way he
did,” says Cheska, whose parents
divorced when she was young, but
who spent a lot of her later childhood
staying with her dad when he lived in
New York.
“But I was also angry with myself
for not being there for him.
“I knew he wasn’t in a positive
place, although never how bad it
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‘Mainly, my focus is on my work and getting myself healthy
again. For the first time in so long, I feel strong’
Cheska can begin to look
forward to the prospect of
romance after her recent
heartbreak. She says:
“He’s a very old friend,
someone who recently,
whilst we’re taking it very,
very slowly, has become
more special to me”
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Cheska feels more in harmony
with her emotions thanks to
counselling sessions and is reconciled
with memories of her father, Robin
(below left, with Cheska in 2007), who
committed suicide three years ago. She
had lived with him in New York and
filming Made in Chelsea there (below
right) was painful, she says
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had got. But there’s always that
nagging regret of, ‘What if I’d got
round to returning that last missed
call’
“I also felt deeply ashamed that
the decision I made to put myself in
the spotlight meant his death
became a story, which was so
painful for the rest of my family.
“But because I didn’t know how
to deal with those emotions, I
buried them and carried on
resenting him.”
HEALING PROCESS
She regrets deeply spurning her
mother’s suggestion, in the wake of
her father’s passing, that she see a
bereavement counsellor.
“Because I thought I had hurt
them, I wanted to be strong,” says
Cheska. “Now I can see that the
grief of losing my father was always
going to come out at some point
and I would have done everyone a
favour by seeking help sooner.”
When the cast of Made in Chelsea
flew out to New York to film a spinoff
show during the summer,
Cheska found it a difficult thing to
be part of.
“I spent pretty much all my
summers from the ages of 11 to 18
out with my dad when he lived there,
so there were reminders every where
and I did struggle,” she says.
She suffered the added distress

of facing accusations that she’d been sent home
from filming early because she was “boring”.
“But the good thing was that it brought feelings
to the fore that I’ve been forced to confront, and
finally I don’t feel angry with him any more,” says
Cheska. “My father’s death is something that will
affect me forever, but I’m more at peace with it
and him and I know now that I wasn’t crazy or
stupid for feeling the way I felt. I just should have
got help a lot sooner.
“On 4 November, it was the third anniversary of
losing him.
“Instead of sitting at home alone crying, I went
to my favourite local pub with my closest friend,
raised a glass of wine and said a few positive words
about my father. That was huge to me, being able
to do that.
“At his funeral I chose to do a reading that,
whilst not nasty in any way, was detached
emotionally. It summed up how I felt, but if we
had a service for him now, I would choose
differently. I would speak more from the heart,
because I’ve been able to unlock those emotions.”
Cheska is concentrating on continuing the
healing process by attending counselling and
learning how to nurture herself again – hence her
stay at the Inside Out retreat.
“Part of the programme at the retreat is
creativity classes and for the first time since I was a
child, I painted a picture,” she says. “It’s of an
exploding heart, with layers of vibrant colour. It
was partly about the heartbreak of splitting with
Mike and losing my father, but also about the
heartbreak I’ve caused myself and how I’m
learning to love myself again.”
What about finding romantic love again Two
weeks ago, photographs emerged of Cheska
cosying up to a handsome grey-haired gentleman
during a night out. Would she care to elaborate
“I was hoping that might have slipped under
the radar,” she says, blushing slightly.
“He’s a very old friend, someone who has been
a tremendous support and who recently, whilst
we’re taking it very, very slowly, has become more
special to me. We’re not putting any pressure on
ourselves, but if it leads somewhere, well, that
would be wonderful.
“Mainly, though, my focus is on my work and
getting myself healthy again. For the first time in
so long, I feel strong.”
TAKING PRIDE
She hasn’t filmed for Made in Chelsea since
returning from New York, but is currently
considering a number of other TV projects.
Poignantly, one of the last things done by her
father shortly before he took his life was to post a
picture of Cheska on Facebook.
“He captioned it with, ‘I’m so proud of my
daughter, who’s a reality TV star in England,’” she
says. “In my head, that was him saying goodbye to
me and it’s nice to know that he felt proud.
“I was so distraught when Mike finished our
relationship, but I see now that it was the right
thing and I feel I should be grateful to him for
giving me the push to get to where I am now.
“This year has been tough, but I’m going into
the next one feeling strong and content with
who I am. And that’s a great place to be.” H
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PHOTOS: JESUS CARRERO
HAIR & MAKE-UP: MAX McGAHAN AT TARGET MODELS
LOCATION: INSIDE OUT (INSIDEOUTRETREAT.COM)
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A ROUND-UP OF
NEWS REPORTS
MIKE NICHOLS
Tributes pour in for director
Julia Roberts led
tributes to Oscarwinning
film
director Mike
Nichols, who
died after a heart
attack last week.
He was 83. Julia,
47, who starred
in his last two
films, Closer and
Charlie Wilson’s War, said: “There are
so few heroes in our world. So few
impeccable craftsmen, so few people
who personify unconditional love and
friendship. Mike Nichols was like no
other.” The German-born director
was “an irreplaceable man”, said
Meryl Streep, while Kevin Spacey said
that Nichols, who won his Oscar for
the 1967 hit The Graduate, was a
“mentor, friend and colleague”.
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted
singer Jimmy Ruffin died last week
aged 78. Motown Records founder
Berry Gordy paid tribute to the star as
a “phenomenal singer”.
LILY ALLEN
Record label shuts down
Lily Allen’s
record label
ITNO has
closed. She set it
up in 2011 in
partnership with
Sony Music and
went on to sign
Tom Odell – who
has since gone to
Colombia. Lily
“will be announcing a new signing/
consulting role for another label”,
confirmed a spokesperson. The news
comes a year after the 29-year-old
mum of two’s fashion business, Lucy
in Disguise, which she founded with
her sister Sarah Owen, went bust.
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Story of the Week
Craig Charles quits jungle after brother’s death
Coronation
Street actor
Craig Charles
left ITV’s I’m
A Celebrity…
Get Me Out of
Here! last
week after
the sudden
death of his
brother Dean.
The 50-year-old actor and DJ,
appearing on the hit reality show
alongside celebrities including
Melanie Sykes, Kendra
Wilkinson and Tinchy Stryder,
was told the news by producers
before returning to the jungle
camp and informing his campmates
that he was going to
leave Australia and return to his
family in the UK.
BROOKE KINSELLA
Stalker convicted
A man who left
former EastEnders
actress Brooke
Kinsella, 31,
“frightened”
after a 15-month
s t a l k i n g
campaign was
found guilty of
the offence
at Bexley
Magistrates’ Court. Paul Mason, 40,
told the star he wanted to marry her,
bought her a wedding dress and
contacted her via social media. He
also visited the grave of her brother
Ben, who was killed in 2008. He will
be sentenced on 10 December.
GORDON RAMSAY
Dispute with father-in-law continues
Gordon Ramsay
was in court
last week to
challenge a
£640,000-a-year
lease on his
London pub, the
York & Albany,
claiming a
“ghost-writing
machine” forged
his signature on the deal, making
Gordon a personal guarantor. It is
‘I think you’ve bought me a
couple of weeks of bragging
rights around the house’
Chris Hemsworth (left) is in a Rush to
cash in on the perks of being named
sexiest man alive by a US magazine
‘Lewis has this thing where he
rubs my bump before every
race and calls it his “Lucky
Buddha’’’
Pregnant Sky Sports F1 presenter
Natalie Pinkham is the mother of all
good-luck charms for race ace
Lewis Hamilton, who was on course
for another world title ahead of the Abu
Dhabi Grand Prix at the weekend
“It’s a huge loss to the camp
because he was a lovely
personality, a cheeky chappy
and we’re all going to miss him.
We got really upset,” said former
’Allo ’Allo! star Vicki Michelle,
who’s also competing in the
reality series.
Dean, who was aged 52, a
former policeman and father of
two who had been commended
for bravery during his time with
Merseyside police, is believed to
have suffered a heart attack.
“Just wanna give my dad a
hug,” tweeted Craig’s daughter
Anna-Jo, 17, as the news broke.
Craig has become the second
person to quit the jungle,
following The Only Way is Essex
star Gemma Collins’s departure
after just 72 hours.
the latest development in a dispute
with his father-in-law, Christopher
Hutcheson, whom he sacked as
chief executive of Gordon Ramsay
Holdings in 2010. “[Gordon’s] case is
that he was led to believe by his CEO
and father-in-law that the machine
would only be used for cards, books
and merchandise,” said the chef’s
QC, Jonathan Seitler. “The personal
guarantee was a shock,” Gordon, 47,
told the court. “The company was still
in the hook for the lease but what was
devastating for my wife and I was the
fact we were guaranteeing it until
2033.” The pub’s owner, actor and
director Gary Love, has dismissed
Gordon’s claims as an attempt to
wriggle out of paying rent.
LEE EVANS
Comic announces retirement
Comedian Lee
Evans has
announced plans
to retire after his
Monsters tour
ends at the end
of November.
Appearing on
The Jonathan Ross
Show last week,
the 50-year-old
said: “I am frigging knackered. This is
it. Finished.” Explaining that he plans
to spend time with his wife of 30 years,
‘There are no novels that I
like to read so I write my
own… and then I read them
again, and it’s the best thing’
Will Smith’s daughter Willow, 14,
certainly has a novel approach to books
‘These days, instead of having
a conversation, it’s, “Can I have
a photo” Click, click, click.
That’s if they bother to ask’
Paul O’Grady laments the rise of fans
wanting selfies
‘If you see someone on the
M40 looking particularly
Heather, he added: “I have ignored
my missus for too long. I want to
spend a lot more time with her. I am
going to go home and say, ‘I’m yours.’”
MICHAEL PALIN
Doesn’t want to live in a care home
Former Monty
Python star
Michael Palin,
who stars as a care
home resident in
BBC drama
Remember Me, has
said he hopes he
will not spend
his own old age
in a similar
institution. “I know that if I was taken
away from my home to go and live
somewhere else, even if I needed the
treatment, a part of my life would be
gone, my connection with the past
and all the objects that I’ve collected,”
said the 71-year-old. “Keeping people
in their own home environment for as
long as possible is really important.”
JEREMY VINE
Stopped for speeding on a bike
BBC Radio 2 host
Jeremy Vine was
stopped by police
in London’s
Hyde Park after
he cycled at three
times the speed
limit. He said:
“They said the
limit in Hyde
Park is 5mph and
I was doing 16mph. I apologised.” He
tweeted: “When I got to the office and
said I was radar-gunned at 16mph on
my bicycle, producer said, ‘you are
living on the edge’.”
CHER
Cancels tour as she battles infection
Cher has been
forced to cancel
the remaining
29 dates on her
US tour after
struggling to get
over a viral
infection. The
singer, 68, said:
“Nothing like
this has ever
happened to me. I sincerely hope
that we can come back again next
year and finish what we started.” The
star was said to have “an infection that
affected her kidney function”.
dotty, it is me trying to rap in
the car going home’
The Duchess of Kent channels her inner
hip-hop goddess when she hits the road
‘I used to meet a lot of rats
in politics’
Edwina Currie isn’t worried about
rodents in the I’m A Celebrity… camp
‘We were stunned but now we
simply acknowledge with an
imperious wave of the hand
that we are extremely clever’
Vanessa Feltz revels in her and
Penny Smith’s win on the celebrity
special of quiz show Pointless
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AWARD-WINNING STAGE AND SCREEN CHOREOGRAPHER
ARLENE PHILLIPS
TELLS THE HEARTBREAKING STORY OF HER FATHER’S
DESCENT INTO ALZHEIMER’S AND CALLS FOR MORE
RESEARCH TO GIVE OTHERS HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
Choreographer and former
Strictly Come Dancing judge
Arlene Phillips spent years
caring for her father
Abraham, who suffered from
Alzheimer’s disease. He
died aged 89 in 2000.
Arlene is a supporter of
Alzheimer’s Research UK
and presented BBC1’s
Lifeline Appeal on behalf of
the charity this month
I’m approached all the time,
whether I’m taking part in a
fundraiser, making a speech or
even just walking down the road, by
people who want to share their story
with me. There’s not a person I talk to
about Alzheimer’s who hasn’t known
a family member – a grandma, an
aunt, a parent – who has been affected
by it in some way.
For me it was my father, Abraham.
He was an extremely bright man. He
was forced to leave school at 14 so
never had a good education, but he
read avidly. We lived in North London
but he’d be in East London every day,
looking at second-hand bookstalls,
walking back home with bags full of
books. He was politically minded,
wanting everyone to understand
about poverty and the working classes
– quite table-thumping!
We were brought up in Manchester,
but eventually dad moved to a flat in
London near me, so I was in constant
contact with him, as was my older
daughter Alana. Over time, I began to
notice things about his behaviour.
He’d turn up at the house and not
remember why he’d come. Then he
started to get lost and I had to put my
phone number in every pocket of
every article of clothing he owned. I’d
visit his flat and he’d have a can of
baked beans on the hob, over a flame,
not even open. It could have
exploded. I don’t know what it was –
luck instinct – but I’d often arrive
just as a disaster was about to happen.
Things got worse. He became
accusatory – “Somebody’s been in the
flat and stolen money” – and I’d say:
“But I’m the only one who has keys.”
But he’d be insistent. It started to get
difficult because I’d argue with him –
terrible arguments about things going
missing, or there’d be a police car
outside and he’d be convinced they
were looking for him. Of course, now
I understand so much more that I
should have tried to deflect the
situation. When I think now about all
the things I lacked, more than
anything I lacked understanding.
What made things worse was that
Close-knit family (clockwise from above): Arlene with her daughters Abi and Alana at an event in 2012;
with her father Abraham; and during a winter stroll with her daughters and dad
‘When I think now about all the things I lacked,
more than anything I lacked understanding’
my father refused to go and see a
doctor – he thought people could
heal themselves – so whenever I tried
to take him he’d say: “There’s nothing
wrong with me.”
I was working ridiculous hours,
looking after my two daughters,
trying to organise my crazy life as it
was then, so got in touch with social
services to see if they could help.
They suggested Meals on Wheels, as
I’d been taking him food every day,
but he stopped letting anybody into
the flat except for me. They’d ring
the bell and he wouldn’t answer.
Eventually, after he’d been living with
the illness for about four or five years,
social services suggested that, for his
own safety, he should go into
residential care, where he could have
his own place but also someone to
look after him. I can’t tell the number
of calls I got from the home saying
he’d slipped the net and gone
missing. I would have to leave what I
was doing, jump in the car and drive
around, looking for him.
He was only there two years when
we were told he couldn’t stay because
it was clear he had Alzheimer’s and
he needed to be in a home with
nursing care. We were never given an
official diagnosis, only told he had
been assessed by one of their doctors.
We were given a month to move him.
That was my lowest point. I had to
face the fact that I couldn’t be a fulltime
carer. I had my work, my family,
and I couldn’t give up my own life.
But I still had the heartbreak of
feeling: “This is wrong.” Some people
are selfless and can care for others,
but there are also people like me who
can’t, but who are wracked with guilt
as a result. Dad eventually went to a
nursing home in Leeds, to be near my
sister Karen, where he stayed for the
next three and a half years.
It’s funny but the longer the
dementia went on, the more gentle
he became. My father was extremely
strict, so that gentleness inside him
was never something I’d experienced
as a child. In that way we grew closer.
There was a long time to die, a
gradual fading of everything. And in
his last year his hands were gnarled
and knotted, his feet were painful. He
was no longer speaking. I couldn’t
even read to him – he would turn his
head and close his eyes. When he
died one of the nurses said to me:
“He had a such a strong heart; and
that heart just kept on beating.”
There are more than 830,000
people in the UK living with
dementia, costing the country as
much as £26billion a year, which is
why I’m supporting the Lifeline
Appeal to raise money for research,
not only to find a cure but also a way
to postpone the onset of the disease.
Looking back, of course I wish
we’d had more help, but we were in
the wilderness – it just wasn’t really
talked about. I think it’s vital that the
illness is talked about, that there’s an
understanding in schools, in
communities.
I would like to see massive amounts
of research undertaken and reports
written that can give people hope,
because that is what we need. Hope
that the condition won’t always be an
extended death sentence, but an
illness one can live with. H
For further information about Alzheimer’s
Research UK or to make a donation to the BBC
Lifeline appeal, visit alzheimersresearchuk.org
or call 0300-111 5555.
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PRINCESS
CAROLINE
EMBRACES THE ROLE
OF GRANDMOTHER AT
MONACO’S
NATIONAL DAY
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Not yet two, Sacha
(far left) takes his
royal duties seriously
as his grandmother
Princess Caroline
holds him (right) and
introduces him to the
‘balcony wave’
(below) with his dad
Andrea, his pregnant
mum Tatiana, centre,
and aunt Princess
Alexandra, 15). Prince
Albert gazes at wife
Princess Charlene’s
growing baby bump
(above). The princely
couple will welcome
twins next month
As the royal
family prepare
to welcome
three new
babies, little
Sacha Casiraghi
makes his debut
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Albert has
revealed that
Charlene knows
the genders of
their twins while
he does not
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onaco celebrated National
M Day in true family style as a
new generation of the Grimaldis
stepped to the fore, led by a
beaming Princess Caroline and
her 20-month-old grandson,
Sacha Casiraghi, who joined the
festivities for the first time.
Also in the line-up were
Sacha’s parents: Caroline’s son
Andrea and his wife Tatiana
Santo Domingo, who is pregnant
with the couple’s second child.
While Princess Caroline’s
11-month-old grandson Raphael
– son of daughter Charlotte
Casiraghi – did not attend, the
principality’s baby boom was still
evidenced by a heavily-pregnant
Princess Charlene, due to give
birth to twins next month, who
joined husband Prince Albert.
Prince Albert has just revealed
that he doesn’t know the twins’
genders, and that he’s asked
Princess Charlene not to tell him.
“One doesn’t often have the
chance to have such pleasant
surprises in life, and that’s why I
prefer not to know,” he told
newspaper Monaco-Matin. H
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Andrea gives his son a peck (below), while
Albert kisses radiant mum-to-be Charlene
(above). The Prince has explained why he’s
chosen to stay in the dark on the twins’
genders, saying: “One doesn’t often have the
chance to have such pleasant surprises”

