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EMMERDALE ACTOR DANNY MILLER AND HIS PARTNER STEPH JONES EXCLUSIVELY SHARE THEIR ENGAGEMENT AND BABY NEWS WITH OK!
illions know him as hot- Here, Danny and Steph, 29, who headed Aaron Dingle on have been together for two years but Emmerdale, but away from first met in primary school, open up the soap, actor Danny Miller about Danny’s beach proposal, their Mhas a softer side. journey to conceive and the moment And this was never more clear than Danny found out he was going to be when the 30-year-old popped the a dad on the Emmerdale set… question to his girlfriend Steph Jones over a romantic candlelit dinner in Congratulations on your pregnancy St Lucia earlier this year. and engagement! You’ve had quite “I thought I was going to be sick the start to 2021… because I was so nervous,” laughs Danny: It’s been amazing. We’ve had Danny as we join him and midwife a lot of time to process it so it’s finally Steph on an exclusive shoot near sunk in now. their home in Manchester. Steph: Now more people know it’s But it’s not just their engagement even more exciting. It’s becoming that we’re celebrating, as little did the more real. couple know that just a month later they’d be preparing to become parents How did you feel when you found when Steph discovered she was out you were going to be parents? expecting their first child. Danny: It was unbelievable because The news was all the more special we’d been told it probably wasn’t as the pair were just days away from going to happen for us naturally, so starting IVF after a year of trying to we just feel so incredibly lucky. We’re conceive naturally. very humbled by it as we know not “We’ve done so many tests that everyone is as lucky. were negative, so I wasn’t expecting Steph: It was a massive surprise it to be positive. I couldn’t believe it,” because emotionally we’d been smiles Steph, who is due in October. psyching ourselves up for IVF. It DANNY WEARS SHIRT BY RIVER ISLAND AND TROUSERS H&M. STEPH WEARS DRESS BOOHOO
4 WWW.OK.CO.UK 5 DANNY WEARS TOP BY NEXT AND TROUSERS BOOHOO. STEPH WEARS CO-ORD BY BOOHOO 6 was meant to be. We got engaged at the beginning of January and found out we were expecting in February.
Wow! What made you take a test, Steph? Steph: I was at work and my boobs were really sore and I felt really bloated. I was also late on my period so I nipped home when my clinic finished and before I started home visits, and something told me to do a test. We’ve done so many tests that were negative so I wasn’t expecting it to be positive – I couldn’t believe it! I was shaking and trying to ring Danny, but he wasn’t answering because he was on set. Danny: We were filming the barn explosion storyline. When I saw how many times she had rang me I had a feeling. I thought, either she’s pregnant or something serious is going on. Usually my phone is on flight mode but that day I knew she wasn’t feeling good, she hadn’t had her period and we were just about to start the IVF, so I just put it on silent. I had to text her saying I couldn’t speak, but she replied saying ring me but with three Ns and four Es!
What happened next? Danny: The next take was long but then luckily they turned the cameras off and I said to the first assistant I was going to make a call. I rang Steph and she was laughing but crying and I just knew. With us being with the IVF consultant the day before, I was in complete shock. I started crying. It’s making me emotional to think about it now. I bought another pregnancy test on the way home, not that she had to prove it, but I just wanted that moment for us.
How close were you to starting IVF? Steph: We were waiting for the drugs to be delivered. I was waiting for my period because day one is when you start your first cycle of your IVF drugs. We’d been trying for a year and doing ovulation tests so we knew we were trying on the correct day. Then we started Clomid medication because I have polycystic ovary syndrome, so it was to regulate my periods and increase my progesterone as it was low. I’d previously been told that, because I have PCOS, if we were trying for six months and it didn’t happen then they would refer me to the hospital gynaecologist to investigate my fertility. I knew the consultant really well and had worked with her for 10 years. She put me on the Clomid but it still wasn’t happening and the medication wasn’t increasing my progesterone so she referred us for the IVF. We’d had the scan, my bloods taken and all the consultations, then, two days after the WWW.OK.CO.UK 7 scan and a day after the last consultation, Was it difficult doing your job when you I found out I was pregnant! were trying for a family yourself, Steph? Steph: Not really because I can completely That’s amazing! Was it hard when you separate the two. I’ve never compared it were trying and not conceiving? to myself. My role is to support the women Danny: After a lot of trying and difficult and you feel so happy for them. Some of periods when it’s not working for you, them will have had a really difficult time I think you start to lose hope. I was almost themselves getting pregnant. It’s funny blaming myself for it and thinking, “Is it because I can be advising women on the me who is not working?” And Steph was early symptoms in pregnancy and then I’m doing the same. experiencing the same ones, but it feels Steph: It feels a lot longer when you’re different with me. I have to double check trying, and each month you’re tracking with my midwife! your periods and your ovulation. It becomes quite difficult and clinical. How have you been feeling? It puts a lot of pressure on you both Steph: I’ve been very sick. It hit at seven as you know you have to work to certain weeks. Danny has had to pull over in days. When you get the negative test each Morrisons’ car park and the side of the month, you start to lose hope. But just motorway! He’s been so helpful though. having the IVF referral was almost a relief He’s even taught me a few things because because we knew that could be our best he’s been reading loads of books about chance. I think that almost took the stress home remedies. off us a bit. But I was very anxious up until Danny: Steph obviously knows so much the 12-week scan. After that it felt like a about everything so I wanted to be able weight had been lifted. to support her however I could. DANNY WEARS TOP BY M&S AND TROUSERS SHOES BOOHOO. STEPH WEARS DRESS BY KIRSTY DOYLE
8 WWW.OK.CO.UK 9 ‘IN A DREAM WORLD I’D LOVE THREE OR FOUR CHILDREN’
Are you going to find be amazing if they out the sex? could be stood up Steph: Danny wanted with me or walk down to find out but I didn’t, the aisle with Steph. so we agreed not We’ve put it back, to. Just from my because of the little experience at births, one, as we didn’t the moment the parents expect we would have find out is so special. a baby so soon. We’ve always been a fan of Would you like more getting married abroad than one child? and having the sun, Danny: In a dream sea and sand with us world I’d like three and both our families. or four. Steph: I’d like three. Tell us about the engagement… How does it feel Danny: Steph is 30 in to know your baby October and I originally will now be at planned to do it then but your wedding? it all just happened on Steph: It’s amazing the holiday that Steph to think about. That’s booked for my 30th in St what Danny wanted. Lucia. We originally went It makes it feel even into the jewellers there more exciting. as I was buying myself Danny: I said we should a watch for my birthday, delay it until they can and then Steph was walk, because it would attracted to the rings. DANNY WEARS SHIRT BY BOOHOO AND SUIT SHOES RIVER ISLAND. AND OWN SHOES STEPH WEARS DRESS BY ZEYNEP KARTAL
10 WWW.OK.CO.UK 11 DANNY WEARS OUTFIT BY BOOHOO. STEPH BOOHOO 12 Steph: Danny said, “Put them away now!” so I didn’t think it was going to happen. Danny told me it would be a while before he proposed at the beginning of the holiday to throw me off the scent. Danny: Once I saw the look on her face when she spotted this specific ring and how beautiful it was, everything just slotted into place and I thought, “It’s obviously supposed to happen here.” But it was a nightmare trying to get rid of Steph to go back to the jewellers to get the ring. We had a candlelit dinner booked on the beach for the second to last night, so that seemed like the perfect time.
Did it all go to plan? Danny: Well, I was really nervous… Steph: He was so nervous during the meal. I think he went to the toilet seven times. I said, “Do you think you might have a urine infection?” [Laughs] He was acting strange. Danny: Other than going to the toilet seven times I also thought I was going to be sick at one point. We’d paid a fortune for the meal and I couldn’t even eat it because I was that nervous. Steph: Then I turned around and Danny was down on one knee. I was shaking. It didn’t feel real at first. Danny: As I got down on one knee, the music cut out, which I didn’t know if they’d done on purpose, but it was quite loud up until that point, and then Adele’s When We Were Young came on. As we met in primary school, it felt very fitting. Steph: He was my first love. We’ve said we’ll have to have it as our first dance song. He’d even asked my mum and dad [for permission], too. Danny: I’m quite old school. I had to FaceTime her parents and then I called my parents. In the end it went better than planned – it was perfect.
Were there any tears? Steph: Oh yeah, Danny can be tearful at the best of times. Danny: I am a bit of an emotional guy. I think it was the relief. I knew she was going to say yes, but I just thought, “Thank God that’s over and we can celebrate.” I felt like I’d been in a fight as I was emotionally knackered because I’d been so tense all day.
