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AS KIMBERLEY WALSH EXCLUSIVELY REVEALS HER BABY’S GENDER TO OK! SHE OPENS UP ABOUT HOW SONS BOBBY AND COLE CAN’T WAIT TO HAVE A LITTLE BROTHER AND WHY HER FAMILY NOW FEELS COMPLETE
hree months after announcing her have hoped for a better reaction,” she laughs. pregnancy in OK!, Kimberley Walsh is “It was absolutely amazing!” thrilled to be able to reveal some more The Girls Aloud star, who is 30 weeks exciting news to our readers – she’s pregnant, says people assumed she was trying Texpecting a boy! for a girl by having a third child – but that was The singer is already mum to sons Bobby, never part of her thinking. six, and Cole, four, with husband Justin Scott, “Honestly, at this stage, and at the age 38, and is stepmum to his daughter Chloe, 22. I’m at, I just want a healthy baby,” she admits. And she is delighted to be adding a third “It’s just such a relief.” boy to her family after finding out her baby’s Here, Kimberley opens up to OK! about gender at her 20-week scan. adding another boy to the fold, her hopes “I’m really excited now,” the 39-year-old of having a natural birth and how proud she tells us. “I’ve got to the point where I’d like feels of her bandmate Sarah Harding as she to meet him. I’ve got two boys who look battles cancer... cocompletelympletely differentdifferent,, so I think, ‘How am I goggoinging ttoo create another one Congratulations on having a boy! How did ththat’sat’s got their own vibe you feel when you found out the news? goggoingi on?’” My sister [Sally] has three boys and she’s Kimberley revealed pregnant, she’s a month behind me with her tthe baby’s gender to fourth boy, so in my head I could only imagine herh boys during our having another boy. It would have been a Easter-themed shoot, shock having it the other way around! It felt whenw Justin fired a right that it was a boy, because we’re going to cannonc that let off have seven between us. It’s a nice surprise Kimberley is a shower of blue that we’re basically going to have our own a stepmum confetti.co “I could not football team. to Chloe WWW.OK.CO.UK 5 H LAUREN AT CHILDRENSALON.COM, TRAINERS BY NIKE AT DEICHMANN.COM AND SOCKS BY THE SOCK SHOP TRAINERS BY NIKE AT DEICHMANN.COM H LAUREN AT CHILDRENSALON.COM, ; JUSTIN WEARS LINEN SUIT AND SHIRT BY MOSS BROS, SHOES RIVER ISLAND; COLE SHORTS AND POLO
You didn’t find out the gender with Bobby and Cole. Was it nice to find out this time round? With the other boys, we wanted it to be a surprise and something to look forward to, and to keep you guessing. But I think there’s been enough surprises this year. So it would be nice to prepare a bit before they come and also the kids kept asking me every day. The scan was nice, it’s weird when you know they’re about to tell you [the gender], as I’ve never found out before. Justin was able to be there and we were just excited to tell the boys. They’d been saying how much they wanted a boy and another member of their KIMBERLEY WEARS DRESS BY TALULAH AT HIRESTREETUK.COM, SHOES BY JIMMY CHOO, RINGS CARRIE ELIZABETH AND EARRINGS LARA HEEMS AT HIRESTREETUK.COM, KIMBERLEY WEARS DRESS BY TALULAH TOP BY RALPH LAUREN AT CHILDRENSALON.COM, TRAINERS BY ADIDAS AND SOCKS BY THE SOCK SHOP; BOBBY WEARS T-SHIRT AND SHORTS BY RALP TRAINERS BY ADIDAS AND SOCKS THE SOCK SHOP; BOBBY WEARS T-SHIRT TOP BY RALPH LAUREN AT CHILDRENSALON.COM,
6 STIN WEARS TOP AND TROUSERS BY ZARA KIMBERLEY WEARS DRESS BY GHOST AT HIRESTREETUK.COM, ‘MAMA’ NECKLACE BY LOLA ROSE AND RINGS EARRINGS CARRIE ELIZABETH; JU ‘MAMA’ KIMBERLEY WEARS DRESS BY GHOST AT HIRESTREETUK.COM, WWW.OK.CO.UK 7 crew. We waited until our shoot to tell them, love that they need me. I love that, to them, as we thought it would be more of an event. I can do no wrong. It was hard to keep it under wraps. At this rate, they could start their Tell us about the moment they found out... own boyband... I could not have hoped for a better reaction. They could. I’m sure that’s where it’s going to It was amazing. Both of their faces when they be heading. They’re not really into football, registered it’s a boy and it sinks in – they were they’re a bit more creative and perfomance-y, so elated and jumping around and making so I think a boyband is highly likely! snow angels in the blue confetti. They Do you have a were jumping up and close relationship down screaming. with Chloe? Bobby was Yeah, I really do. convinced he knew. I’m so lucky. She is We got in the car the most amazing and they FaceTimed stepdaughter I their cousins could wish for. straight away. People I’ve chatted to over the years Is Justin happy that have some horror it’s a boy? stories with their He would have been step-parents and happy either way. how hard that can We’ve got Chloe, so be. She’s honestly we’ve already got a the most lovely girl in the family. girl and it’s never I’m not completely been that way for outnumbered, which us. It’s always been is actually quite nice. so easy. She comes We’re more like, on holiday with us “What can this little a lot, and generally boy bring to the the boys are off family and how will it being boys and change the dynamics playing in the pool, of everything?” and me and her are sunbathing with Justin wasn’t ‘THE BOYS WERE cocktails. It’s quite allowed to be there nice. Justin loves that for the 12-week MAKING SNOW we got on so well scan due to Covid and we have so restrictions. Was it ANGELS IN THE much in common. nice to have him I do feel slightly less there for the BLUE CONFETTI’ outnumbered when 20-week scan? she’s around. Yeah, it was. As well as finding out the sex, there’s so much other Are you worried about any jealousy stuff you find out and it’s such a relief to find from the older boys when the little out everything seems to be as it should. I’m one arrives? glad he was there for that. That’s when you They’ve both been mummy’s boys the past start to get excited. There’s always worry and few months and I don’t know whether that’s you never stop worrying. But it’s nice when because of lockdown or if there’s an element they tell you everything seems to be as perfect of knowing another baby is coming along. as it can be at that point. Cole is very much a mummy’s boy, more so than Bobby. I think it’s part of the reason I How do you feel about having a house left a bigger gap, because I knew that Cole full of boys? wouldn’t have been able to cope with it when I always grew up with loads of girls, so I never he was too little. But they’re so excited to imagined I’d be so outnumbered by boys. have a little brother. I always said I wanted a cheeky little boy and I made the mistake of telling my boys that, Now you know the gender, are you and Bobby always says, “Well, you wanted a closer to picking a name? cheeky little boy and now you’ve got two.” I was hoping that I would be but I still They’re typical boys in a lot of ways and have have no idea! I’ve got a few weeks now got a lot of energy, but they are also very to come up with a good list and I’d like sensitive and so caring and loving. That to have at least two, so that when I see doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. Bobby him I can say, “That’s definitely what he is six going on seven, and he still gives me is.” We like to have a J in the name, so massive hugs all the time. You do get a lot of either the first or middle name will be
love from boys. I’m such a cuddly person and I a J of some sort. KIMBERLEY WEARS DRESS BY ASOS DESIGN, SHOES RUPERT SANDERSON, ‘MAMA’ NECKLACE BY LOLA ROSE, EARRINGS AND RINGS CARRIE ELIZABETH; JUSTIN WEARS JUMPER AND JEANS BY ZARA, TRAINERS DUNE; BOBBY SHIRT BY AND TRAINERS BY JEANS BY HUGO BOSS AT CHILDRENSALON.COM RACHEL RILEY, COLE WEARS SHIRT BY RIVER ISLAND, SHORTS BY NIKE AT DEICHMANN.COM; RACHEL RILEY AND TRAINERS BY ADIDAS AT DEICHMANN.COM
8 WWW.OK.CO.UK 9 KIMBERLEY WEARS DRESS BY GHOST, SHOES BY DUNE, RINGS CARRIE ELIZABETH AND EARRINGS LARA HEEMS; JUSTIN KIMBERLEY WEARS DRESS BY GHOST, BOBBY WEARS SHIRT BY BEBE ORGANIC, HIS WEARS SHIRT AND JEANS BY ZARA, BOOTS AM AT DEICHMANN.COM; RODRIGUEZ AT CHILDRENSALON. COLE WEARS SHIRT BY PAZ OWN JEANS AND TRAINERS BY NIKE AT DEICHMANN.COM; SOCKS BY THE SOCK SHOP AND TRAINERS TODDLER BOY AT DEICHMANN.COM COM, SHORTS BY RACHEL RILEY, 10 Have you had any thoughts on a birthing plan? Well, I ended up being induced with both of the boys, because neither of them played ball and came on time. With this one I’m hoping I might not have to be, so that I can see what it’s like without that. The labour is quite intense when you’re induced, so I’m thinking it would be nice to have a slightly more natural labour. I’m not going to make any major plans because I know they decide to do their own thing, as and when they come.