Cinematters
ANGELINA TELLS HOW
SHE AND BRAD CHALLENGE
EACH OTHER AS SHE
PRESENTS ‘UNBROKEN’
Poured into a Gucci gown as she premieres
her new film Unbroken in Sydney, Angelina
Jolie may look like the ultimate Hollywood
star – but the glamorous mum-of-six is
actually the director of the WWII drama.
Lending his support at the screening is
husband Brad Pitt (below), who’s been
busy making By the Sea with multifaceted
Angelina in Malta. The shoot has been
“tricky”, admits the actress, who is the
drama’s co-star, writer and director, “but
we’re challenging each other and that’s a
good thing.” And she seems thrilled with
her behind-the-scenes roles, revealing she
“absolutely” plans to give up acting.
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KENSINGTON PALACE IS THE
‘PLACE2BE’ AS A BLOOMING
DUCHESS OF
CAMBRIDGE
CELEBRATES THE
EFFORTS OF SOME VERY
SPECIAL CHILDREN
he Duchess of Cambridge showed why she’s
Tcredited with making high-street fashion as
hot as haute couture last week at a special event
to celebrate one of the many causes about which
she is passionate.
She combined a black, £89 Invitation Emilia
Top (now sold out) from chain store Hobbs
with a midnight-blue silk skirt from Jenny
Packham’s autumn/winter 2013 collection to
present the first ever Wellbeing in Schools
Awards for mental health charity Place2Be, of
which she is royal patron.
Kate, who’s about 17 weeks pregnant with her
second child, drew attention to her growing
baby bump by accessorising her outfit with a
slim black belt.
In recent weeks she has favoured outfits from
designers including Alexander McQueen,
Temperley London and Diane von Furstenberg,
but has happily returned to the high street.
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Looking swell:
the Duchess of
Cambridge reveals
her growing baby
bump at an awards
ceremony at
Kensington
Palace, teaming a
top by high-street
favourites Hobbs
with a Jenny
Packham skirt
PRIDE AND JOY
The Duchess hosted the awards ceremony in
the State Apartments at Kensington Palace,
where she and her family have a home.
She spent 40 minutes mingling with parents,
children, teachers and counsellors. Among
those she chatted to was Venice-based Murano
glass-maker Gianni Seguso, who supplied the
stunning trophies, featuring a small glass egg
leaning against a larger egg. She told him that
she would love to visit Venice one day.
A lucky recipient was 11-year-old Bailey
Dunne from Highfield Community Primary
School in Sunderland, who picked up the
Child/Young Person Champion Award in
recognition of the exceptional contribution he
has made to the mental health and emotional
wellbeing of his peers at school through his
relationship with Place2Be.
After receiving his award Bailey said: “It is
unexplainable. It is just fantastic – the best
opportunity I have had.”
While Kate didn’t make a speech, she did
contribute the foreword to the awards
programme, writing: “The commitment,
dedication and hard work that is going on
across the schools involved with Place2Be is
truly humbling, and to recognise this feels
incredibly important.”
Her husband the Duke has also been busy in
recent days, teaming up with Rovio, the
company behind the popular mobile game
Angry Birds, and United for Wildlife to raise
awareness of crimes against wildlife.
The Finnish company has launched a new
tournament called Roll with the Pangolins, in
which players get to save the rare creatures –
the only scaly mammals in the world, whose

Kate presents Place2Be’s Child/Young Person Champion Award to
11-year-old Bailey Dunne (above), who said later: “It is just fantastic – the
best opportunity I have had”
‘The commitment, dedication and hard
work that is going on across the schools
involved with Place2Be is truly humbling’
only defence is to curl up in a ball –
from poachers.
Nature-loving Prince William
threw his weight behind the
initiative. In a video message he said:
“By spreading the message about
poaching, I hope you can be part of
a movement that says no to poached
ivory and rhino horn and many
other animal parts.”
It was not his only broadcast effort
last week – the Duke also posted a
heartfelt video on YouTube offering
support and comfort to those
fighting ebola in West Africa.
Publicising such initiatives will be
part of the task of the Duke and
Duchess and Prince Harry’s new
press secretary, 30-year-old American
Jason Knauf, 30, who will join the
royal household in the New Year.
Meanwhile, it also emerged that
the Prince is something of a
romantic, when London florist Paula
Pryke met him as she picked up her
OBE at Buckingham Palace.
“William told me that he likes
surprising Kate by buying her
flowers,” she said. “I thought
that was very sweet.” H
REPORT: JUDY WADE
PHOTOS: REUTERS
Kate chats with
Place2Be finalist
Georgia Alvey
(left) from
Cotsford Junior
School, Co.
Durham. The
Duchess became
patron of the
children’s mental
health charity in
April 2013
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LOOKING FORWARD TO A WHIRLWIND TOUR OF THE BIG APPLE
THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE
FOLLOWS IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF PRINCESS DIANA AS SHE
FLIES THE FLAG FOR THE BRITISH FASHION INDUSTRY
It should come as no surprise that Kate will draw comparisons with the Princess of Wales on her trip to New York. In 1989,
on her first solo visit to the Big Apple, Diana’s style (above) influenced global trends
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he came, she saw, she conquered. Some 25
Syears after the Princess of Wales took New York
by storm, the Duchess of Cambridge will follow in
her spellbinding footsteps by capturing the hearts
of the US.
During the Duke and Duchess’s official threeday
trip to the Big Apple next week, Kate’s fourth
major overseas tour, the eyes of notoriously hard-toimpress
New Yorkers and the entire world will be
on the mum-to-be and her baby bump.
Like Diana before her, Kate is a leader in the
style stakes and also understands that the way to
draw attention to the causes she champions is to
make an impact by looking her sensational best.
During her three days in the US, the Duchess
will visit a child development centre, as well as an
inner-city organisation that fosters positive youth
development and social learning.
But as well as highlighting the issues that matter
to her, Kate is helping to boost the British economy
– reportedly to the tune of £1billion already – and
as she sweeps sassily through New York in a series of
knock-out ensembles, she’ll be ramping up interest
in British brands all over the world, too.
“It’s what’s known in the industry as the ‘Kate
effect’,” a fashion insider told hello!. “The
Duchess has only to wear a certain dress, hat, coat
or pair of shoes and the demand for them goes
through the roof; they fly off the shelves.
“She’s single-handedly brought British high-street
brands as well as designer labels to the forefront and
as a result business is booming. What Kate wears in
New York could generate millions of dollars.”
AMERICAN APPAREL
The question is, which designers will Kate favour
during her New York excursion
Head designer of the Alexander McQueen label
Sarah Burton – who designed Kate’s wedding dress
– is a hot contender, as are her other favourites,
some of which she wore during her first pregnancy,
such as Beulah, Alice Temperley, Amanda Wakeley,
Jenny Packham and Mulberry.
It’s also likely she’ll again demonstrate her
mix’n’match skills, blending high-street

Like Diana before her, Kate
is a leader in the style
stakes and understands how
to make an impact by
looking her sensational best
Hello, New York: The
Duchess is poised to stun
Stateside, just as she did
in North America in 2011
with a widely admired
wardrobe showcasing
Britain’s best, including
this scarlet coat-dress by
Catherine Walker
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‘Kate has brought British highstreet
brands and designer
labels to the forefront and as
a result business is booming’
brands such as Topshop, Whistles, Hobbs,
LK Bennett and Reiss with designer labels.
The variety and number of engagements Kate
is due to undertake means many outfit changes;
considering she’ll be 19 weeks pregnant, her
working wardrobe will need to be practical and
comfortable as well as stylish.
Luxury ethical fashion label Beulah is a go-to
designer for Kate. She wore its flame-red Sarai
gown at a gala fundraiser in 2011 and her
ethereal mint-green Sabitri dress on the Diamond
Jubilee tour of Malaysia in 2012 was a huge hit.
Beulah co-founder Lady Natasha Rufus Isaacs
– a mutual friend of the Duke and Duchess – told
hello!: “The Duchess of Cambridge is a real
style icon and a fantastic ambassador for British
fashion. It was a real privilege to dress her for the
South-East Asia tour.”
Also high on Kate’s list is Amanda Wakeley
(also a favourite with Diana). The designer, who
received an OBE in 2010, is developing her label
as a luxury lifestyle brand with the help of a
multimillion pound investment and has credited
her “‘incredible, loyal customers” as the
motivation behind the expansion.
Reiss has also felt the force of the Kate effect.
A spokesperson for the family-owned chain –
which saw a five per cent growth in sales in 2011,
to reach £100million – said: “We benefited from
the patronage of the Duchess of Cambridge,
which raised the profile of the brand significantly.”
POWER DRESSING
Whatever she wears, Kate’s New York trip will
attract every bit as much attention as Diana’s
1989 visit, when she dazzled with her combination
of good works, charm and faultless fashion.
The US had hosted Diana four years earlier,
when she and the Prince of Wales paid a five-day
visit. Their most memorable engagement was a
banquet given by President Ronald Reagan at the
White House, where she delighted all in her offthe-shoulder
Victor Edelstein gown as she danced
the night away with John Travolta.
On her solo trip in 1989 Diana favoured
Catherine Walker, Bruce Oldfield and Jacques
Azagury as she sought to draw attention to places
she visited, including a paediatric Aids unit at
Harlem Hospital, where the image of her hugging
a seven-year-old boy made headlines worldwide.
Her wardrobe also caused a global buzz,
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Proving she doesn’t need couture to cut an impressive figure on the international stage, the Duchess
opted for this fitted Shola dress from high-street label Reiss when she met President Barack Obama
and his wife Michelle (above, with Kate) in Buckingham Palace in 2011 shortly after her wedding
Dresses to impress:
Gowns from Diana’s
US tours still have the
power to dazzle today.
From left: The Victor
Edelstein number she
wore to dance with
John Travolta at the
White House in 1985
made her a global
style icon; in 1995 she
wore Jacques Azagury
in New York as she
was honoured with
the Humanitarian Of
The Year Award by
Henry Kissinger; and
on her last visit to
Manhattan in 1997 she
wore Catherine
Walker to admire her
auction dresses –
including this one by
the same designer

Considering she’s pregnant,
Kate’s wardrobe will need to
be practical and comfortable
as well as stylish
bringing a huge boost to the chosen designers –
as Kate is sure to do some 25 years on.
“Like Diana, Kate will be a huge success
Stateside,” US-based social columnist Richard
Mineards told hello!. “When she visited Santa
Barbara and Los Angeles with William in 2011,
she showed enormous poise and style on her first
major visit abroad.
“The polo match in which William participated
in Santa Barbara raised an astounding $5million
for the Prince’s charities in the five hours they
were there; that shows the value of royal
presence, particularly Kate, who impressed
everyone with her dignity and charm.”
SALE OF THE CENTURY
Diana’s visits to New York came at a different
stage in her life and she made powerful friends
– including Hillary Clinton, Washington Post
publisher Kay Graham, British expats Anna
Wintour (editor of US Vogue), and Tina Brown,
who has edited Vanity Fair and the New Yorker
magazines in her time and wrote a controversial
biography of the Princess – hoping they would all
draw attention to the charities she supported.
In 1995 she again flew to the city, this time to
receive the Humanitarian of the Year Award.
“There were motorcades, Secret Service agents,
adoring crowds and rooms full of rich, powerful
and beautiful people to be charmed,” wrote her
private secretary Patrick Jephson in his memoirs
of his time with Diana.
Her last visit to Manhattan, in June 1997 – two
months before her death – was prompted by
Prince William. Aged 14, he said: “Mummy, you
are running out of cupboard space and you’re
not going to be wearing any of these clothes
again – I really think something should be done
with them.”
A now world-famous charity auction raised
$3.26million in aid of the National Aids Trust
and the Royal Marsden Hospital. Said Diana at
the time: “The inspiration for this wonderful sale
comes from just one person: William.”
So there is a resonance between Diana’s love
affair with New York and the forthcoming visit of
William and Kate. Charity is at its heart – but
wearing a wardrobe full of showstoppers is a
vital ingredient, too.
H
REPORT: CHRISTOPHER WILSON
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In 2011 Kate stunned
the stars at a BAFTA
event in Los Angeles
with this lilac
Alexander McQueen
dress. Next month’s
trip will require
outfits suitable for
everything from a
gala dinner to
sitting ringside
at a basketball
match – all of
which the
elegant
Duchess
will no
doubt
handle
with
aplomb
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DESIGNER TO ROYALS AND STARS
MALENE BIRGER
INVITES US INTO HER CHIC
KENSINGTON APARTMENT AND
TELLS US WHY HOME IS
WHERE HER HEART IS NOW
Malene, 52 (above, wearing her own designs in her favourite colour
combination – black and white), has many famous fans including the
Duchess of Cambridge. Now, Danish-born Malene has turned her hand to
interior design. “I was approaching 50 and thought, ‘It’s time to move on,
develop in creative new directions,’” she says
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he Duchess of Cambridge has
Tbeen a fan for years, as have
Helena Christensen, Reese
Witherspoon and Katie Melua, who
has performed wearing Malene
Birger’s designs on several occasions.
“It is wonderful that she [the
Duchess] loves my clothes,” says the
Danish-born designer. “She is a
beautiful young woman and adds
something fresh to the British royal
family. She seems very sweet and
kind; profound, balanced and
healthy – and she dresses that way.”
In her homeland, Malene has
been called the country’s best
designer by Crown Princess Mary, an
opinion backed up by the presence
of Malene’s face on a special-edition
Danish postage stamp. “That was
fun,” says the designer, playing down
the honour. “What I like is these
ladies have chosen our designs
without our knowing or my doing
anything to press it on them. I don’t
like to push my work on anyone.”
INTERIOR MOTIVES
With Kate and Princess Mary both
having a keen interest in décor, they
might well be interested in Malene’s
latest venture; she is expanding into
interiors with her brand Birger1962.
It launched in Paris two months ago
and draws on the classic but ethnic
style we’ve seen in her homes, workspaces
and new book, Move and Work.
“I only have one life and I have
always had a passion for interiors and
art,” Malene says from her chic
Kensington apartment. “I started to
feel a bit empty creatively. The
fashion business has become faster,
tougher. There are no pauses, no rest
for inspiration. I felt like a factory.”
Having started her career at the
Swedish brand Marc O’Polo in the
early 1990s, Malene co-founded the
label Day Birger et Mikkelsen with
Keld Mikkelsen in 1997 before
creating her own brand By Malene
Birger six years later. She sold her
shares in 2010 but continued as
creative director, designing all the
collections until earlier this year.
“It has been a bit like jumping out
of the cabinet after many years,” she
says. “But I have always worked on
interiors in my homes and office
spaces. I was approaching 50 and
thought, ‘It’s time to move on,
develop in new creative directions.’
I couldn’t see myself working in
fashion for the rest of my life.
“It was important to say goodbye
with good manners. The company
was my baby and still carries my
name. I left it in good shape and put
the right people in the right posts.
I wish them the best.”
The 52-year-old says she finds it
easy to move on. She has moved
house 28 times since she was 20 and
has lived in three countries while
travelling the world. Her latest move
is to London and this flat, where our
arrival is met by a waft of Musc
Noir – one of her scented