Danny as Aaron on Emmerdale
WWW.OK.CO.UK 13 Scan the code to hear Danny talk about his excitement at expecting his first child with fiancée Steph DANNY WEARS TOP AND JACKET BY BOOHOO TROUSERS AND SHOES BY RIVER ISLAND. STEPH WEARS CO-ORD BROOKE IN THE STYLE VINCENT AT
Will you invite any of your Emmerdale up in the business as it’s not a normal situation. now and everything is about providing for the co-stars to the wedding, Danny? I’m also still in touch with Ryan [Hawley, who family and if that’s what’s going to provide for Danny: Numbers depending obviously, played Aaron’s former husband, Robert]. We the family, then so be it. OK! but there are a lot of people I’m close to, speak a lot and I know he’ll be over the moon STEPH IS NOW RUNNING MIDWIFE BLOG THE ONLINE MIDWIFE VIA particularly the Dingles. I’m also really close to for us that we’re going to be parents. THE INSTAGRAM PAGE @YOURONLINEMIDWIFE some past cast members like Kelvin [Fletcher] DANNY AND STEPH HAVE BOTH RECEIVED TREATMENT AT and Adam and his brother Ryan [Thomas], You joined Emmerdale 13 years ago. RUH DENTAL IN MANCHESTER. FOR MORE INFORMATION, so it would be amazing to have them there. Can you see yourself being there for life? VISIT RUHDENTAL.COM I’ve watched their kids grow up and seen how Danny: I don’t know if they’d have me for life WORDS: KIRSTY HATCHER PHOTOS: LORNA ROACH amazing they are as dads. I’ll definitely be [laughs]! I wouldn’t really call it a job because HAIR AND MAKE-UP: TIA BARREA STYLING: LORRAINE McCULLOCH asking them for advice about bringing kids I love it so much. My priorities have changed PROP STYLING: ALEXANDRA BELL @ ME 14
William and Kate joked around as they potted plants at Way Youth Zone
16 TEN YEARS HAPPY KATE AND WILLIAM ‘CLOSER THAN EVER’ LAUGHING TOGETHER AT A RECENT ENGAGEMENT THE DUKE AND DUCHESS ARE NEVER BETTER THAN WHEN THEY’RE TOGETHER SAYS ROYAL EXPERT DUNCAN LARCOMBE
ust a few weeks after tells OK!. “Kate almost prefers celebrating their it when she’s not centre stage, 10-year wedding so while she’s happy to engage anniversary, the Duke and interact, William tends to Jand Duchess of Cambridge be more hands on and chatty, once again showed their cracking jokes and putting unshakeable bond as they people at ease. They’re a marked Mental Health great team. They have their Awareness Week by visiting individual strengths and work several support organisations so well together.” in Wolverhampton. At one point, the couple The loving couple laughed were sitting in almost identical together throughout the day positions, with their left legs and even appeared to mirror crossed over, their fingers each other’s body language, clasped together and their proving once again just how heads tilted as they listened strong their union is. attentively to volunteers at “Kate took to official royal the Way Youth Zone. engagements like a duck to Body language expert water, but she is always more Derek Heron tells OK!, “This at ease in William’s company,” is a great sign – an indication royal expert Duncan Larcombe of rapport and that they are
They mirrored each other’s body language
WWW.OK.CO.UK 17 Kate got competitive when playing William at table tennis
She met Barbara the bearded dragon
definitely on the same wavelength. They are in an emotionally strong relationship and very much in tune with one another.” Kate and William also appeared to match their wardrobes for the day, both opting for blue and navy tones. Kate looked effortlessly stylish in a navy polka dot blouse under a wool coat dress from Catherine Walker & Co. The couple were also seen laughing together as they potted plants, with William telling the group, “Catherine is very good at gardening.” Derek adds of this moment, “Kate is presenting a wonderfully natural open smile, and her eyes are smiling, too. She’s genuinely enjoying herself, comfortable and relaxed. Their bodies are both angled slightly towards each other – another sign that they are still enjoying a strong, loving relationship.” William and sporty Kate rarely pass up the opportunity to get stuck in with physical activities during their royal engagements, and last week proved no exception as the pair became locked in a competitive game of ping pong. Kate had a “Come on, Catherine!” William said, as go at archery he encouraged his wife to join in the game. As she grabbed her paddle, the couple 18 Kate and William looked happy and relaxed in each other’s company as they chatted to the youngsters
were clearly in their element playing against their kids. They like to bake as well, and or those experiencing mental health challenges. each another. “This could go on for hours,” make different foods with their family. Animal lover Kate looked at ease as she William joked. “Talk amongst yourselves!” “They asked questions about what we met Barbara the bearded dragon, and gave Duncan adds, “What we’re seeing with Kate like to do. I spoke about how I like to dance. Gus the guinea pig a cuddle while speaking and William is just how genuinely comfortable Catherine said how she loves to be in nature. to volunteers about how the programme can and happy they are together. They really look She likes to go on walks, and is also interested help children with anxiety, resilience and as though everything that has happened in in sport, as we saw outside with the table suicide awareness. the past year has only pushed them closer tennis. They are very competitive!” Posting a clip of their visit on their Twitter together. They’re closer than ever.” Duncan reveals that the couple – who account, the royal couple wrote alongside Aston Villa fan William also showed off recently announced they were launching a it, “Today’s visit is all about understanding his football skills on the outing, managing YouTube channel – are becoming increasingly local organisations here in Wolverhampton. five keepy-uppies, while Kate tried her comfortable with offering a more personal Organisations that are motivating and inspiring hand at archery. glimpse into their private married life. young people to transform their lives. The Way Youth Zone is an organisation that “Kate and William were fiercely private #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek.” provides sports, arts and recreation activities about their own lives, but what we’re seeing Both Kate and William – who are parents for children every night of the week. now is them consciously pushing themselves to Prince George, seven, Princess Charlotte, During their visit, Kate and William also to be more open and offer more of an insight. six, and Prince Louis, three – have spoken met with a group of ambassadors from Speaking to volunteers about their personal about the importance of highlighting mental HeadStart, a programme that is designed lives is a prime example of that. They know health issues. Kate, in particular, has focused to improve the resilience and emotional there’s a danger of them coming across as much of her time on raising awareness of wellbeing of children and young people by aloof if everything becomes too formal. They children’s mental health and the impact it giving them the skills they need to address know they have to be open and honest.” can have in later life. the challenges of modern life. The couple’s second engagement was at Kate has been the Royal Patron of Speaking about her time with the royal Base 25, a city-centre charity that provides Place2Be, a children’s mental health charity couple, volunteer Keisha revealed that the support for young people who have difficulties that provides counselling and emotional Duke and Duchess had opened up about accessing mainstream services. support to children and teachers, since 2013, their love of the outdoors. They then headed to HugglePets In The and she also helped to launch the very first “I asked them about their dog and what Community, a not-for-profit organisation Children’s Mental Health Week in 2015. OK! they do to be active,” she explained. “They founded in 2018 that uses animal assisted WORDS: KAT ROMERO PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES like to walk their dog and spend time with therapy to help children with SEN disabilities WWW.OK.CO.UK 19 INCOGNITO DATES PRINCE HARRY RECALLS EARLY DAYS WITH MEGHAN THE DUKE OF SUSSEX HAS OPENED UP ABOUT FIRST DATES WITH HIS WIFE MEGHAN AS THEY PREPARE FOR THEIR NEW ARRIVAL
he Duke and Duchess of wisdom about fairy tales – telling Sussex tried to keep their him, “You can create your own life romance under wraps and better than any princess.” out of the public eye until Harry also spoke about his Tthe news finally broke in 2016. father Prince Charles and claimed And opening up in a podcast with he had “suffered” due to his actor Dax Shepard, Prince Harry upbringing and subsequently went into detail about some of “treated me the way he was the extreme lengths the pair treated”. Harry praised his late went to in order to keep their mother Diana, Princess of Wales, new love undercover. for her immense impact but said After Harry was asked by Dax he couldn’t cope with her death if he had ever done “mundane until Meghan suggested therapy. things” as a royal, he revealed he He also added that the couple’s Harry opened and Meghan “pretended they move to the US had been a up about dating didn’t know each other” in a conscious decision to “break Meghan in the supermarket in the early days. the cycle of pain”. early days “The first time Meghan and The candid chat comes after it I met up for her to come and was reported that Meghan, 39, stay with me, we met up in will not be having a baby shower The pair in a supermarket in London, for her second child as she feels Toronto in pretending we didn’t know each there has been “too much strife” 2017 other, texting each other from the in the world – after a challenging other side of the aisles,” he said. year for people all around the He added, “I text her saying, ‘Is world with the ongoing this the right one?’ and she said, coronavirus pandemic. ‘No, you want parchment paper,’ Serena Williams threw a lavish and I’m like, ‘Where’s the baby shower in New York for the parchment paper?!’” former actress when she was Harry, 36, also said he wore a expecting son Archie, now two, baseball cap and looked down at which was reported to have cost the floor to “try to stay incognito” over £300,000. during their first dates in London. “Meghan doesn’t feel “It’s amazing how much chewing a big baby shower with gifts gum you see!” he joked. is appropriate right now,” The couple were first set up on a source claimed. “There is too a blind date by a mutual friend in much strife in the world. She and July 2016 but the news of their Harry have been so involved with blossoming romance didn’t humanitarian issues, they both become public knowledge feel their time and resources can until November that year. be used for a better purpose.” Harry went on to tell Dax It was also revealed Meghan that his wife gave him words of and Harry’s non-profit Archewell 20 The couple are already parents to son Archie foundation has teamed up with consumer goods company Meghan spoke Procter & Gamble with aims about being to build more compassionate thrilled to welcome communities. In a statement, a baby girl soon it reads that the partnership would focus on gender equality, creating inclusive online spaces and “resilience and impact” through sport. Meanwhile, the duke and duchess are busy preparing for their new arrival. Meghan was seen on TV for the first time since her and Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey as she spoke about her excitement of welcoming a daughter this summer. “My husband and I are thrilled to be welcoming a daughter,” she said in a pre-recorded speech for the Vax Live concert. “It’s a feeling of joy we share with millions of other families around the world. “When we think of her, we think of all the young women and girls around the globe who must be given the ability and the support to lead us forward.” OK!
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WWW.OK.CO.UK 21 A SAD REFLECTION ‘WE HAVE AN EMPTY SEAT AT OUR DINNER TABLE’
PRINCE CHARLES OPENS UP ABOUT THE LOSS OF HIS FATHER AS THE QUEEN ATTENDS HER FIRST MAJOR ENGAGEMENT SINCE THE DEATH OF PRINCE PHILIP
he Queen looked sombre and event. Charles tenderly held his beloved hug. I can only say how deeply saddened frail last week as she carried out mother’s hand while leading her into the I am by this tragic situation and how my her first in-person engagement ceremony in a moving display of support. heart goes out to all those who have lost since the funeral of her husband, Earlier on the same day, Charles their loved ones,” Charles said in an TPrince Philip, on 17 April. opened up about the family’sy uncharacteristic display of emotion. The monarch, 95, attended the State grief during a video messageage TraTraditionally,ditio the Queen would Opening of Parliament at the Palace of to the Muslim community wear tthe glittering Imperial Westminster on 11 May. The visit, which who were nearing the endd StStateat Crown and ceremonial was pared back in line with current of Ramadan. rorobes for the opening Covid-19 restrictions, was the Queen’s “This year so many oof Parliament. But this first public appearance since her husband families, like my own, yyear she opted to wear of 73 years passed away, aged 99. will have an empty seat a lilac day coat and hat. She was joined by her eldest son, at their dinner table and TThe notoriously heavy Prince Charles, 72, and his wife, Camilla friends will no longer be Imperial State Crown was the Duchess of Cornwall, 73, for the able to share a celebratoryy ccarried in front of her on The Imperial a cushion as she walked State Crown tthroughhro Parliament to her The Queen was seat, Prince Charles guiding supported by hhisis motmotherh up the steps to the son Charles throne.hC Charles and Camilla sat in chairs nearby to support her throughout the ceremony. The Queen travelled from Buckingham Palace to the event by car, rather than the carriage usually used for the occasion. There was no military lining the street, band or guard of honour involved in the procession and the event had only 108 attendees, rather than the usual 600. MPs and members of the House of Lords who did attend were required to take a Covid test beforehand and wore masks throughout the ceremony. In her annual speech, written for her by ministers, the Queen highlighted 30 laws that ministers plan to pass over the next year. Among the proposals are a bill requiring citizens to show ID before voting and a plan to ban controversial conversion therapy. But the main focus was on the UK’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. OK!
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22 WWW.OK.CO.UK 23 24 THE FORECAST IS BRIGHT ‘I WANT TO TEACH MY DAUGHTER THAT THE WORLD IS PRECIOUS’
GOOD MORNING BRITAIN METEOROLOGIST LAURA TOBIN TALKS EXCLUSIVELY TO OK! ABOUT MOTHERHOOD HAVING A PREMATURE BABY WANTING HER LITTLE GIRL TO BE A SCIENTIST AND HER DREAMS OF GOING ON STRICTLY
atching Laura Tobin and her be inquisitive and investigative. I want to three-year-old daughter teach her that the world is precious” Charlotte cuddle and play Laura now works to raise awareness during our gorgeous around premature births with charity Wphotoshoot, it’s clear they’re inseparable. Ickle Pickles, which is raising funds via And when we catch up with the Good the Sudocrem 90km Challenge – a Morning Britain meteorologist afterwards, cycling adventure the whole family can we hear about how their bond was take part in this spring and summer. forged as they braved the tot’s tough And as well as talking about her start in life. In July 2017, Laura’s fabulous home life with Charlotte and colleague Dr Hilary Jones told her to go hubby Dean Brown, she is happy to to hospital immediately after she suffered discuss the camaraderie on the GMB set. stomach pains on set – because she was Here, Laura opens up about her going into labour 12 weeks early. parenting journey – and reveals which Charlotte weighed just 2lb 8oz on rock star she’d love to see playing host arrival and had a weak immune system, on the ITV show’s sofa... which left her unable to live a normal life and socialise during her first two years. We love this shoot, Laura. You strike Thankfully, she has suffered no lasting us as quite an outdoorsy family... health complications from her premature Charlotte loves being outdoors. When birth and Laura says you have a premature she has blossomed baby, they’re vulnerable into a caring and to all illnesses and colds outgoing child who because they don’t loves the outdoors. have the immunity And she hopes her a normal-term baby girl’s love of nature would have. You have will inspire her to to be really careful with follow in her footsteps them and when you by becoming a come home, the advice scientist. “Before she is, “Don’t go to was born, I wanted my Laura with supermarkets, don’t child to be a scientist,” her GMB hang around with 39-year-old Laura tells colleagues anybody who’s got us. “It’s important to a cold.” I didn’t go LAURA WEARS BLOUSE & JEANS BY RIVER ISLAND; CHARLOTTE ISLAND, HAIR BAND MILLEDEUX
WWW.OK.CO.UK 25 to a baby class, we’ve never been on holiday, because the advice is not to go on planes. Essentially lockdown [advice], which is to be outdoors, fresh air, wash your hands, we did anyway in the first two years of her life and followed the preventative measures that would make her get as fit and healthy and strong as possible. Then six months later we were in lockdown [Laughs]. So we’ve known what a lockdown entails. It’s a shame it’s been in the past year, when we were finally more confident to do other things.