You’ve been working out during your pregnancy. Has that helped? I do feel really good this pregnancy. It’s definitely the easiest one so far at this point. With Bobby, I broke my arm halfway through and I completely stopped doing anything. With Cole, I was a bit better,
WWW.OK.CO.UK 11 KIMBERLEY WEARS DRESS BY HOPE & IVY AT HIRESTREETUK.COM, SHOES BY JIMMY CHOO, KIMBERLEY WEARS DRESS BY HOPE & IVY AT HIRESTREETUK.COM, NECKLACE BY LOLA ROSE AND RINGS EARRINGS CARRIE ELIZABETH but we were still in a busy work/life I’ve been [during pregnancy] but appreciating pregnancy again. It’s over balance, so working out was the thing that’s probably as it’s my third time before you know it and I’ll probably that fell by the wayside. But this time, and I’m looking after two kids, never do it again. where we’ve got nothing else to do running around and not overeating [due to the lockdown], I’m doing it for as much as before [laughs]. You get You said before that this baby health and strength. To keep strength boobs instantly and I never have would probably be your last. up throughout seems to be helping a them at any other time. It’s just Is that still the case? little bit and I feel like I’m doing quite getting used to those changes. But People just assume you’d want to try well to be so active. I don’t get obsessed with that. until you have a girl and that’s not the case with me. If you have more than Other than your bump, how has You look amazing! two children, they think you’re crazy, your body changed? It’s a time to enjoy and savour every unless you’re trying to have the You retain so much water, so you do moment, because with all the hard opposite sex. Actually, I’m one of four look different. I don’t have one of parts of pregnancy, it’s the most and I just wanted a bigger family. I feel those bodies that stays the same, just amazing thing. Because I had a gap like it’s complete now. I want to share with a bump. I’m probably the smallest between Cole and this baby, I’m this baby with the boys and for 12 RILEY, SHOES BY LIEWOOD RILEY, A, SHIRT BY OLIVER BROWN AND TRAINERS BY LACOSTE; BOBBY WEARS TOP AND SHORTS BY RACHEL RILEY, TRAINERS BY NIKE AT DEICHMANN.COM; COLE WEARS TOP AND SHORTS BY RACHEL TRAINERS BY NIKE AT DEICHMANN.COM; BY LACOSTE; BOBBY WEARS TOP AND SHORTS BY RACHEL RILEY, KIMBERLEY WEARS DRESS BY GHOST AT HIRESTREETUK.COM, SHOES BY JIMMY CHOO AND RINGS CARRIE ELIZABETH; JUSTIN WEARS SUIT ZAR KIMBERLEY WEARS DRESS BY GHOST AT HIRESTREETUK.COM, WWW.OK.CO.UK 13 them to have this experience. It feels send her that love and I’m constantly right. We’ve got Chloe as well, so I’ve trying to pass that back to her. got my wish of four. Hopefully, Sarah can meet the Your close friend and bandmate baby soon and that will give Sarah Harding, who is fighting her a boost... breast cancer, recently released Yes, that would be great if we her autobiography, Hear Me Out. can make it work. Covid has You must be so proud of her... Kimberley on meant it’s been really tough for us I’m really proud of her. I don’t stage with Girls to make plans, particularly when need to explain anything now and Aloud in 2013 she has needed to shield. But she’s it’s nice she’s got her book out and desperate to come and see the it can all be from her own mouth. boys, and as soon as she’s ready It’s been a really tough year and give her a boost. It does have that’ll be the first thing we will get she’s honestly the most amazing that impact and we’ve always in the diary. OK! woman. I’m so happy with the had the best fans in the world, reaction to the book and how and they’ve always come out when WORDS: GEMMA MCCARTNEY PHOTOS: LORNA ROACH much the fans came on board they’re needed – and they did this STYLING: NISHA GREWEL HAIR & MAKE-UP: LISA LAUDAT BISCUITS: HAYLEY WALL @THELITTLECRUMBCO and downloaded her songs to time. I know everybody wants to
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WWW.OK.CO.UK 15 DEVOTION TO DUTY ‘KATE IS WILLIAM’S PILLAR OF STRENGTH’
AS THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE CONTINUE THEIR SHOW OF UNITY ROYAL EXPERT DUNCAN LARCOMBE REVEALS HOW THE COUPLE HAVE LEANED ON EACH OTHER THROUGH THE HARD TIMES
16 WWW.OK.CO.UK 17 The Cambridges meet staff at the vaccination centre
18 William and Kate send their thanks to supporters of Time To Change
he royal family have been going through a strengthen his journey to the throne – and that is challenging time lately. But amid the chaos, Kate. It’s business as usual for the pair of them, no the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge looked matter what has been going on behind closed the picture of happiness as they took time doors. Both William and Kate believe when you fall Tout to visit Westminster Abbey nearly 10 years on off the horse, you get straight back on and they from becoming man and wife there. don’t let anything effect their diaries and duty. Kate was even snapped wearing a very “The visit to Westminster Abbey will have been bridal-looking outfit – a white lace Catherine Walker poignant for the couple. It will have no doubt been scallop-edged coat dress – as the couple paced the a much more relaxed affair to when they wed in aisle again at the 1,000-year-old site, which is front of the world. It will have given them time to temporarily serving as a vaccination centre. reflect on their almost 10 years of marriage and Days later, they put on another display of how they’ve gone from a strong couple, to strong unity when they recorded husband and wife, strong a personal thank-you father and mother and message to everyone who ‘THE VISIT TO strong future King and has “taken action” through Queen. Kate and William Time To Change’s campaign WESTMINSTER seem more in love than to end the stigma around ever before.” mental health issues. ABBEY WILL HAVE Prince William, 38, Speaking from their has reportedly had a home in Anmer Hall BEEN POIGNANT’ frosty relationship with his with family photos brother Prince Harry since displayed in the the 36-year-old announced background, Kate, 39, said, “Movements like Time that he and wife Meghan, 39, would be stepping To Change have helped to transform attitudes and down from royal duty early last year. encouraged more openness about mental health in Relations became further strained when the schools, communities and the workplace.” Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a series of And speaking to OK!, royal expert Duncan claims against the royal family in a TV interview with Larcombe insists recent challenges have only Oprah Winfrey recently. They alleged that Kate had strengthened the couple’s incredible bond made Meghan cry following a row over flower girl and encouraged them to push forward with dresses, that someone in the royal family had their royal duties. voiced concerns over their son Archie’s skin tone “Kate has been William’s silent pillar of strength,” and that William was “trapped” in The Firm. he explains. “They’re a double-act. It was always Soon after the interview aired, William hit back at vital that William married someone who would claims the royal family were racist and insisted he WWW.OK.CO.UK 19 had not yet spoken to his brother, life in LA as it emerged that he has but he soon would. Days later, it accepted two new jobs. was claimed the brothers had Last week, it was revealed that spoken – but the call had not Harry had been appointed as chief proved to be productive. impact officer at coaching and “There’s no doubt this is one of mental health platform BetterUp. the hardest things that William has He will have input on areas such gone through, the hardest since his as product strategy decisions and mother died,” says Duncan. charitable contributions, as well as “He feels he has lost his brother speaking publicly about topics and his best friend. Both Kate and related to mental health. William have felt betrayed but they And days later, Harry announced have leaned on each other and another role as a commissioner for come through stronger than the Aspen Institute’s Commission before. Kate is not just the On Information Disorder. obedient wife who sits and listens His work at the US think-tank will to William. She’s so much more involve looking into misinformation than that and she’s hurt too. But and disinformation in the media – she will suffer behind closed doors an issue that he voiced grave with William and the pair will concerns over. discuss things together.” Harry said in a statement, “The Meanwhile, William and Harry’s experience of today’s digital world father the Prince of Wales, 72, and has us inundated with an avalanche his wife the Duchess of Cornwall, of misinformation, affecting our 73, visited Greece to celebrate ability as individuals as well as the bicentenary of Greek societies to think clearly and truly independence on the invitation understand the world we live in. of the Prime Minister Kyriakos “It’s my belief that this is a Mitsotakis. But the trip risked sparking year of being able to carry out his royal humanitarian issue – and as such, controversy as it came days after the duty. When he is king, he knows he it demands a multi-stakeholder Government announced that from won’t be able to promote the causes response from advocacy voices, 22 March, members of the public that mean as much to him in such a members of the media, academic would be fined £5,000 if they left the hands-on way. researchers, and both government country to go on holiday. “He was itching to get back to work. and civil society leaders. Speaking on Good Morning Britain, He was invited and will have gone at “I’m eager to join this new presenter Susannah Reid said, “It is an the request of the Foreign Office too. Aspen commission and look forward issue of restrictions and what we’re It’s not a holiday. It’s a working trip and to working on a solution-oriented allowed to do, and the royals are it will have meant so much.” approach to the information allowed to go to Greece right now.” Meanwhile, following his bombshell disorder crisis.” OK! However, Duncan told OK!, “It’s TV interview with Oprah, Prince Harry WORDS: KAT ROMERO PHOTOS: GETTY difficult but Prince Charles lost a whole appeared to be settling into his new
Charles and Camilla attend a military parade in Athens
20 WWW.OK.CO.UK 21 BABY LOVE ‘WARRIOR’ ZARA’S BRAVE BATHROOM BIRTH
ZARA TINDALL’S HUSBAND MIKE REVEALS THE ARRIVAL OF THEIR FIRST SON WAS MORE DRAMATIC THAN EXPECTED
here was call for celebration some sport together. in the royal family as Zara The baby, who is a new great- Tand Mike Tindall welcomed grandson to the Queen, was born on their third baby, a son. Sunday 21 March, weighing 8lbs 4oz. A representative for the couple Mike had previously expressed his revealed they have chosen the desire to have a son, admitting after name Lucas Philip, paying tribute the pregnancy announcement, “I’d to Zara’s grandfather Prince Philip. like a boy this time. I’ve got two girls Proud father Mike, 42, announced but I would like a boy.” the happy news on his podcast In the past, Mike and Zara have The Good, The Bad & The Rugby. announced the births of their He described wife Zara, 39, as a daughters Mia, seven, and Lena, Zara carries “warrior”, explaining that she had two, through Buckingham Palace. baby Lena at dramatically given birth to their But using Mike’s podcast to Gatcombe Park son on the bathroom floor of their reveal the arrival of baby Lucas family home on Princess Anne’s demonstrates a more laid-back Gloucestershire estate. approach to royal life. The former England Mike also announced the rugby star told hosts pregnancy on the podcast in Alex Payne, James December, saying, “Been a very Haskell and guest Ellis good week. Had a little scan last Genge, “Sunday got week. Third Tindall on its way.” even better because a Zara tragically suffered two little baby boy arrived miscarriages before welcoming at my house!” the couple’s second child in 2018. He added, “Arrived Referencing their past heartache, very quickly. Didn’t Mike added, “Z [Zara] is very good, make it to hospital. On always careful because of things the bathroom floor.” that have happened in the past, and Mike revealed how yea really looking forward to it.” he rushed to get Lucas is the Queen and the Duke a mat for his wife, of Edinburgh’s 10th great-grandchild, saying, “So yeah, it but is only 22nd in line to the throne. was running to the The couple’s baby joy comes a gym, get a mat, get month after Zara’s cousin Eugenie into the bathroom, get welcomed her first child, son August, the mat on the floor, with husband Jack Brooksbank. towels down, brace, The Queen is also set to welcome brace, brace.” another great grandchild when With Mia and Following the birth, Prince Harry and Meghan’s daughter Lena at horse he said he enjoyed is born this summer. OK! trials in 2019 skin to skin contact and took Lucas WORDS: KAT ROMERO downstairs to watch PHOTOS: GETTY
22 WWW.OK.CO.UK 23 AN EGG-CELLENT TIME ‘EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND WAS A CELEBRATION’
WILLIAM AND HARRY MAY BE ON DIFFERENT PATHS NOW BUT THEY’LL ALWAYS SHARE MAGICAL MEMORIES OF EASTER WITH THEIR MUM
24 Diana, Harry and William loved visiting Thorpe Park
iana, Princess of Wales, was a mum Highgrove House in he learnt to ride it when he who made it her mission to ensure Gloucestershire. “They wwas just four. Reminiscing, her boys were having fun, almost had some chickens there KKen adds, “It really was 24/7. Easter was no exception and and I remember someone a child’s dream to live DPrinces William and Harry were treated to suggesting hiding some there. Even when Diana chocolate egg hunts, days out at Thorpe of the eggs in the coop. and Charles’s marriage Park and ski trips on the Austrian slopes. “The boys were both wwas breaking down, Someone who well remembers those very competitive, so they’dd bboth parents were keen special times is Diana’s former protection be running around with no ththat their children weren’t officer Ken Wharfe, who guarded the family inhibitions trying to be the Ken was Diana’s aaffectedffe by their unhappiness. from 1986 to 1993, and was actually there first to find them, badgeringg protection officer EvEveryer single weekend and to witness the excitement for real. the staff to tell them wheree thetheyy holidaholidayy home from prep school “Diana was very much a hands-on mother were hidden! There was noo babarrierrrier was a ccelebration.”ele and would organise the Easter egg hunt, between us staff and the princes – they Diana also enjoyed taking the boys but she’d get all the staff involved hiding were encouraged to use our first names.” skiing at Easter. Ken recalls their first winter them,” he explains, recalling the carefree The princes had two ponies at Highgrove. sports holiday, to Lech in Austria. “Harry and days the family spent at their country retreat, William’s was a Shetland called Smokey and William picked up skiing incredibly quickly WWW.OK.CO.UK 25 On their first skiing holiday, to Lech, Austria, in April 1991
