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19 August 2018
Win! Win!
Win!
£1,000 with
our prize
crossword
A fresh
start
Salad days
with Alan
Titchmarsh
New
romantics
Fall in love with
this season’s
latest look
Contents
The things
they say...
“Happiness is not
something ready
made. It comes from
your own actions”
19 August 2018 Dalai Lama
44
Fashion
4 Get this!
8 Focus
Pretty bras and bralettes
10 Dressed to frill
Romantic ruffles, lace, bows and
botanical prints
34 In the closet
Holby City’s Belinda Owusu reveals
her style secrets
Lifestyle
HAIR AND MAKE-UP: CAROLINE PIASECKI USING NSPA AT ASDA AND REDKEN / MODEL: BARBARA MAJDER AT ESTABLISHED
COVER: STYLING: KATE BARBOUR / PHOTOGRAPH: VICTORIA ADAMSON / PHOTOGRAPHER’S ASSISTANT: HARRIET RAPER /
33 Last tango in Buenos Aires
Discover dazzling dance moves,
delicious cuisine and a fascinating 4
past in the Argentinian capital
40 Victoria’s best
Victoria Gray makes the grade with
back-to-school accessories
42 Interiors
Bring bright colour into children’s
rooms for fun and study
44 Food
Pick berries for a menu to savour Left:
51 Wine Kimono-
sleeved maxi
Jamie Goode falls for the charms
dress, price
of lighter reds served cool on request,
53 Gardens
Alan Titchmarsh sees a window
10 Yumi Katsura
(yumikatsura.com)
of opportunity growing salads and
herbs on the windowsill 30 Vine and dandy 18-21 Beauty 59-74 Switch on
He’s rich, titled and married to Cosmetics for glamour at 40, plus The week on TV and radio
Hollywood star Jessica Chastain – the latest beauty counter essentials 75 Be a winner
People meet Gian Luca Passi 36 Health Win iPads and restaurant vouchers
22 Life as I know it 58 My favourite photo The moving plight of a baby born 76 Mindy Hammond
With actress Chizzy Akudolu Actor John Savage recalls making with a rare genetic defect Making hay while the sun shines
24 Rochelle Humes his greatest movie The Deer Hunter 38 Agony aunt can have unexpected results...
The singer talks motherhood, By Jane O’Gorman and 77 Stars
Marvin and making music Dr Rosemary Leonard Russell Grant predicts your week
28 Jamie Laing & Francis Boulle Regulars 54 Books 78 The £1,000 crossword
The Made In Chelsea stars are 7 First look 57 Fiction Pit your wits against our prize puzzle,
taking their hit podcast to the stage The hottest tickets in town A short story by Phoebe Morgan plus the £50 Mystery Word Bonus
Editor Margaret Hussey Art Director Greg Anderson Supplements Picture Editor Karen Vowles Picture Editor Sarah White On the cover:
Production Editor Jan Brierley Features Editor Nicole Carmichael Lifestyle Director Victoria Gray Fashion Director Paula O’Connor Cape, £1,200, Nadya
Acting Deputy Fashion Editor Kate Barbour Commissioning Editor Laura Mulley Beauty Editor Amy Packer Shah (nadyashah.com);
Literary Editor Charlotte Heathcote Feature Writer Kirsten Jones Junior Stylist Sian O’Donnell Chief Sub Editor Jennifer Omoerah lace dress, £300,
Sub Editors Neil Porter, Bridget Rowan Junior Picture Researcher Maya Bedford Body Frock (bodyfrock.co.uk)
S Magazine is published by Express Newspapers, Second Floor, Northern & Shell Building, 10 Lower Thames Street,
London EC3R 6EN. © Express Newspapers 2018
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Get this!