Has Charlotte built up her immune system now, letting her mix more? Yeah, it’s pretty much when they’re two. Once, we went into town, sat in a coffee shop and she then got a cold, and we had to go back into hospital for a week. We were like, “We won’t do that again.” She doesn’t feel she’s missing out on much [in lockdown], because she’s already done it.
So was the coronavirus a worry for you with Charlotte’s weaker immune system? At first we weren’t sure, because with premature babies the last thing that develops is their lungs and they are much weaker as a result. But the older you get, the lungs become bigger and stronger. Her lungs now are probably the same as any other three-year-old’s. LAURA WEARS T-SHIRT BY MARKUS LUPFER, TROUSERS HOBBS, EARRINGS BUTLER AND WILSON; LAURA WEARS T-SHIRT HAIR CLIP BY MILLEDEUX CHARLOTTE WEARS CARDIGAN AND DRESS BY RACHEL RILEY, LAURA WEARS JUMPSUIT BY DAMSEL IN A DRESS, SHOES STEVE MADDEN, EARRINGS BUTLER AND WILSON
26 WWW.OK.CO.UK 27 At first we were really cautious, thinking, “It’s a respiratory thing to do with lungs, and her lungs aren’t that strong, are we going to be okay?” Then a few weeks later, it came out that it doesn’t affect little ones nearly as badly. That was a weight off our minds.
What was it like giving birth prematurely? If you knew what was happening, you’d be very worried, but I didn’t know I was going into labour. As it was so early, I had no idea. The story is, I turned up at work, I had a tummy ache, the wardrobe lady said, “My goodness, you don’t look well.” Charlotte [Hawkins] said, “Oh, it’s Braxton Hicks.” Dr Hilary was on his way in, so Debbie in wardrobe phoned him and he said, “It sounds like she might be going into labour but don’t tell her. I don’t want her to worry. St Thomas’s hospital is down the road, which has the best unit in the country for premature birth.” I just turned up at hospital and had no idea I was going into labour. It slowly dawned on me, “Okay, fine. It’s going to happen.” ‘MY EDITOR WOULD’VE LOVED ME GIVING BIRTH LIVE ON AIR’
Were you worried during the time Charlotte was in hospital? One of the mums said, “It’s one step forward and two steps back, but overall you’re taking steps forward and your baby will come home with you one day.” We stayed calm and listened to the doctors, and I had Dr Hilary on hand. He was my point of call all the time. He had premature twins, born around the same gestation as Charlotte. Nothing came as a shock, because Dr Hilary told me what to expect.
So if not for him, would you have gone to hospital that day? I don’t know! I’m guessing I would but probably much further down the line, when I realised I was going into labour. I’m sure my editor would have loved that – giving birth live on air. By that point Dr Hilary would have been in and it would have been his job to deliver the baby. I don’t know how I feel about that [Laughs]. Thank God for Dr Hilary.
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“Mummy, you’re a shining star.” When you smile, it makes her smile. She’s brave and likes picking up her chickens and playing on her scooter. She doesn’t miss a trick and she loves make-up.
Would you like Charlotte to be a scientist, like you? I would love her to be. Before she was born, and before I knew whether she was a he or a she, I really wanted my child to be a scientist. I think it’s really important to be inquisitive and investigative and learn about things. I want to teach her that the world is precious and that’s why being outdoors is so important to us.
What’s the best thing about being a mum? I love playing all day. In lockdown, I was like, “Parents, you could have sent your children to me, I would play crafts all day.” I love it.
What’s it like being part of the Good Morning Britain team? It’s a privilege every day to be in people’s living rooms to tell them the weather. I have the best job in the world. The team are on point every day. When I joined, I recall watching Lorraine [Kelly] and how she worked with guests. Her and Susanna [Reid] are of the same mould – everything’s written down. Their notebooks are crammed. They know everything, backwards, forwards and inside out. It’s like a masterclass watching them. I love doing the weather with Andi Peters. With the competitions, he makes it look so effortless but what he does is really hard. I’m in awe of him every day.
Kate Garraway’s been through so much in the past year with husband Derek Draper being hospitalised with coronavirus. You must be so proud of her... She’s amazing. Her documentary [Finding Derek] is amazing. I don’t bother her with it at work. I don’t ask her questions because I know she’s in work mode. But actually, she’s really open, even on air, which I’m amazed by. When I had Charlotte in hospital, I’d come on and be like, “Hey, everyone” and LAURA WEARS TOP AND TROUSERS BY FORTE FORTE FROM FENWICKS, SHOES BY DUNE, EARRINGS BUTLER AND WILSON didn’t feel like I wanted to share 30 LAURA WEARS CARDIGAN BY AMERICAN VINTAGE FROM FENWICKS, TROUSERS BY MINT VELVET, NECKLACE FROM FENWICKS, TROUSERS BY MINT VELVET, LAURA WEARS CARDIGAN BY AMERICAN VINTAGE CARDIGAN BY RACHEL RILEY FACE, BY OTTOMAN HANDS; CHARLOTTE WEARS DRESS ANGEL’S WWW.OK.CO.UK 31 LAURA WEARS DRESS BY MINT VELVET, SHOES BY CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN FROM @LOVELUXESTORE, EARRINGS OTTOMAN HANDS; LAURA WEARS DRESS BY MINT VELVET, CHARLOTTE WEARS DRESS BY WILD & GORGEOUS FROM KIDSWEAR COLLECTIVE, SHOES RIVER ISLAND
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all that. She’s doing it because there dancing and singing, that’s all I do are so many people going through around the house with Charlotte. something similar. It helps her and other I would be available... people. And the first time I saw her [after Derek was admitted to hospital] Tell us about your work with the was amazing. She continues to be really Ickle Pickles charity... strong – but that’s what she’s like at work. It was set up by a mum called Rachel She’s the craziest, most disorganised whose son was born about 12 weeks organised person you’ll ever meet. early. When these babies are born their eyes are closed and don’t open In what way? for a while. His eyes were closed for Her room is a mess, Ben [Shephard] is ages and they didn’t want to name always going on about her hair being him until they could see what he a mess and once her handbag actually looked like. The nurse used to call had a bird’s nest in it, because it was a him her “Ickle Pickle” and the name project one of her children was doing stuck with them. They wanted to at school. But she remembers every do something to say thank you and interview, everything she’s ever done, help other people, so they set up and her brain is still in place – and then the charity. Anybody can help raise some. Piers Morgan said, “Treat this as money for it and they will give the a piece of research, look at every angle, proceeds to hospitals that might every avenue, and you will come out of need things such as a new incubator the other side of this.” She’s tackled it or breast pump. So far, they’ve in a very methodical way, I think. raised nearly £1.5million.
How’s it been since Piers left? Tell us about the Sudocrem 90km cycle, Do you miss him? which will raise money for the charity... I wasn’t even there that day [when he You have to cycle 90km as a family. If left] and that whole week was just a you’re really ambitious you can do it in crazy week – but that’s all I’m going to a day, or you’ve got until the end of the say about that. year to do little journeys as a family and you get your friends and relatives to There’ve been lots of rumours of lots sponsor you. When the weather of different presenters taking over gets nicer we’ll go out on journeys from Piers Morgan since his exit. down the river. OK! Who would be your dream? FOR INFORMATION ON TAKING PART IN THE SUDOCREM Laura opens up on how Jon Bon Jovi! 90KM CHALLENGE, VISIT SUDOCREM.CO.UK/CYCLE-MORE OR ICKLEPICKLES.ORG Dr Hilary Jones helped Ha! He’d be amazing. There are also her when she went into a lot of rumours that you’re set to WORDS: GEMMA MCCARTNEY Strictly PHOTOS: LORNA ROACH premature labour – to appear on . Is that something HAIR AND MAKE-UP: NATASHA SCHMITT USING you’d be interested in? SAM MCKNIGHT HAIRCARE AND NARS MAKE-UP STYLING: HARRIET NICHOLSON watch, scan the code I would love to do Strictly. I love
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PHOTOS: GETTY MUSIC MATTERS IT’S THE BRITS BABY! LITTLE MIX WERE THE STARS OF THE NIGHT AS THE BRIT AWARDS RETURNED
Perrie and Alex: proud parents-to-be
week on from her bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock’s pregnancy reveal, Perrie Edwards announced that she was also expecting her first baby, showcasing her growing belly in a black Aand white photo with footballer partner Alex Oxlade- Chamberlain. She captioned the beautiful picture, “So happy to be on this wild journey with my soulmate. Me + Him = You. We can’t wait to meet you baby Ox!” And days later, all eyes were on Little Mix at London’s O2 Arena as they proudly displayed their bumps on the red carpet for the first time, alongside bandmate Jade Thirwall, at this year’s Brit Awards. Following a challenging year for the band – which saw their fourth member Jesy Nelson quit – it proved to be Little Mix’s night, as they broke records by becoming the first girl band to be awarded Best British Group. Taking to the stage, the girls thanked their former bandmate Jesy during their tearful speech, where they spoke out against white male dominance, misogyny, sexism and a lack of diversity in the music industry. They also dedicated the accolade to their predecessors, adding, “The fact that a girl band has never won this award really does speak volumes, so this award isn’t just
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for us, it’s for… all of the girls told Jack it was still going incredible female bands!” ahead and that they already had Caption Perrie later took to instagram plans in place for childcare for white to to say “On cloud 9… we just the Little Mix babies. be added made history together.” “We’re going to need a here Chatting to show host Jack crèche,” Leigh-Anne said. Whitehall, the girls squirmed Perrie and Leigh-Anne also when he asked how they’d joked about Jade drinking for passed the time during the all three of them on the night, recent lockdown. He joked, and the 28-year-old most “I wasn’t going to ask it...the definitelyyp kept the Brits spirit proof is in the ppudding.udding. alaliveive fforor hher bandmates. When you weren’tn’t ToTowardswar the end of making Little ththee night, she was Mixes...” pippicturedc flipping “My dad will tthe middle finger be watching tto waiting this!” Perrie photographers cringed. aand grabbing Setting the hher boobs as she Dua Lipa flew the Baby bumps record straight cclambered into a flag (literally) for are in vogue on their Confettiti Jade letting ttaxia without her British fashion… tour next year, ththee her hair down sshoesho on. 38 …and wore Taylor Swift Vivienne looked Westwood on heavenly the red carpet in Miu Miu
WWW.OK.CO.UK 39 Celeste ruffled our fashion Harry Style feathers in stood out Ashley (as ever) Williams in Gucci
Coldplay made quite the splash…
40 Sheridan Smith brought sexy back in her LBD
It truly was a night for girl power, as Dua Lipa also wowed with her incredible performance of hits from her Future Nostalgia album – first belting out tunes on the London Underground before heading to the O2 with her crew of colourful dancers. Dua Lipa also won Best Female Solo Artist and Best British Album, taking time during her speech to address the 2,500 key workers given tickets to the show and demand a pay rise for them. She dedicated her second award to Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole, the 20-year-old man who died after attempting to save a woman who fell into the River Thames in April. Coldplay opened the show with a performance of their new single Higher Power from the Thames, and fans were left in awe when Elton John and Years & Years frontman Olly Alexander did their rendition of Pet Shop Boys song It’s A Sin – the theme tune and title of the recent Channel 4 drama series in which Olly starred. The song is being released as a single to support the Elton John AIDS Foundation, and many hailed it one of the best performances in Brits history. Host Jack Lewis Capaldi presented an award, but left viewers Whitehall kept confused as to what he’d said because his expletive- the jokes filled speech was mostly censored by producers. coming
WWW.OK.CO.UK 41 Pregnant Jessie Ware chose full-length Valentino
Actress Maisie Williams and Lewis Capaldi (left) handed out gongs
“It’s been a great year forfor albums,” Lewis said. ““MostMos of all because I haven’t f***ingf***ing released one!” He then went on to joke, “Obviously, let’s also hope that Scotland win at the Euros.” When the crowd booed playfully, the Hold Me While You Wait singer added, “I didn’t f***ing write it! I’m just doing a job.” Harry Styles also made an appearance to accept the prize for Best Single. Easily topping the Gucci Mary Janes and bright-yellow Marc Jacobs suit he wore to last year’s event, Harry made a bold statement in a Gucci graphic-print suit in retro sepia-toned hues and a brown leather handbag. Double award nominee Jessie Ware – who recently announced she’s pregnant with baby number three – looked incredible in Valentino, while Cilla actress Sheridan Smith also opted for black. 2020’s Rising Star winner Celeste looked playful in a ruffled mini, while Game Of Thrones star Maisie Williams shocked fans with her new peroxide blonde makeover. While a lot of American stars were unable to fly over for the event due to travel restrictions, Taylor Swift excited fans by showing up to accept the award for Global Icon, being honoured in a video message by friends Selena Gomez, Ed Sheeran, Zoë Kravitz and Annie Lennox. Taking to the stage, she ended her heartfelt acceptance speech by telling the audience, “If there’s one thing that I’ve learned, it’s that you have to look around every day and take note of the people who have always believed in you and never stop appreciating them for it. Never take them for granted.” OK!