26 They were back in Lech in March 1993
– they were fearless and Diana was the days as normal as possible, and incredibly good at it,” says Ken. “I could so she asked to be treated exactly the see Harry was getting frustrated with same as the other customers. Members having to follow the ski instructor – he of the public would be quite bemused just wanted to go fast, so he skied solo by seeing royalty out and about and it down a mountain and ended up in some would actually be Diana, William and mud and flowers. We had to go and dig Harry who would strike up conversations, him out! After that, we reminded him to which always knocked people sideways stay with the group. with surprise! They’d offer to let the boys “We’d usually stay in Hotel Arlberg, jump the queues at the amusement park, and have a whole section to ourselves. too, but Diana would refuse and say, ‘No There was a massive brown bear head, – we’ll wait our turn.’ which William and Harry couldn’t resist “While Diana acknowledged her royal putting on their heads to walk around standing and was loyal to the Queen at the hotel, much to the amusement of official engagements, when she wasn’t Diana. I don’t think the hotel managers at work she really did resent getting any were too keen, but boys will be boys! It preferential treatment.” was nice for them to get away and the Fun as a trio was an integral part of boys would particularly enjoy eating their the Easter celebrations, but Ken says, favourite food for lunch – pizza and chips.” “There was always a commitment to Diana took great delight in planning see the wider family so they’d visit the adventurous excursions for her sons, Queen at Windsor at some point during with Prince Charles quite happy for the holiday.” the trio to enjoy their days out without The royal household usually heads him tagging along. “Charles knew that to Windsor for Easter Court, where Diana was far better at being tactile and the family will join the Queen for an entertaining the boys, so he’d let her annual Easter service at St George’s take the lead – she’d think up outings Chapel followed by a big lunch at that he wouldn’t imagine, like going Windsor Castle. to Thorpe Park,” says Ken. Ken adds, “Even at a young age, A reflection of both William and when William and Harry were in the Harry’s down-to-earth attitudes to presence of senior members of the parenting today, Ken points out that family they knew that they couldn’t muck Diana didn’t want her sons to be around. And if they did, they were dealt “deprived of the ordinary experiences” with very quickly by their parents, most just because they were princes. He adds, likely Diana!” “They would have a tremendous time Despite rumours that the brothers at Thorpe Park, getting soaked on the have grown apart in recent years, they’ll water rides. Her wish was always to keep always have their shared memories of WWW.OK.CO.UK 27 Harry and Diana attended the Easter service at St George’s Chapel in March 1989
times spent with their mother. And Ken believes they’re already recreating many of those happy experiences for their own offspring. “I think Diana’s sense of fun has rubbed off on the boys, and they’re passing that on to their own children now,” he says. William, 38, has also famously continued his love of chocolate into adulthood, requesting a chocolate biscuit cake at his wedding to Kate, 39. And during a video call from Anmer Hall ahead of Easter last year, he admitted, “There will be a lot of chocolate being eaten here, don’t worry!” Kate interjected, adding, “You keep eating it!” Ken has fond memories of Diana taking her boys shopping, and returning with quite a haul of sweet treats! “It was part of Diana’s way of educating her children. She’d say, ‘This is a supermarket. This is what people do normally to get food,’” he reveals. Ken adds, “Of course they would find it a total novelty. I remember going to Marks & Spencer in Kensington High Street and both William and Harry were let loose in the store. They came back with nothing but chocolate! There may have been some tears when she only allowed them one bar each. Diana was very strict on sweet things, but Easter was special and they were less restricted.” OK!
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28 Having fun at Highgrove House WWW.OK.CO.UK 29 FAMILY TIES ‘WHAT WE HAVE IS STRONGER THAN MARRIAGE’ LOVEBIRDS BEN COHEN AND KRISTINA RIHANOFF OPEN UP TO OK!’S EMILY WHITWAM ABOUT THEIR BLENDED FAMILY PLANS TO GET HITCHED AND THEIR DARK DAYS IN LOCKDOWN
en Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff met “I’ve found lockdown very hard on my when they were partnered on BBC’s mental health. Looking after my indoor Strictly Come Dancing in 2013, and plants has really helped!” he adds. a year later they fell head over heels The 42-year-old former rugby player and Bin love. Now the couple are happily settled his professional dance partner girlfriend, 43, with their family in the peaceful countryside. who are parents to adorable four-year-old When we Zoom call the couple to catch Milena, or Mila as they call her, tell us their up before our gorgeous at-home family family is complete and they are putting all shoot, we’re greeted by a glowing Kristina their focus into their new wellbeing centre, who playfully yells up the stairs and tells Ben Soo Yoga, in Northampton. off for being late. “No more children for us,” laughs Kristina. “I’m sorry I’m late – I was watering my “A dog is enough.” plants,” Ben says as he joins us with their The pair say they’re waiting for normality Labrador puppy, Ray. to kick in before they start thinking about
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Hey guys! How has the last year been for you? Kristina: Really tough. It feels like there is no end to it. It’s really played on everyone’s mental health. Ben: Thankfully we live out in the countryside, but I found the dark days really tough. Luckily we have each other. For us, going into business together during lockdown has been testing. Kristina: It has been challenging as new business owners. We’ve had to do all of our classes virtually and we’ve got half the amount of people we would have during this lockdown. I think it’s been so difficult for people to motivate themselves, juggling homeschooling and work commitments. ‘THE LAST YEAR HAS BEEN TOUGH LUCKILY WE HAVE EACH OTHER’
So it’s been a stressful time? Kristina: Yes. Trying to run a new business isn’t easy as it is, never mind adding a pandemic to that. We also count on doing lots of personal appearances as a part of our work and that’s all been taken away. It’s very overwhelming. We have no personal support from the government. Ben: My last job was 13 months ago and I’ve had no support, which has taken its toll. Having a new business, not being able to earn, I’ve found that really hard. As someone who’s self-employed, I haven’t had any help. When you come back to the business and you’re standing still, you feel completely lost because you don’t have any guidance. And to grow a business like that, it’s incredibly tough. From the mental health they don’t have support for it. We’ve got to and the rest we would spend dancing, being side of things, that’s something I’ve found find a balance after lockdown. in the gym or going out for walks. I’m trying really difficult. my best, but that pressure is awful! Has it been nice to spend some quality Do you think it’s important to be open time with Mila during lockdown? What is Mila into? about your mental health? Kristina: Yeah. We have a house full of girls. Kristina: The iPad and dancing. Kristina: Yeah! If you don’t have each other to Ben’s twins are teenagers and it’s been really Ben: She’s quite self-sufficient and independent. talk to then what’s the point in the relationship? tough for them. They are missing their friends. I suppose it’s having two older sisters and You have to open up and talk about the darker Life is digital now and it’s too different. They they just adore each other. things. It’s wrong for anyone to ridicule other need that personal connection, it’s not good Kristina: She loves performing. Every night people and say they don’t believe someone for them to express their feelings purely she’d lock herself in her room and record is struggling. Like with Meghan Markle [who through text. herself [laughs]. recently opened up about her suicidal thoughts], it’s wrong to say, “I don’t believe How did you find homeschooling? Would you mind her following in your you’re struggling with your mental health.” Kristina: With Mila, homeschooling has been footsteps as a dancer, Kristina? That’s the worst thing you can say to anyone. so hard. I’m a mum, I’m not a teacher. It’s such Kristina: I don’t want her to be a competitive Regardless of whether or not you’re a fan, a stressful environment to give our children dancer and follow in my footsteps completely. to dismiss anyone’s mental health is unkind. so much homework. The government advises I think it’s a really tough world and I don’t want Ben: I’ve had my really low points. But people three hours a day. How can I pin my child her to go through what I did. I’d like her to do don’t speak about their weaknesses because down for that long? I did 45 minutes a day performing arts. I do believe that exposing WWW.OK.CO.UK 33 kids to activities at a young age is good – it Are you proud of being a happy blended gave me really good discipline and a way of family? expressing myself in ways I couldn’t through Kristina: Yeah. They had a colourful life before words. The stage and dance school is where lockdown because we took them to fun TV I always felt myself. shows. We’re trying to show them the world and go on lovely holidays together, which we Are the twins Harriette can’t wait to do! and Isabelle growing up fast? Do you feel your family is Kristina: Yes, they are complete now, or would such amazing girls. you like more children? Ben: They are my best Kristina: No! No more mates. They have their children. We have three heads screwed on and girls and the dog is a boy. aren’t crazy teens just yet. That is that. We don’t Kristina: Like any teens need any more – the they are into their hair house is full. and make-up. They are Ben and Kristina really sweet and innocent. with Harriette, Is marriage on the cards? It’s lovely and they are Isabelle and Mila Ben: We’ve both been so good with Mila. married before and will KRISTINA WEARS JUMPSUIT PHASE EIGHT, SHOES SCHUH, NECKLACE PILGRIM. BEN KRISTINA WEARS JUMPSUIT PHASE EIGHT, SHOES DUNE LONDON. & SCOTT, WEARS SHIRT RIVER ISLAND, TROUSERS LYLE SAINSBURY’S MILA WEARS DRESS MONSOON, TIGHTS AND SHOES TU AT
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36 do it again at some point, but not right I don’t ever want to let anyone down. It’s Kristina, what was it about Ben that now. We can’t add any more to our a Russian way. caught your eye? plate at the moment with three kids, Ben: I don’t think it’s just a Russian way. Kristina: We are similar in a lot of ways. a dog and the business. We don’t want When you’re an optimist and a competitor, We’re both hard-working people with to get married in a half-hearted registry you can’t dwell. If you dwell you’ll never sporting backgrounds, so I recognised office. We don’t want a big affair either, improve. I found my transition out of sport that he would be loyal and strong. There but we want to be able to enjoy it. It also incredibly difficult. I’ve written a TV show are a lot of qualities that I really admire. costs a lot of money! about life after sport, prison, the services Sometimes he’s really honest [laughs], Kristina: We will at some point in the and more. It’s about how the system does but I wouldn’t have it any other way. You future. We want to have a safe place where let you down. Sport is definitely one of have to support each other through good people can enjoy themselves, but the those systems that doesn’tt helphelp.. I became and badbad.. WeWe’re re thethere for each other. whole world is on hold. For the moment world class in something ththatat I feel like our unit is stronger than marriage. wasn’t transferable. Us settingtting Have tthere been many up Soo Yoga was to give uuss hhurdlesurd along the way? Kristina, what kind of proposal would longevity. We had to thinkk BeBen: Of course having a you like? of what was next. It’s beenn rrelationshipe in the public Kristina: I just want to go somewhere a good journey but it’s eeye comes with hurdles. warm [laughs]. been hard. IIt can be hard to be Ben: I’ll bring her a ring tied to a hot water sscrutinised, but we know bottle. [To Kristina] That’ll warm you up. Why do you think our story and we’re at Kristina: I want to get on a plane and go that transition is so ppeace with that. to somewhere like the Maldives. difficult, Ben? KKristina: It’s frustrating, Ben: We’d want a family affair with the Ben: The problem is that bubut you grow a thick skin. three girls involved. We’d go to a nice when you finish sport and On Strictly island and make it a real adventure. you go into the TV industry,ry, in 2013 YYouou left Strictly in 2015, you’re in a whole differentt Kristina.Kristin Would you ever Ben, is Kristina’s hard work ethic world. You meet some reallyally nice returnreturn to thet show? something that you admire about her? and some not very nice people! Kristina: There’s always a rumour I’m Ben: Yeah. Kristina is our little superhero. All sportsmen and women find the coming back to Strictly! It’s never going She gets an unfair rap. She works incredibly transition from sport at a professional level to be a positive answer. Strictly gave me hard and that’s something that I need. to screen isn’t always a smooth or easy everything in my personal and professional Kristina: I don’t know any other way. With one. But with great support I’ve found my life. I really cherish my friendship with the dancing, discipline was something that was confidence in front of the camera – and people I worked with. Throughout the embedded in me from when I was little. I’m really enjoying it! lockdown, I’ve had so much support from WWW.OK.CO.UK 37 Janette Manrara and Aljaž Škorjanec, Karen Hauer and Anton Du Beke. They even did virtual dance classes for my dance school! I’m so grateful for their friendship. Ben: You left on good terms, which is great. But you took that step away. I can’t see how it would work for Kristina to go back as a dancer. Kristina: I’m too old now! Ben: It would be different to go back as a judge because it would take no time at all and you could work around it. But a dancer is 12 hours [work] a day.