‘I’ve had to reinvent
myself. I only have
one life. I’ve always
had a passion for
interiors and art’
Malene’s elegant London apartment in a garden square
in Kensington is crammed with eclectic objects. The
striking painting over the fireplace is by Malene, as are
the two smaller ones on either side. Above those are
paintings by Sonja Ferlov, whose sculptures are dotted
around the flat. The eye-catching blue objects are
stacked-up bar stools by Danish artist Nanna Ditzel; the
black Swan chair is by Fritz Hansen; and the elaborate
chair in the foreground is by art nouveau designer Carlo
Bugatti. The lamps on either side are vintage Italian
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‘I have never been very
Nordic but I do live with
white walls, a lot of light
and hardly any curtains’
candles – and the rich, mournful tones of the
singer Cesária Evora.
The elegant, high-ceilinged rooms are stamped
with her signature monochrome colour scheme
and crammed with eclectic objects from her
décor collection and her extensive travels.
“They are like jewels in my homes,” she says,
pointing out a bench by art nouveau designer
Carlo Bugatti. There are vintage Italian glass
lamps and sculptures by Danish artist Sonja
Ferlov, who was married to South African
Modernist artist Ernest Mancoba. Paintings,
including her own, jostle for prominence on
pristine white walls.
“There are Arabian and African influences;
I’m inspired by ethnic cultures. I like to combine
the past, present and future. I like monochrome
because I’m a ‘black or white’ person. I’m either
into something or I don’t do it. Black and white is
the most extreme contrast we have. It’s graphic
and strong and always catches the eye.”
NORDIC INFLUENCE
There are several references to her Danish
heritage: iconic pieces from celebrated Danish
furniture designer Arne Jacobsen, his Swan
chairs and Nanna Ditzel’s bar stools, placed on
top of each other and looking like sculptures.
“The Nordic style is everywhere now – to the
extent that it’s time to move on; I’ve never been
very Nordic, I feel very much at home under the
palm and in the desert. My style is influenced by
that part of the world, too, but I do live with white
walls, a lot of light and hardly any curtains, which
is very Nordic and adds freshness and modernity
to my eclectic style. I’ve always been ethnic in my
sensibility. I might be an old camel, a nomad. I
was always drawn to these countries as a child – in
my mind, anyway, as I never went anywhere.
“I was brought up in a normal family. My dad
was a builder and my mum was a doctor’s
secretary. She made clothes and knitted.
I was always changing my room – painting
walls, rearranging furniture and making
Malene’s signature monochrome theme extends to her bedroom (above) and bathroom (below left). By her bed is a photo of her husband John
Risman, who she says looks like Pablo Picasso, an artist she has admired since she was a child. The paintings are a mix of her own and those she’s
picked up on her travels. In the hall (below right) are two metallic lamps (below centre), available from her range, which flank her coffee table books
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Malene, wearing a Céline blouse, rests
against the brutalist sideboard in her
studio. The large painting is her own and
there is a portrait of Picasso and several
of his lithographs on display. Unsure how
to describe herself – she can design
clothes and furniture, paint and devise
interiors – she says she’s a “creatist”
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‘We came to London
because I needed to look
for new energy. I’m a
creative person and a new
place is like a full plate’
clothes. My parents didn’t buy a lot of furniture,
but when they did it was a Danish classic, a chair
by Arne Jacobsen or Wegner. That was Denmark
in the 1960s. I grew up surrounded by these
designers.”
Now she wants to create spaces for others.
Projects are under discussion in Denmark, the
US and Middle East and her website offer her art,
décor collection and interior books. “I’ve had to
totally reinvent myself,” she says, adding that her
dream is to create boutique hotels. “I spend half
my life in hotels. Many look the same. I’d create a
personal atmosphere, hang my paintings, make it
different yet comfortable. Music, food... It would
be my universe.”
Back in her London studio – another light and
airy room in her Kensington home – there are
more paintings above a sideboard in the brutalist
style and piles of art books. Photos are pinned to
a mood board above her desk: one of her mum,
another of Pablo Picasso, whose lithographs are
dotted through her home. “He looks like my
husband,” she smiles, referring to John Risman, a
retired ex-rugby league player for Wales whose
father Gus was also a celebrated player.
The couple met through friends when she was
living in rustic splendour in a farmhouse near
Andratx in Majorca, where Claudia Schiffer,
another of her admirers, used to have a house.
“Majorca will always be special to me because
that was where I met John and where we married,”
she says. “My work, so all-consuming, could be
very lonely because I’m always travelling. So it was
destiny that we met. We have a very deep love for
each other and a very strong friendship. I discuss
everything with him and he is my mentor.
“We decided to come to London because I
needed to change environment; I was looking for
new energy. In the end, island life felt too small. I
am a creative person and a new place is like a full
plate to me. After six years, there was nothing left
on that plate. So I needed to move on to develop.”
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Royal fans: When
the Duchess of
Cambridge was five
months pregnant
with Prince George
in March 2013, she
wore a teal By
Malene Birger coat
with braided trim to
visit Baker Street
Tube station (far left).
Crown Princess Mary
of Denmark – who
has said Malene is
Denmark’s best
designer – wore the
same design in 2006
(left), when she was
expecting Princess
Isabella. Malene
(above in front of a
dark oak brutalist
sideboard) is thrilled
that Kate likes her
designs. “She’s very
beautiful and adds
something fresh to
the British royal
family,” she says
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GARDENING LEAVE
It was during her time in Majorca that she started
to paint seriously. Her pictures of natural and
organic forms inspired by her garden were part
of an exhibition on the island and a limited
collection is now available to buy on her website.
Such creative output has left little time for
children; does she regret that “I always have to
answer that, yet you wouldn’t ask a mum why she
had children,” she says. “It never happened for
me. I never yearned to have children, perhaps
because my creative work has always taken up all
the space and every ounce of my energy. But I’m
a proud Unicef ambassador and through that I
can help kids.”
Despite her clear work ethic, she did consider
leaving the world of design. “I was close to saying
‘Bye-bye’ and disappearing to the academy to
study art. I’ll end up as an artist. But I still have
this extra egg – the hotels. That’s my goal and a
dream for a long time. Dreams must come true.”
For those still in shock that she has stepped
down from her eponymous label, there is still the
hope she might create another line. “I would
never get back on the treadmill of fashion. But
some beautiful projects and some
outstanding kaftan I will never say never.” H
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A FOND FAREWELL TO THE
WORLD’S MOST TITLED – AND
FLAMBOYANT – ARISTOCRAT
THE DUCHESS
OF ALBA

Spain’s Duchess of Alba, who died last week
aged 88, was a larger-than-life character whose
joie de vivre and outspokenness won her a
special place in her fellow citizens’ affections. As
a child living in London, Cayetana played with the
future Queen Elizabeth, but wouldn’t meet her
again until 1988 (top left). Three years ago she
mingled with Charles and Camilla at a dinner in
Madrid (above), but the Duchess was just as
happy socialising with bullfighters, dancers and
the jetset, including Jackie Kennedy (left). Her
vast fortune enabled Cayetana to build on her
family’s magnificent private art collection, but she
always claimed that she wasn’t as wealthy as
people thought, protesting: “I have a lot of
artworks, but I can’t eat them, can I”
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Thousands turned out
in Cayetana’s
favourite city, Seville,
to say goodbye to a
woman both
legendary and loved
A duchess seven times over, a countess 19 times and a marquesa
23 times, Cayetana was the world’s most titled aristocrat
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Though born in Madrid, the Duchess spent her happiest years in Seville. She would often wear typically
Sevillian outfits (above), and it was there that she married her third and final husband, Alfonso Diez, in 2011
(right). A former civil servant 24 years her junior, he led the 2,000 mourners at Friday’s funeral in Seville’s
magnificent cathedral (above right), with tens of thousands more packing the streets leading from the chapel
of rest to the cathedral in order to pay their respects (far right). “Cayetana always had Seville in her heart and
for this reason she will always remain in Seville’s heart,” tweeted the city’s mayor, Juan Ignacio Zoido