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OURTNEY KARDASHIAN, 42, has bared her art for Krocker boyfriend TRAVIS BARKER, 45, by inking “I love you” on his skin. Last week, the mum of three shared a video of herself adding to the Blink 182 drummer’s heavily tattooed arms on Instagram, captioning the post, “I tattoo.” She included a close-up of Travis’ sore-looking arm when she was ddone,one, sshowingh her messagemessage amid his bodybody art collage. KourtneyK and Travis,Tra who haveh been good friends for years, confirmed they were an item earlier this year. Since then, theyth have sharedsha a streamstrea of steamy loved-uploved-u snaps. PAMMY SLAMS BIOPIC ON TOMMY ROMANCE
ormer Baywatch star PAMELA FANDERSON, 53, has hit out at a new series exploring her relationship with ex-husband TOMMY LEE. Pammy and the Mötley Crüe drummer, 58, had known each other for just 96 hours when they got married on a beach in Mexico in 1995. The couple went on to have two sons but their relationship was famously tumultuous. They divorced in 1998 and a Hulu series starring LILY JAMES as Pammy (right) and SEBASTIAN STAN as Tommy is now in the works. Sources claim Pammy thinks the show is a “cheap knockoff” and has no plans to watch it. She has now found love with her new husband, bodyguard DAN HAYHURST, whom she married last year.
44 LOVEMATTERS ARE BENNIFER BACK ON?
ormer golden couple in the notes how beautiful JENNIFER LOPEZ and she looked in photos from FBEN AFFLECK have the Dominican Republic. sparked speculation that they Meanwhile, singer and have rekindled their romance. actress Jennifer allegedly The pair teased a potential told Ben he could “own her reunion almost 17 years after heart” with his pen. But their split – setting tongues sources insist she didn’t meet wagging when they were up with Ben until her split spotted enjoying a getaway from A-Rod was confirmed. together at a luxury ski resort The former A-list couple in Montana. were nicknamed Bennifer Sources claim Hollywood when they started dating in big-hitter Ben, 48, whisked 2002, after falling in love on Jennifer, 51, to his ski chalet the set of the film Gigli. at the private Yellowstone They announced Club in Big Sky, where they their engagement in the are said to have spent the November of the same year week together. and Ben even appeared in Days later, the pair were Jennifer’s video for the single snapped sitting side-by-side Jenny From The Block. in an SUV amid reports that But just days before Ben has been spending an they were set to tie the increasing amount of time at knot at a lavish ceremony Jennifer’s LA home. in September 2003 they The rumoured reunion postponed their big day, comes weeks after Jennifer blaming the overwhelming confirmed her engagement media frenzy. to fiancé Alex “A-Rod” They split a few months Rodriguez, 45, was over. later and within 18 months, And sources say the Ben had married Jennifer former baseball star is Garner while Jennifer had shocked by the reports as wed Marc Anthony. he had hoped he could win But the pair remained Jennifer back. friendly and in 2016, Sources claim Ben and Jennifer insisted they had Jennifer have been in contact experienced “genuine love”. since February and Ben had “I think different time, even been sending Jennifer different thing, who knows love letters before her split what could’ve happened. from A-Rod. The Batman But there was a genuine actor is said to have told her love there,” she said. PHOTOS: GETTY WWW.OK.CO.UK 45 BACK IN BUSINESS ‘I MISS HAVING SOMETHING TO PUT A SUIT ON FOR’ COMEDIAN DAVID WALLIAMS ON LIFE AFTER LOCKDOWN AND KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH SIMON COWELL
ritain’s Got Talent may have been Books lead to postponed this year, but judge David conversations about Walliams, 49, has plenty to keep him things. So that’s something occupied. The comic is busy writing we’ve had more time to Bthe next in his line of popular children’s do this year, which I’ve stories, has musical and movie adaptations really enjoyed. of his books in the works, and has been filming several TV shows, too. It marks What do you read another successful year for the man who together? With BGT judges Simon burst onto our TV screens alongside Matt Not my own books! I feel Cowell, Amanda Holden Lucas in Little Britain in the early noughties. like otherwise one day and Alesha Dixon last year When he’s not capturing the he’ll be in therapy saying, imaginations of the nation’s children, David “My dad made me read tells us he loves nothing more than reading his own books.” So I let my son decide, but like choirs or dance acts with lots of people with his own son, Alfred, seven, who he lots of Roald Dahl, which I love reading too. in them. How would you keep everyone shares with ex-wife Lara Stone. safe? BGT has hundreds of people, we Here, David tells OK! his favourite things What made you want to get involved couldn’t all have isolated together. about fatherhood, discusses his latest in the campaign with McCain and charity project and explains why his mum Family Fund? Do you have a BGT judges’ WhatsApp won’t be baking for Simon Cowell again... Firstly, I love oven chips! When you become group to stay in touch? a parent you definitely need to have oven Yes, but Simon isn’t in it. Simon doesn’t Hi David, how have you found this year? chips in your freezer at all times. Then the have a mobile phone, but Amanda, Alesha I’ve just been trying to fact McCain is pledging and I talk on it a lot and share pictures and be in the moment and to support Family Fund, jokes. We really liked Ashley Banjo, who not think about the a charity that helps stepped in to do the live shows last year, so future. And the moment disabled and seriously ill he’s on there now, too. We loved him and for me was spending children, and support its he’s become a good friend. time with my son and goal to provide 150,000 homeschooling. And we families with vital and How do you keep in touch with Simon managed to video call essential items to help if he doesn’t have a phone? my mum every day, them come together as I communicate with him through Lauren which was good. a family – especially at Silverman, his partner. She sends me mealtimes. It’s a great pictures of their son Eric and I send her What are you looking Alongside idea when a big pictures of my son. Simon isn’t one for forward to when Matt Lucas in company gets so calling you up for a chit-chat. But Lauren things open up? Little Britain involved with a charity is really good at that, she’s a lovely lady. I miss having something like Family Fund. It’s to put a suit on for. I like how you want the Do you have anything else coming getting dressed up and going out for world to be – big companies trying to up this year? dinner. I’ve got a date in the diary though, help charities and give back. Lots of books! I’m also working on a I’m taking Mum to the ballet! new musical of one of my books, as What are your favourite well as TV and film versions. I’ve been How did you cope with homeschooling? family moments? filming a programme called Sandylands, I didn’t find it stressful, it was just like going I love going over to my mum’s house and and I’ve also been filming After Ever back to school and sitting in the classroom her bringing out her homemade Victoria After on Sky with Sheridan Smith. as if you’re seven again! I actually liked it in a sponge cake. She once made one for So there are things to come! OK! lot of ways. It’s quite a bonding experience. Simon Cowell. He couldn’t help judging it DAVID WALLIAMS IS SUPPORTING MCCAIN AND FAMILY FUND and was like, “Not enough jam.” My mum THROUGH A NEW ANIMATED SERIES OF STORIES AIRING ON SKY What’s your favourite thing was quite offended and said she was never MEDIA FEATURING CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN HELPED BY FAMILY FUND, CALLED TEATIME TALES, WHICH HE HAS WRITTEN about fatherhood? going to make him a cake again! AND NARRATED. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PARTNERSHIP Making my child laugh and making him AND TO DONATE, VISIT MCCAINFAMILYFUND.CO.UK happy. He likes to make jokes and make Were you disappointed that Britain’s Got people laugh as well now too. It’s also Talent isn’t going ahead this year? WORDS: ANNA MATHESON lovely spending time reading together. It’s sad, but it’s hard when there are groups PHOTOS: GETTY 46 WWW.OK.CO.UK 47 TIME WELL SPENT WITH ALL YOUR FAVOURITE CELEBRITIES
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pare a thought for the folks in my two daughters – Evelyn, 13 and Olivia, nine Is it true you created a love spell to find Emmerdale this week. There’s always – I’ve written three children’s books. Rosemary your husband of 11 years, Sean Pritchard? a hefty dose of drama in store, but And The Witches Of Pendle Hill is already out, Yes. I’d come out of a disastrous relationship even more so with the return of elegant and the second, Rosemary And The Book Of and I didn’t want to be messing about with Stroublemaker Bernice Blackstock. She’s back The Dead, is out in October, with the third to any waste-of-space boyfriends. I used pagan after spending last year in Australia, and come. I love being busy. It also helped me find witchcraft and wrote down exactly what I was it’s sent her ex, Liam, and his fiancée, Leyla, a routine, which I needed. I had some really after and used candles and crystals. I sell love into a tailspin. dark days. Your mental health is very fragile spells, crystals, stress busters and all sorts “As far as Bernice is concerned, he should during these difficult times, so I did everything online [thesamanthagiles.co.uk]. be falling at her feet,” says actress Samantha I could to help myself, which included routine, Giles. “She can’t believe he’s getting married being creative, exercise… and yes, baking Are you looking forward to turning 50 in July? to Leyla – how dare he?” banana bread like everyone else. No, not really. I’m just going to get on with it. Cue some juicy storylines as Bernice stirs I’m not someone who’s about to have a load up trouble between the soon-to-be-newlyweds You sound like a lockdown high achiever! of work done to my face or body. in the Yorkshire Dales. No, not at all. Look, I’m like anyoney else – We caught up with Samantha for Do you worry about ageing? all the behind-the-scenes goss and I’m always aware of my weight and to talk about her life off camera… looks because of the job I do. Us women don’t have it easy, do we? What’s the biggest change It’s important we look after our you’ve noticed on the Emmerdale health as we get older. I had a set since you left prior to terrible two-year period in my the pandemic? early forties where I suffered from My hair and make-up. Due to social debilitating urinary infections. It distancing, we’ve had to do it all was so depressing. I was working, a ourselves. It’s a nightmare! I can just mum to two young girls and a wife, about do my make-up, but I’m no but I didn’t know if I could carry on. good with my hair, it’s so frizzy. I’d be frightened to have sex or a Bernice is a hairdresser and always glass of wine, in case it triggered it. has a coiffed look. So the wardrobe Eventually a urologist suggested team gave me a wig – but I still Bernice drinking two litres of water a day have to style it. I know I sound is back and it miraculously worked. But precious, but when you’ve got an in the Dales while I was suffering, I honestly emotional scene to do, you don’t thought I was never going to be want to be fannying about checking able to have a normal life again. your blusher or your hair. On the flip side, I see a lot of this announcement culture on it must be very frustrating for the hair and social media and I get very affected by it. How do you relax? make-up teams, who are probably desperate When I’m out of work, I see posts like, “I’ve Writing my children’s books relaxes me, as it to get their hands on us. just got the job,” and I’m thinking, “Oh my gives me a feeling of control. In my working God, I’ve done nothing, I can’t do this or acting life, I have no control whatsoever, it’s How did it feel going from lockdown that.” But the truth is, it’s all about how you all down to what’s offered to me. Although the loungewear to high heels and false nails, sell yourself. And the reality is most people writing experience is quite isolating, it did give Bernice-style? are faking it. I find it very difficult to deal with me an opportunity to make some creative Well, it’s nice to do it as somebody else! It as I have very high expectations of myself. decisions, which felt nice. I also practise Reiki, feels very natural for Bernice to be in nice which has been really useful this last year. dresses and heels. I mean, I would never dress Do you have any regrets? like that – it would be weird. But on set, I’m Not really. There are things that I wish I’d done What’s a life lesson you’ve learnt? running down the streets in the village in great differently, but then certain things wouldn’t To be patient. My personality type is big high heels, and it feels normal. It doesn’t have happened, like meeting my husband. the opposite – I want things to happen feel like I ever left, especially as the world I wish I’d been more fearless during my immediately and be a success. The reality feels like it’s been on pause for the last year. university years. I should have taken the is, things take time. I’d love to be the opportunity to live in France. I never had the next JK Rowling, but these things don’t But it sounds like you’ve had your busiest confidence, which probably sounds ridiculous happen overnight. OK! year ever while away from the soap… considering the job I do. I recognise the same I’ve actually done more things than I ever trait in my eldest daughter. I’m always telling WORDS: LOUISE BURKE thought possible. Aside from homeschooling her to not be scared and grab opportunities. PHOTOS: OK! MAGAZINE/LORNA ROACH 50 ‘I’M NOT ABOUT TO HAVE A LOAD OF WORK DONE TO MY FACE OR BODY’