Would you like to be a judge, Kristina? Kristina: It’s something I’d like to do. Not even just on Strictly, but to be part of a show that gives a platform to other talents would be amazing. OK!
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olly had a great time on her 10th and set us up with gorgeous tipis, and birthday last week. We managed in each room we had different themes. to do a family sleepover with In one room we had Mean Girls, as Polly those of us that live in the house. loves that film, along with Harry Potter PWe had a company called Sleep and Friends. The bakery we always use Underparties in West Yorkshire come for birthdays, Red Butterfly Bakery, even managed to create a cake with all three of those themes on them, which was delicious! It was such a fabulous day. Last week I had yet another fake account pretend to be me on Instagram. It happens so often and sometimes these trolls even set up fake accounts in the names of my kids. It’s horrendous and it seems like as soon as we get one shut down, another one pops up. It really is time that social media companies like Instagram and Twitter started policing their platforms properly to stop this kind of thing happening. I do have a personal Instagram account for just friends and family, but I’d never message anyone that I don’t know. So if there’s no blue tick, it’s not me. STREET SAFETY BODY CONFIDENCE
mily Atack opened up recently odel Emily Eabout experiencing sexual abuse MRatajkowski from men on the street. It’s just awful. has been criticised Anyone should be able to go for a for posting walk and not have to experience pictures of her flat crude comments or threatening stomach 11 days behaviour. I feel lucky I’ve not after giving birth. experienced anything in real life, I don’t understand but I do get cruel comments online why. Women’s and that’s just as unacceptable. bodies are all shapes and sizes. I’ve had friends who have snapped COSMETIC WORK back after giving birth, anand while nfluencer Molly-Mae Hague has I didn’t,didn’t, I don’t Ispoken about spending thousands feelfeel wewe should getting cosmetic work undone. I’ve shamesham those made no bones about the fact I’ve whowho do. As long had breast augmentation – that asas shesh wasn’t was a decision I made for me and postingpost to I looked into it for a long time showshow off or say before I had it done. We’ve got ‘this‘this is how to be careful if we’re looking to youyou should enhance ourselves in any way, look’,look which as it’s such a fine line and you can I don’tdo believe definitely go too far. So I think sheshe was, sending the message to young girls IIth think good to wait and really consider these on her! things is a good thing. OK!
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ormer Corrie actress HELEN FLANAGAN Fand proud fiancé SCOTT SINCLAIR announced the birth of their third child last week. And he’s a beautiful baby boy! Preston North End footballer Scott took to Instagram to reveal the arrival of their new bundle of joy, who made his way into the world on Scott’s 32nd birthday. Next to a black and white snap of Helen, 30, holding the newborn in her hospital bed and Scott beaming into the camera, he wrote, “I couldn’t ask for a better gift on my Birthday, what a blessing!!! welcome to the world son. Charlie Scott Sinclair 25/03/21.” Helen and Scott are already parents to two girls, Matilda, five, and two-year-old Delilah. Last week, Helen made her prediction of when she would go into labour, saying, “My baby prediction is that I’ll go into labour tomorrow. Meaning I’ve always thought I’ll go into labour tomorrow. having a boy. I’ll probably be a week Scott thinks his birthday. My baby later now. Baby will come when ready.” predictions are rubbish though, each Helen, it looks as though Scott was time with my girls I thought I was bang on the money! ALEX ANNOUNCES ‘UNEXPECTED’ BABY NUMBER THREE he One Show host ALEX JONES, 44, had some extra Tspecial news to share with viewers last week. She announced her third pregnancy live on air! “I feel really nervous all of a sudden,” admitted Alex, before saying, “Lockdown has been anything but predictable and we’ve had some really unexpected news. Baby number three is on the way.” Alex’s co-host RONAN KEATING congratulated her and asked, “Boy or girl?” To which Alex replied, “A little girl!” Alex and her husband, New Zealander Charlie Thomson, have two sons – Teddy, four, and Kit, 22 months. Now it looks as though she won’t be so outnumbered by men at home! WORDS: ELLIE KIRWIN PHOTOS: GETTY WWW.OK.CO.UK 43 THE LIFE OF RILEY ‘WE’D LIKE ANOTHER BABY AT SOME STAGE’ COUNTDOWN’S RACHEL RILEY REVEALS HUSBAND PASHA KOVALEV IS A HANDS-ON DAD TO THEIR DAUGHTER MAVEN AND SAYS THEY HOPE TO EXPAND THEIR BROOD
he found fame as Rachel says Has it been hard with such the maths whizz on Maven is a young child? Channel 4’s Countdown, “really chilled” There are things we would taking over from Carol have done, like baby clubs SVorderman at the age of 22. and seeing other toddlers, And Rachel Riley has been a that Maven’s missed out on. mainstay on our TV screens ever She’s just not socialised at all since, thanks to her role on the with other children. They’re long-running quiz show, along supposed to be malleable and with its comedy spin-off 8 Out she won’t remember any of Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. this, so hopefully she’ll just sail In 2013, she took her turn through when she finally does as a celebrity on Strictly Come get into an environment with Dancing and, while she didn’t other kids. I think there’s a bag the Glitterball trophy, she whole generation of babies who did meet her future husband. aren’t used to going in the car. Rachel, whose split from her She used to just cry when we first husband was announced put her anywhere near the car while she competed on the because she wasn’t used to it. show, began dating dance partner Pasha Kovalev, 41, What are you and Pasha shortly after the series ended. like as parents? In May 2019, they announced We’re quite chilled. I think we’re that Rachel was pregnant lucky in that we’ve had all this with their first child and they time together. And we’re a bit married a month later in a older than a lot of people Las Vegas ceremony. would have been when they’re Their daughter, Maven, now first-time parents. We’ve done 15 months, has been keeping ‘PASHA IS TEACHING everything we wanted to do them on their toes in lockdown. and we were ready to have And although the last year has MAVEN RUSSIAN a child. It’s really, really equal. been challenging for everyone, Apart from breastfeeding, Rachel, 35, has found the silver SO SHE CAN SPEAK Pasha and I share everything lining in being able to spend and he’s wonderful. more time with her family. TO HIS FAMILY’ Here, she chats lockdown Do you still speak to life with Pasha and their hopes Maven in Russian? for another baby... Pasha only speaks to her in Russian, unless we’re all together. His mum and a lot of his Hi Rachel! How have you found the last year family don’t speak English, so he wants her to be able to of lockdowns? speak to her family. It’s the only time when she’ll be able We’ve had loads of family time together that we would to learn Russian without an accent. She understands in both never have been able to have otherwise, as Pasha would languages. If you ask her to roar like a lion in English or have been away on tour. Instead, he’s been completely Russian, she’ll do it – she doesn’t bat an eyelid! She can’t hands-on looking after Maven when I’m working, so that’s say much yet, but she definitely understands everything. been brilliant. And then, obviously, in other ways, it’s been really hard not seeing friends and family. I say all this with Who does she take after? the privilege that we’ve not been ill and we’ve been lucky I think we’re starting to see a bit of a strong will from her, enough that I’m still working. which I’d put in both of our camps. She’s really chilled and
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Would you ever do an advice show for mums? Yeah. It’s something you can only relate to once you’ve done it and most of my friends are now in a similar position with little ones. It’s invaluable having that group of friends to say things like, why has my child suddenly stopped sleeping? Why is he suddenly doing this? The support of other mums – this is just something really unique and invaluable.
What parenting challenges have you faced in lockdown? If we’re trying to do a bit of filming and we’ve got a baby who is crying in the room next door and knows that you’re home and wants milk, it can be tough.
How would you say motherhood has changed you? It makes you live in the moment a lot more. When you’re doing something that totally occupies your mind and you’re not thinking about anything else, that’s really quite mentally liberating. We’re not thinking about what we’re going to do in six months or even a week’s time. It’s more like, when are we going to go for a walk this afternoon? It forces you to be more in the moment.
Would you like more kids? We’re both one of two, so I think we would like another one at some stage, but you never count your chickens. We’ll wait and see what happens.
What are you most looking forward to after lockdown? Seeing friends and family. My mum will be in the car as soon as she gets word she can come. We saw her for Maven’s birthday, the 15th of December, and then everything shut on the 16th of December. So much has changed since then, so she’s just a completely different character.
