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+SA's HEALTHIEST CITY May 2018 TORCH Charlene of Monaco Water Biker. Paddle Boarder. FAT Olympian.Mother. FAST HOW TO EASY WAYS TO SLAY YOUR TRIM DOWN INNER & TONE UP! QUITTER Sculpt a Tight Tush In 15 Minutes SPECIAL a Day! • Thali’s Best Curries SPECIAL REPORT • Lisa Clark’s Has Social Fave Tomato Media Made Dishes Us More • 30-Minute Lonely? Meals R50.50 (VAT INCL) NAMIBIA N$53.00 • All the 05093 Bliss Balls 9 772075 406001 May 2018 FOOD HUB 40 Taste Of Thali Take a holiday to India via your plate – no passport required 40 44 You Say... Tomato Spice up One super sauce, so many moreish meals your life! 50 All In A Day Lunch, dinner and dessert are sorted with these quick, 30-minute meals 52 Bite-Sized Bliss Craving something sweet? Keep these BEST BODY 86 The Mom Divide nifty nuggets around 58 The Food Lovers’ Workout Want to keep your bestie and your baby happy? 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Genital Bleaching? ShouldS you be putting your parts through that? 96 IN EVERY ISSUE Fragrances 6 10 16 good enough Letter Tell WH Guy Next to eat. From The 12 Door Editor Ask 18 8 Anything WH Social Meet The 21 Team Discuss! TOP PHOTOGRAPH: MICKY HOYLE 2018May “I have two hands so I can do something. If I can make a difference in someone’s life, give them a little bit of help or an education, that’s enough.” PRINCESS CHARLENE PHOTOGRAPH AND COVER PHOTOGRAPH: SEAN LAURÉNZ SEAN PHOTOGRAPH: COVER AND PHOTOGRAPH May 2018 | WOMEN’S HEALTH 5 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR THE PRINCESS DIARIES Give me a good blow dry and a crimson manicure and I will honestly tell you that I have my sh*t together. But this is proven woefully inadequate when one comes face- to-face with Princess Charlene, who gets to check of: ex-Olympian, mother of twins, 40-year-old and, well, royalty in a single huf of breath. It’s a pretty tough act to follow, which is not helped by her complete lack of formality – despite her residential address being The Prince’s Palace, Monaco, she is 100 percent genuinely chilled SA vibes. Yes, still. When deputy ed, Wanita, our creative director, Rob, and I meet Charlene, she is super keen to chat to us about her two new sporting passions. Nope, not swimming, but paddle boarding and water biking. I’ve seen enough Disney movies to know that I’ve never spotted a princess engage in either, but I’m hooked on the idea! And then I got to this Quitter on page 74, my slacker Chimp would to leap out of my comfort zone. I have signed issue’s features and discovered that apparently have done just the opposite... Do you know up with the WH team to run The Cape Town the reason that I am so taken by this idea how I can unequivocally confirm this fact? 12 One Run and I’ve taken up trail running. – and so many others – is down to something Because my team – darling girls that they are So if you spot #WhereWasDan, call me out a wise-ass has dubbed My Inner Chimp. – have coined the hashtag #WhereWasDan on it! And in the meantime, turn to page 32 Apparently, MIC wants to commit to all sorts for all the physical activities to which and read all about what Princess Charlene has of fun physical things – hello FOMO, my old I excitedly yell: ‘Yes, count me in!” and been up to – she is incredibly inspiring friend – but realises, once in, that’s it’s not then bow out of... in a very down-to-earth, grab-life-by-the- exaaaaactly my bag... I am certain this has Inner Chimps keep themselves busy. horns kind of way and we’re thrilled that we never happened to Princess Charlene. When They’re also to blame for you slamming the still get to lay claim to her as South Africans. someone first asked her: “Charlene, do you alarm of in the dead of winter or feeling water bike?” and she presumably said: “Not intimidated to try a new gym class. But yet, but I’ll try”, she then went on to master this winter I’ve got The Chimp’s number, water biking and introduce an entire charity- so I have vowed to drag myself out of DANIELLE WEAKLEY driven water-bike event to the fair shores bed regardless of the wintery hour and Editor of Monaco. According to Slay Your Inner committed – no, not to water bike – but @DanielleWeakley @danweakley What the team did this month... MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR GIRL DO SOMETHING THAT CHALLENGES SQUAD TOGETHER LIKE @MICHELLE_ YOU! LIKE @AMY_HOPPY WHO IS OCTOBER, @GINA_DIONISIO AND ATTEMPTING TO RUN A 10KM RACE @_ROBINJADE_! THE #WHGETSFIT IN LESS THAN 45 MINUTES. CHALLENGE STARTS THIS MONTH! GO BE A GAL WHO JOINS IN! 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