WWW.OK.CO.UK 51 JAMES TEASES A GAVIN & STACEY RETURN
ans went wild for the Gavin & Stacey Christmas special in 2019 – and now JAMES CORDEN says it would be a “shame” Fto never do another show again. The actor, 42, who co-wrote the hit series with RUTH JONES, admitted, “As it stands right now, there aren’t any plans to do one, but that’s not to say there isn’t the want or the inclination to do one. When we wrote that last special, we never really thought about whether we’d make another one after it, but then that special is so open-ended.” James added of the Christmas episode, “I think it would be a shame to leave it there. That’s certainly my feeling and I think Ruth feels the same. It doesn’t feel like the end of a book, it feels like the end of a chapter. I do feel like if we did another one, that would be the end of it.”
CHRIS SHARES HEALTH DIAGNOSIS AFTER -MONTH STRUGGLE
egendary football pundit CHRIS KAMARA has Lshared his recent health diagnosis after “suffering in silence” for 18 months. The 63-year-old took to Twitter to reveal he has been diagnosed with hypothyroidism as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. The condition involves the thyroid not producing enough hormones, and can lead to weight gain and feelings of depression. Opening up about his diagnosis, Chris wrote, “With medication I am on the mend. Really brought it home 2 me that nobody knows what’s going on inside your head unless you tell somebody #MentalHealthAwareness.” He later added, “Big thanks to everyone for your best wishes to my #MentalHealthAwareness tweet. Unbelievable response. Don’t be a dinosaur like me & keep problems to yourself – telling someone what you are thinking could be the first step to recovery or an understanding of the condition you have.”
52 BRITCROWD ADELE’S ESTRANGED FATHER PASSES AWAY
inger ADELE’s father has passed away after a battle Swith cancer, just a week after the star celebrated her 33rd birthday. Mark Evans, who Adele was estranged from, died at the age of 57. The pair had endured a tumultuous relationship, with both father and daughter referencing their rift over the years. Mark left Adele’s mother, Penny, when the Hello singer was three years old, and in 2011 he opened up about his heavy drinking. “I was a rotten father at a time when she really needed me,” he said. “I was putting away two litres of vodka and seven or eight pints of Stella every day.” Mark later claimed in 2015, two years after he revealed he was suffering from bowel cancer, that the pair had made up and their feud was a “misunderstanding”. But in 2017, during her winning Grammys speech, Adele implied all was not well as she thanked her manager. She said, “We’ve been together for 10 years, and I love you like you’re my dad. I love you so, so much. I don’t love my dad, that’s the thing. That doesn’t mean a lot. I love you like I would love my dad.” MAX REVEALS SECRET BATTLE WITH DEPRESSION AND BOOZE
he Wanted’s MAX GEORGE has The former Strictly Come Dancing opened up about his secret battle star went on to explain how he sought Twith depression and alcohol during treatment for his skin and added, “It his time in the boy band. The singer didn’t occur to me that it could be admitted he turned to alcohol to try something to do with my mental health. to “forget” his feelings because he felt I thought that would just be a feeling, ashamed and “ungrateful” for feeling so not a physical thing.” unhappy when the group had achieved so much. The 32-year-old also described suffering from physical symptoms of depression, including acne on his chest, back and shoulders, nausea and a locked jaw. “I woke up one morning and felt like my jaw had locked. As soon as I got up, I felt sick. I thought I had a bug or something,” he said. “That went on for a week, then a month. I thought there was something seriously wrong.” WORDS: KATE ROMERO PHOTOS: GETTY, REX/SHUTTERSTOCK ROMERO PHOTOS: GETTY, WORDS: KATE WWW.OK.CO.UK 53 LEADING LADY ‘I’D PASS OUT IF I DID STRICTLY!’ COMEDIAN KERRY GODLIMAN ON HER WANING STAMINA EMBRACING MORE DRAMA IN HER LIFE AND THE FUNNY SIDE OF STAND-UP ZOOM GIGS
t’s hard to believe that new detective Has this time made you appreciate show Whitstable Pearl marks the first major stand-up more? lead role in Kerry Godliman’s career. I’ve always loved both. There have been “I was extremely excited and almost phases where I’ve thought, “I could Ishocked,” the 47-year-old comedian and probably wind down stand-up now and not actress tells us over Zoom. “I suppose if do it so much,” but I really love it and have I ever did get a lead, I expected it to be always been happy to continue doing both in comedy, so I was pleasantly surprised if I can. I’m doing a tour in autumn, though, and extremely flattered.” so hopefully I’ll get back on the road. But for those who have tuned in to Kerry over the years, it will come as no surprise. Do you like life on the road? After storming the stand-up and panel show There are pros and cons. I’m a bit of circuit, Kerry showed she was no one-trick a home bunny, but I love getting out and pony and has built up an impressive acting performing live. Nothing beats it. Zoom CV with shows including Save Me and Adult gigs are the weirdest thing. Nothing will Material. Then, when Ricky Gervais cast her make you feel like you’re having an With children as the late Lisa in his hilarious, but at times existential crisis more than shouting down Elsie and heart-wrenching, Netflix show After Life, a webcam trying to make people laugh. Frank Kerry found herself propelled to a new I honestly can’t explain it to you, but it’s level of stardom. certainly better than nothing. Here, the down-to-earth star – who is She’s worried about an empty nest. mum to Elsie, 14, and Frank, 10, with her At least there are no hecklers… Can you relate to that? actor husband Ben Abell – talks about her It’s not ideal as the timing’s a bit off. Every Totally. I’m already feeling it. My daughter is latest project, how she made people laugh comedian will tell you the worst thing you 14 and she’s extremely independent. I used over lockdown, and her role at home… can do at a live gig is zoom in on the one to have to fill the weekends with activities person who’s yawning when 250 people and now she’s got her own thing. She’s like, Hi Kerry. You’re doing so well in stand-up are laughing. In a Zoom gig, you might “I’ve made plans!” My role is changing as and acting. Did you ever have a plan B see someone eating a yoghurt. You’re like, the kids grow up, so there’s a parallel theme when it came to your career? “Mate! I’m working my a**e off and you’re between me and Pearl. I’m coming to a part No. What’s funny is stand-up has been such just eating a yoghurt in your house!” It of my life where I’m not needed as much a part of my life now for 20 years, whereas makes me feel like a winner. at home, so the timing to go off and do acting I could never depend on. But in this a three-month shoot was OK. Also, I got last year, thank God I had acting to fall back Did you expect your career to take this out of doing a bit of homeschooling! on. I never thought I’d use that phrase! turn where you’d be leading a drama? Stand-up’s gone, it’s been walloped. I had to I didn’t see Whitstable Pearl coming at After Life’s been a huge hit. Do people pull a tour and all live work, but I’ve had all all. But me doing drama has been slowly get in touch to say it’s helped them this amazing acting work that I’d never have happening. And because the characters I through a tough period of grieving? been able to do before Covid-19 because play with Ricky [Gervais] in Derek and After All the time. A bloke said to me recently of my schedule. So it’s been a mad ride. Life have always straddled comedy and that he hadn’t cried in decades and After drama, I’ve been able to wear both Life made him cry. We have a culture of hats. I don’t doubt that without being weird around death and we don’t Kerry plays After Life I wouldn’t have got talk about it. It’s amazing that a show has a sleuth in Whitstable Pearl. opened people up to that conversation. Whitstable Pearl What’s the new show about? Would you like to do a reality show Pearl was a police officer when she like Strictly? was in her early twenties. She had I don’t think I’ve got the stamina for Strictly. an ambition to work up to detective, I’d pass out! But I judged on The Great but then she got pregnant and her British Menu, and loved that. Anything life went in a different direction. where I get to eat and people do my hair, She raised her son on her own, set I’m on board. But anything where I’m out of up a seafood restaurant with her breath, I’ll avoid. OK! mum, and all of that has gone very WHITSTABLE PEARL IS OUT FROM MONDAY 24 MAY ON STREAMING well. But now her son’s thinking of SERVICE ACORN TV leaving home, the restaurant’s very established and Pearl is thinking, WORDS: RIANNE ISON PHOTOS: ADRIAN LOURIE/EVENING “What do I want?” STANDARD/EYEVINE, GETTY IMAGES, MARK BOURDILLON/ACORNTV
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LINDSAY’S SWEET TRIBUTE TO CO-STAR NATASHA INDSAY LOHAN has a touching tribute to Natasha – remembered her late Parent who played her on-screen mum LTrapp co-star NATASHA in the hit film – on Instagram. RRICHARDSONICHARD on Sharing a photo of the two wwhathat would of them together, the actress hhaveav been wrote, “Happy Birthday Angel,” heher 58th alongside a prayer hands bbirthday. emoji with the hashtag Lindsay, #natasharichardson and 34, paid a blue heart emoji.” Natasha, who was married to LIAM NEESON, tragically passed away in 2009 aged 45 from epidural hematoma after suffering a head injury while skiing. Opening up about their relationship, Linsday has previously said, “Natasha had such an elegance and grace, and she was so maternal to me.” MILEY REMINISCES OVER LIAM ince splitting from Miley first began dating her ex-husband LIAM actor Liam, 31, in 2009 after SHEMSWORTH in August they met on the set of The 2019, MILEY CYRUS has Last Song. He proposed reminisced about their in 2012 before they went relationship. The singer, 28, their separate ways in 2013. made the confession while The on/off couple later reflecting on her hit ballad, reconciled in 2015 and Malibu, which turned four tied the knot in 2018. last week. “Today is the 4 year anniversary of Malibu. A song about a place and person that at the time I loved very much,” she wrote in a heartfelt Instagram post alongside a clip of her in the studio. “That love was reciprocated beyond what I could describe here with freedom & escapism.”