Sam Thompson and Petee Wicks pretended to be you on The Celebrity Circle For Stand Up To Cancer Rachel got together . How did with Pasha after he was you feel about it? her professional dance I didn’t know anything partner on Strictly about it! But it was for such a good cause. It was interesting YYou’re working with to encourage girls into sport and give some to see two blokes’ AAlways on a new money to an organisation that supports that. co-impression of me! ccampaign to get wwomen more involved Will you encourage Maven to be involved Did they not approach iinn sport. Did you play in sport? you beforehand? She joined a lloto of sport when I want to get her involved in whatever she Channel 4 asked if they Countdown you wwere younger? wants to do. But at the moment, I’m just could, because they neededded in 2009 WWhenhen I was young, I played guessing what she wants to do! But she’s photos and things like thatat fforor ffootball,ootball, nnetball, hockey, really active and was walking before she was them to be able to catfishh meme,, atathleticshletics anandd rrounders. Then, when 11 months. Now she just runs everywhere. but that’s all I knew. I was 16 and doing GCSEs and A levels She’s a daredevil. She loves going out on at an all girls school, there wasn’t any sport her scooter, being thrown around, and she Who would you play if you went on the offered. I was really lucky to go to somewhere loves dancing. There are no negatives to show or would you be yourself? like Oxford, where you didn’t have to be being sporty really. OK! I’m not very good at lying. I’m terrible actually. the best and didn’t have to be able to get It’s probably easier with something like that to into the university teams. Every college had WORDS: ELLIE KIRWIN PHOTOS: GETTY, PA PHOTOS FOR EVERY PACK OF ALWAYS ULTRA, ALWAYS PLATINUM OR TAMPAX play a character because you have to try to its sports team, so if you wanted to play PEARL COMPAK PURCHASED FROM PARTICIPATING RETAILERS AND manipulate and be a bit sneaky, don’t you? something, you could. I got so much out FOR EVERY SHARE OF OUR #FUELHERFUTURE TWEET ON TWITTER, ALWAYS WILL DONATE TO HELP SPORTED DELIVER SPORT INITIATIVES I don’t know, maybe Rio Ferdinand? of it. That’s why I really like this campaign WWW.OK.CO.UK 47 TIME WELL SPENT WITH ALL YOUR FAVOURITE CELEBRITIES
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SELLING SUNSET’S CHRISTINE QUINN EXCLUSIVELY OPENS UP TO OK! ABOUT HER PREGNANCY HER BABY’S WARDROBE AND WHY SHE’S HAPPY TO LET CAMERAS INTO THE DELIVERY ROOM
n Selling Sunset, we fell in love with Now when I’m sleeping in until noon, no one can Christine Quinn for her no-nonsense question it! I asked my husband the other day to attitude and killer fashion choices. And so get me something that was only a few feet away. with the exciting news that the 32-year-old He was like, “Really, you can’t get it?” and I gasped Ois expecting her first child, we couldn’t wait to quiz and said, “I’m pregnant! Of course I can’t.” He was her on how she plans to make her little one into like, “You cannot keep using that,” so I said, “I have a mini fashionista. three more months of this, so be prepared!” It’s “I want to have matching outfits,” she tells us over exciting I get to share my pregnancy with the world Zoom from her home in LA. on Selling Sunset. I can “I can imagine there will share not only me being be some really cool Gucci a raging b***h, but me sweatpants and booties.” being a raging hormonal Christine confirmed she b***h [laughs]. I’m so and her husband, billionaire excited for the new season. tech entrepreneur Christian Buckle up everyone! Richard, 41, were expecting earlier this month. The How did you tell couple tied the knot in Christian the news December 2019, and while of your pregnancy? Christine admits their baby I wish I was more romantic news came a lot sooner than and thought of more they expected, she says creative ideas. He started they’re “super excited” making certain foods like about becoming parents. meat that were making me Here, Christine, who’s feel really sick and I kind six months pregnant, opens of made a joke saying, up to OK! about why she’d “Oh my God, maybe I’m love to film her birth, which pregnant!” But it was way of her co-stars she told her too soon. We started happy news to first and what talking about it in the advice her friend Miranda summer. I didn’t even think Kerr has given her… it was possible. I got some pregnancy tests without Congratulations, Christine! him knowing and I took How are you feeling? Christine one and I just left it on I’m super excited. I feel and her the counter. He eventually tired, but then I was always husband saw it and it was a really tired. Now I can use the Christian cute, intimate moment. pregnancy as an excuse. I wanted to surprise him.
52 WWW.OK.CO.UK 53 54 Did either of you cry? Do you have a birthing plan? cop and bad cop and still have that We both did. At first he was like, “Is this I would love to have a natural birth. stability, but also a playful side. Christian serious? Is this a joke?” And then once Everyone who has had an epidural is like, can teach the baby things like computers, he realised it was real, we both got really “Oh my gosh, why would you do that to engineering and business. emotional. It was really sweet. So yeah, yourself?” And I’m like, “Because I can Christine Quinn does cry! and I’m a woman and I feel like I can You’ve said you want to make your child handle everything.” It’s such a magical “extra and over the top”. How do you Would you let the Selling Sunset thing. But if it gets to the point where plan to do that? cameras film you giving birth? I’m uncomfortable and I need an epidural, Covid-19 has changed my style, so I think it I have definitely been inspired by it when then I’m definitely open. I know things can will be a lot of fun pyjamas and sweatpants. I’ve watched reality TV before. I watched go wrong. It’s really all about the safety I can imagine there will be some really cool Khloé Kardashian give birth and Cherie give of the baby, and if they have to Edward Gucci sweatpants, booties and hats. We birth on Bling Empire. I talked to Cherie Scissorhands me to get the baby out, I don’t know the sex, but I’m just looking [Chan] last night about her process with don’t really care, just as long as it’s safe. forward to creating really fun matching filming and I was so inspired. Obviously I will bounce back and I’m resilient, so I’m outfits. I know it sounds silly, but my mum two parents are involved, so I have to see not worried about that. did it to me so I’ve going to do it. I want to if my husband is on board with it. I would coordinate everything – that will be so fun. love to share the experience if I could. With What sort of mum do you think I’m so obsessed with finding baby shoes. Covid-19 restrictions, you’re only allowed you’ll be? They’re so freaking cute! I already have your spouse and one other person in the I’m not going to be a regular mum, I’m tonnes. I think my baby will eventually have room, which would be my mother, so definitely going to be a cool mum! My more shoes than me, and I have hundreds. I don’t know logistically how everything husband and I are really different. He’s is going to play out – but never say never. regimented and plans everything. He’s Have you got your hospital outfit If I can have someone watch the show also fantastic with business, as am I, but planned already? and be inspired to be a mother or realise I’m more of a free spirit. I’m a Libra and I’m I actually have someone who is making it’s empowering, that’s really where I’m creative and nurturing. I think we have this me a custom set of pyjamas and gown. coming from. perfect dynamic where we can play good I want to feel comfortable in silk and still
‘IF THEY HAVE TO EDWARD SCISSORHANDS ME TO GET THE BABY OUT I DON’T CARE I WILL BOUNCE BACK’
WWW.OK.CO.UK 55 With her Selling Sunset co-stars be fashionable at the same time. In the photos, a designer who was able to transform the You shared a TikTok about how your Selling I want to look more glamorous and feel better. whole room. We have a jungle theme. Sunset co-stars Chrishell [Stause], Mary [Fitzgerald] and Heather [Rae Young] What’s your pregnancy style like? It’s early days, but has your pregnancy didn’t like your Instagram post confirming My style has definitely changed because I can’t made you open to having more children? your pregnancy. What was your thinking wear pants any more – except for yoga pants. Oh, definitely. Some days I want five because behind that? The first bout of filming is going to be I want to be like the Kardashians, and my It was just a bit of fun. A magazine pointed it interesting because the only thing I can fit in husband wants 20, so we need to compromise out to me. I knew Chrishell blocked me a while but still look sexy at the same time is dresses. somewhere! Two or three is a realistic number. ago, but I didn’t know if I was still blocked. It But I can’t give up heels. I wear heels to was a challenge on TikTok and it was called get bananas at the grocery store! Out of your Selling Sunset co-stars, who the friendship test. I just thought it was a cute, will meet the baby first? funny video. There really is no crazy conspiracy You’ve said you “don’t see gender”. Davina [Potraz], Maya [Vander] and Amanza behind it. The TikTok says it all. Do you think you’ll maintain a gender [Smith]. Davina knew first, we talk every day. neutral approach when raising your child? Amanza and Maya I’ve been trading tips and Mary said she didn’t know what your Definitely. Obviously, when the little angel tricks with, and they’ve been so supportive. motivations were, but went on to say that comes out we will know what he or she is and I don’t know why people are shocked that she’s willing to be friends if you “treat we’re sticking to a group of names that are Amanza and I are friends. She and I talk pretty people fairly and kindly”. What’s your pretty universal and really not putting too much much every day. Other mamas have been reaction to that? emphasis on gender. Regardless, if they’re so helpful, too, like Miranda Kerr, who is I have never really had a hard time with Mary, a boy or a girl our nursery is still neutral and a personal friend of mine. I’ve just had a hard time getting her back as it will remain that way until we have further a friend. Friendship is one of those things that discussions when the child is older. I just think What advice has Miranda given you? I don’t want to have to fight for. I want people people put too much emphasis on male or A lot on birthing and doula coaches [labour to be happy for me organically and love me. female, and in the world these days there is so coach], which is an interesting thing. She is very I was just hoping that we would build a much more to that and more important things. organic and about being all natural, so she was stronger friendship. I really do love her as giving me great recommendations on what a person. I was just hoping for a little tip What’s been your biggest baby splurge? brands I should and shouldn’t use on the baby tap [a like] on the app. A little tip tap never The budget will really be going on the clothes and things I should be eating and drinking. She hurt nobody! OK! and wardrobe. All the stuff we have gotten sent me over a whole package of goodies with for the nursery has been from Pottery Barn. the body wash she used, what she’s used on WORDS: KIRSTY HATCHER I really love their stuff. We sat down with her kids and some oil. She’s been fantastic. PHOTOS: CHRIS MARTIN 56 WWW.OK.CO.UK 57 THE BEAUTY FROM JUST * EDIT BY JESS PLUMMER Use code TREAT30
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“I’M SUPER EXCITED TO BE COLLABORATING WITH OK! ON THE LATEST PREMIUM SUPER-EXCLUSIVE BEAUTY BOX!” THE INSIDE STORY ‘THE QUEEN HAS A REAL TWINKLE IN HER EYE’ WE TALK ALL THINGS ROYAL WITH INDIA HICKS – FROM HER MOTHER’S INTIMATE FRIENDSHIP WITH HER MAJESTY TO HOW ACCURATE THE CROWN REALLY IS