housands of people thronged the
T streets of Seville on Friday to say
an emotional goodbye to the
Duchess of Alba, who died last week
aged 88. As she was laid to rest in the
city where she had spent her
happiest years, there were tears
aplenty for a woman whose joie de
vivre and defiance of convention
had earned her a place not only in
the Spanish gossip columns but in
the nation’s heart.
Born in Madrid in 1926 and
christened Maria del Rosario
Cayetana Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia
Francisca Fitz-James Stuart y de Silva,
Cayetana, as she was known, held the
world record for the most aristocratic
titles, including one linking her to
King James II of England and VII of
Scotland. She spent her early years in
London, sharing toys with the future
Queen Elizabeth II and dining with
her distant relatives the Churchills
while her father carried out his duties
as Spanish ambassador to Britain.
On his death in 1953, Cayetana
inherited not just her father’s title but
innumerable palaces, and so much
land that it was said that she could cross
Spain from north to south without
setting foot on anyone else’s property.
A flamboyant character with a
penchant for boho chic, the
Duchess’ social life revolved around
dancers and bullfighters as well as
the international jetset, with the
likes of Audrey Hepburn and Jackie
Kennedy among her friends.
Widowed twice, the Duchess wed
for a third time in 2011. Her romance
with Alfonso Diez, a civil servant 24
years her junior, had raised eyebrows,
not least among her six children.
But, feisty as ever, Cayetana went
ahead, remarking of her offspring:
“They don’t want me to marry, but
they change partners more often
than I do.” Family peace was restored,
and Alfonso’s worth proved, by the
will she made before the marriage, in
which she divided her wealth among
the six and left him nothing.
At the nuptials, the octogenarian
treated guests to the life-affirming
sight of her kicking off her shoes to
dance flamenco. For, as she said of
her twilight romance: “This is something
to make any woman
proud.”
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Inside Entertainment
‘PADDINGTON’ STAR
NICOLE KIDMAN
TELLS WHY THE BEAR NECESSITIES
OF LIFE MATTER MOST
‘I feel loved
and I feel
absolutely
that I’ll give
that back in
exactly the
same way’
Happy family:
Nicole with
husband Keith and
their two daughters
Sunday and Faith
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The big-screen version of Paddington
looks likely to be a box-office hit
with children around the world, but
two youngsters who might not see it
are Nicole Kidman’s daughters. The
actress plays a villainous taxidermist in
the film and she worries what Sunday,
six, and four-year-old Faith, her two
girls by her country music star husband
Keith Urban, may think.
“I said, ‘I’ll do this for my children,’
and they were like, ‘Oh my gosh, are
you playing the bear’s mummy’” she
laughs. “I had to tell them, ‘No. I’m
not.’ Then I realised that they can’t go
and see this film. I’m the taxidermist
who wants to hunt the bear. Although
the bear is adorable, I’m not.”
Nicole, 47 – also mum to Isabella,
22, and Connor, 19, whom she adopted
with ex-husband Tom Cruise – joins
Hugh Bonneville and Julie Walters in
the live-action film, which is based on
the classic children’s books by Michael
Bond, with Ben Whishaw as the voice
of the duffel-coated bear with a
weakness for marmalade sandwiches.
Here, the Oscar-winner opens up
about her marriage, family life and
being a woman in Hollywood.
Why are you drawn to difficult
material Paddington may be for
children, but it’s not straightforward…
“Because I love complexity and I love
that life isn’t explained in a sentence
or a soundbite and that we have to
digest things.”
You shot Grace of Monaco in France and
took your two little girls with you. Did
they like it
“Kind of. I mean, for Sunday – a then
four-year-old – to be exposed to so
many different cultures – it’s a great
part of my job.
“I get to take them around and give
them a taste of the world. That’s
Bearing a grudge:
Nicole stars as a
villainous taxidermist
with cruel intentions
in Paddington
broadening them. I love seeing the
world through their eyes and the joy
that they bring. They are very pure,
and they are very emotional and they
are very immediate and they won’t
allow anything other than the moment
to exist.”
‘I love seeing the
world through my
girls eyes and the
joy that they bring’
How does life now compare with 15
years ago when you lived in Hollywood
“I have purposely realigned my life so
that I’m not living in a fishbowl. I put
my toe in the water with that and went,
‘Oh my gosh, this not for me.’ I live in
Nashville and have a completely
different structure. There are times
when I have to go back into that world,
but then I can step out of it.”
Your husband Keith said he’s willing to
do anything for you and your family.
That must make you feel very secure…
“I feel loved and I feel absolutely that
I’ll give that back in exactly the same
way. Because for me, our relationship,
making it through, is more important
than anything.
“But at the same time, I stay in that
place of humility with it. I’m like, ‘We
just have to do the work to stay
together.’ And also, a lot of it is just
pure enjoyment of each other. But it’s
a very tricky place to walk through.”
You seem to typify the woman who has
it all. Is that how it is
“I’m in my 40s and I’m not sure what
‘having it all’ is. Have I found some
peace inside me Yes. Am I grateful for
the love in my life and the people that
I am now sharing my life with
Absolutely. I have been in the other
place as well and that’s what life is. It’s
about contrasts.”
With Hollywood, do you see yourself
as a woman in a man’s world
“Yeah, and that’s why I’ve always tried
to step out as a woman to protect other
women. I have a sister, daughters and
friends and I was raised by a feminist
mother – and I believe in the strength
of that. But it doesn’t mean you hate
men, it just means we need to protect
and help each other. And that’s only
because sometimes it is tougher. The
choices that women make, I think, are
judged more harshly.”
You got an Oscar for The Hours in
2002. Did you have a feeling you’d win
“No. I could tell that people were really
into the performance… I now look
back and I wish I had thanked my dad
in my acceptance speech [Nicole’s
father Antony died earlier this year]. I
only thanked my mum because she was
all I could see sitting in front of me. I
gave the award to my parents, because
it was just one of those things where
you go, ‘You made me, you were the
ones that propped me up when I came
home crying and told me I wasn’t too
tall whenever anyone else was like,
“You are too tall!”’ They gave me my
character. So it sits on the mantle in
Sydney, which is kind of a nice
place for it.”
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CHART-TOPPING SINGER
MELANIE
CHISHOLM
WHY ‘X FACTOR’
STRIKES THE WRONG
CHORD WITH SPICE GIRL
One of Melanie Chisholm’s best mates – fellow
former Spice Girl Melanie Brown – might be
on The X Factor judging panel, but that doesn’t make
Mel C a fan of the show. And she doesn’t want reality
TV to be a hit with her daughter Scarlet, five, either.
“Maybe it’s hitting 40, but I’m not a fan of celebrity
at the moment,” she says. “People may call me a
hypocrite because obviously my work has made me a
celebrity, but the world of selfies and self-promotion
isn’t the one I want my little girl to grow up in. I’d
like to try to bring positivity back to celebrity.
“I really support Mel and think she’s brilliant on
X Factor. She says it as it is – but what bothers me is
that it’s quite rare there’s a career that’s born from it
and I’ve seen first hand how it affects people. So I’m
a fan of Melanie, but I’m not a big fan of X Factor;
I’m sick of reality and talent shows. My friend does
brilliantly on one and I totally support her, but we’ve
just got so much more to offer on TV in the UK.
Scarlet and I tend to watch movies and read on
Saturday nights instead.”
Mel’s new outlook on life and celebrity doesn’t
mean the singer is leaving showbiz as she continues
to raise her daughter, whose father is Mel’s former
partner, property developer Thomas Starr.
“I’ve had a year of just wanting to lie low for a
little bit,” says Mel, who went on to sell more than
12 million records as a solo artist after the Spice
Girls split up in 2002 and has also starred in stage
musicals Jesus Christ Superstar and Blood Brothers.
She’s recording her seventh solo album and also
features on Jools Holland’s latest release, Sirens of
Song, in which he duets with female stars including
Kylie Minogue, Joss Stone and Emeli Sandé. Mel
has been touring with the music maestro and his
They once sang that there ain’t no
party like an S Club party – and it
seems that may well be the case. Just
days after S Club 7 concert tickets
went on sale last week, the early
Noughties fan favourites sold out the
O2 in London and promptly added
another date to their 2015 nationwide
reunion tour in May.
All seven original members of the
band – Rachel Stevens, now 36, Tina
Barrett, 38, Paul Cattermole, 37, Jon
Lee, 32, Bradley McIntosh, 33, Jo
O’Meara, 35, and Hannah Spearritt,
33 – made their first appearance
together in more than ten years
when they sang a medley of hits
including Bring It All Back, S Club
Party and Don’t Stop Movin’ on
Children in Need this month.
Tina said the reunion had been two
years in the making: “I contacted
everyone two years ago and we all
came back to my place and had
Chinese food.” Bradley added: “They
‘I’m sick of
reality and
talent shows.
I’d like to
try to bring
positivity back
to celebrity’
rhythm and blues orchestra
this year and has loved
working with him.
“It’s a little family and
once you’re in, you’re in.
I’d love to do some more
performances with him,”
she smiles. “I’m working
with lots of wonderful
writers for my new album
too and it’s just fun. I do it
because I love it.
“Some of the subject
matter isn’t that fun but it’s
nice to exorcise demons.
A lot has gone on in my
personal life over the past
AFTER ‘CHILDREN IN NEED’…
S CLUB 7
ARE BRINGING IT ALL BACK WITH
A MAJOR REUNION TOUR IN 2015
say the way to a man’s heart is food,
but it’s also the way to get a band back
together.”
Rachel – who has arguably been the
most successful member since the
band split in 2003, notching up a series
of solo hits and coming runner-up on
Strictly Come Dancing in 2008 – said: “We
were approached to do
things over the years, but
it was about the right time.
I think it was perfect doing
it for Children in Need. It was
such a proud thing to be
part of and it really felt
like a great way to celebrate
S Club.”
There were rumours of
rifts in the band after Paul
quit in 2002, spelling the
end of the seven-piece. But
Jo insisted: “We all get on
and there’s no tension. We
love each other more now
than ever really.”
Variety is the spice of
life: Mel with Jools
Holland and (left) with
her former Spice Girl
bandmates
few years and most of the
inspiration I get for my music is
things going on… 40 is an age
where you re-evaluate things and
I’ve slowed down this year with
work. I’ve spent a lot more
time at home with my little
girl, which has been really
good. We live in a world
where you don’t ever stop and
I just want to sit with things for
a bit and think about exactly
what I want to do.”
Mel is helping promote
Duracell campaign
#poweringsmiles in aid
of children’s charity
Barnardo’s this
Christmas and
although X Factor
means Mel B has
been too busy to
catch up with her
former bandmates
since she’s been
back in London,
Melanie is still hopeful
a festive meet up is on the
cards.
“We tend to get together
around Christmas and get the kids
together too. Everyone is busy throughout
the year so at Christmas you make
that extra effort to catch up.” H
Sirens of Song is out now on Rhino Records
The S Club crew with
Rochelle Humes and Sir
Terry Wogan on this
year’s Children in Need,
and the magnificent
seven in 2001 (below)
The group have also hinted that
there might be some new music in the
pipeline. “We’re just seeing how we go
but it’s quite mind-blowing how many
people still love our music,” said Tina.
And they’re all ready to make the most
of fame second time round, too. “You
didn’t really appreciate it at the time,”
said Jon. “Do you know what” added
Rachel. “We were given an amazing
opportunity at the time. We were really
young, it was so fast, and we had
some amazing times.” H
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FORMER ‘EMMERDALE’ STAR
ADELE SILVA
SHARES HER BABY
EXCITEMENT AFTER YEARS
OF HEARTACHE
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Adele and fiancé Oliver Farber (together left), who met in a Starbucks in Leeds, have been a
couple for four years and got engaged last year on holiday in Rome. Oliver has supported Adele
through three miscarriages. “I don’t know what I’d have done without him,” she says
arm and cheery, former Emmerdale star
WAdele Silva is sporting a neat 22-week baby
bump and a healthy glow when she meets hello!
for our exclusive interview. But she confesses she’s
only just beginning to enjoy being pregnant.
This is the fourth pregnancy in as many years for
the actress, who played scarlet woman Kelly
Windsor in the long-running ITV soap – three
resulted in heartbreaking miscarriages.
“I remember being on holiday in Italy and seeing
babies and working out how old my baby would
have been,” she recalls sadly of those difficult days.
As a result, Adele, who turned 34 last week, has
been understandably cautious. So anxious was
she that, when offered the chance to return to
Emmerdale for the final scenes of her on-screen
sister Donna (played by Verity Rushworth) she
turned it down as the dates coincided with the
early weeks of her pregnancy, when she was
advised to take it easy.
“It sounds awful, but I wasn’t remotely excited
before my five-month scan,” says the mum-to-be. “I
didn’t want to think about it, just in case it was bad
news. Now I’m excited, but I always touch wood. I
know I’m extremely lucky to have got this far.”
Adele and her businessman fiancé Oliver
Farber kept the pregnancy news to themselves
until the scan, when they learned that they’re
expecting a little girl.
“It’s the furthest I’ve ever been with a
pregnancy,” says Adele, adding that the five-month
scan was the most emotional part of her pregnancy
journey so far. “It was like a huge weight had been
lifted off my shoulders.
“I never became bitter of anyone else being
pregnant though. After each one of my
miscarriages, I’d spend that day being upset, but
then I’d put it away in a little box somewhere in
my head, because I felt I needed to be strong for
my other half as well.”
STARTING OVER
After so much emotional turmoil, Adele and
Oliver decided to seek help earlier this year at the
Zita West fertility clinic in London, whose clients
have included Diana, Princess of Wales, the
Countess of Wessex, Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett
and Stella McCartney.
The couple were referred to Dr George
Ndukwe, a specialist in recurrent miscarriages,
and Adele underwent extensive tests.
“I had 16 vials of blood taken, because they check
for everything – they do tests that aren’t generally
available in this country,” she explains.
Adele was diagnosed with three conditions: a
form of thrombophilia, which means her blood
has an increased tendency to form clots; an
underactive thyroid; and killer cells which, in the
early weeks of pregnancy, regard the embryo as a
foreign body that should be expelled.
“It sounds bizarre but it was almost a relief
when I was diagnosed. At least I knew what had
been causing the miscarriages,” says Adele,
who reveals that her mother suffered eight
miscarriages and was also diagnosed with fibroids
before she had Adele.
Once her doctors had identified the
problems, Adele was given intralipid infusion
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‘It was almost a
relief when I was
diagnosed – at
least I knew what
had been causing
the miscarriages’
Thanks to specialist
medical treatment,
Adele’s pregnancy
is progressing well
and the couple are
looking forward to
welcoming their
daughter in March
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‘Some friends will be shocked to learn
about my previous pregnancies and
miscarriages, as I kept them to myself’
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therapy every ten weeks, a treatment
designed to stabilise cell membranes,
making it harder for killer cells to
attack the embryo.
Adele was told to try to fall
pregnant naturally and to contact
the clinic as soon as she found out.
After a positive pregnancy test some
two weeks later, she was put on an
intralipid drip and prescribed
several other courses of treatment
– and the nervous wait began.
“I rattled for the first three
months of my pregnancy,” smiles the
actress. “I was given steroids to
counter the killer cells and make the
embryo as strong as possible. I also
had to inject myself in the stomach
for my blood-clotting disorder. I
couldn’t go anywhere without a
make-up bag full of drugs.”
Adele felt sick throughout those
early days. “Even though I didn’t feel
great, I turned it into a positive,” she
says. “I thought, ‘Well, I’m on this
medication and that’s helping.’”
Through all the tough times,
however, Oliver has been a huge
support, she says: “I don’t know what
I’d have done without him.”
The couple met four years ago in
a Starbucks in Leeds, where they now
share a home, and Oliver proposed
on holiday in Rome in 2013. They
had planned to tie the knot next
year, but wedding plans have had to
take second place as their daughter
is due in March.
Adele hopes to have a natural
birth in their home town. “Because
of the thrombophilia, they don’t
want to do a Caesarean unless
necessary,” she explains.
BUSY MUM-TO-BE
Adele plans to continue working for
as long as possible. She recently
filmed a role in Casualty, which will
be shown over the Christmas period.
She’ll also be seen in the British film
We Still Kill the Old Way, released later
this year, and she starts work on
another film with the working title
Bonded by Blood later this month.
“I don’t know if they plan to hide
my pregnancy on screen,” she says.
“But I feel better in myself and it’s
nice to still be working.”
Adele has been working since she
was seven, when she appeared in
Babes in the Wood at the London
Palladium with Barbara Windsor,
John Inman and Marti Webb. Her
screen debut came when she was
nine, playing a little girl called
Squeak in Doctor Who.
Last year, she appeared in onewoman
comedy 51 Shades of Maggie
– “a massive achievement for me” –
after taking the lead in a stage
version of Wuthering Heights.
Before meeting Oliver and
settling back in Leeds, she had taken
a 14-month career break in Los
Angeles. “I was homesick,” she says.
“But I learned so much about myself
during that time.”
Is she glad she returned to work
“I love it,” she says. “I’m ambitious
and want to see what roles are out
there. Even if I don’t get the dream
jobs I always wanted, I never want to
look back and think, ‘What if…’”
She plans to carry on once her
baby is born, thanks to her “amazing
support network” of Oliver’s family
and her mum in London, to whom
only child Adele is very close.
But for now her little girl is her
number one priority – although she
says that she hasn’t felt ready to buy
gifts and accessories for the baby.
“I want this to be a success story,”
she says. “Some of my friends will be
shocked to learn about my previous
pregnancies and miscarriages, as I
kept them to myself.
“But I want other women to know
there’s light at the end of the
tunnel. Every day now, I just
think, ‘Wow!’”
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INTERVIEW: DAWN EMERY
PHOTOS: DAVID VENNI
STYLING: MICHELLE KELLY AT CAROL
HAYES MANAGEMENT
HAIR & MAKE-UP: ALICE THEOBALD AT JOY
GOODMAN USING MAC, CLARINS AND LANZA
Now she has passed the halfway mark, Adele is finally allowing herself
to enjoy her pregnancy. “I want other women to know there’s light at the
end of the tunnel,” she says. “Every day now, I just think, ‘Wow!’”

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Belle of the ball: Ella has
blossomed from the little
girl who appeared on the
Buckingham Palace
balcony with the Prince of
Wales and the Duchess of
Cornwall at Trooping the
Colour in 2005 (inset top)
into a beautiful 18-year-old
who’s looking forward to
her next public outing – her
society debut next weekend
at the annual debutante ball
in Paris, Le Bal
AT HER FAMILY’S STATELY HOME IN DEVON
ELLA MOUNTBATTEN
GETS READY TO MAKE HER GRAND
ENTRANCE AT ‘LE BAL’ IN PARIS
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n 2005 a little girl appeared on
Ithe Buckingham Palace balcony
standing between the Prince of
Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall
at the end of Trooping the Colour.
For Ella Mountbatten it was a
thrilling occasion and one she
remembers well.
Ella, who has grown up quietly in
Devon with her father Lord Ivar
Mountbatten, mother Penny and
siblings Alexandra, 16, and Louise,
12, is looking forward to her next
public outing – when she makes
her society debut at the annual
debutante ball in Paris, Le Bal, to be
held on 29 November at the Palais
de Chaillot.
WELL CONNECTED
The Mountbatten name resonates
with history and the family’s
connections are impeccable. Her
grandfather, the 3rd Marquess of
Milford Haven, was Prince Philip’s
first cousin and best man at the
Queen’s wedding and the family
has many royal relatives via
descendants of Queen Victoria.
One of her godfathers is the Earl of
Wessex and her father is godfather
to Lady Louise Windsor, Prince
Edward’s 11-year-old daughter.
The family is included regularly
in private royal events, but its lack of
public profile means that Ella and
her sisters have been able to lead a
normal life. Nevertheless, tradition
runs deep and it seemed appropriate
to mark Ella’s 18th birthday this year
with a formal occasion.
“[Lady] Amelia Windsor [the
daughter of the Earl of St Andrews]
and my cousin [Lady] Tatiana
Mountbatten both took part in Le
Bal and it seems so glamorous,”
says Ella at home in Bridwell Park
in Devon. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity that not many people
are able to experience.”
Today’s debutantes are no longer
presented at court, so Le Bal in Paris
provides young society women with
the perfect occasion to wear couture
gowns and mingle with friends. Ella
will be wearing Bucherer jewellery
and a gown by Ralph & Russo
Couture, the fashion house that also
dressed Angelina Jolie when she
collected her honorary damehood
from the Queen.
The debs are escorted at the
event by a young gentleman
“cavalier”. “My cavalier is Prince
Henri of Bourbon-Parma, who Papa
says is my second cousin, so I am
looking forward to meeting him for
the first time,” says Ella as she tries
on a succession of elegant ballgowns
in their Georgian country home.
Her sisters, Alexandra, known as
Alix, and Louise – aka Luli –
exclaim as they witness her transformation
from a country
teenager in jeans and T-shirt to
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LULI’S DRESS: MONSOON. BRACELETS: SYDNEY EVAN

‘I feel like Lady Mary
Crawley… Le Bal seems so
glamorous, a once-in-alifetime
opportunity’
Dressed to impress: Ella poses in the drawing room of the family home, Bridwell Park in Devon with (from left) mother Penny, sisters Alexandra
(Alix), 16, and 12-year-old Louise (Luli) and father Lord Ivar Mountbatten. Ella has lived in the beautiful Georgian mansion since she was two. When
the family turns it into a wedding venue, the ceremonies will be held in the Orangery and guests will stay in the grade I-listed main house

‘I am very
interested in the
family history. It’s
very complicated
but fascinating’
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Slipping on an elegant
ball gown by Elizabeth
Emanuel – the codesigner
of Lady Diana
Spencer’s wedding
dress – Ella poses in the
tree house in the stately
house’s grounds
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a fairytale princess. “I feel like Lady
Mary [Crawley],” says Ella as she
tries on an elegant sheath from
royal designer Elizabeth Emanuel’s
new line, Art of Being. “I’m a big
fan of Downton Abbey and I watch it
all the time. Fortunately most
people these days don’t recognise
my surname so they don’t expect
me to be like her!”
Ella, who finished school this
year, is working at a London day
school and has been staying with
her paternal grandmother, Janet,
Marchioness of Milford Haven, in
nearby Chelsea. “Recently when I
went out to a club at 11.30pm on a
Saturday night, she told me off and
said it would be a scandal. I had to
tell her that no one knows who I am
and everyone goes out late these
days. She was very shocked!”
Ella is related to Europe’s
leading royal families on her
father’s side through Princess
Alice, the daughter of Queen
Victoria. Alice’s children included
Princess Alexandra (Alix), who
married Nicholas II, the last
Emperor of Russia, and was
murdered alongside her family
in 1918, and Princess Elisabeth
(Ella), who like her sister married
into the Russian royal family
and was also executed. The
Mountbatten sisters take their
names from their tragic ancestors.
GREAT RELATIONS
Another daughter of Princess Alice,
Princess Victoria, had a happier
fate. She married Prince Louis of
Battenberg and the family came to
live in Britain, changing their name
to Mountbatten and being granted
the Milford Haven title. They had
four children: elder son George
inherited the marquisate; their
daughter Alice married Prince
Andrew of Greece and Denmark
and became the mother of Prince
Philip; Louise married the King of
Sweden (Luli is named after her);
and their son Louis grew up to
become Earl Mountbatten of
Burma, the last Viceroy of India
and First Sea Lord.
“I am very interested in the
family history and both my father
and grandmother spend a lot of
time telling me about it. It’s very
complicated and I struggle
to remember it all, but it is
fascinating,” says Ella, who has just
gained three A* grades at A-level
and plans to go to Bristol University
to read psychology before training
to become a psychotherapist.
Earlier this year she travelled
to India with a friend to work for
the Magic Bus charity that helps
youngsters in the slums through
education and sport, giving them
foundations for later life. “I’ve
always had a desire to visit India