There’s something for every budget in this week’s must-have selection Compiled by Laura Mulley
BAGS OF
COLOUR
Bag, £28, V by
Very (0800 092
3355, very.co.uk)
CLAWS CÉLÈBRE
SHOW OF HANDS Necklace, £60, Harry
Puppets, £22 each, The Shop Floor Project Rocks (07968 338151,
(01229 584537, theshopfloorproject.com) harryrocks.com)
SITTING
COMFORTABLY
Mesmerise deckchair,
£99, Penelope Hope
(01481 721410,
penelopehope.com)
GINGER SPICE PASTA PERFECTION
Stone’s ginger Napolina gluten-free pasta packs,
wine, £6.50, £2 each, Sainsbury’s (0800
nationwide 636262, sainsburys.co.uk)
FRUIT SQUASH ON YOUR MARKS
Pouf, £95, Sweetpea Lacoste Straightset 318 2 LIGHT FANTASTIC WARM WELCOME
& Willow (0345 257 2627, trainers, £90, Next (0333 Picia pendant light, about Soy candle, £21.99, Oli Olsen
sweetpeaandwillow.com) 777 8000, next.co.uk) £137, Nedgis (nedgis.com) (01355 227602, oliolsen.com)
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SET IN STONE WORLD ON A PLATE A NEW LEAF APRON STRINGS
Amazonite Iris ring, £260, Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Skinnydip Dominica laptop Moomins children’s apron,
Renné (01325 728288, Eatlist, £24.99, Express case, £25, Topshop (0344 £12.50, Tate Shop (020
rennejewellery.co.uk) Bookshop (see page 77) 984 0264, topshop.com) 7887 8888, shop.tate.org.uk)
WELL OILED
Weed &
Wonderful
seaweed-
infused JEANS GENIUS
rapeseed oils, T-shirt, £20,
from £8.99 Jeans for Genes
each, Seaweed (jeansforgenes
& Co (0191 day.org/shop) FLOOR SHOW
308 2222, – all proceeds Campbell flat-weave rug, from
seaweedandco. go to the £299, West Elm (0800 404
com) charity 9780, westelm.co.uk)
CABIN FERVOUR
Beau cabin case, CUSHY NUMBER
£199, Ted Baker (0808 Florentina cushion, £35, John Lewis
178 7366, tedbaker.com) (03456 049049, johnlewis.com)
EASY ON THE EYE A TOUCH OF GLASS
Longchamp glasses, £199, LET’S CELEBRATE Bubble vases, £30 each,
Vision Express (0800 038 Halo Top birthday cake ice Dartington Crystal (01805
2177, visionexpress.com) cream, £5, Tesco and Ocado 626262, dartington.co.uk)
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first look by Kirsten Jones
SHOP
If you’re in need of a fashion fix,
you’ll find a sunny selection at
Cornwall-based Roo’s Beach.
Tucked away on Newquay’s
Porth Beach, it’s bursting with
laid-back looks that are perfect
for the south coast. Founder
Roo Cross’s mantra is “Happy
clothes” and she stocks denim,
knitwear, trainers and all sorts of
inspirational items to encourage
women of all ages to have fun
DO
If you’ve had enough of ice lollies for one summer, pop the kettle on, bake
with their wardrobe. Drop by a cake and invite your pals round for Macmillan Coffee Morning. Macmillan
for a browse and have a bite Cancer Support’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning takes place on Friday
at the on-site coffee shop September 28 but budding bakers can host a gathering any time. Visit
with stunning sea views. Take coffee.macmillan.org.uk for a fundraising pack or to find a coffee morning
a peek at the range or order near you. If you can’t bake, then Marks & Spencer’s Foodhall is selling
online at roosbeach.co.uk. selected cakes with 10 per cent of proceeds going to Macmillan.