ith the Queen’s 95th the very young and fragile Princess birthday approaching, Elizabeth, you see a woman who is there’s a definite buzz serious about her role. It’s easy to around all things royal forget there’s great wit behind all W– and few are better placed to talk that and a real twinkle in her eye. about her than Lord Mountbatten’s daughter, Lady Pamela Hicks. What about the royals as a whole? In a new documentary, My Years It’s tighter, more focused and they’re With The Queen, Her Majesty’s all incredibly hard-working. I think the second cousin and former lady-in- family has changed enormously – waiting recounts her memories and rightly so. There’s a real sense of alongside her daughter, India. modernisation with William and Kate. Having chosen to live the bohemian They understand the changing of the dream on an island in the Bahamas, times and that they need to be more India – who was a bridesmaid for in touch. They do a remarkable job of Diana – admits she’s “a bit of a sharing just enough so it feels more dumbass” where the royals are accessible. Also, The Prince’s Trust is concerned. But rocking workout gear With her mum, a remarkable thing. Charles was so on our Zoom call, the 53-year-old Lady Pamela ahead of his time in creating that. If designer and philanthropist is keen to you’re born into this extraordinary share everything she learned while role where there’s no getting out of filming the documentary. She also talks about Was it fun? it – you can’t just go off to California – to do the changing face of the royal family and It was! We spent a lot of time on the sofa so much good with it is extremely valuable. Netflix hit The Crown... eating Maltesers. There are similarities between my mother’s upbringing and the What was your highlight of the experience? Hi, India! Congratulations on the Queen’s, so you do feel as though you get a I love that, at 91, my mum has a primetime documentary. Did you and Lady Pamela little more intimate with the Queen through documentary coming out about her. She’s need any persuading to take part? listening to my mother. spent much of her life in the shadows. To be Mum gets so many requests to do things like a good lady-in-waiting, you must always be this because she is one of the last remaining We see how close they were in the past three steps behind. Then she married my ladies-in-waiting, and she’s said no for so many but what is their friendship like now? father, who was always the centre of attention. years. She’s always said she has nothing to add Family, time and distances between them have So again, she lived in his shadow. It’s wonderful and it’s all in her book – which she insists takes an impact. The Queen has an enormous family to see my mum, who is still as progressively 20 minutes to read on the loo. I think it was and a very big business. She’s fairly busy! My thinking, as witty, as compassionate as she the opportunity of us doing it together as mum lives a quiet life in the countryside. They ever was. Of course it’s about her time with mother and daughter that made it seem fun. don’t get together too often but they will see the monarch, but this is her show, finally. each other at occasions – funerals, for example – and they’re always Which stories stick out in your memory? India was a in touch at Christmas. I loved the one about the Queen always taking bridesmaid her own box of chocolates when she visits for Diana We have visions of the pair places as otherwise everyone else would eat sitting in a grand room discussing them. And I laughed at the fact that the corgis – is it anything like that? Queen’s coronation dress had its own cabin You’re right! There would also be on the Commonwealth tour that was much lots of talk about horse racing – and bigger than my mother’s. As you can imagine, don’t take that lightly. The Queen she was rather jealous. knows her stuff and is incredibly knowledgeable, as is my mother. Finally, the question on everyone’s mind – how close is The Crown to reality? How has the Queen changed My mum hasn’t watched it but I have and I over time? thought it was remarkable. However, we all Obviously, she’s developed, but need to bear in mind it’s not a documentary, I think the more remarkable thing it’s a dramatisation. OK! is her ability to remain a constant. MY YEARS WITH THE QUEEN IS ON AT 9PM ON THURSDAY, 1 APRIL, ITV She’s our anchor. The Queen puts her duty above all else and she’s WORDS: CHLOE ALEXANDROU PHOTOS: GETTY, PA never strayed from that. Even as 60 WWW.OK.CO.UK 61 DALES DRAMA ‘I WANT ROSS FROM FRIENDS ON EMMERDALE’
ACTRESS LISA RILEY OPENS UP ABOUT HER DREAM GUEST STAR AND REVEALS HER YOUNG NEPHEW IS ALREADY FOLLOWING IN HER FOOTSTEPS
ome characters go down in soap two years in July – I have never been more history… step forward Emmerdale’s excited to actually sit down and watch it at Mandy Dingle, played by actress Lisa seven o’clock with the rest of the country. I’m Riley. Lisa’s loud but lovable alter literally like, “Come on, when’s it the week?” Sego, who has a penchant for animal print, first bounded on to our screens in 1995, Mandy’s wedding dress is fabulously before bowing out in 2001. Then, two camp. How much fun was it getting years ago, Lisa, 44, delighted fans by dressed up? making her grand comeback to the The wedding dress was really hyped and Yorkshire Dales and she’s been front everyone was beyond excited to see it. and centre of the ITV soap ever since. Magenta leopard print is what we need “It’s never quiet in Mandy land… ever,” right now. It’s an iconic dress. I’m fully aware Lisa tells OK! over the phone, chatting away that wherever I go once this episode airs, as if we’re old friends just catching up. I will be bombarded about it – but we That’s the understatement of the year, wanted that. if this week’s action is anything to go by. Mandy is hoping it will be third time lucky We feel like we’ll be seeing this recreated as she prepares to marry partner Paul, on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK very soon… oblivious to the fact that he’s been abusing Yes! RuPaul will be doing magenta leopard his son Vinny. Soon, just like any good soap – and who did it first? Mandy Dingle! wedding, things go disastrously wrong, leading to a stunt that leaves at least one Have you ever stolen anything from villager fighting for their life. Mandy’s wardrobe? Here, the former Strictly star, who got No, no! There are some times when I think, engaged to her partner Al in 2018, reveals “Oh this is nice – just not altogether.” It’s what’s to come this week, her funniest fan a real Mandy mishmash. On my social media encounters and the entertainment show people are always asking where her clothes she’d love to sign up for next… are from.
Hi Lisa. It’s a massive week for you You’re very close to Bradley, who plays in Emmerdale… Vinny. But off-screen you seem more like Yes, it’s the week of the disaster wedding. brother and sister… We got the scripts in our inbox and within Yes, I’ve got my real-life little brother, Liam, 15 minutes my FaceTime went and it was but Bradley’s like the baby brother I never Bradley [Johnson, who plays Vinny]. Since had. We’ve got a really strong bond. I’ve I’ve been back at Emmerdale – and it’ll be helped him with many things, other than
62 WWW.OK.CO.UK 63 64 As Mandy with Bradley Johnson as Vinny whole journey – on a loop. The more lager they had, the funnier they thought they were being – from Manchester to Malaga. It really wasn’t funny! It was horrendous.
We know you’re a proud auntie. Do your nephews and niece realise you’re famous? Evelyn, who will be three in October, doesn’t, and Jakey, who is nearly 10, thinks it’s cool but he plays for Manchester City and there are a lot more cool people there than in Emmerdale. But Joshua, the middle one, loves it. We think he’ll be the one who is on the stage. I role play with him already.
So he’ll be up for having a cameo in Emmerdale pretty soon then? I think so. He’s absolutely phenomenal. And he’s definitely going to be a Dingle as he’s a little minx!
Who else would you like to see putting in an appearance in the Dales? I want Mark Benton to be Mandy’s long-lost brother. It’s casting gold. That would be my absolute dream. But if it was for Mandy to have a one-night stand, it would be with David Schwimmer. I want Ross from Friends. He can just come in the Woolpack, order a beer and then the next thing it just work, like a big sister would. He’s also really cuts to Mandy’s bedroom and he’s spent the night. close with Al, my other half. They’re always on FaceTime while I’m in the shower, so he’s really You did Strictly in 2012. Do any other reality part of the family now. And on set we’re like Laurel shows take your fancy? and Hardy. I 100% want to do The Masked Dancer. When I did Strictly, people As you said, you’ve been thought, “Oh, she’ll back on the soap for two just be the comedy years this July. Does it one who can’t do any now feel as though you moves,” so I’d be were never away at all? a good red herring. It’s just flown by – 17 years away is a long, long, long Did Strictly change time when you think about your life in any way? it. But I think it’s because You know what, it was I really came back with a a good two fingers at bang. It’s never quiet in everyone, as it showed Mandy land… ever! you can be a curvy girl and have rhythm and What sort of reaction do for that I’m so grateful. you get from people when So many people got you’re out and about? in touch with me, and Mandy’s just adored. When still do to this day, to I was a kid I wrote in my tell me that I’d inspired diary everything that I them to start doing wanted my perfect man to a dance class. I’m so be, and I think if you wrote proud of that. Me and Mandy’s qualities, it would Robin Windsor [her On Strictly be who you’d want your best professional dance with Robin friend to be. She’s as loyal partner] are still the best Windsor as they come. She’d fight of friends, too. I love for you, take you shopping, that boy more than give you a makeover, get life itself and I’m very you leathered, and you could go dancing with lucky that the show gave us that friendship. her. But behind the tough nut that she is, she’s also soft underneath. She just wants to be loved, What have you got left on your bucket list now? like any woman, I suppose. That’s why she’s so When people say, “What’s your personal addiction?” relatable. She’s like your crazy best friend. mine is travel. I’ve travelled the world and have been to well over 70 countries – and the weirder What is the funniest fan encounter you’ve the better. Luckily, in Al, I’ve found someone the ever experienced? same as me. He’s a real adventure monkey. OK! Me and three of my best friends were flying to Malaga. When we got on the plane after a four-hour EMMERDALE AIRS WEEKDAYS ON ITV delay, there were all these rugby boys at the back. They’d obviously had a few lagers and they WORDS: RIANNE ISON PHOTOS: GUY LEVY/PA WIRE, SUNDAY MIRROR proceeded to sing Barry Manilow’s Mandy the
WWW.OK.CO.UK 65 SUPER TROOPER ‘I WAS EATING CALORIES A DAY – I WAS UNRECOGNISABLE’
ACTOR TOM HOLLAND GETS CANDID ABOUT THE PUNISHING TOLL HIS LATEST ROLE TOOK ON HIS MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH
om Holland may be best known as How on earth did you do it? trauma. People often look at someone with Spider-Man, but the British actor There was a lot of running on a treadmill PTSD and go, “Well, he’s fine. He didn’t is determined to prove he’s more every day. And I tried to stick to 500 come back shot or anything.” But what you than just a comic book superhero. calories a day. The drug aspect of the story don’t see is the fact that he’s hurting inside TSo much so that the 24-year-old pushed took four-and-a-half weeks to shoot, so just as much. It’s definitely been tough, but himself to the extreme for his latest role keeping it up for that long was tough. equally rewarding. in Apple TV+ movie Cherry, in which he When you’re telling a story as impactful as plays a soldier turned bank robber turned this, you have a duty as an actor to make Would you have made a good soldier? addict, who gets heavily involved I couldn’t survive in the army. in drugs and suffers from PTSD. When we shot the boot camp It’s a gruelling part that’s won The actor scenes, there is a montage of praise from critics across the says Cherry what that process is like and globe, but the physical toll it took is his best how gruelling it is. Shooting on Tom was huge. His parents work those scenes was tough. could barely bring themselves to We had actual army guys watch, such was his transformation. teaching us, which was an Here Tom, who started his amazing process, and we career playing ballet-dancing did everything from duck wunderkind Billy Elliot in the West walking to taking our clothes End, tells us about the extremes off and being shouted at. he went to to get thee role rrightight and reveals he cried ““forfor How did you get involved five days in a row” ass the in the movie? brutal filming regimee I was on the Disney lot doing got underway… my last day of work on Avengers: Endgame when Tom, your role in Joe and Anthony [Russo, the Cherry is pretty directors] mentioned a movie transformative, they wanted to do. I was isn’t it? immediately up for it. I was Very much so. One like, “I’m in for whatever you of the craziest thingss Tom as guys are doing. If it’s just two about the film is the Spider-Man it aass truthful as possible – but I was pages of dialogue or if it’s an entire film, I’m fact I’m unrecognisable.ble. ppreparedrepa and willing to put in everything there.” And then they sent me the book on I sent videos home ttoo my tthathat wawass needed. I mean, I’m incredibly which the story was based and I was blown mum and my dad and they had a proud of this movie. It’s my best work and away. This is something very different for hard time watching it, because it really I couldn’t wait to share it with people, but me. I was massively scared, too. doesn’t look like me. I’ve been so lucky that I don’t know if I would do it all again. It’s I’ve been given the opportunity to play definitely one of the tougher jobs I’ve had. Scared of what? characters like Spider-Man in the past and I want to please everyone and do justice I’ve been in these massive movies – but How emotional did it get on set? to this story and to the thousands of stories when people see this film, they won’t see There was a point where I’d cried for five around the world that are about recovery, Peter Parker on screen and they won’t days in a row, but I could speak to the addiction or PTSD. I felt a real sense of see Tom Holland. This is a very truthful directors about it. They’d say, “OK, let’s responsibility to get it right. I think that’s portrayal of drug addiction. figure this out.” There was a great support why we all worked so hard and we all system throughout the filmmaking process. pushed ourselves to the absolute limit. How much weight did you lose for PTSD is something that I was completely the role? What research did you do for the role? naive about. It wasn’t something that The movie is split into different chapters, In the six weeks that led up to the shoot, was on my radar, but now I’m very aware but we shot the drug scenes first and it took I met with veterans and people with drug that it’s a real problem and it’s a problem me about eight-and-a-half weeks to lose addiction. I spoke to the wives, husbands that most people like myself didn’t know close to 28lbs. For the first two weeks of and people who had been out to Iraq and anything about. OK! shooting, everyone was hiding their food Afghanistan. I felt a real sense of duty to do from me because they felt so bad about justice to their stories and to tell the most WORDS: ADAM TANSWELL PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES eating in front of me! truthful version, because PTSD is invisible 66 WWW.OK.CO.UK 67