‘I am so proud of Ella for all her
achievements, her kindness and
incredible work ethic’
Penny Mountbatten
A country girl at heart, Ella, who plans to go to Bristol University to read
psychology, feeds the deer (above) and poses with sister Alix in front of their
elegant family home (right). Earlier this year she visited India to work for charity
and her appearance at Le Bal will also aid a great cause – Enfants d’Asie
and my friend Alice’s father is a trustee
of Magic Bus so she used to tell me about
the incredible work they do,” says Ella.
“It was very rewarding.”
She happened to be working in a
village on India’s Independence Day,
which commemorates end of the British
Raj. “There was a ceremony in the village
and the Indian flag was raised,” Ella says.
“Everyone thanked us without knowing
I had anything to do with Lord
Mountbatten, who was the Viceroy in
charge of the handover in 1947. Then
the Magic Bus leader asked if he could
tell the headmistress of one of the
schools we worked in and when he did
she started to cry. She said she couldn’t
believe that someone of such high status
would play and interact with the children
as if I were one of them.”
The two friends went to Mumbai and
worked in 22 different slum communities,
coming across references to Lord
Mountbatten throughout their stay. “In
Bangalore Palace we took the guided
tour and on the audio guide it made
reference to Lord Mountbatten and the
King on a tiger shoot. In Gandhi’s house
the first thing I saw was a book about
Uncle Dickie and then a picture of him
having tea with Gandhi. I stood there
with my mouth open. I hadn’t expected
to see so much family history on my trip
and it was very special,” she says.
When she was 16, Ella climbed Mount
Kilimanjaro, raising £5,000 for another
charity, Regain. Now she plans to trek to
Machu Picchu next year to raise further
funds for Magic Bus.
“India really changed me and I would
love to go back one day,” she says.
Meanwhile, her appearance at Le Bal
will also aid a great cause, Enfants d’Asie,
a charity that helps underprivileged
children in East Asia.
For now she is busy supporting her
father at Bridwell with the herds of deer
that provide award-winning venison
for Touch of Hart, his organic meat
business. They are also in the middle of
turning the house into a premier
wedding venue.
Although her parents have been
divorced for five years, they regularly
spend time together as a family in
Devon. Her mother Penny works full
time in London and has been joining
Ella on her gown-fitting visits to Ralph &
Russo in London.
“I am so proud of Ella, for all of her
achievements, her kindness and
incredible work ethic,” says Penny. “Le
Bal is a wonderful opportunity to have
fun while being transported to a
bygone age.”
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HAIR: LAURA BUKIN
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TOPSHOP HEIRESS AND BUSINESSWOMAN
CHLOE GREEN
ON AN EYE-OPENING TRIP TO SOUTH
AFRICA THAT HAS MADE HER REFLECT ON
HOW LUCKY SHE IS
2
orty-eight hours before hello!
Fmeets Chloe Green, she looks a
million dollars, partying at New
York’s Grand Central Station at the
glitzy launch of her billionaire father
Sir Philip’s flagship Topshop store.
Now the 23-year-old shoe
designer, who by her own admission
wants for nothing materially, is
sitting on a classroom floor, holding
the hand of 12-year-old Gladys
Ramatsie. The youngster is weeping
for joy after receiving the news that
she has a very real shot at realising
her dream of becoming a lawyer.
“I held her hand and she
squeezed mine so tightly,” says
Chloe. “When I tried to let go she
held on and said, ‘Please don’t go,
please give me this as something I
will remember you for.’”
Gladys lives in the village of
Madombidzha in Limpopo, South
Africa’s northernmost province,
which has a 48 per cent unemployment
rate. She shares a two-roomed
cement brick house with her parents
and three younger siblings. The
children’s bedroom doubles as a
kitchen, with no running water. That
has to be carried from a borehole a
20-minute walk away.
Until today, Gladys’s future in her
under-resourced state school wasn’t
promising. There seemed little hope
that she would escape the poverty
that blunted the ambitions of her
mother, who had to abandon school
and seek employment to ensure her
family’s survival.
ALL-FEMALE FUNDRAISERS
But all that has changed thanks to
the all-female fundraising tour, Cash
& Rocket, which in June crossed
Europe using 35 luxury red cars,
and in which Chloe took part.
Cash & Rocket, which raised
$1.3million (£830,000) following
the tour, is the brainchild of Julie
Brangstrup, an entrepreneur and
mum of six who each year handpicks
70 women from the fashion,
film, music, art and business worlds
to take part in the tour with the
purpose of raising global awareness
and funds for three African charities:
OAfrica, Shine on Sierra Leone and
Sumbandila. “It was set up to bring
inspiring women together,” says
Julie. “Throughout history women
have done things differently to get
something done. We do it together.”
Sumbandila, which means “show
the way”, provides impoverished
rural children with a high-quality
secondary education along with a
strong mentorship programme. It
nurtures leadership potential and
entrepreneurial skills while
encouraging social responsibility.
It provides academically gifted

In the village of Madombidzha, Chloe meets some of
the children who have won scholarships to a highquality
secondary school, including (left) Grace
Ramatsie, 12. “The money I have raised has changed
lives,” says Chloe, 23 (above far left with Julie
Brangstrup, founder of Cash & Rocket, the fundraising
enterprise that backs the bursaries). “I’m doing this
because I want to make a difference and prove to
myself, my family and friends that I’m capable. There’s
nothing more real than being here”
children such as Gladys with a £4,700
annual bursary at Ridgeway College,
one of South Africa’s most innovative
and dynamic independent schools.
The selection process is tough,
tougher than anything Chloe
encountered at school in Monaco,
where she took the same Cambridge
International IGCSE exams that
children like Gladys take within three
years of enrolling at Ridgeway – a
remarkable achievement considering
they speak basic English and have
virtually no access to reading material.
During tests, Gladys had to shine
academically in order to be selected
from 600 children in her district. Now
she’s one of this year’s seven recipients
of a Ridgeway bursary, which covers
school and hostel fees, books, clothes,
sports equipment, medical care,
psycho-social support and weekend
transport to and from their homes.
Hence Gladys’s tears and elation
when she shares the good news with
her family. “This is something very
special for us,” her overjoyed mother
tells hello!. “We are very proud. We
are blessed. God is looking down on us
on this wonderful day.”
Chloe also gets emotional when she
tells us: “I come from a very fortunate
background so to hear kids who have
nothing tell their inspiring stories… I
know it sounds clichéd but it reminds
me just how lucky I am.
‘This is the first time I have got hands
on and where it has been me and not
me and my family… I feel proud’
“We live in a world where people
get caught up in petty things – ‘She’s
fat, she’s skinny’ – then you come
here and see the need and it all
becomes so irrelevant, so petty. ”
BEING THERE
Chloe was a late entry in this year’s
Cash & Rocket tour from Venice to
London, via Geneva and Paris, which
involved nightly fundraising events.
She raised the most cash – an
impressive £350,000 – so it was
heartening for her to witness first
hand where the money is going.
‘We couldn’t provide this help and
funding without the support of
women like Chloe and our sponsors,
including Valentino, Aston Martin
and McArthurGlen,” says Julie, who
was joined on the trip by Tiffany
Persons, founder of Shine on Sierra
Leone, Bianca Collier, chief executive
of OAfrica, and Leigh Bristow,
founder of Sumbandila.
Chloe has confirmed her support
to the Cash & Rocket cause and will
join the May 2015 tour from London
to Cannes.
“The money I raised has changed
lives,” she says. “Particularly the lives
of the seven kids I met today, who
were told they have a Ridgeway
scholarship. They’re going to a new
school and stay in a new hostel, which
[I know] is great because I’ve seen it.
The food is good – I’ve eaten it. And
the beds are comfy – I’ve sat on them.
The kids are cool, I’ve played with
them. It’s all fact now. We lived it.
There’s nothing more real than
being here.”
That authenticity has motivated
Chloe to spread the gospel. “I’ll go
home and brainstorm what I can do
to change more lives. I want to tell my
privileged friends they can make a
difference. We have all this money so
let’s focus and use our privilege to do
amazing things like this.”
She says it’s not only the giving that
has enriched her life but also the
opportunity to prove her worth. “I’ve
raised my hand at fundraisers and
donated to charities. But this is the
first time I got hands on and where it’s
been me and not me and my family.
“I’m doing this because I want to
make a difference and to prove to
myself, my family and friends that I’m
capable. And I have. I’m the first
person in my family to do anything
like this, which makes me feel proud.
And it makes my family proud of me.
Mum sends messages all the time
saying how proud she is of me.”
On her last day, Chloe tells the
children that even her privileged life
isn’t always plain sailing.
“I still struggle being told that I’ll
never be successful like my father and
sell shoes like him. When you have to
prove yourself every day it’s very
challenging. People are constantly
watching and judging me and wanting
to see me fail. That’s hard to live with.
“You have told me you experience
similar things when jealous people in
your community tease you and try to
drag you down. There will always be
people who’ll want to see you and me
fail. So you have to keep going and
not let anything ever stop you.
You have to show them the way.” H
INTERVIEW: MIKE BEHR
PHOTOS: RICHARD WADEY JAMES
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CashAndRocketMarwynTrust/. For more
information, visit cashandrocket.com.
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IN THE CITY OF LOVE WITH HER FRENCH BEAU MAXIME
ANOUSKA BECKWITH
TELLS WHY HER MOTHER TAMARA NEVER
CEASES TO AMAZE HER AND SHARES HER
DELIGHT AT BECOMING A BIG SISTER AGAIN
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Anouska perches on a satin pouffe in
her beautiful Parisian apartment. She
moved to France two years ago and
soon after met her now boyfriend
Maxime Sokolinski (together, right).
The short hop across the Channel
means it’s easy for Anouska, 27, to visit
her mum Tamara, 44, sister Violet, five
(together with Max, inset top), as well
as Tamara’s new son Vero
(LEFT) PLAYSUIT: RED VALENTINO
he first person Tamara Beckwith
Ttold that she was expecting
another baby, after her husband
Giorgio Veroni, was her 27-year-old
daughter Anouska. After the proud
father, Noushy – as she is
affectionately known – was also the
first other family member to meet
the new arrival, a boy, Vero, who
was born on 26 October at the
Portland Hospital in London.
It’s a measure of just how close
Tamara, 44, and Anouska are these
days that they turn automatically to
each other to share important
moments and offer support. In fact,
they seem more like sisters – perhaps
not surprising given the 17-year age
gap, which, Anouska observes,
seems to be closing even further.
“Our age difference becomes less
of an issue the older we get; we’re
getting closer in age and wiser –
hopefully,” she says, laughing. “It is
quite mad,” she adds of the great
chunk of years between her and her
younger half-siblings. “It’s 21 years
between me and Vivi [Tamara and
Giorgio’s daughter Violet, who
turns six in January] and now 27
years between me and this one.
“I don’t think it feels strange
because it is just life,” she reasons of
her young siblings.
“To be honest, the pregnancy
was a surprise, but I think it’s a
really wonderful thing.”
The one thing Anouska has
learnt over the years is to expect the
unexpected with her irrepressible,
ever-glamorous socialite and
gallery owner mother, who had no
sooner given birth than she was out
and about, attending three social
events in a row and showing no
visible signs of fatigue – or of even
having been pregnant.
Anouska, a photographer and
artist who is quiet and introspective
by nature, never ceases to be amazed
by her mother’s boundless energy.
When she visited Tamara in hospital
the morning after the birth, she was
aghast to find her tidying the room.
“I was like, ‘What are you doing Sit
down.’ She can’t sit still; she’s always
doing something.”
PARIS MATCH
Anouska is talking to hello! in the
tranquillity of the apartment she
shares in the historic Marais district
of Paris with her boyfriend of
two years, French composer
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‘There’s 21 years
between me and
Vivi and 27 years
between me
and Vero, but it
doesn’t feel strange
– it’s just life’
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‘Moving away was the best
thing I’ve done. I’d always
dreamt of living in Paris and
it’s been much more than
I could have ever imagined’
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Boho chic could have
been invented for
photographer
Anouska and Max, a
composer and
musician. Their
elegant apartment is
in the historic Marais
district of Paris, where
she explores on foot
with Yorkshire terrier/
chihuahua cross Gigi
(above). When
Anouska and Max met
two years ago, he had
no idea that her mother
was famous. “I didn’t
have any preconceived
ideas of her,” says
Max of Tamara. “I just
saw someone who
was friendly and
welcoming.” He’s
equally at ease with
Anouska’s sister.
“He is amazing with
Vivi,” she says. “She
adores him”
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and musician Maxime Sokolinski. The pair, both
effortlessly cool like a young Jane Birkin and
Serge Gainsbourg, seem totally in sync, gliding
through the Bohemian-style rooms as they
prepare for our photoshoot. The décor includes
deep sofas, shabby chic cabinets, posters and
photographs, including an “Elvis shrine” in the
bathroom, Indian wall hangings and a treasure
trove of trinkets. “I’m not a minimalist at all,” she
says. Proudly on display (and probably much to
Tamara’s horror) are photos of her mother from
the 1980s sporting bouffant hair and questionable
outfits.
Anouska jokingly apologises for Max’s
housekeeping skills, telling us she only returned
the previous day from London, where she stayed
for a month to help her mother in the lead up to
the birth. “I told her I would be there to support
her and help with Vivi,” she says. “It was just nice
to be there and be a family.”
What were her first impressions of her new
baby brother, Vero Pierfrancesco Winston
Veroni “He’s just so cute and tiny,” she smiles,
explaining that Pier is in honour of his maternal
grandfather, property magnate Peter Beckwith,
while Francesco is a nod to 42-year-old Giorgio’s
Italian father. “He’s got more of the Beckwith
side – he’s quite fair whereas Vivi was very dark.”
The new addition is the first boy in the
Beckwith family in three generations and,
unsurprisingly, Peter, 69, is “over the moon”.
“He’s thrilled he’s finally got a boy to play and go
to the football with – and hopefully he might
go to his old school, Harrow,” says Anouska.
The one sadness is that Vero will never know
his maternal grandmother Paula, who died aged
68 in December 2011 from endometrial (womb)
cancer. Anouska, who grew up with her mother
in her grandparents’ home, firmly believes he
represents “a gift from Nanny” because the baby’s
original due date was 5 November, the same
month as Paula’s birthday.
“I believe in reincarnation, I really do,” says
Anouska, who is a very spiritual person. “In Latin
America and Russia there’s this saying that when
somebody dies in a family, the next birth is a
Scorpio – and he [the baby] is a Scorpio.”
FRENCH CONNECTION
It was partly because of Paula that former model
and actress Anouska decided to change careers
and fulfil a childhood fantasy of living in Paris
after hearing her grandmother’s tales of studying
French at the Sorbonne in the ’60s. “To be
honest, moving away was the best thing I could
ever have done,” says Anouska, who set up home
across the Channel two years ago. “I’d always
dreamt of living here and the dream has been
much more than I could have ever imagined. My
grandmother taught me that you have to live in
the present and do what makes you happy. In a
way, moving here made me feel like I was
experiencing something she had already done.
“It’s not that I don’t love London; I just think
there’s a lot of pressure there to have a certain life
and, for me, Paris is more about enjoying life and
taking your time. As a creative person you are
always inspired by it and even if it’s raining, you are
just like, ‘I’m in Paris, I can’t complain too much.’”
An added bonus, of course, is Maxime – Max
for short. They met at a party and the attraction
was fairly instant.
“He was wearing this amazing turquoise
necklace and I went over to speak to him about
it,” she recalls. “We sat talking for three hours
and saw each other a week later and he pretty
much moved in two weeks after that. We just