TRY
Forget cucumber sarnies
SEE
Proud Galleries in London is
ADJ BROWN / PROUD GALLERIES © NORMAN PARKINSON
and scones for afternoon celebrating one of the brightest
tea, Issho’s rooftop bar stars in Hollywood until Sunday
and restaurant offers an September 30. On the 25th
imaginative Japanese anniversary of her death, Audrey
take on traditional Hepburn: Beyond The Screen is
English fare. Presented a collection of timeless portraits
in bamboo boxes, the by top photographers such as
Leeds eatery serves a Terry O’Neill, Eva Sereny and
deliciously light mixture Douglas Kirkland, shedding new
of oriental sweets and light on the life of the Breakfast
savouries. Our favourites are the mouthwatering miso braised lamb shoulder At Tiffany’s star, from her wartime
pancakes, temari sushi balls, yuzu meringue kisses and mochi ice cream struggles to becoming an award-
balls. It’s £25 per person and an extra £15 for free-flowing prosecco. winning actress. Admission is
Call 01134 265000 or visit issho-restaurant.com to book a table. free. Visit proudonline.co.uk.
MUST HAVE Heartwarming tales to read and watch alongside a slice of historical drama
How To Find Love In Versailles: The Complete Christopher Robin
The Little Things Series Three Far from the Hundred Acre
Escaping the upset in her The final series of this lavish Wood, Christopher Robin is
life, Julia takes a job in drama finds us right in the a grown man with a family
Biarritz. She’s full of regret action at the court of Louis of his own. When life gets
but happiness is on the XIV. War celebrations are too tricky, his old friend
horizon when she reaches short-lived for the king, new Winnie The Pooh pays a
Ocean View. Virginie mistress Maintenon leads visit and leads him on
Grimaldi’s novel is out on Louis astray and a masked a brand-new adventure.
Thursday for £8.99 – see prisoner spells trouble. It’s Ewan McGregor stars.
Bookshop on page 77. out on DVD, priced £12.99. It’s in cinemas now.
S MAGAZINE ★ 19 AUGUST 2018 7
Embroidered Padded Embroidered
bralette, £24, bralette, £32, bralette, £19.99,
Boux Avenue at Passionata Lindex (020
Amazon Fashion (passionata. 3005 0009,
(0800 279 7234, com) lindex.com)
amazon.co.uk/
fashion)
Le Marais bra, Bralette, £19.97, Bra top,
£45, Chantelle Heidi Klum £19.90, Uniqlo
(01483 300880, Intimates at (uniqlo.com)
chantelle.com) Amazon Fashion
(as before)
GoÄN\YL
Lace bra top, £21
as part of a set,
Bralette, £8.99,
H&M (0344 736
Show off your
shape in these
pretty bras and
bralettes Compiled
by Paula O’Connor
Bralette, £9.50,
Marks & Spencer
Topshop (0344 9000, hm.com) (0333 014 8000,
984 0264, marksandspencer.
topshop. com)
com)
8 S MAGAZINE ★ 19 AUGUST 2018
FOCUS
Bralette, £24 as part Bralette, £30, Bra top,
of a set, Boux Avenue Boux Avenue £38, Freya
(0800 054 6550, (as before) at Bravissimo
bouxavenue.com) (01926 459859,
bravissimo.com)
Bralette, Lace bralette, Non-wired bra,
£45.50, Eberjey £15, Figleaves £40, Chantelle
(eberjey.com) (0345 401 2014, (as before)
figleaves.com)
Bralette, £38, Bralette, £76, Hanro Cotton moulded
Triumph (020 3455 at Tallulah Lingerie bra, £53, Aubade
0066, triumph. (020 7704 0066, (aubade.co.uk)
com) tallulah-lingerie.
co.uk)
Non-wired bra, Lace bralette, £18, Bra, £24, Reger
£19.90, Uniqlo b.tempt’d at Tallulah by Janet Reger
(as before) Lingerie (as before) at Debenhams
(0344 800 8877,
debenhams.com)
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10
FASHION
Facing page:
Kimono-sleeve
maxi dress,
price on
request, Yumi
Katsura (yumi
katsura.com)
This page:
Pussy-bow
blouse,
£295, Luisa
Cerano (020
7323 6100,
luisacerano.