BEST OF FRIENDS ‘THIS SHOW REALLY IS LIKE A CINDERELLA TALE’ ANIMAL LOVERS ARE IN FOR AN EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER AS PAUL O’GRADY’S SHOW FOR THE LOVE OF DOGS RETURNS PAUL TALKS LOCKDOWN PETS AND PUPPY THEFT
or The Love Of Dogs is my heart, that dog. He was making a very welcome covered in lumps that had to be return this week and host removed. He was in such a state. Paul O’Grady tells us this Fseries will be bigger and better Do you think lockdown has than ever before. The TV presenter, caused an increase in puppy 65, will be on hand to help care farming to the UK? for pooches in need, while filling I think that because people were in us in on the reality of being a pet lockdown, they wanted a dog, and owner. Paul tells OK!, “I think the it felt like the perfect time to get a number of animals being sold dog. And, of course, then the online during lockdown is a worry puppy farms had a field day. I think for the months ahead.” the number of animals being sold Here, the comedian urges dog online during lockdown is a worry owners to always “do the right for the months ahead, when we thing” with their pets and warns might see the consequences of us to have tissues at the ready for dogs and cats that have been some super-emotional scenes. bought without enough thought for the long term, when people Hi Paul. How does it feel go back to work and busier lives. to be back at Battersea for a ninth series? Did you see any signs of that I couldn’t wait to get back! It all has during filming? to be socially distanced, of course, There was one dog who had so it’s a bit different for us filming, behavioural issues due to being but I couldn’t wait. It’s 10 years now taken from its mother at six weeks, that we’ve been doing this show, far too young. So they don’t get I can’t believe it. I always say it but to play with their siblings and they centre is the most responsible living near me who had her pug it really is a Cinderella tale. You get don’t get to learn. They don’t have thing you can do. If you’re stolen. So I went on to Meridian a dog that comes in and has often their mother to tell them off and struggling to care for them, Tonight to speak about it and, been abused or badly treated, and show them what’s right and wrong there is no shame, no judgement. thankfully, she did get her pug they make them well again and and keep them in order, which is Please do the right thing. back. She was an older lady they go off to a lovely home. It has what happens. So, the puppy has and she was beside herself. I a happy ending. So you might cry no idea. It’s far too young. And of Any other challenges being thought, ‘How b****y mean of at the beginning, but then you can course, they are prone to all sorts faced at the moment? people.’ The law has got to cry at the end, too! of illnesses and diseases. Dog theft is rife. It feels like tighten up on all of this. I’d love there is an attitude of – it’s only to be a magistrate. I’d make Any other memorable moments What would you tell someone a dog. What some people don’t Judge Rinder look tame! OK! from filming so far? to do if they are struggling realise is, that dog is like a PAUL O’GRADY: FOR THE LOVE OF DOGS IS There was Sylvester, a lovely old after adopting a pet? family member. Especially for BACK ON WEDNESDAY AT 8PM ON ITV Staffie. He was left tied to the If people can no longer look after the elderly, it can be their only gates in the middle of the night. their dog for whatever reason, companion during lockdown. WORDS: ELLIE KIRWIN He was 13-years-old and he broke then taking your pet into a rescue It’s rotten. There was a lady
68 MUSIC FILM MY SAVIOR LIVE FROM THE RYMAN CARRIE UNDERWOOD
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On America’s usan Boyle’s spine-tingling 2009 how the public would react to Got Talent performance of Les Miserables Simon Cowell’s sardonic eye-roll I Dreamed A Dream and, below, song is rightly at a woman of 48 hoping to be meeting the remembered as one the standout the next Elaine Paige. Pope in 2019 Smoments in the history of Britain’s Got But she soon turned the music Talent. The shy Scottish singer walked mogul’s withering dismissal to on to the stage looking an unlikely star wide-mouthed wonder. but became an overnight sensation after A decade on, Susan said of stunning the audience, judges and viewers. her loss to Diversity, “All eyes While she would ultimately end the were upon me and they did tell ITV contest as runner-up to dance troupe me I was favoured to win. But it’s Diversity, there is no doubt she is a winner a competition, anything goes – going on to sell 19 million records and and the best people won. Simon raking in a fortune estimated at £22million. is a very nice man, a fair man, Most amazingly of all, as she turns 60 and he’s given me a lot of and looks back on more than a decade of opportunities. I have a lot to fame and fortune, her life remains largely thank him for.” unchanged by the trappings of her However, her newfound fame success. And that’s just how she likes it. did not come without upsets. The SuBo, as she’s affectionately known, still pressures of the showbiz world lives in her family’s former council house caught up with Susan and there in Blackburn, West Lothian, even though were reports of meltdowns – she owns a much bigger property nearby. which thankfully led to her “My niece has got the plush house. Asperger’s diagnosis in 2013. I quite like it that way, it’s good," she says. Susan is sanguine about it, saying, “It’s “It’s good to be in your mum’s house – just a condition I have to live with and there are nice memories in my mum’s. I work through. Years ago there used to be sort of feel she’s present here somehow.” a stigma about it but now there is more It is this sense of ordinariness that knowledge, more expertise, and talking lends Susan’s story its fairy-tale feel. about things makes it a lot easier.” Born on 1 April 1961, she left school After her diagnosis, Susan shunned with few qualifications but with a dream the spotlight. But in 2019 she appeared of being a performer. She took singing on America’s Got Talent: The Champions. lessons and appeared at the Edinburgh And after releasing album Ten the same Festival Fringe. Her dad, miner Patrick, year to celebrate a decade in showbiz, also loved singing but died in 1997, never she said, “I’m managing things better as other people but at least I do have a seeing her hit the big time. now. It was a slow process. But I’m coping sense of humour, and I’ve needed it! As a As she didn’t have a computer, Susan inside better now and I’m ready – more society, we seem to have tight restrictions had no idea of BGT’s huge viral reach – or than ready – for what’s coming.” on what is considered normal.” Despite dipping her toe in the world Since BGT, Susan has toured the world, of internet dating, Susan lives alone singing for the Pope at the Vatican and with her cat Tessie and says she’s performing alongside the likes of legends content. Pebbles, the cat that became including Lionel Richie, Bonnie Tyler and famous on BGT, passed away in 2016. her idol Elaine Paige. “I am happy, I’ve got people with me She insists she has no plans to retire just all the time. I’ve got a cat, I’m never yet, saying, “I’d like to carry on until my lonely,” Susan says. mid-60s, so that’s a wee while away.” And of her astonishing journey, And while her years as an international she says candidly in her 2010 star have been a roller-coaster ride, Susan’s autobiography, The Woman I Was Born ambition is the same as it always was. To Be, “If my story means anything, it is She says simply, ”I just want to entertain that people are very often too quick to people, I want to make them happy.” OK! She is happy judge a person by the way they look or at her old by their quirks of behaviour. I may not WORDS: LISA MARKS PHOTOS: NBC UNIVERSAL, OK!/VICTORIA STEWART family home have quite the same sense of humour
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WWW.OK.CO.UK 87 DECODING LABEL LINGO HERE’S OUR HANDY SPEED-GUIDE TO TRANSLATING THE SCIENTIFIC JARGON AND FANCY INGREDIENTS LISTS ON YOUR GO-TO SKINCARE RANGES – YOU’RE WELCOME!
ver lockdown our interest necessarily mean the claims in facial skincare has are true,” warns Dr Ross Perry, soared, and UK women dermatologist and Medical Director now spend an average of at CosmedicsUK (cosmedics.co.uk). O£400 on products alone every year. “The claims are often driven by But are we being hoodwinked by marketing rather than scientifically fancy packaging and clever wording proven. If they were that good, on the labels? no one would ever age!” “Just because a product costs Here, Dr Ross deciphers some a fortune and is endorsed by a of the most commonly used terms celebrity claiming all sorts of that feature on your bathroom wonderful things, it doesn’t cabinet favourites…
DERMATOLOGICALLY TESTED “Although most skincare products have this label, there’s no legal definition of the term in the UK,” says Dr Ross. “It quite literally means that a dermatologist has tested it, but it doesn’t give any indication of what those tests were, what they hoped would happen or what the results were. As there are no standard tests for the safety or efficacy of cosmetic products, don’t assume the product has passed rigorous laboratory tests or that it’s suitable for all skin types.”
NON- COMEDOGENIC NATURAL “Comedone is the “This is the medical term for a most overused clogged pore, so this description. Because literally means “will not it has no real block pores”. In theory definition, a product these are a good can be described as choice for those prone natural even if it has just 1% naturally to breakouts, but sourced, plant-based or mineral natural processes can ingredients,” explains Dr Ross. “Even lead to clogged pores, if the original ‘natural’ ingredient was not just the ingredients extracted from a flower or fruit, it may in skin products,” have been chemically processed – and says Dr Ross. “Also, botanicals, herbs and essential oils because these claims can still cause irritation and allergies. aren’t regulated, it The Soil Association’s Cosmos Natural doesn’t necessarily logo guarantees the products don’t mean they’re suitable contain GM ingredients, controversial for all oily skin types.” chemicals, parabens, phthalates, synthetic colours, dyes or fragrances.”
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ORGANIC “Organically farmed ingredients are grown without the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GM), herbicides and synthetic fertilisers,” Dr Ross explains. “But, there’s no industry standard and products only need to contain a minuscule percentage of organic ingredients to label themselves as organic. Look out for the Soil Association Organic Logo instead.”
CLINICALLYPROVEN “This is a clever marketing ploy to make it sound as if the product has undergone rigorous scientific testing,” says Dr Ross. “It’s often used to give a deceptive stamp of approval to a product when it usually just means it was tried on a small number of people over a set period of time – it could be one or 1,000. Certainly not a robust clinical trial with proper scientific methodology.”