The couple’s love of music can be
seen throughout their apartment, as
can their commitment to family. Old
photos sit atop the piano and adorn
the walls – and there’s even a mini
collection of pictures of Tamara
from the 1980s, complete with big
hair and bigger shoulder pads
clicked. When you meet somebody very special, you
just know. It felt very right.”
Max, 27, who grew up on the Atlantic coast in
south-western France, had only recently moved to
Paris too, after spending two years in Los Angeles.
What were his first impressions of Anouska “I
thought she was interesting; really sensitive in a
good way. We related to each other; it was natural
and simple,” he says. “I’ve never really been
interested in Parisian girls,” he adds with a laugh.
Refreshingly for Anouska, he wasn’t aware of
who her mother was or the family name. “I didn’t
have any preconceived ideas of her [Tamara] – I
just saw someone who was friendly and welcoming,”
he says.
Continues Anouska: “He doesn’t feel you have to
justify yourself. If you’re in a relationship, his
attitude is people either accept it or they don’t. He
is very confident in himself. He is amazing with Vivi
and she adores him.”
As fellow artists, they inspire each other. Anouska,
who studied photography at the Spéos Paris
Photographic Institute, is the founder of the World
Wide Women collective, which brings together the
artwork of more than 35 women around the globe.
She is holding the group’s first major London
exhibition at the Cob Gallery in Camden next
month, featuring 67 pieces, including photographs,
paintings and video art, under the title Ritual.
There is even a live performance by British singer/
songwriter Flo Morrissey.
“The themes we focus on are femininity,
nature and positivity,” Anouska explains. “I get
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‘When Max and I met, we sat
talking for three hours, saw
each other a week later and
he moved in two weeks after’
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and the story is from when she was 16, which is
quite a long time to be telling the same thing,”
she says, faintly exasperated.
“What is really nice in Paris is that you don’t
have people trying to create problems for no
reason. For my family, it is very hurtful continually
being ridiculed by people who have never met us.”
The Beckwiths again hit the headlines when
Peter confirmed that he’d put the family’s grade
II-listed property on the market for £16.5million
following his marriage to Vivien McLean. While
sad to see the house sold, Anouska and her
mother understand why the new Mrs Beckwith
would want to create her “own space”.
“It has been hard on my mother and me
because it was my grandmother’s masterpiece,”
explains Anouska. “She put her heart and soul
into every room and it was their dream home, but
I can understand why you would want to [sell it].
For us, it’s a selfish reason but obviously it’s not
about me and my mum, so you have to accept
these things.”
Is marriage and a family of her own on the
agenda “I don’t think there is any rush – when it
is the right time, it will happen, hopefully.”
In the meantime, there’s her existing family to
focus on. Her relationship with Vivi is now so
close, she’s planning to have her stay with her and
Max in Paris for a weekend soon. “She is very
mature – five going on 25,” she jokes.
And then, of course, there’s Christmas, which
she and Max will spend with the growing
Beckwith-Veroni brood. “I’m not sure what we’re
doing yet,” she says of the family’s festivities. “Max
and I both quite like to plan things, but you can
never plan anything with my mum – it’s
always last minute.”
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INTERVIEW: JULIET HERD
PHOTOS: KATE MARTIN
HAIR & GROOMING: SANDRINE GARCIA AT L’ATELIER
MAKE-UP: YOANA TG
The Ritual exhibition runs from 18-21 December; visit
worldwidewomencollective.com. For information on Max’s
band, visit facebook.com/hologramusic.
As Anouska and Max stroll around la Place des Vosges (above) – one of the
oldest squares in Paris – and through its arched arcades (right) it’s clear
that the city suits them. “Paris is more about enjoying life,” she says. “As a
creative person, you are always inspired by it”
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that the punk period is back, but it’s
not something I resonate with. There
are the ultra feminists who are antimen
and there are women protesting
for equal rights like Pussy Riot [a
punk rock feminist band] in Russia
and I saw there was a gap for women
who were embracing their femininity.
For me, you can be a feminist without
being an extremist – we’re not against
men in any way, we are helping
women to empower themselves and
create something beautiful.”
She has made a short film for the
show, A Story of Ophelia, to accompany
some of her photographs. Max
helped her to produce it and wrote
the score. “We laugh a lot together
and he pushes me to be the best that
I can,” she says. “He is my best friend.”
It’s a sentiment Max agrees with.
“We are each other’s number one
supporter,” he says. “We give each
other confidence.” Signed to Sony/
ATV, Max is planning to release his
first EP, Absolute Zero, with his band
Hologram in the new year. How does
he describe his sound “Ethereal,
dreamy, space – my manager said it
was modern retro,” laughs the selftaught
musician and economics
graduate, who plays guitar, piano,
drums and now sitar.
HOME TRUTHS
Another of the pluses for Anouska of
living in Paris has been not having to
deal with hurtful and inaccurate
reports in some of the British tabloid
press about her upbringing. As
Tamara was still a teenager when
Anouska was born, they lived with
Tamara’s parents for a number of
years. The story was recycled when
her grandfather remarried in June.
“It’s just that my mum is now 44

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Diary of
the Week
Co-ordinated by Sophia Beddow
Photos by Dominic O’Neill
Model form:
Eva Herzigova
and partner
Gregorio Marsiaj
It’s a wrap: Director
Francis Ford Coppola
with Bianca Jagger
HONOURING THE GODFATHER OF FILM
scar-winning film director, producer and
Oscreenwriter Francis Ford Coppola stepped into
the spotlight as leading figures from the worlds of art,
film and fashion toasted his work at London’s Bulgari
Hotel. The host, global cultural diplomacy forum
Liberatum, presented the director with its annual
Cultural Honour. Invitees were also treated to a
private screening of Palo Alto by the guest of
honour’s granddaughter, Gia Coppola, before
tucking into a supper created by Alain Ducasse.
Liberatum’s
Pablo Ganguli and
Tomas Auksas
Richard E Grant with
Spanish actress
Rossy de Palma
Double act:
Jeremy Irons
and wife Sinéad
Cusack
Jenny Halpern Prince
with twin daughters
Sam and Charlie
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Story time:
Gillian
Anderson read
The Winter
Carousel
A CHRISTMAS TALE
AT TIFFANY’S
ctress Gillian Anderson charmed celebrity guests
Awith a special story as she headed a VIP evening
at Tiffany & Co’s flagship store in London’s Old Bond
Street. The event celebrated the opening of the
jeweller’s Christmas Shop and star families, among
them TV presenter Tania Bryer and her daughter
Francesca, feasted on festive fare as they listened to
Gillian read The Winter Carousel, a story by children’s
author David Melling commissioned for the event.
Leah Wood and
her five-yearold
daughter
Maggie

The X Factor
judge Melanie
Brown
Campaign
stars Louise
and Jamie
Redknapp
Wish come true:
Marvin and
Rochelle Humes
WHEN YOU WISH
UPON A STAR
celebrity couples starring in a new
TPANDORAwishes campaign were on hand for
its VIP launch at the jeweller’s flagship store in
London. Featuring Marvin and Rochelle Humes
and Jamie and Louise Redknapp, the video
campaign promotes the new Pandora Wish List,
where shoppers can choose their favourite items
and share them with their loved ones. To celebrate
the launch, star guests were treated to pink
champagne and smoked salmon blinis.
On the ball:
Former
Strictly star
Thom Evans
Last year’s
Strictly Come
Dancing winner
Abbey Clancy
joins in the fun
Martha Ward and
Hervé Léger
manager
Patrick
Couderc
DRESSING-UP
TIME
cocktail party thrown by fashion label Hervé
A Léger at its London store – and co-hosted by
jeweller Inesiene – quickly turned into a catwalk
show as guests raced to try on the designs. As well
as admiring the dresses and the jewels, the high
society crowd, among them Jake and Samira
Parkinson-Smith and Lady Kinvara Balfour,
enjoyed champagne cocktails and canapés. Most
of the well-dressed throng moved on to private
club 5 Hertford Street to carry on the party.
Will Astor and his
wife Lohralee
Life is sweet:
Catherine
Cadbury and
Juliet Konig
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PHOTO: WENN
Victoria Beckham
goes to great lengths
in a skirt from her
own collection
SHOPPING
GET THE LOOK!
Victoria Beckham
made maximum impact at the launch of her new collection at
the Selfridges department store in Manchester last week. The fashion
designer opted for a crepe-satin pleat chain maxi skirt, teamed with a
ribbed high-neck jumper, both from her own label, for a look of
understated elegance and sophistication.
1. Small zip pouch, £325, Victoria Beckham; visit victoriabeckham.com 2. Maxi
skirt, £319, DKNY from farfetch.com 3. Rib grunge jumper, £36, Topshop;
visit topshop.com 4. Ellen court shoe, £195, Kurt Geiger; visit kurtgeiger.com
5. Leather and gold-plated chain belt, £245, Sophie Hulme from net-a-porter.com
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The Marylebone Light
Monochrome Saffiano
tote, £695, Aspinal
of London; visit
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Houndstooth Derby
shoe, £169, Hobbs;
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Harlequin satin
heels, £415,
Bionda Castana
from avenue32.com
Rond Medio
watch, £150,
Pocket, from
watchshop.com
Leather foldover clutch bag,
£55, Asos; visit asos.com
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MONO
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There’s nothing more chic than a pared-down palette.
Take your cue from the catwalk – and from some stylish stars –
and enjoy a spot of black-and-white thinking
Suits you:
Emma Watson
is polished
perfection in
Saint Laurent
Houndstooth cape,
£79.99, Zara;
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Erina maxi dress,
£175, Coast; visit
coast-stores.com
Giant houndstooth
tunic, £180,
Jaeger; visit
jaeger.co.uk
Silk chainlink
monochrome top,
£395, Moschino
from stylebop.com
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Knitted cashmere
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Pom-pom detail
sandals, £570,
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Cashmere
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Happy
BEAUTY
Talking
Oscar winner, nature lover, mum and
fragrance fan – Julia Roberts shares the
secrets to her beautiful life
Rumoured to be insured for $30million,
Julia Roberts’s famous smile is pretty much everpresent
these days – and it’s not hard to see why.
At 47 she is both in demand and much admired,
as well as being one of Hollywood’s highest-paid
actresses. Happily married with three children,
she also has a successful partnership with
Lancôme. Yet she doesn’t take any of it for
granted. Here, she talks about the serious
business of being happy – and why contentment
is the best beauty tip of all.
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You’ve been a face of Lancôme for almost five
years – how do you feel about your collaboration
“I went from being a representative of the brand
to being a part of the family. When they were
developing the perfume La Vie est Belle, they
included me in every step of the process. It
sounds silly, but I felt like a teenager in school.

At the age of 47, Julia has
reached a sweet spot in
life. An in-demand actress,
she successfully manages
a career while being a
mother of three, alongside
her husband of 12 years
Daniel Moder, whom she
calls “simply remarkable”
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‘I guess, at this point, the biggest risk I’ve
ever taken with my look is not having had a
facelift. Also, the first time I cut off all my
hair. Every time I walked into a room
people would gasp’
Years ago, I was asked to be the face of a fragrance from a
different brand. My husband [Daniel Moder] asked, ‘What
does the fragrance smell like’ and I said, ‘I don’t know.
They haven’t sent it to me yet.’”
And now La Vie est Belle is a best-seller. You must be
proud of your involvement…
“Well, I went into it without knowing how dog-eat-dog
competitive the fragrance business is. So much time,
money and effort goes into creating a scent, so I started to
get nervous about the launch. I thought, ‘I hope this
fragrance doesn’t go bust, because everyone has worked so
hard on it.’ But I have to say, I take a lot of pleasure and
joy in how incredibly successful the fragrance has become.
It’s my mom’s favourite. Whenever her bottle gets low,
she’s like, ‘Knock, knock.’”
It’s formulated to make the wearer feel happy...
“Yes, I take my happiness very seriously. We’ve had full-on
conversations at Lancôme about happiness and what it
means. It’s the thing we’re all searching for. If you’re
happy, you always strive to refine and renew that state. It’s
a constant pursuit, a constitutional right. I think one of
the first steps to happiness is deciding that you want to be
happy, but the bigger idea of it is that it’s a choice every
day, in every hour.”
What do you think of the new fragrance, La Vie est Belle
L’Absolu Do you like the intense vanilla bean kick
“Here’s the thing about vanilla: it transports all of us. It’s
your grandmother, but it’s also your first kiss. It reminds
you of going to your best friend’s house and her mother
is making cookies. Then you become the mother who is
making the cookies when your kids and their friends get
home from school. So it’s all of those things; which is why
vanilla makes everyone feel good in some way. Lancôme
wanted the new version of the fragrance to have a drop of
my essence and I said, ‘Let’s go for vanilla bean.’”
You were the voice of Mother Nature in Conservation
International’s Nature is Speaking video campaign. How
important to you is respect for the natural world
“Nature plays heavily in my life. I mean, there’s not
enough attention and care that can be paid to nature.
Everyone can do more to be aware of nature and not to be
wasteful. My dream for La Vie est Belle is to start a
recycling programme. We would allow people to bring
their empty perfume bottle back to the counter and send
it back to them filled with the fragrance.”
What are your favourite beauty products at the moment
“I love the new Absolue L’Extrait cosmetic water
[Beautifying Lotion]. You expect it to be a basic face mist,
but when it hits your face, you go, ‘Oh, wow. That feels
great.’ It’s like walking into a field of flowers just as the
morning dew has settled. But the real magic is in the black
jar – the Absolue L’Extrait Regenerating Elixir. I went to a
dinner recently and had a solid ten-minute conversation
with a woman about how incredible this face cream is.”
What makes you feel your most beautiful
“Looking into the eyes of someone you love.”
What’s the biggest risk you’ve taken with your look
“I guess, at this point, the biggest risk I’ve ever taken is
not having had a facelift. Also, the first time I cut off all
my hair. I didn’t really think of it as a risk until every
time I walked into a room, people would gasp.”
Growing up, who did you consider beautiful
“My mother and her liquid eyeliner. I loved when she
applied it. I tried using it once and ended up with an
eyeball full of eyeliner.”
Which historical figure do you most identify with
“I want to say Joan of Arc, but that will get lost in
translation.”
And who are your present-day heroes
“Mothers who do what I do every day without the really
great support that I have, or can have when I need it. The
women who struggle to keep the insurance paid; the ones
who don’t just get not to go to work because they want to
stay home with the kids. That includes my girlfriends who
do this with joy and grace and with long and full jobs.”
Which qualities do you most admire in a woman
“Aside from a hot ass, I admire transparency. I want to
know who I’m dealing with. Don’t pretend to be a person
and then turn around…”
What do you most value in your friends
“Honesty and compassion. I’m lucky to have such
a beautiful group of friends. It’s the gift that keeps
on giving.”
Julia has been a face of Lancôme
for nearly five years and her latest
collaboration with the beauty
company has been on the fragrance
La Vie est Belle L’Absolu, which –
after a suggestion from Julia – has a
kick of vanilla because it “makes
everyone feel good in some way”
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‘I take my happiness very seriously.
It’s the thing we’re all searching for.
If you’re happy, you always strive
to refine and renew that state.
It’s a constant pursuit’
And in yourself
“My sense of humour. I’m very honest. I speak very plainly.
Either you love it or you don’t.”
Who has been the greatest influence on you
“My husband. He’s simply remarkable.”
Name your biggest indulgence…
“Time off. I know a lot of people can’t take time off and
can’t even imagine it. When I have a day off, I spend it
with my kids or my husband.”
What is the last movie you loved
“The Grand Budapest Hotel – it’s great.”
You just starred in US TV film The Normal Heart, made by
your Eat Pray Love director Ryan Murphy. Do you like to
build long-standing working relationships with directors
“I really do and I realise I have been quite blessed in that
way because I’ve worked with several directors more than
once. And more than once is not enough for me. It’s nice
to build relationships with your directors because they
understand how far they can push you or how far you’re
willing to go. You feel comfortable knowing they’ll reel
you back in if you take the character to a place that gets
bad or ugly.”
Is there anything you dream of doing besides acting
“Not unless they reinstate home economics in school.”
What, if anything, would you still like to achieve in
your career
“I hope to do everything again, but better.”
JULIA’S BEAUTY BUYS 1. Serge Normant Meta Lush Volumizer Spray, £22, from net-a-porter.com 2. Weleda Skin Food, £9.95; visit weleda.co.uk. Julia uses this on
her hands after cooking and washing up 3. Jo Malone Orange Blossom Home Candle, £40; visit jomalone.co.uk 4. Lancôme Absolue L’Extrait Ultimate Beautifying
Lotion, £100 5. Lancôme Hypnôse Mascara in Noir Hypnotic, £22.50 6. Arm & Hammer Advance White Baking Soda Toothpaste, £2.60, from Boots. Julia’s father
taught her to clean her teeth with baking soda and now this is her toothpaste of choice 7. Lancôme La Vie est Belle L’Absolu Eau de Parfum, £70 8. Lancôme
Absolue L’Extrait Regenerating Ultimate Elixir, £255
REPORT: NADINE BAGGOTT. PHOTOS: CARTER SMITH FOR LANCOME © 2014. JULIA ROBERTS IS THE FACE OF LANCOME LA VIE EST BELLE L’ABSOLU EDP