58 HOLLYWOOD GWYNETH ‘I WAS DRINKING SEVEN NIGHTS A WEEK’ ctress GWYNETH PALTROW whiskey and I make this fantastic has admitted she went drink called the Buster Paltrow, A“totally off the rails” during which I named after my lockdown. “I was drinking seven grandfather who loved [to drink] nights a week and making pasta whiskey sours. and eating bread,” the 48-year-old “It’s this great quinoa whiskey said. “I mean, who drinks multiple from this distillery in Tennessee drinks seven nights a week? Like, with maple syrup and lemon that’s not healthy.” juice. It’s just heaven. I would Opening up about her tipple have two of those every night of choice, Gwyneth added, “I love of quarantine.”
THE ONE WHERE THEY REUNITE
riends fans rejoice! Last week the date for the much much-anticipated reunion was announced – and we don’t F have long to wait! The special, titled Friends: The Reunion, will air on 27 May on HBO. A first video teaser was unveiled showing all six original cast members, JENNIFER ANISTON, COURTENEY COX, LISA KUDROW, MATT LEBLANC, MATTHEW PERRY and DAVID SCHWIMMER walking along to the show’s famous theme tune I’ll Be There For You. And if that wasn’t exciting enough, a string of guest stars were also announced, including LADY GAGA DAVID BECKHAM and JAMES CORDEN. The special is set to be “a real-life unscripted celebration of the beloved show”. Though the cast won’t be in character, it should still fill the Friends-shaped hole in our lives, which has been there since show ended in 2004. WORDS: GEORGIA TREVITT PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES WWW.OK.CO.UK 59 BABY BLISS ‘THAT MOMENT WHEN SHE ARRIVED WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING’
FORMER REAL HOUSEWIVES OF CHESHIRE STAR NERMINA PIETERS-MEKIC AND HER FOOTBALLER HUSBAND ERIK PIETERS EXCLUSIVELY INTRODUCE THEIR DAUGHTER ALAYA-ROSE TO OK!
hen OK! meets former Real miss the birth of his first child to rest. Housewives Of Cheshire “Once Erik told me there was an ideal star Nermina Pieters-Mekic time to have the baby, I manifested that and her footballer husband I was going to have her a bit early,” WErik Pieters, it’s clear their adorable new says Bosnian-Dutch singer and horse arrival has stolen their hearts. rider Nermina. Alaya-Rose Pieters timed her arrival “I was worried I could be at a game perfectly, coming into the world eight a four-hour drive away. I was so pleased days early when the football season I was there, because it was beautiful,” was on a four-day international break smiles Erik, who plays for Premier and putting Erik’s fears that he may League side Burnley FC.
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WWW.OK.CO.UK 61 62 Alaya-Rose was born on reassuring to have him here. As 29 March at 10.09am weighing a mum, I panic a little bit when 6lbs 2.5oz. But while her arrival was she cries and I want to help her as a serene and peaceful experience, quickly as possible, whereas Erik is Nermina ended up suffering from calmer, so she always falls asleep post-labour complications which very quickly with him. The other day resulted in her needing a blood it took me two hours of trying to get transfusion and stitches. her to sleep. Erik came home and Here, Nermina, 30, and Erik, within 10 minutes she was asleep. 32 – who also share four dogs – Erik: I have magic hands! introduce Alaya-Rose and open up about raising her to be bilingual, Tell us about the birth… Nermina’s post-labour scare and Nermina: We went to bed around why her arrival was all the sweeter 1am as we’d had a busy day. We following a miscarriage in 2019… cleaned the whole house and I went to see my horses, so I probably did Congratulations to both of you. a bit too much. I couldn’t get How have your first few weeks comfortable and Erik couldn’t sleep as parents been? because of me tossing and turning. Nermina: We’ve been so in love Erik: Nermina woke up and said with her since day one. It’s been she had cramp and I said, “Go to amazing, but it is hard. You don’t sleep, it’ll be fine in the morning.” know until you have children how Five minutes later she said, “I think difficult it is, but at the same time my waters have broken!” It was 3am it’s the best thing ever. I’m with by this time and all I could think her 24/7 at the moment and I’m was, “I should’ve got more sleep!” breastfeeding. Erik has his games Nermina: I said to Erik, “You need and training, but I don’t mind at all to get some towels!” because I love every second I spend Erik: I jumped up and put towels with her. I wouldn’t change it for all over the floor. Around 4am, anything. My mum is here, which I thought, “Shall I put in the car has been amazing, as I need seat?” I had to put it together and someone around when Erik is away. I had no clue what to do. Thankfully, Erik: I can’t wait to come home it only took me 15 minutes! after a game and be with my little Nermina: We arrived at the hospital family. If I have a home game, at 5.30am and she was born at I sleep in a separate room the night 10.09am! I only had time for gas before, but I will wake up at 5am and air. I only remember Erik’s and be like, “Where is the baby?” voice. I focused on my breathing Of course I want to sleep next to and I went into a different state my wife and the little one, but my in my mind. We did hypnobirthing work is also one of the priorities. classes together online and Erik Nermina: NERMINA WEARS DRESS BY FOREVER UNIQUE. ERIK TOP AND TROUSERS SARTO It’s not nice for me knew my birth plan. I wouldn’t have when he’s away at a game as it’s been able to do it without him. WWW.OK.CO.UK 63 MBOO BABY
I felt like we did it together, rather Hearing Nermina had to go to Nermina: They handled it really than me shouting at him like you theatre, and not having control, quickly and I had time to recover see in the movies. was the hardest part for me. I felt in hospital. I’m still recovering Erik: I’m not going to lie, I cried hopeless – I couldn’t do anything. now. The positive I take from it a little bit when I saw her for the Nermina: I’d stayed so calm the is that I learned so much from first time. I also cut the cord. The whole labour, but I was in real the midwives about the baby. experience was magical. I’m really pain and all I could think was, When I did come home, I didn’t proud of Nermina. She was so “We need to do something feel insecure to have the baby strong during the whole process. now,” and that’s when I went around me. I said to Erik, Nermina: That moment when she into theatre. I think that was “Imagine if I had to go home arrived was the most beautiful, the scary part for Erik, as he the same day? I wouldn’t know surreal thing. I was overwhelmed knows my pain threshold is what to do with the baby and with emotions. The labour went quite good and I was really how to change the nappies.” so smoothly, but unfortunately asking for help in that moment. It’s quite overwhelming. But Erik I had some internal bleeding. Erik: I had the little one in my had to change all the nappies in I was in quite a bit of pain and arms and I didn’t know what the beginning because I couldn’t I had to go to theatre for some to do. I was asking the nurses walk for a few days. stitches and a blood transfusion. to help my wife out as soon Erik: I don’t mind, I love changing I stayed in hospital for four days. as possible. I was just walking nappies. It’s bonding time for me. around nervous as hell when she Nermina: It hasn’t put me off That must have been scary… was in theatre. I couldn’t take the having more children in the future. Erik: Yeah, it was really tough. pain away – if I could I would have. I’d do it all over again. I’m happy THIS PAGE: NERMINA WEARS TOP AND TROUSERS BY KIRSTY DOYLE. ERIK WEARS TOP AND TROUSERS BY SARTO. ALAYA-ROSE WEARS OUTFIT BY BA NERMINA WEARS TOP AND TROUSERS BY KIRSTY DOYLE. ERIK SARTO. ALAYA-ROSE THIS PAGE: BY FOALES. FLOWERS NO 5 BLOOMS NERMINA WEARS PYJAMAS BY ARLO & SOFIA, JEWELLERY OPPOSITE PAGE:
64 WWW.OK.CO.UK 65 66 I had the complications rather than the baby, because I know I’ll recover from it.
How does it feel now Alaya-Rose is here after your miscarriage in 2019? Nermina: I think if anything you appreciate things a bit more. She is the apple of our eyes. I think the miscarriage made me worry a bit more. I was careful during the whole pregnancy and only got confident once I was 20 weeks – that’s when I relaxed into it and then I didn’t stop. I kept riding my horse until late in my pregnancy. Erik: Loads of people go through miscarriages and it’s really painful, but then having a healthy little one after is a blessing.
How did you pick her name? Erik: We’ve always liked the name Rose, but because so many people are called Rose we wanted to make it more special. We went on Instagram, Google, everywhere searching for a name. Nermina: I found Alaya online and I asked Erik about it and he said he loved it and then he said, “What about Alaya-Rose?” And we looked at each other and said, “That’s the one.” We kept it to ourselves.
How has breastfeeding been, Nermina? Nermina: I know I’m very lucky I can breastfeed, but it’s not easy. It takes a lot of energy and time, but it’s been amazing bonding. When Erik isn’t playing I will feed her and then he will burp her and change her nappies in the night. That’s the deal! Erik: It’s a team effort. But if I could breastfeed I would do it, so I could help.
Have your parents met her yet, Erik? Erik: No. I haven’t seen my parents for over a year now because of Covid-19. They didn’t even see Nermina pregnant. We’re trying to get them over here as soon as possible. It will be really special, as it’s their first grandchild. We’re trying to speak in multiple languages to her from a young age. Nermina and her mum are speaking Bosnian to her and I’m speaking Dutch.
Nermina, have you heard from your former Real Housewives co-stars? Nermina: Yes, I’ve had some flowers. The girls have been amazing. Dawn [Ward], Seema [Malhotra] and Stacey [Forsey] have all messaged. They’re so happy for me and can’t wait for me to meet her. We’ve been overwhelmed with flowers and clothes. I’m still in maternity leggings every day, For a guided but this little one has five outfit changes tour around a day! She has the best wardrobe of us all. Nermina’s Finally, tell us about her nursery… incredible Nermina: We didn’t want too much pink. We nursery - really wanted to go for a classic touch, so we worked with Silver Cross and they have this complete amazing range of classic white furniture. A lady with lavish called Abby from Ginger Nest Interiors came up rocking with some ideas for the nursery. I found this amazing wallpaper and Erik found a beautiful chair - scan chair and bought her a little rocking horse. the code! Her first pony! Erik: First and last, otherwise it’s bankruptcy [laughs]! I might just buy her a big horse now and she can grow into it! OK!