KNOW YOUR LABELS PARABEN-FREE t The standard ingredients that actually work, such as retinol, “Most skincare products vitamin C and hyaluronic acid, HYPOALLERGENIC contain parabens – are universally available, so more preservatives that kill expensive doesn’t mean better – it “This means the product bacteria and promote often just means more marketing. contains fewer allergy- a longer shelf life,” t Read the label. Ingredients are producing substances Dr Ross points out. “In listed in descending order from (allergens). However, with no recent years there’s been a debate the greatest to the lowest amount real legal definition of the building among scientists and product (anything under 1% can be listed term, it’s rather meaningless. This label doesn’t safety regulators on just how harmful these in any order). If the label claims ensure your skin won’t react – especially if chemicals can be, and this has led to to contain a “miracle” ingredient, you have very sensitive skin,” says Dr Ross. paraben-free alternatives. This is a label check where it features on the list. you can trust – although the product will t When using a new product, give probably have a shorter shelf-life.” it at least two weeks – unless, of CRUELTY-FREE course, it causes irritation. t Barcode scanning apps, such “This should mean the products are not tested on animals at any stage of as Think Dirty, reveal the truth the development, but unfortunately there are loopholes. Claims such as ‘this about the ingredients in products product is not tested on animals’ can hide the fact that its ingredients are. before you buy. OK! Check out PETA’s trusted list of certified companies at peta.org or look for the Leaping Bunny logo – an internationally recognised symbol guaranteeing no WORDS: MICHELE O’CONNOR PHOTOS: GETTY animal testing was carried out during product development,” says Dr Ross.
WWW.OK.CO.UK 89 BON APPETIT! INDULGE IN THESE FRENCH-INSPIRED CLASSICS THAT ARE SIMPLE YET SATISFYING Crêpes with SERVES INGREDIENTS banana and For the crêpes ● 60g plain flour ● ½ tbsp caster sugar caramel ● 50ml whole milk ● 1 large egg ● 10g unsalted butter, melted, plus a little extra for greasing For the caramel sauce ● 100g caster sugar ● 50g butter ● 3 ripe bananas, each cut into quarters ● Vanilla ice cream to serve (optional)
1. To make the crêpes, sift the flour and sugar into a medium-size bowl and make a well in the middle. Mix the milk and 100ml of water together. 2. Break the egg into the well and start whisking slowly. Add the milk and water in a steady stream, whisking constantly and gradually to incorporate the flour. 3. Whisk until the batter is smooth and all the flour has been fully combined. Set the batter aside to rest for 15 mins. 4. While the batter is resting, make the caramel sauce. Put the sugar in a small saucepan with 3 tablespoons of water and stir well. Bring to a simmer and cook without stirring for 3-4 minutes. 5. Swirl the pan gently a couple of times. 6. Remove from the heat and drop the butter into the caramel. Stir well with a wooden spoon until it melts and is thoroughly combined. Add the cut banana to the caramel and stir gently. Set aside for a couple of minutes while you make the crêpes. 7. Whisk the melted butter into the rested crêpe batter. 8. Heat a lightly greased pan over a medium heat. 9. Pour roughly 2 tbsp of batter into the pan and swirl it around so the bottom of the pan is evenly coated. 10. Use just enough batter to make a delicate, lacy pancake. Cook the pancake for about 45 seconds on one side until golden and then flip the pancake over and cook the other side for about 30 secs. 11. Serve the crêpes with bananas, a generous drizzle of warm caramel sauce and ice cream, is using.
90 SERVES INGREDIENTS ● 1.75kg mussels ● 15g butter ● 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped ● 3 shallots, finely chopped ● 100ml dry white wine ● 120ml double cream ● Handful of fresh parsley leaves, coarsely chopped ● A squeeze of lemon and crusty bread, to serve
Moules marinière
1. Wash the mussels their own juices for under cold running 3-4 minutes. Give the water. Discard any that pan a good shake are open and won’t every now and then close when lightly while steaming. squeezed, as well as 4. Add the cream any with cracked shells. and chopped parsley 2. Add the butter to and remove from the a large pan on a low heat. Stir gently and heat and gently soften combine. the garlic and shallots 5. Spoon into four until translucent. large warmed bowls 3. Add the mussels and serve immediately and wine, turn up the with lots of crusty heat, then cover and bread and a squeeze steam them open in of fresh lemon.
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Tartiflette
SERVES INGREDIENTS ● 1kg King Edward or Maris Piper potatoes, peeled ● 250g bacon lardons ● 2 shallots, finely chopped ● 2 garlic cloves, crushed ● 100ml white wine ● 200ml double cream ● Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper ● A few sprigs of thyme ● 450g mature Cheddar cheese, grated
1. Preheat the oven to liquid has evaporated. 200°C/gas mark 7. 5. Slice the potatoes 2. Cook the potatoes thickly and layer into an in a large saucepan of ovenproof gratin dish salted boiling water for with the bacon mixture. 5 minutes, or until tender. Pour over the double 3. Drain and set aside cream. Season with salt to cool slightly. and lots of freshly ground 4. Meanwhile, heat a black pepper and a few frying pan until hot and sprigs of thyme. fry the bacon lardons, 6. Sprinkle over the shallots and garlic for grated cheese and bake 4-5 minutes, until in the oven for 20 golden-brown. Add the minutes or until the white wine and continue cheese is golden-brown to cook until most of the and bubbling. Tarte au citron
MAKES
INGREDIENTS ● 70g butter, cut into ● 400g chilled, sweet small pieces shortcrust pastry ● 1 tbsp of icing sugar ● 6 lemons to dust ● 300g caster sugar ● Fresh raspberries, ● 6 eggs to serve
1. Preheat oven to 180°C/ cook on a medium heat, fan 160°C/gas mark 4. stirring continuously until 2. Roll out the pastry and the mixture starts to line four greased loose- bubble (be careful not based tart tins with it. to let the eggs scramble). 3. Bake blind for 10 mins 7. Add the chopped at 180°C. Leave to cool. butter to the mixture, Then reduce oven stir in and allow to melt. temperature to 150°C 8. Pour the mixture into 4. Remove the zest the pastry cases and leave from the lemons with to stand for 10 minutes. a grater and juice. Place in the oven for 15 5. Add the zest and minutes. Remove and lemon juice to a pan allow to cool completely. and warm gently. 9. Remove the tarts 6. Add the sugar and from the tins, dust with eggs to the lemons and icing sugar and serve mix with a spatula. Gently with raspberries. OK! WRITTEN, DEVELOPED AND STYLED BY VICTORIA GRAY PHOTOGRAPHY BY CLIVE SHALICE WRITTEN, DEVELOPED AND STYLED BY VICTORIA GRAY
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BACCARAT HOTEL NEW YORK Opposite the city’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMa), this jewel box of a hotel is an artistic masterpiece in its own right thanks to an abundance of sparkle and shimmer. The interiors have been created by Baccarat, the 250-year- old luxury French crystal maker, and include a twinkling art installation featuring 2,000 illuminated Harcourt glasses built into the foyer wall. The theatrical display sets the tone for the rest of the 112-room boutique hotel. Relax beside the heated pool lined with cabanas inspired by the Côte d’Azur or take a seat at the 60ft bar, Les Boissons, inspired by the royal stables of Versailles. Oh là là! A Baccarat chandelier dominates the BACCARATHOTELS.COM, ROOMS FROM $748 (£538). FOR INFO ON NEW YORK GO TO NYCGO.COM Grand Salon
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LIVE LIKE A KING AIRELLES CHÂTEAU DE VERSAILLES LE GRAND CONTRÔLE PARIS If you’ve ever fantasised about staying in one of the most opulent palaces in the world, your dream may soon become a reality. Set to open in June, BY ROYAL DESIGN the luxurious boutique hotel is housed in three buildings of the fabulously extravagant Palace of Versailles, just outside Paris. The Palace itself, which was once home to the French royal family, has 2,300 rooms dripping with gold leaf, crystal and priceless artworks. The palatial heritage hotel will offer 14 regal suites emanating 18th-century elegance, with modern-day technology kept to a minimum – sorry, no TVs! Culinary treats come courtesy of Michelin-starred French chef Alain Ducasse, served in the grand dining room. Guests can retrace the steps of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette on exclusive out-of-hours palace tours.
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WWW.OK.CO.UK 97 LIFELESSONS THE TV AND RADIO STAR ON HER FIRST KISS EMBARRASSING HER KIDS AND WHY SHE CRIES AT EVERYTHING
Not a lot of people know The best thing my parents this but I’m very good at… taught me was… They taught napping. I can nap at 6pm and me everything. They taught me still have a good night’s sleep. It how to be interested, and that is helps that I never drink caffeine. the key. Don’t worry about being I had a cup of coffee once and interesting, worry about what was awake for about four days. everybody else is saying.
My nickname is… Sausage. It’s If I could pass any law I would… what my mum calls me. That make sure nurses were paid was fun when I started dating. properly as opposed to how “Sausage! Jeff is here!” Now I’m they’re paid now. What they’ve the same with my children. I like done through the pandemic to embarrass them at all times. is extraordinary.
My favourite TV show is… The last time I cried was… Oh I have so many, I can’t choose. I cry at everything. I will snuggle OK, The West Wing. I watched with the kids and watch a movie, the whole thing when I was and I will totally go. They’re like, pregnant and it stayed with me. “Mum, are you joking?” I just watched Enola My perfect Holmes, that evening is… ‘CHEAP made me cry. when the kids have done their CHOCOLATE The first single homework with I bought was… joy in their IS MY Blondie’s hearts, and they Atomic. I was are skipping GREATEST about seven and around passing it was major. each other WEAKNESS’ Debbie Harry protractors. Then was, and I’ll have a bath remains, the with the little one and wash my coolest woman on earth. I played hair with Head & Shoulders it maybe 20 times a day. Suprême Strength Shampoo, which is guaranteed to make me The most expensive thing I’ve sing and put a spring in my step. splashed out on is… the house, Then we’ll come downstairs, have which the bank owns basically. a curry and watch a movie. That I also bought a very fancy coat would be the dream. once but I haven’t really worn it because I’m a bit too scared. I’d like to say sorry to… everyone who’s ever watched Who would play you in a film? me on telly. Apologies for the Alice Cooper. I would insist on it. orange face and the fringe and the bright white lipstick. I can’t My greatest weakness is… apologise enough. chocolate. But it has to be cheap chocolate. I don’t want the fancy My first kiss was… with a boy dark stuff. called Stephen. We were at a party. I think I was 16. At first If you had half an hour left on I thought he was trying to lick earth… I’d cuddle the kids. All of Claudia my cheek. I was so confused. them in a big huddle, along with I thought, “Why is this boy so my husband. Easy. OK! close to me?” And then I looked CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN IS THE AMBASSADOR around and everyone was FOR HEAD & SHOULDERS SUPRÊME COLLECTION WITH DUAL OILS. THE RANGE COMES IN snogging. I was alarmed. I put VERSIONS FOR STRENGTH, COLOUR, REPAIR Winkleman the whole thing off after that. AND MOISTURE, RRP £4.99
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