BEAUTY
FEELING
FLUSH
BLUSH STICKS AND CREAMS WILL ADD A HEALTHY
GLOW TO THE MOST WINTER-WEARY COMPLEXION
Paul & Joe
Creamy Cheek
Powder in 04,
£18.50, from
Selfridges
Powder blush is quick and easy to apply, but in winter a cream
blush can give dull skin that winning combination of much-needed
colour and a healthy gleam. The best way to choose one that works
with your complexion is to pinch your cheeks to see the colour of
your natural flush, then match it as closely as possible. Remember
that a cream blush will look more intense in the pot than on your
cheeks. Once you’ve chosen your colour, you can blend it in with
warm fingertips or a firm bristle brush for a flawless finish.
Clinique Chubby
Stick Cheek Colour
Balm in Roly Poly
Rosy, £19; visit
clinique.co.uk
Bourjois Little Round
Pot Cream Blush in Rose
Tender, £7.99, from
Boots and Superdrug
Clarins Multi Blush
in Grenadine, £18;
visit clarins.co.uk
No7 Blush
Tint Stick in
Rosebud, £9,
from Boots
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Max Factor Miracle
Touch Creamy Blusher
in Soft Candy, £6.99,
from Boots
Stila Convertible Color
Dual Lip & Cheek Cream in
Lillium, £16; visit stila.co.uk
Revlon PhotoReady
Cream Blush in
Charmed, £7.99,
from Boots
Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge
in Raspberry, £19;
visit bobbibrown.co.uk
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Vicki Sarge birds of
paradise hematiteplated
crystal
earrings, £150.
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Rosantica Apache
gold-dipped pearl
headband, £375.
Visit net-a-porter.com
Dreamcatcher collection
bespoke necklace:
Sterling silver chain, £89;
sunbird feather charm,
£109; sterling silver
Venus shell charm, £49;
rose gold vermeil dream
catcher charm, £59. Visit
oakfinejewellery.com
Presenter and model Jameela
Jamil is one of the famous
faces helping to promote jeweller
Pandora’s online Wishlist
campaign in the run-up to
Christmas. Add a little sparkle to
Yuletide looks with the brand’s
Sterling silver statement lace
pendant earrings; symbol
pendants and sterling stacking
rings; Visit Pandora.net; follow on
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JEWELS FROM
HIPANEMA
Gorgeous jewellery and ready-to-wear
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one or just a festive treat for yourself.
You can buy it now for just £49, instead
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The promotion entitles the bearer to a selected style
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vintage-inspired
platinum-plated ruby
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Diamanté and faux
gem embellished collar
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M&S
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oval weave
box clutch,
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M&S Collection pure
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Stila Magnificent Metals
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CHRISTMAS EDIT
What do you buy the girl who has everything
Hello! Online’s fashion editor Alexandra Light
gets inspiration from the chic and very
cheerful gifts at Marks and Spencer
REN Moroccan Rose Otto
gift set, £17
Prices correct at the time of going to press. All products are subject to availability in selected UK stores
Rosie for
Autograph
floral cuffedhem
pyjama
bottoms,
£19.50
Rosie for Autograph
floral pyjama top, £16
The Collection Magic &
Sparkle sequin chocolate
garland, £15
La Maison de Senteurs
tin caddy gift set, £30
Get more inspiration with the M&S Gift Finder. Visit
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SWEET TREATS
DECADENT
DESSERTS
With Christmas just a month away, TV chef and bestselling author Rachel Allen shares some of
her showstopping puddings, guaranteed to add extra flair to your festive celebrations
‘I love how some old-fashioned
cookery terms have found their way
into our everyday language. One
example of this is the phrase to
“mull things over”, meaning to
slowly think and consider an idea or
thought. This is most likely derived
from the very slow and deliberate
process of infusing juices, brandies
or wines with spices over a low
heat. In this recipe, pears are
poached in a sweet port syrup
infused with cardamom, cinnamon
and star anise. The poaching liquid
is then given another star turn and
set with gelatine to make a truly
festive feast. This dessert is just as
delicious served cold’
MULLED PORT PEARS WITH PORT JELLY
Serves 6
Preparation time 15 minutes,
plus chilling
Cooking time 45-50 minutes
INGREDIENTS
• 225ml/8fl oz port
• 225g/8oz caster or granulated sugar
• 7 green cardamom pods, bashed
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 star anise
• 2 strips of orange rind, removed
with a peeler
• 6 pears, peeled but with stalks intact
• 2 sheets gelatine
1. Place the port, 225ml/8fl oz cold
water, the sugar, spices and orange
rind in a saucepan that will just fit
the pears. Place on a medium
heat and stir until the sugar has
dissolved. Place the pears neatly on
their sides in the pan containing
the port syrup. Cover with a disc of
baking parchment and a lid then
simmer for 20 minutes. Turn over
the pears and cook for a further 20-
30 minutes until the pears are soft.
2. Remove the pears and strain the
juices into a measuring jug. Add
water to make up the liquid to 475ml/
17fl oz. Put the pears back in the
pan and pour 75ml/3fl oz of this
liquid over the pears and set aside.
3. Place 2 sheets of gelatine in a
bowl of cold water for 3-5 minutes
to soften then remove from the
water and squeeze out any excess
liquid. Add the softened gelatine
sheets to the warm syrup remaining
in the measuring jug, stirring to
dissolve. (If the syrup has cooled too
much the gelatine will not dissolve,
in which case heat the syrup again.)
4. Divide this liquid between 6 small
glasses or moulds lined with
clingfilm and chill in the fridge for
3-4 hours until set.
5. To serve, warm the pears gently
in the syrup. Turn out the jellies
onto 6 plates and place a warm
pear, drizzled with some syrup,
beside each. Serve with softly
whipped cream.
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NEGRONI JELLY WITH
CLEMENTINE SORBET
‘I was trying to work out how I could
incorporate my favourite cocktail, the
negroni, into this book. It was either
going to be a sorbet or a jelly, but
seeing as how a negroni is basically
just alcohol, the chances of a negroni
sorbet freezing properly weren’t very
high. So a negroni jelly it is and it
goes superbly with the clementine
sorbet. Be warned, though – just the
one will do, otherwise you’ll be under,
or on top of, the table’
Makes 4
Preparation time 25 minutes, plus
freezing and setting
INGREDIENTS
For the sorbet
• Juice of ½ lemon
• Juice and zest of 4 clementines,
tangerines or satsumas
• 50g/2oz caster or granulated sugar
For the jellies
• 45ml/1¾fl oz gin
• 45ml/1¾fl oz Campari
• 45ml/1¾fl oz Martini Rosso
• 1 sheet gelatine
• 45ml/1¾fl oz orange juice
• 25g/1oz caster or granulated sugar
1. To make the sorbet, mix together
the lemon juice, clementine juice
and zest and sugar, stirring to
dissolve the sugar. Freeze in an icecream
maker according to the
manufacturer’s instructions.
2. To make the jellies, mix together
the gin, Campari and Martini in a
bowl. Soften a sheet of gelatine in
cold water for 3-5 minutes then
squeeze out any excess liquid. Pour
the orange juice into a saucepan,
add the sugar and place on a low
heat. Stir just until the sugar has
dissolved then remove from the heat.
3. Add the softened gelatine to the
warm orange juice then mix
together well. Strain through a sieve
into the alcohol mixture, stir well,
then pour into 4 suitable glasses or
lightly greased moulds.
4. Put in the fridge to set for at least
3 hours then turn out (or leave in
their glasses) and serve with a scoop
of the clementine sorbet.
RACHEL’S TIP If you don’t have an icecream
machine, transfer the sorbet
mixture to a freezerproof bowl and
place in the freezer. After 30 minutes,
remove from the freezer and run a
spatula around the edge of the
container, where ice crystals will have
formed. Stir the sorbet like this every 30
minutes until all the juices have frozen.
SPICED CRANBERRY,
WHITE CHOCOLATE AND
ORANGE BISCOTTI
COORDINATED BY SARAH HAMILTON-WALKER
Make every day a special occasion
Bestselling author and chef Rachel Allen is back with a
mouthwatering collection of treats. Featuring 100 tempting recipes
and beautiful photography of the finished dishes, All Things Sweet is
a journey through home-made delights, from indulgent puddings and
classic cakes to delicate pastries, luxurious mousses, delectable ice
‘While these are a lovely treat to have
in a jar over Christmas, they’re
delicious any time of the year. I adore
the white chocolate, orange and
cranberry combination but other dried
fruits and chocolates also work well’
Makes Approx 40 biscotti
Preparation time 15 minutes
Cooking time Approx 45 minutes
INGREDIENTS
• 100g/4oz plain flour, plus extra
for dusting
• 100g /4oz caster sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg
• 80g/3½oz white chocolate,
chopped
• 50g/2oz dried cranberries, chopped
• 50g/2oz candied orange peel,
roughly chopped
• 1 egg, beaten
1. Preheat the oven to 170°C,
325°F, Gas 3.
creams and much more. With step-by-step techniques and tips on
perfect finishing touches, All Things Sweet is a world of delights that
you’ll relish exploring.
• All Things Sweet is published by HarperCollins, hardback £25,
eBook £12.99.
2. Sift together the flour, sugar,
baking powder and spices into a
large bowl. Add the chocolate,
cranberries and candied orange
and mix well, then mix in the
beaten egg to form a soft dough.
Flour your hands, then turn the
dough out onto a lightly floured
work surface and form into a
flattened log about 30cm/12in long
and 3cm/1¼in deep.
3. Place on a baking tray and
bake for about 25 minutes, until
browned and just set, then remove
and allow to cool on a wire rack
for 5 minutes.
4. Cut into slices about 5mm/¼in
thick then lay flat on the tray and
bake for a further 10 minutes.
5. Turn the biscotti over on the
tray, return to the oven and
continue to bake for 10 minutes
more. They should be a light
golden colour on both sides. Cool
on a wire rack then transfer to an
airtight container, where they will
keep for up to 2 weeks.
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WINTER WARMER
JUST SOUPER
Soup is just the thing for beating the big chill this winter. This dish offers a fantastic combination of
flavours and makes an easy yet impressive first course if you have guests
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For an extra-velvety consistency you
can work the soup through a fine
sieve into another pan at the end of
step 2. Serve with crusty bread
Serves 6
Preparation time 20 minutes
Cooking time 30 minutes
INGREDIENTS
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 onions, peeled and finely
chopped
• 1kg/2¼lb pumpkin or squash,
peeled, deseeded and chopped
into chunks
CURRIED PUMPKIN AND SPANISH PERSIMON SOUP
• 2 Spanish persimons, peeled and
chopped into chunks
• 700ml/1¼pt vegetable or
chicken stock
• 1 x 170ml carton double cream
• 2 tsp curry powder
• Salt and freshly ground black
pepper, to taste
• Handful fresh coriander, chopped,
and crème fraîche, to serve
1. Heat the olive oil in a large
saucepan. Add the onions and cook
over a gentle heat for 5 minutes
until soft but not coloured. Add the
pumpkin or squash to the pan and
continue cooking for 8-10 minutes,
with the lid on, stirring occasionally
until starting to soften and turn
golden. Add the persimon, replace
the lid and continue to cook for
another 2-3 minutes.
2. Pour the stock into the pan, turn
up the heat and bring to the boil,
then lower the heat and simmer for
10 minutes until the pumpkin is
very soft. Pour the cream into the
pan, add the curry powder and
seasoning and bring back to the
boil. Remove from the heat and
purée with a hand blender.
3. Serve hot with a dollop of crème
fraîche and a sprinkling of chopped
coriander on top and crusty bread
on the side.
Taste of Spain
The Spanish persimon is a fruit with
a delicate flavour similar to a peach
or a mango and is only available in
our supermarkets from mid-October
until January. They are grown in the
Ribera del Xúquer Valley near
Valencia and can be used in a range
of sweet and savoury dishes or eaten
just as they are.
• For more recipe inspiration, visit
spanishpersimon.co.uk.
COORDINATED BY SARAH HAMILTON-WALKER

