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Perfect £1,000 with taste our prize Delicious crossword canapé recipes Michelle Ackerley The TV presenter on Par ty fame and family Get ready to celebrate time in style C18ontents November 2018 24 Michelle Ackerley Fashion The multitasking TV presenter 4 Get this! talks fantasy homes, family 8 Focus and fulfilling her dreams Killer heels to die for 28 Twice as nice 10 The glitterati Love Island duo Chris Take a shine to all that Hughes and Kem Cetinay glitters this party season prepare for a bumper 33 In the closet Christmas together 24 Actor Jamie Lomas reveals 56 My favourite photo his style secrets Singer Barbara Dickson shares a treasured snapshot The things Lifestyle they say... 31 On the waterfront Regulars Head to vibrant Lake Ontario 7 First look “Keep your face to the and Toronto for the world’s The hottest tickets sunshine and you friendliest welcome in town cannot see a shadow” 38 Victoria’s best 18-21 Beauty Helen Keller Victoria Gray counts down Glittering make-up for a to Christmas with fabulous showstopping party look, (1880-1968) Advent calendars plus the latest beauty 40 Interiors counter essentials Set the festive scene 36 Agony aunt with shimmering shades By Jane O’Gorman and of blue and iridescent Dr Rosemary Leonard peacock feathers 52 Read all about it 42 Food Fantasy fiction and thrillers Get the party started with 55 Fiction luxurious canapés and By Ingrid Alexandra mouthwatering treats 57-72 Switch on 48 Wine The week on TV and radio Jamie Goode toasts the 73 Be a winner festivities with bottles of Win a fantastic £1,000 gift lovely bubbly voucher and much more 50 Gardens 75 Mindy Hammond Alan Titchmarsh picks Now Pumpkin the rabbit has decorative firs and blue died, the mice are happy 10 spruces for Christmas cheer bunnies in his old hutch... 77 Stars Above, from left: Jacket, £295; trousers, £195, both Outline 42 (outlinelondon.com); cami, £32, Topshop (topshop.com); Russell Grant predicts earrings, £12, Simply Be (simplybe.co.uk); bag, £150, LK People your week Cover, from left: Bennett (lkbennett.com); heels, £130, Boden (boden.co.uk). 22 Life as I know it 78 The £1,000 crossword Dress, £120, Forever Unique Jumpsuit, £89, Miss Selfridge (missselfridge.com); shoes, With Coronation Street star Pit your wits against our (foreverunique.co.uk). Cami, £16, £159, Kurt Geiger London (kurtgeiger.com); bag, £25, Roman George at Asda (asda.com/george); (romanoriginals.co.uk); earrings, £8 (prettylittlething.com) Sally Ann Matthews prize puzzle skirt, £130, French Connection (frenchconnection.com); earrings, £8, Asos (asos.com) Editor Margaret Hussey Art Director Greg Anderson Supplements Picture Editor Karen Vowles Picture Editor Sarah White Styling: Kate Barbour / photographs: Production Editor Jan Brierley Features Editor Nicole Carmichael Lifestyle Director Victoria Gray Fashion Director Paula O’Connor Alex James / stylist’s assistant: Sian Deputy Fashion Editor Kate Barbour Commissioning Editor Laura Mulley Beauty Editor Amy Packer Literary Editor Charlotte Heathcote O’Donnell / photographer’s assistant: Feature Writer Kirsten Jones Junior Stylist Sian O’Donnell Chief Sub Editor Jennifer Wignall Sub Editors Bridget Rowan, Mia Bolton Stefan Clarke / hair and make-up: Junior Picture Researcher Maya Bedford Caroline Piasecki using Nars Cosmetics and Dino Pereira using Schwarzkopf / S Magazine is published by Express Newspapers, Second Floor, Northern & Shell Building, 10 Lower Thames Street, models: Margaret Clunie and Sara Ramen London EC3R 6EN. © Express Newspapers 2018 at Titanium / shot on location at Gods Own Junkyard, Walthamstow, London Follow us on Twitter @SMagazineUK and on Instagram @smagazineuk this! GetThere’s something for every budget in this week’s must-have selection Compiled by Laura Mulley MESSAGE ON A BOTTLE GOING NUTS JOLLY GOOD EGGS Reusable bottles designed by celebrities, Chocolate and peanut butter Harry Potter eggcup and toast £25 each, Sky (sky.com/pop). All proceeds panettone, £27.99, Selfridges cutter set, £6.99, Lakeland go to initiatives protecting ocean health (0800 123 4000, selfridges.com) (01539 488100, lakeland.co.uk) WHEELS ON FIRE BRINGING UP BABY STAR SPANGLED Briggs & Riley Sympatico large BabyFood Pro steamer, blender and Ginevra cowboy ankle boots, suitcase, £529, John Lewis bottle warmer, £99.99, Vital Baby £379.95, Keith Scarrott (01242 (08456 049049, johnlewis.com) (07004 222437, vitalbaby.com) 253154, keithscarrott.co.uk) METAL MICKEY Mickey Mouse’s 90th anniversary edition Beats Solo3 wireless headphones, £279.95, apple.com and disney.com BOW WOW LITTLE GEM TIME TO SHINE Valour dog bow tie, £15, Devvon bag, £85, Dune London Tess watch, £145, Ted Baker Hiro & Wolf (020 7739 (0333 240 7306, dunelondon.co.uk) (0808 