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WWW.OK.CO.UK 67 BOYS TO MEN ‘WE’RE NO LONGER AFRAID TO OPEN UP’ MCFLY’S TOM AND DOUGIE ON MUSIC WHATSAPP JOKES AND CHECKING IN ON FRIENDSS
cFly were about And you were left in to head out on charge of the kids [Buzz, their first tour in seven, Buddy, five, and five years when Max, two] while your Mthe pandemic hit. So for wife Giovanna was off Tom Fletcher, 35, and doing I’m A Celeb… Dougie Poynter, 33, Tom: Yes, that was the connecting with their same time that our album bandmates Harry Judd, 35, [Young Dumb Thrills] came and Danny Jones, 35, over out, so it was pretty hectic! video calls was a lifeline. Now the pair have What made you want to teamed up with Three UK join the Better Phone to support Samaritans’ Friends campaign? Better Phone Friends, Tom: We’ve been friends which encourages us all to for a long time and we’ve reach out. And after 17 had our ups and downs. years in a band together, Mental health is something the pair admit that they we’re very aware of and also need to “get better” at care about. It’s become checking in on each other. very relevant in everyone’s Here, the boys open lives over the last year, too. up on touring plans, annoying habits and Are you good at checking WhatsApp memes... in on your friends? Tom: I think we still need Hi, both – have you kept to be better. busy over the last year? Dougie: Zoom is a million Dougie: I became a DIY times better than texting. as an example, we’ve got communicate 90% in The Fletchers: Buzz, expert and probably It helped hearing that not much better than we were. memes and GIFs. Giovanna, Buddy, devalued my property. everyone was doing great. It’s still difficult, But it’s Tom and Max Tom: I assembled my kids’ It made you feel less alone. something we’re no longer Has fatherhood changed bikes. Just simple things afraid to address. you as a musician, Tom? that most dads would do. Do you think men are Tom: I’ve got three new But homeschooling was finding it easier to open What advice would you critics who like to tear my really tough. I discovered up about mental health? give anyone struggling? songs apart and make I am a terrible teacher. Tom: If we look at our band Tom: The hardest bit is the suggestions! [Laughs] first part, just picking up Fatherhood changes your the phone to someone. approach to everything – Once you’ve done that it’s including songwriting. OK! so much easier. TOM AND DOUGIE ARE WORKING WITH THREE UK, IN PARTNERSHIP Do you have a McFly WITH SAMARITANS, TO LAUNCH #BETTERPHONEFRIEND – A CAMPAIGN WhatsApp group? ENCOURAGING THE NATION TO REACH OUT, CONNECT AND LISTEN TO LOVED Tom: We’ve got a few ONES. FOR DETAILS VISIT: THREE.CO.UK/ different ones. BETTERPHONEFRIEND Dougie: We don’t have one with our partners… WORDS: ANNA MATHESON McFly’s Tom, Tom: No, we don’t want PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES, MATT Dougie, Danny RATCLIFFE/MANCHESTER EVENING them to know what we’re NEWS/MIRRORPIX and Harry talking about! I’d say we
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THE SECRETS OF THE LAKE LIZ TRENOW olly is reeling from the death of Mher mother in post-war Britain. She dreams of becoming a journalist, but can’t leave her younger brother Jimmy at home. But when Jimmy vanishes with no trace, Molly’s world is truly rocked. Decades later, a body is found at the bottom of the lake… Will Molly finally get some answers? (OUT NOW, £8.99, PAN MACMILLAN) REVIEWS BY ANNA MATHESON PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES, JASON BRYANT REVIEWS BY ANNA MATHESON WWW.OK.CO.UK 69 ‘YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT AND LOVE YOURSELF FIRST’ SUPERMODEL TRAILBLAZER AND ACTIVIST NAOMI CAMPBELL HAS A NEW SENSE OF EASE AT
he fashion world simply wouldn’t be don’t get us.” She is forever grateful, saying, first, and not be the same without Naomi Campbell. “I was lucky to have Linda and Christy stand validated by The south London-born supermodel up for me. That kind of support was unheard someone else,” has been walking the catwalk for an of. We were truly friends.” she said a few Tamazing 35 years and her achievements are In December 1987, Naomi appeared on years ago. almost too numerous to list. the cover of British Vogue, the only black Indeed, like As a woman of colour, Naomi – 51 on model to do so since 1966. A year later she many celebrities, 22 May – is a fashion trailblazer and role became the first black model to appear Naomi has taken model to the generation on the cover of French hold of her own She’s interviewed that is following in her Vogue. She also graced narrative and often Pharrell Williams footsteps. She’s been the cover of US Vogue’s posts on Instagram, the face of hundreds of prestigious September as well as vlogging oonn magazine covers, dozens issue the following year. YouTube, where she hhasas of global advertising Discussing diversity almost half a million subscribers. She’s campaigns and had her in the fashion world, she interviewed the likes of Pharrell Williams, own perfume line, as says, “I understood what Mariah Carey, Demi Moore and Gwyneth well as being an actress it meant to be black. You Paltrow for her No Filter show. and charity ambassador. had to put in the extra She says, “I like the fact that I can express It feels like Naomi effort. You had to be myself and have control of my content. It has been in the public twice as good.” belongs to me, and I can be me, and not eye forever. Her first But having fashion have to worry about how it’s edited.” appearance on film came heavyweights on her It’s been an incredible journey for the when she was just seven, side, especially in the 5ft 9in model from Streatham. And despite when she featured in the early days, helped. her extraordinary success and feisty music video for Bob Gianni Versace was reputation, she’s remained humble. “I don’t Marley’s song Is This a huge fan and the think I was born beautiful. I just think I was Naomi with pal Love. At 10, she was late designer’s sister born me,” she says. OK! Christy Turlington accepted into the Italia Donatella has said of Conti Academy Of Naomi, “She pushed WORDS: LISA MARKS PHOTOS: GETTY Theatre Arts to study fashion forward as a dance and by 15 she was working as woman who believes in very precise a model. She landed her first magazine ideals of inclusivity and diversity rather cover when she was just 16. than a celebrity.” Naomi faced racial discrimination at the Of course, being so fêted meant the start of her career but went on to receive model’s lifestyle has always been under high-profile backing from designers scrutiny, particularly her love life. She’s Azzedine Alaïa, Yves Saint Laurent and dated some of the world’s richest men, Donatella Versace. including Italian businessman Flavio She was also backed by fellow “supers” Briatore, oil magnate Badr Jafar, Brazilian Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista, real estate tycoon Marcus Elias and who famously told designers Dolce & Egyptian tobacco businessman Louis Gabbana, “If you don’t use Naomi you Camilleri. She was engaged to U2 bassist Adam Clayton in 1993 and has been linked to Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Combs and, more recently, Liam Payne. She’s currently dating someone out of the public eye and says she’s happy. “The other thing that’s taken me a while to Naomi famously understand in my fell down on the With Donatella Versace growing up is that Vivienne Westwood and fellow “supers” you have to accept catwalk in 1993 and love yourself
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Put away your skinny jeans – bare-leg season is upon us! And this fun, flirty fragrance from Jean Paul Gaultier perfectly celebrates this sense of new-found freedom. It opens with an innocent trio of white flowers – orange blossom, tuberose and jasmine – before launching into sensual, gourmet undertones of juicy raspberry.
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the skin. added sun protection. of plastic used. missed spots, too. PIXELEYES WORDS: LAURA MULLEY PHOTOGRAPHY: WWW.OK.CO.UK 85 BEAUTY DIRECTOR LYNNE HYLAND SHARES THIS WEEK’S MUST-HAVES TRENDS AND TIPS
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Dr Tijion Esho is the man who’s turned lip filler into an art form, with half of Instagram flocking to his clinic for his fabled “perfect ratio” pout. (You might spot the likes of Michelle Keegan, Frankie Bridge and Jesy Nelson in there too, getting their facials done.) You’ll need to wait a month or six if you want the Body Fixers star to plump up your lips in person, but as of next Monday you can sample his magic touch via QVC. He’s launching a whole Esho collection for beautiful lips, including crack-fixing Coat, £21.99, mega-moisturising Drench, £18.99, and lip-inflating Sculpt, £21.99, which Dr E calls “me in a tube”. And if you’re lucky enough to bagsy an appointment with The Lip King himself, you’ll definitely want to stock up on Pause, £18.99, which promises to stop your filler breaking down as quickly. 3 Bubblicious 2 Chill out You’re never too A “cold plunge” has always struck me grown-up for a as a way to ruin a perfectly lovely spa teddy, especially day, but while I’ll always swerve the one as deliciously ice bath, I’d happily dunk my face kitsch as this. Meet in Ole Henriksen’s new hydrator. Moschino Toy 2 Cold Plunge Pore Bubblegum, from Remedy Moisturizer, £39, a playful little £36, has a snow creature taking slush texture a gleeful pop inspired by the chilly at pretentious bit of the Scandi perfume. Imagine spa cycle and is the scent and sass designed to refresh of bubblegum skin, tighten pores being blown from and leave it glowing. glossy pink lips, It’s particularly handy like you’re the if you have oily or coolest girl in the combination skin sixth form. Oh, because it promises and add in notes to hit the sweet spot of spiced fruit where skin is hydrated cocktails, too and radiant without – because this looking shiny. fragrance isn’t Brrr-illiant! for kids, just the young at heart. PHOTOS: GETTY 86 Sunny 5 future
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WWW.OK.CO.UK 87 HOW TO LEAVE A TOXIC RELATIONSHIP BREAKING UP IS NEVER EASY ESPECIALLY IF YOUR PARTNER IS CONTROLLING – HERE’S HOW TO NAVIGATE MOVING ON
eing cooped up together people heal from bad break-ups. 24/7 has put many She started her coaching business relationships under the seven years ago, inspired by her spotlight these past own marriage breakdown after her B12 months – and we’re not all husband fell for someone else. liking what we see. Add to that “I’ve been busier than ever the financial worries the pandemic throughout the pandemic,” says has brought, perhaps illness and single-mum Sara. “Everyone goes homeschooling pressures, no through a break-up at least once social life and a general feeling in their life, but most likely several. of housebound My own hit me like claustrophobia, a freight train. it’s no wonder I was in shock and relationships are unable to function. showing signs But it spurred of strain. me on to create In fact, the a toolkit of collateral damage techniques and of lockdown has strategies to help seen a record spike me take control.” in divorce enquiries Sara now around the world, devotes her career PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY with UK family law to helping others firms reporting a do the same. “Don’t share personal information surge of more than “Divorce is with your ex or let them know how 40% during and never the easy you’re feeling as they’ll use this since the first option,” she insists. against you. If you’re in an abusive lockdown. “And if you’re 3 relationship, the abuse sadly doesn’t Whether you’ve breaking up with a stop when you leave your partner. been together 30 difficult person – In fact, it often escalates as they attempt to step up years or three, have kids or fur someone who’s controlling or has their control elsewhere. They might do this by making babies, deciding to end your narcissistic tendencies – then you’ll the break-up process as difficult as possible, cutting relationship is traumatic. But even need some different tactics.” off financial support or consistently letting you down more so if your ex is controlling. Here are Sara’s tips on moving with childcare arrangements.” Sara Davison (above), aka The on from a difficult ex after you’ve Divorce Coach, helps hundreds of decided to make the break...
CREATE SET UP A FIND THE RIGHT EMOTIONAL SEPARATE LEGAL TEAM DISTANCE EMAIL “Ensure your legal team has “Don’t use their “Use this address for training in domestic abuse 1fullf name when their emails and so they can protect you. A referring to them 2 divorce case controlling partner might in conversations correspondence so try and hide money, and/or or in writing – names have a you only log in to read hire an aggressive lawyer to lot of emotion attached to when you’re feeling send intimidating legal them. Shorten to the first resilient and letters letters. Get support from a initial and lower case only. aren’t sprung on you, coach who specialises in Use this when you speak making you tearful this area to help you or write and see how it at work.” understand and prepare to reduces the impact.” handle this behaviour.”