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CHEF’S RECIPES
Talking Turkey
TV chef Rachel Green serves up some winning ways with turkey, proving there’s more to the great
British bird than just being the centrepiece for Christmas Day lunch
WINTER GOLDEN TURKEY, VEGETABLE AND LENTIL BROTH
WITH POACHED EGG
This dish is also lovely with a spoonful
of thick Greek yoghurt on top. If you
like, you can replace the butternut
squash with pumpkin or swede
Serves 6
Preparation time 20 minutes
Cooking time 50 minutes-1 hour
INGREDIENTS
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion, peeled and diced
• 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
• ½ butternut squash, peeled,
deseeded and cut into chunks
• 2 celery sticks, trimmed and sliced
• 2 leeks, washed, cut into rings and
well rinsed
• ½ mild chilli, deseeded and finely
diced or a pinch of dried chilli flakes
• 1 sprig fresh thyme
• 1 tsp smoked paprika, plus extra
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
• 175g/6oz green lentils, washed
and drained
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
• 1.75ltr/3pt rich home-made Golden
Turkey stock or vegetable stock
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 175g/6oz cooked/roasted Golden
Turkey, diced
• Handful kale, cabbage or spinach,
chopped
• 6 eggs
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
1. Heat the oil in a large heavybased
pan, add the onion, carrots,
butternut squash, celery and leeks.
Toss thoroughly through the oil and
brown very slightly. Turn the heat
down and add the chilli, thyme,
paprika, cumin, coriander, lentils
and garlic.
2. Cook for a further 30 seconds,
add the stock and season with sea
salt and freshly ground black
pepper then bring to a boil.
Reduce to a simmer then cover
with a lid and cook as gently as
possible for 40 minutes. Add the
turkey and kale or cabbage or
spinach. Cook for a further 10
minutes then taste and adjust the
seasoning as necessary.
3. Just before serving, poach the
eggs to preference and stir the
parsley into the soup.
4. To serve, ladle the soup into
warm bowls, top each with a
poached egg and sprinkle with a
little smoked paprika. Serve with
crusty bread, if liked.
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COORDINATED BY SARAH HAMILTON-WALKER. PHOTOS: MICHAEL POWELL
GOLDEN TURKEY, HAM AND
GRUYERE PASTIES
These are great for packed lunches, or try
making mini versions to serve as party bites
Makes 6-8
Preparation time 25 minutes, plus chilling
Cooking time 25-30 minutes
INGREDIENTS
For the pastry
• 400g/14oz plain flour
• Pinch of mustard powder
• Pinch of salt
• 200g/7oz butter, chilled and diced
• 1 medium egg, beaten
• A little milk
For the filling:
• 25g/1oz butter
• 1 medium onion, peeled and finely
chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh sage leaves, chopped
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 250g/9oz cooked/roasted Golden
Turkey, dark and white meat, cubed
• 125g/4½oz ham, cubed
• 125g/4½oz Gruyère cheese, grated
• 1 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
• 1 tbsp double cream
• 3 tbsp mayonnaise
• ½ tsp Dijon mustard
• 1 egg, beaten, for brushing and glazing
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, 350°F,
Gas 4 and line a baking tray with
parchment paper.
2. First make the pastry. Sift the flour,
mustard powder and salt into a large bowl
then, using your fingertips, rub the butter
into the flour until the mixture resembles
fine breadcrumbs. Add the beaten egg
and mix well then add enough milk to
make a firm dough. Wrap the pastry in
clingfilm and leave to rest in the fridge for
30 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, make the filling. Melt the
butter in a pan, add the onion and sage
and cook, stirring regularly, until the
onion is soft – about 5 minutes. Season
and leave to cool.
4. Add the turkey, ham, cheese, parsley,
cream, mayonnaise and mustard to the
onion mixture and season. (If the mixture
is a little dry, add more cream.)
5. Divide the pastry into 6 equal pieces
and roll each out to a 23cm/9in disc on a
lightly floured board. Lay the pastry discs
on the board and divide the filling equally
between the centres of each, leaving a
margin at the edges. Brush the pastry
around the edges with the beaten egg
then carefully draw the pastry up to form
a seam across the top then pinch together
to create a seal.
6. Arrange the pasties on the baking tray,
glaze with the beaten egg and bake in the
oven for 10 minutes then reduce the oven
temperature to 170°C, 325°F, Gas 3 and
cook for a further 15-20 minutes, until
golden brown. Serve hot or cold.
POTTED GOLDEN TURKEY, HAM AND
PARSLEY WITH SOURDOUGH SOLDIERS
This is a great way to use leftover turkey
and ham and it freezes beautifully. If not
freezing, keep refrigerated and eat within 3
days of the turkey originally being cooked
Serves 6
Preparation time 15 minutes, plus chilling
Cooking time 5-10 minutes
INGREDIENTS
• 150g/5oz butter
• 1 clove garlic, peeled and chopped
• 400g/14oz cooked Golden Turkey meat,
white and dark, roughly chopped
• 100g/4oz cooked ham, roughly
chopped
• 1 tsp grated nutmeg
• A pinch ground mace (optional)
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• Pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tbsp capers, rinsed (optional)
• 1 x 400g/14oz loaf sourdough bread,
sliced and griddled or toasted, to serve
Clarified butter seal
• 150g/5oz butter
1. In a large pan, melt the butter slowly
and soften the garlic without browning.
Add the turkey and ham and mix well.
Add the nutmeg, mace, lemon juice,
cayenne pepper and chopped parsley.
When heated through, place all the
ingredients in a food processor and whizz
to a rough, coarse consistency. Season
with salt and pepper to taste then stir in
the capers, if using.
2. Pack the mixture into 6 small
ramekins, earthenware pots or Kilner jars
and place in the refrigerator to chill.
3. To make the clarified butter seal, put
the butter in a small pan over a low heat
until melted. Remove from the heat and
cool a little. Skim off any foam and
discard then carefully pour off the clear
yellow fat (the clarified butter) into a
container, discarding the milky residue
left behind in the pan.
4. Pour the clarified butter over each
ramekin to seal the potted turkey. If
liked, you could top the clarified butter
with juniper berries, a bay leaf or some
chilli flakes, to garnish. Leave to set then
serve with the sourdough soldiers.
A taste of tradition
The Traditional Farm Fresh Turkey Association has a membership of more than 50
independent UK turkey farmers, producing in excess of 165,000 turkeys to high welfare
standards on family farms specifically for the Christmas market. Golden Turkeys are dryplucked,
usually by hand, then hung like a game bird for at least seven days. The turkeys are
produced in keeping with traditional practice to ensure the finest texture and flavour.
• For more information and recipes, visit goldenturkeys.co.uk.
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BRILLIANT BAKES
MINI MARVELS
Christmas comes early with these individual panettones, which pack an extra punch
with the addition of antioxidant-rich blueberries
SPICED BLUEBERRY PANETTONES
COORDINATED BY SARAH HAMILTON-WALKER
Rather than using one tall tin, bake
these festive Italian treats individually
in cleaned food cans to make snacks
for teatime or sweet Christmas gifts
Makes 8
Preparation time 30 minutes, plus
2 hours rising
Cooking time 35 minutes
INGREDIENTS
candied peel
1. Melt 200g/7oz of the butter
gently in a pan then remove from
the heat and leave to cool until it
feels warm to the touch.
2. In a mixing bowl, mix together
the bread flour, salt, sugar,
cinnamon, citrus rinds and yeast.
3. Warm the milk in a second pan
until just warm. In a bowl, beat
together the eggs and vanilla extract
then gradually beat in the warm
milk. Gradually pour into the dry
flour mix and, using an electric
mixer fitted with a dough hook,
beat for 4-5 minutes until well
combined. If you don’t have an
electric mixer, use a wooden spoon.
4. Gradually trickle in the warm
melted butter, beating well after
each addition until the mixture is a
smooth, glossy and elastic batter.
Cover the bowl with a clean tea
towel or cling film and leave in a
warm place for 1 hour or until the
mixture has doubled in size.
5. Meanwhile, brush the insides of
the cleaned food cans with a little
oil then line the bases with a circle
of non-stick baking paper and the
sides with a strip of paper that
stands just above the top of the tins.
6. Knock the yeast batter back by
beating for 1-2 minutes then stir in
the candied fruit and glacé ginger.
Add the blueberries and mix gently,
being careful not to break them up.
Divide the mixture between the tins,
cover the tops with a clean tea towel
then leave in a warm place for 1
hour or until the batter almost
reaches the top of the tins.
7. Preheat the oven to 190°C, 375°F,
Gas 5. Remove the tea towel from
the tins and bake in the oven for
30-35 minutes, until the panettones
are deep brown and sound hollow
when tapped. Brush the tops with
the remaining butter then allow to
cool for a few minutes.
8. Using a knife, loosen the edges of
the panettones, turn out and leave
to cool on their sides on a wire rack.
9. When cold, wrap in paper and tie
with a ribbon. These can be kept up
to 4 days in an airtight container.
Tip As these breads contain a
generous amount of butter and
sugar, they will take longer to rise
than plainer breads. Make sure that
the liquid is just warm – too hot and
you will kill the yeast, too cool and it
will take a long time to activate it.
Berry beautiful
Blueberries contain anthocyanins,
which are said to boost the immune
system and help fight colds, making
them the perfect fruit for winter.
For more delicious sweet and
savoury recipes using berries, visit
seasonalberries.co.uk or follow
@britishberries on Twitter.
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SOMETHING SPECIAL
HOT POTS
Give strawberry jam a Christmas kick by adding a dash of chilli. A home-made gift is always
a winner and with one batch of this easy-to-make preserve you can start ticking off your present list
CHILLIED STRAWBERRY JAM
Stuck for ideas for a Christmas gift or
stocking fillers Then try making this
strawberry jam with a twist. Adding a
little fiery chilli and tangy lime rind
and juice turns this classic preserve
into a special foodie gift
Makes 5-6 assorted small jars
Preparation time 15 minutes
Cooking time 10 minutes
INGREDIENTS
• 1kg/2¼lb fresh strawberries,
rinsed, hulled and halved
• 1 tsp dried crushed red chillies
• 1kg/2¼lb jam sugar
• Grated rind and juice of 2 limes
• 15g/½oz butter
1. Divide the strawberries into 2
piles, putting the smaller berries in
one pile and the larger ones in the
other. Put the larger strawberries
in a preserving pan or large
saucepan and roughly mash with
a potato masher.
2. Add the remaining smaller
strawberries, dried crushed
chillies and sugar and heat
gently, stirring from time to time,
for about 5 minutes until the
sugar has dissolved and the
strawberries are beginning to soften.
3. Stir in the lime rind and juice
then bring the mixture to the boil
and boil rapidly for about 4 minutes
until the setting point is reached,
skimming off any scum with a
draining spoon while it is boiling.
(The setting point for jam is 105ºC,
220ºF; if you don’t have a sugar
thermometer, spoon a little of the
jam onto a cold saucer, wait for a
minute or 2 then run your finger
through the jam – it should wrinkle
and leave a space where your finger
has been. If it doesn’t, continue
boiling for a minute and test again.)
4. Take off the heat and stir in the
butter to disperse any remaining
scum. Ladle into warm, dry
sterilised jars, filling to the very top
then stir to disperse the pieces of
strawberry evenly. Cover with clean,
dry screw-top lids or waxed discs
and cellophane then leave to cool.
Decorate with labels, string or
ribbon and dried chillies, if liked.
Tip The jam will keep for several
months in a cool, dry place, but
refrigerate after opening.
• For more sweet and savoury recipes
using berries, visit seasonalberries.com.
COORDINATED BY SARAH HAMILTON-WALKER
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JUST MARRIED
Anna Conley and Chris Smith
Chris’s beautiful bride Anna arrived at Christ Church, Brockham, in a
horsedrawn carriage. After the celebrations the pair headed off to see
some rather more exotic animals on a safari honeymoon in Tanzania.
Lisa Sneddon and Adam Fairweather
The mist drifting under the gothic arches of Edinburgh’s
St Giles’s Cathedral added to the romance of Lisa and Adam’s big
day, which ended in true Scots style at the historic George Hotel.
Katy Chapman and Alex King
Katy and Alex chose Kent’s enchanting
13th-century Lympne Castle to exchange
their vows in front of family and friends.
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TO DO LIST: ALEXANDRA WILBY. ROSALIND POWELL. PHOTOS: BBC. CAMERA PRESS. HUGO GLENDINNING. ITV. JOHN P JOHNSON. PA PHOTOS. REX FEATURES
TV NEWS
RICHARD ARNOLD’S
SECRETS OF THE
SMALL SCREEN
The TV critic and ITV’s Good Morning Britain showbiz editor turns
reporter for HELLO! to bring us the hottest telly gossip. This week, he
tangos with a Strictly judge and samples life with the super rich
Strictly
Come Dancing
judge Craig Revel Horwood is
never shy about telling it like it is.
So it comes as no surprise that the
49-year-old already has a firm eye
on who will lift the glitterball
trophy this year.
“Mark Wright is fantastic,”
he enthuses of the reality
star’s recent salsa. “I think
Pixie Lott could do it if
the public vote for her.
The judges [above] will, of
course. I think Simon Webbe
is in with a bit of chance
because he’s improving every
week and gaining so much
confidence. Caroline Flack I
think is wonderful as well.
There’s four finalists there.”
Next year is shaping up to
be Craig’s busiest yet,
kicking off with 50th
birthday celebrations, first
in London in January then
a family party in late
February on an island in
Sydney Harbour.
He looks remarkable
for it. Surely it’s not just
soap and water “It is,
darling,” he says. “I
don’t use much else
apart from a
good
moisturiser. I
don’t eat as
many carbs as I
used to. It’s all
butternut
squash and carrots. I do watch what goes into my
mouth – I have been quite porky in the past.”
Craig will spend much of 2015 on the road
following his stint in panto in Dartford playing
Captain Hook in Peter Pan. “Then we start
rehearsals for the Strictly live tour and when that
finishes I come back from my Australian trip to
start the UK tour of Annie as Miss Hannigan in
July. I’m on that all through Strictly next year
and then it’s panto in Watford – as the
Wicked Queen in Snow White. I’m basically
being a woman all next year.”
Craig, who struck up a friendship with
the Duchess of Cornwall a while ago
thanks to their shared support for the
National Osteoporosis Society,
tells me he has been fortunate
to tick most
ONE TO WATCH
boxes in life, thanks in
part to the huge success of
Strictly. “Oh, and here’s a
scoop for you. I’ve just
bought a sit-down
mower. That was on my
bucket list.”
• Strictly Come Dancing is
on BBC1 on Saturday and
Sunday evenings
Follow Richard on Twitter:
@RichardAArnold
Let’s dance: Craig
puts his best foot
forward with the
Duchess of Cornwall
Get ready to visit Necker Island (below right), the
Caribbean retreat owned by Sir Richard Branson (right), as
part of a new BBC2 season – Meet the Super Rich. It gives an upstairs/
downstairs glimpse into a world where
100 staff cater for just 30 guests, who
pay up to £40,000 a night to
experience paradise. My kind of place.
• Meet the Super Rich on BBC2
from January
ENTERTAINMENT
TO DO
LIST
HELLO!’s pick of the week’s events
and new releases – they’re the
hottest tickets around
FILM HORRIBLE BOSSES 2
Jennifer Aniston’s character is even more
outrageous in this sequel to the hit 2011
laugh-a-thon, as the actress puts in another
razor-sharp comic turn as a sex-crazed dentist
(left). She’s the
definite highlight of
the film, though, as
the predictable plot is
stretched a little thin
over two hours. [AW]
• In UK cinemas from
28 November
BOOK NOW EDWARD
SCISSORHANDS
Matthew Bourne’s
magical ballet based
on the classic 1990
Tim Burton movie
of the boy with only
scissors for hands
has returned to thrill
a new generation of
dance lovers. It is on
tour until March 2015 and will be enchanting
festive audiences at London’s Sadler’s Wells
from 2 December to 11 January. [RP]
• Visit new-adventures.net/edward-scissorhands
BOOK ANJELICA HUSTON,
WATCH ME
The movie star’s tumultuous 17-year relationship
with Hollywood hell-raiser Jack Nicholson takes
a starring role in this memoir,
which picks up from where
last year’s A Story Lately Told left
off. As Oscar-winner Anjelica
charts her journey to the top
of the Tinseltown tree, she
also writes movingly about the
death of her beloved director
father John. [AW]
• Published by Simon & Schuster on 27 November
MUSIC STRICTLY COME
DANCING
Transform your front
room into a ballroom
with a spin of this 40-
track album, featuring
Dave Arch and his band
playing songs they have
performed to
memorable dance routines on the hit show. It’ll
feel like Saturday night every night. [AW]
• Out now on Sony Music TV Comp
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HALF HOUR WITH…
TAYLOR SWIFT
The award-winning country artist turned pop superstar on her
new, more mature outlook on life, love and music – plus her
secrets for keeping so slim
There was a time
when Taylor Swift’s
love life threatened to overshadow the
success of her soaring music career. Having
dated the likes of One Direction’s Harry
Styles, singer John Mayer and Hollywood
star Jake Gyllenhaal, her penchant for
writing brutally honest lyrics about the men
she loved and lost had started to become
something of a trademark.
But as new album 1989 (named for the
year of her birth) tops the charts worldwide,
she is determined to shake off her maneater
title, insisting that she hasn’t had “any lousy
boyfriends in the last year and half”.
Now, the 24-year-old Grammy-winning
artist says, she is more likely to be at home
snuggling up to her beloved Scottish Fold
cats. And she’s not only put her love life on
the back burner. Taylor, who first rose to
fame as a Nashville country star when she
was still a teenager, has also moved to a
luxury bachelorette pad in New York and
swapped her country roots for pop.
Things have changed quite dramatically for
you in the past few years…
I’ve grown up. I’ve bought an apartment in
New York and I’ve become a woman. I think
it’s an important time to move forward with
your life. I’m not that same girl from my first
record and I think it’s important that you
don’t try to stay 15 or 16 forever.
So what’s a good night out for Taylor now
Staying in with my two cats Olivia Benson and
Meredith Grey. I work so hard and tour so
much that I like to hang out with friends at
home and cook and chat. I’m not a party girl.
Have you been misrepresented in the past
Yes, to the point my friends have asked am I
partying too much and suggested I party
less. There was a point where I really wanted
to stop stories being written about me going
out, so I stopped going out.
How has growing older affected you
I just think how I dress and how I present
myself and how I articulate how I am feeling.
I’m a young woman with certain
responsibilities. I have fans that are
important to me. I’m older and I want to age
gracefully and that includes now and that
also includes when I am in my 40s.
How important is fashion to you Do you
oversee all your outfits
In general – yes. I think everybody has their
own limits for what feels comfortable to wear
in front of millions of people and for me
that’s being more reserved, because I feel
more comfortable in certain things than
others. It is not to say that I think other pop
artists don’t look great in what they wear in
their magazine shoots. I would never say to
any other artist: “You need to put on more
clothes,” because I would never want them
to look at me and say: “She needs to take her
clothes off, she needs to wear less clothes.”
Your new album was inspired by the 1980s.
Are you a fan of that era’s fashion
Yes I am. I think there was a freedom to the
clothes then and I see how that era has
inspired modern fashion trends. So I’m
wearing shorter skirts and things I would
never have worn three years ago.
Singer Lorde and Girls creator Lena
Dunham are two of your good friends. How
important are your friends
They’re the most important things to me
right now. Ella [Lorde] and Lena both
represent the type of woman I want to be.
Ella and I might be in the same job but we
don’t see each other as anything but two
female friends. The type of girls I hang out
with are strong and know their own mind.
But we don’t see each other that often as we
work so hard. But when we get together it’s
worth the wait.
How difficult is it to meet that someone
special and go on dates
I’ve been single for nearly two years and I’m
enjoying my independence and I’m not in
any hurry to meet anyone new. It means no
one tells me what to do or say or influences
what I wear – even if they’re not doing it
directly. Some girls are terrified of being on
their own but I’m enjoying it. It would take
someone really special to consider getting
into a relationship with.
How do you keep so trim
I work out. I do spin classes, which are hard,
and I don’t like doing them but I like how I
feel afterwards. The reason I work out is
because I want to have endurance and I
want to be able to hop on stage and sing a
song and dance and not be winded.
What do you enjoy when you’re not working
I enjoy shopping of course – I am female!
And I’ve enjoyed furnishing my new place
and working through the rooms to give each
an individual feel. Whichever country I am
in, I will try and see some of the city I am
staying in and try and shop, though the
busier I am, the more difficult this gets.
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