178 7366, tedbaker.com) 9008, hiro-and-wolf.com) 4 S MAGAZINE ★ 18 NOVEMBER 2018 OH CRUMBS! COCKTAIL Biscuits, HOUR £7 each, Shaken: Crabtree Drinking With & Evelyn James Bond (0800 KNITTING & Ian Fleming, CAST A SPELL 046 7914, PRETTY £15, Express The Practical Magic Activation crabtree- Praline scarf knitting kit, Bookshop (see Deck, £45, Practical Magic evelyn. £79, We Are Knitters on page 77) (practicalmagicliving.com) com) (weareknitters.co.uk) GRAND DESIGN Limited- edition Disaronno liqueur. Bottle designed by WORLD WIDE WEB Trussardi, PlayStation 4 Pro Marvel’s READY TO A-MAZE £15, Spider-Man bundle, £329.99, The Crystal Maze board game, £35, nationwide Argos, Amazon and Game Debenhams, John Lewis and Amazon SCOOT ALONG Micro Flex Deluxe scooter, £204.95, Micro Scooters (0333 320 1030, micro-scooters.co.uk) SLICE OF THE ACTION Pizza Night recipe box service, from £2.98 per portion, Gousto (020 3699 9996, gousto.co.uk) HELLO SUNSHINE Sweatshirt, £40, Off Duty (offdutyuk. com). Twenty per cent of proceeds goes to Rays of Sunshine WINDOW DRESSING children’s Glamstation foldout dressing DO THE TWIST charity table, £280, LullaBellz Diploria earrings, £175, Gaia (lullabellz.com). (Make-up & Terra (gaiaandterra.com) not included). S MAGAZINE ★ 18 NOVEMBER 2018 5 first lookby Kirsten Jones GO TO Tate Liverpool opens its doors on Fernand Léger’s first major UK exhibition in 30 years from Friday until March. Through more than 50 figurative paintings, drawings, films and graphic designs, Fernand Léger: New Times, New Pleasures explores how the French painter and filmmaker redefined the value of art in 20th-century society. Through his DO abstract and graphic art, he gave See ZSL London Zoo in a whole new light during the countdown to dignity to the working man and Christmas. From Thursday until New Year’s Day, Christmas At ZSL London aimed to improve the quality of Zoo invites animal lovers on a festive light trail with illuminated sculptures, life for all. Tickets cost £10.50. light tunnels and Christmas surprises. Listen to the singing trees and look Visit tate.org.uk. out for glittering, flying flamingos and a giant glowing lion. Pick up a glass of mulled wine and, if you dare, spend the night near the big cats at Gir TRY Lion Lodge. Book tickets at christmasatlondonzoo.co.uk. AND DACS, PARIS (C) ZSL; ADAGP, 2018/ANTONIA REEVE LONDON Small plates are big on taste at the revamped Peter Street Kitchen at the Radisson Blu Edwardian hotel in Manchester. Diners have a choice of Mexican or Japanese sharing plates in sophisticated surroundings. Start your SEE evening with a cocktail at the stylish Bar and Rikyu Lounge – the sake bellini Get into the Christmas mood cocktail really hits the spot. Then try the shared dining with an array of with all-male harmony group plates from piquant matchstick chicken with habanero to flavoursome tuna The Overtones. They’re about sashimi. Round off your meal with a delicious plum-infused sake. Call 0161 to embark on a UK tour with 835 8941 or see peterstreetkitchen.co.uk. their new album, full of romantic cover songs and Rockin’ Robin – a cheeky nod to the time of year. Lockie, Mike, Darren and Mark will serenade crowds in Watford on Thursday, followed by Bath, Ipswich, Bournemouth, Manchester and more until December 20. For tickets, visit theovertones.tv. MUST HAVE Be wowed by Fantastic Beats and get into the Christmas spirit with music and a movie Fantastic Beasts: The Christmas With The Star Crimes Of Grindelwald The Fizz In this Nativity tale, Bo the Newt Scamander (Eddie Remember 1981 donkey escapes his daily Redmayne) travels to Eurovision winners grind and makes friends Europe with his new Bucks Fizz? Three of with newlyweds Joseph and friends to challenge the them are back as The Mary. On his trek towards power of dark wizard Fizz with a Christmas the Star, he and a band Gellert Grindelwald. Jude album featuring their of misfit animals become Law and Johnny Depp new single, Don’t Start Without Me, and festive the unlikely heroes of the co-star in the enchanting tunes Let It Snow! and I Believe In Father first Christmas. It’s out on sequel, in cinemas now. Christmas. It’s out now for £10.99. Blu-ray and DVD tomorrow. S MAGAZINE ★ 18 NOVEMBER 2018 7 Pink sock boots, £39, Courts, £45, Wallis Miss Selfridge (0344 984 Glitter bow sandals, £39.95, (0344 984 0266, wallis.co.uk) 0263, missselfridge.com) Joe Browns (joebrowns.co.uk) Navy sandals, £295, Iridescent heels, £42, LK Bennett (020 7637 Fluffy heels, £30, Dorothy Perkins Faith at Debenhams (0844 6731, lkbennett.com) (0344 984 0261, dorothyperkins.com) 800 8877, debenhams.com) Sammy platforms, £89, Kurt Geiger (020 7781 Rainbow boots, £40, Stiletto boots, £105, Office 7480, kurtgeiger.com) Asos (asos.com) (08450 580 777,