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AND EVEN IF YOUR EX ANDEVENIFYOUREX IS DECENT… t An amicable split doesn’t mean you don’t need legal advice. A legal advisor will give you clarity about what to expect from your split, helping to reach the best decision for you and your family to ward off future regrets.
t Agree what to say to the kids. Ideally, sit down and tell them together. Reassure them that they are loved and this is not their fault. Don’t bad mouth each other in front of them – they need to see their parents treating each other with respect and kindness.
t Pick your battles. Take a step back and work out if you’ll really care about this in a few months’ time. This will help you to get perspective on what’s important and what is just emotion.
t Understand your spending KNOW patterns. Create a budget IT’S NOT spreadsheet to help you feel YOUR more financially independent FAULT and in control. “You will t Self-care, eating well and 5 get through exercising is crucial for keeping this and feel a strong mind and making happy better decisions. again. Break-ups are an opportunity to rediscover t Write a list of all the things yourself, so put fun things you weren’t happy with in your in your diary so you’re relationship. The sooner you take not all consumed with off the rose-tinted glasses, the breaking up. There’s more sooner you’ll let go of your ex to life than relationships. and the past. Try to maintain a healthy balance in other areas of TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SARA’S ONLINE PROGRAMME interest too. You might – HOW TO DIVORCE A DIFFICULT PERSON AND RECOVER well rediscover who YOU FROM A TOXIC RELATIONSHIP – VISIT SARADAVISON.COM are and what gets you YOU CAN ALSO BOOK ON TO SARA’S NEXT VIRTUAL RETREAT excited and hopeful – HEARTBREAK TO HAPPINESS – OR FIND OUT HOW TO about your future. BECOME A DIVORCE COACH AT SARADAVISON.COM You only live once so FOR MORE ADVICE ON HOW TO NAVIGATE A BREAK-UP OR DIVORCE, LISTEN TO SARA’S PODCAST AT 4 it’s time to feel good HEARTBREAKTOHAPPINESSPODCAST.COM about yourself and what lies ahead.” OK! WORDS: SUSANNA GALTON PHOTOS: GETTY
WWW.OK.CO.UK 89 LIGHT MY FIRE MAKE THE MOST OF THE SUNSHINE WITH A DELICIOUS BARBECUE Rainbow slaw
SERVES - INGREDIENTS ● 225g red cabbage, very finely chopped ● 225g white cabbage, very finely chopped ● 2 carrots, peeled and grated ● 1 small red onion, very finely chopped ● ½ bulb fennel, very finely chopped ● Juice of 1 lime ● ½ tbsp honey ● 1 tbsp of mixed seeds
1. Mix all the vegetables together in a large bowl. 2. Combine the lime juice and honey, stir in the seeds, and pour over the vegetables. Toss to fully coat. 3. Taste for seasoning, cover and chill.
90 SERVES Lamb chops with INGREDIENTS ● 4 tsp sumac ● A pinch of dried chilli flakes, crushed pomegranate ● 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil ● 4 tbsp pomegranate molasses ● 8 lamb chops and yoghurt ● 125g pomegranate seeds ● A few sprigs of fresh mint ● 1 lime, quartered, to serve ● Couscous and tortillas, to serve (optional)
For the yoghurt dip: ● 250ml natural yoghurt ● 1 clove of garlic, crushed ● Juice of ½ lemon
1. Heat a barbecue until the coals are glowing white, or get a griddle pan very hot. 2. Mix the sumac, chilli flakes and olive oil with 2 tablespoons of the pomegranate molasses. Coat the lamb chops with the mixture. 3. Cook the chops for 3-5 minutes on each side until browned but still pink in the middle. 4. While the lamb is cooking, make the dip. 5. In a small bowl mix the yoghurt with the garlic and lemon juice. Season and set aside. 6. Once the lamb is cooked, drizzle with the remaining pomegranate molasses and sprinkle with the pomegranate seeds and mint. 7. Serve with lime wedges and yoghurt dip, plus the couscous and tortillas, if you like.
WWW.OK.CO.UK 91 SERVES 1. Make the tomato and chilli 4. Use a stick blender to purée 7. Split the brioche buns relish by heating the oil in the sauce, season and set aside and toast briefly on the cut INGREDIENTS a pan over a moderate heat. to cool. sides. For the spicy tomato relish: 2. Add the onion, garlic and 5. Heat a barbecue until the 8. Spread the bottom halves ● 1 tbsp olive oil chilli and cook for 5 minutes coals are glowing white, or with the spicy tomato relish. ● 1 small brown onion, finely or until the onion is soft and get a griddle pan very hot. 9. Add the tomato slices, chopped translucent. Add the tomatoes. 6. Brush both sides of the halloumi and sliced onion and ● 1 garlic clove, crushed 3. Stir in the sugar, vinegar halloumi slices with olive oil. finish with rocket and an extra ● 1 bird’s-eye chilli, halved, and lime juice and cook for 10 Cook on each side for 2-3 drizzle of relish. Top with the seeded and finely chopped minutes, stirring occasionally. minutes or until they’re golden. other half of the bun to serve. ● 400g fresh tomatoes, chopped ● 1 tbsp brown sugar ● 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar ● Juice of 1 lime ● Salt and freshly ground pepper
For the burgers: ● 250g block of halloumi cheese, cut into 8 thick slices ● 1 tbsp olive oil ● 4 brioche buns ● 2 large ripe tomatoes, thinly sliced ● ½ red onion, thinly sliced ● A handful of rocket
Halloumi burger with spicy tomato relish
92 Satay spiced SERVES INGREDIENTS ● 2 tbsp honey ● 2 tbsp oyster sauce ● 1 tsp cayenne pepper chicken skewers ● A pinch of chilli flakes ● 2 cloves of garlic, crushed ● 50g fresh ginger, peeled and grated ● 1 tbsp peanut butter ● 2 tbsp lime juice ● 4 (about 700g) skinless chicken fillets ● Fresh coriander leaves ● 1 lime, cut into wedges, to serve
1. Mix together the honey, oyster sauce, cayenne pepper, chilli flakes, garlic, ginger, peanut butter and lime juice. 2. Marinate the chicken pieces in the honey mixture for at least 30 minutes (or overnight, if possible) 3. Heat a barbecue until the coals are glowing white, or get a griddle pan very hot. 4. Thread the chicken on to kebab skewers and cook on the barbecue (or in the griddle pan) for about 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until golden and cooked through and starting to crisp. 5. Scatter with a few sprigs of coriander and a wedge of lime to serve. OK! RECIPES AND STYLING: VICTORIA GRAY PHOTOS: CLIVE SHALICE RECIPES AND STYLING: VICTORIA GRAY
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Since its renovation in 2010, Pera room 411. It is assumed Christie wrote Palace Hotel has been regarded as a Murder On The Orient Express in that “museum hotel”. It was built in 1892 very room, as the hotel hosted the and was home to the first electric train’s passengers travelling between elevator in Istanbul. Paris and Istanbul. The luxury hotel officially opened its Room 411 is available to guests and doors three years later, welcoming an is cloaked in its original red furnishings. array of stars over the years such as There is also a collection of the author’s Greta Garbo and Alfred Hitchcock. books and a replica of her typewriter. Best-selling author Agatha Christie PRICES START AT £70 PER NIGHT FOR TWO PEOPLE. was also a fan and always stayed in SEE PERAPALACE.COM
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It’s Time Warp time at this Victorian mansion with plenty of Gothic fantasy. Oakley Court, which overlooks the River Thames in the county of Berkshire, is perhaps best known for being Dr Frank-N-Furter’s castle in the 1975 classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Residing in 35 acres of land, it was built in 1859 and owned by several wealthy families before its spectacular renovation. However, guests will recognise the staircase and the room that provided the backdrop for the crazy dining room scene in the movie. If you’re a fan of the franchise, ask to stay in one of the nine Mansion Suites. They’re part of the manor’s original structure. Complete with its own tower and gargoyles, the hotel was also used by British production company Hammer Films as the set for a number of their iconic horrors. For now, with its tennis courts, indoor swimming pool and spa, the only scary thing about this venue is the prospect of leaving it. PRICES START AT £250 A NIGHT FOR TWO PEOPLE. SEE OAKLEYCOURT.CO.UK
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The brain child of the famous Swiss hotelier César Ritz in 1898, it’s no surprise that the Ritz Paris is rich in both luxury and history. Relax in an And it must be très chic, as French fashion outdoor pool icon Coco Chanel herself lived there for 34 years until her death in 1971. Located in the centre of the city, its grandeur has attracted a wealth of renowned names including Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Now, furnished with the same elegant minimalism as Chanel’s designs, and garnished with a hefty price tag, the revamped Coco Chanel suite is available to guests. The suite was moved down a floor for a better view of the Place Vendôme, where Chanel got her inspiration for the design of her No5 perfume bottle. OK! PRICES FROM £810 A NIGHT FOR TWO PEOPLE. SEE RITZPARIS.COM.
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Credited by Guinness World Records as tradition, it was a Wi-Fi free zone up the oldest hotel in the world, Nishiyama until 2019! Keiunkan lies below the Onsen Keiunkan is steepedp in breathtakinggp peaks of the Akaishi 1,300 years of history. Mountains and acquires Fujiwara Mahito, son its hot water from of the 38th Japanese the Hakuho Springs, Emperor’s aide, which is known for its founded it in 705 AD. healing properties. The hot spring With six natural hotel is in Hayakawa, baths, a moon-viewing Yamanashi Prefecture, platform, and a kaiseki Japan (to the restaurant, Keiunkan southwest of Tokyo) is the essence of and has been run by Japanese hospitality the same family for and tranquillity. The main over 50 generations. PRICES FROM £270 A NIGHT FOR hallway at Priding itself on TWO PEOPLE. SEE KEIUNKAN.CO.JP Hôtel Ritz Paris
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WWW.OK.CO.UK 97 LIFELESSONS THE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST ON BEING AN ADRENALINE JUNKIE HIS SOFT SPOT FOR GADGETS AND WHY PEOPLE CALL HIM THE BULLET
My nickname is… the Bullet. flown upside down, full loops I was nicknamed the Bath Bullet and all of that. But, being after I broke the European a bit of an adrenaline junkie, record when winning a bronze I really enjoyed it! I felt I was in medal in the World Indoor safe hands with the amazingly Championships in 1999 so it professional pilots. The other stems from there. bravest thing I’ve done, which people say was absolutely My biggest challenge was… stupid, was taking part trying to achieve my childhood in a BBC One television dream of being an Olympic programme, Bobsleigh champion. It took 20 years from Challenge. We were a the age of seven to when I won bunch of rookies – all different gold in the Athens Olympics sportspeople. We had one in 2004. I never knew when week to see if we could be I started out that goal would competitive enough to compete take so long! in the British championships. That was probably the scariest My perfect evening is… a nice thing I’ve done. I remember evening walk before going to feeling like I was going to be one of our sick when I favourite pubs jumped into or a restaurant. ‘MY the back! Enjoying some dinner on WEAKNESS IS Not many a terrace people know overlooking BEING TOO this, but I’m some beautiful good at… countryside TRUSTING’ being a mentor and lots of to people, wine. Then especially in back home to watch a movie. sports. I enjoy that side of it.
One thing I would change The worst job I’ve ever had… about myself would be… was working in a bakery at a I’m too kind and generous with young age. That was hard! my time. It might be seen as a positive but the older you get The people who inspire me the more you value your time are… my teachers and my and it’s important not to waste coaches. They inspire me it on things that don’t matter. every step of the way.
The best thing my parents The most expensive thing I’ve taught me was… to treat splashed out on is… apart people with respect and have from my house, a watch. good manners. My father was I treated myself after winning a disciplinarian and I think those the Indoor Championships and values are good to have in life. the Olympics.
My greatest weakness is… A shop I can’t walk past is… I’m very trusting. Sometimes any technology shop. I am Jason that can come across as a a sucker for gadgets. So, I weakness, and with that, you definitely can’t walk anywhere can get taken advantage of. near an Apple store. OK!
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