com); Jacquard
trousers,
£48, River
Island (0344
576 6444,
riverisland.
com); turban,
£140, Marzoline
(marzoline.com)
New
Fall in love
with lace, ruffles,
bows and botanicals
romantics
Styling by Kate Barbour Photographs by Victoria Adamson
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FASHION Facing page: Embroidered cape, £1,200, Nadya Shah (nadyashah. com); lace dress, £300, Body Frock (bodyfrock.co.uk) This page: Maxi dress, price on request, Yumi Katsura (yumikatsura.com); drop earrings, £141, Nocturne (nocturne.co.uk) S MAGAZINE ★ 19 AUGUST 2018 13
14
FASHION
Facing page:
Jacket, £55;
wide-leg trousers,
£55; sliders, £36,
all Topshop (0344
984 0264, topshop.
com); ruffle-neck
blouse, £35, V by
Very (0800 092
3355, very.co.uk);
sunglasses, £9.99,
Berskha (0808 234
0209, bershka.
com); snake
earrings, £125,
MeMe London
(meme.london);
gold ring, £289,
Chupi (chupi.com)
This page: Daffodil
dress, £68.99, Amy
Lynn (amylynn.co.
uk); sequin skirt,
£35, Miss Selfridge
(0344 984 0263,
missselfridge.com);
tassel earrings,
£100, Nocturne
(nocturne.co.uk)
S MAGAZINE ★ 19 AUGUST 2018 15FASHION Kimono jacket, £39; trousers, £45, both Topshop (0344 984 0264, topshop.com); shell drop earrings, £117, Nocturne (nocturne.co.uk) Photographer’s assistant: Harriet Raper Hair and make-up: Caroline Piasecki using Nspa at Asda and Redken Model: Barbara Majder at Established S MAGAZINE ★ 19 AUGUST 2018 17
Amy Packer
You don’t have to emulate the professionals to look good,
so just take it easy, says our beauty editor
T
omorrow sees me I style my hair, for example. I have don’t have the oomph (it’s a
“celebrating” a birthday always said that when I win the technical term, OK). Instead I use
with a 0 on the end. lottery (note to self, must remember a 2,100w, professional-strength
And while round numbers to actually buy a ticket one day), I GHD Air (£99; ghdhair.com) to
and hitting a new decade will have a hairdresser come to my blast my whole head in one go,
often inspire people to muse on house to sort me out each morning. smooth it through quickly with a
everything they’ve learned over After all, nothing makes you look styling iron to take out any kinks,
the years, if I’m honest it has more put together than a decent then finish with a final blast of hot,
made me think about all the things blowout. For me, it would be the then cold air to set in place. It really
I should have mastered but haven’t. ultimate luxury (well, that and is the lazy girl’s styling session.
Like applying liquid liner properly, having someone else to launder my My smokey eye skills have
painting my nails like a pro or flannels for me, so I don’t simply improved exponentially since
creating a smokey eye that looks leave them mouldering by the sink I discovered Charlotte Tilbury
more sultry and less “10 rounds until they can walk themselves to Golden Goddess Luxury Palette
with Tyson”. The list goes on... the washing machine). (£39; charlottetilbury.com) and
But then, very much like Carrie But as people cheerfully like to realised that bronze is the new
Bradshaw, I got to thinking… Yes, remind us, I’m more likely to be run black. The shadow quad contains
it’s true I don’t manage to give over by a bus than see my numbers the perfect four shades marked with
myself a salon-perfect finish before come up. So in the meantime, exactly what each is intended to do
I leave the house each morning, rather than get up an hour early to (Prime, Enhance, Smoke and Pop),
but then I don’t actually work in a spend time smoothing with barrel while Charlotte’s website tells you
salon, so should I actually expect brushes and clips, I cheat my way where to apply each one – and even
myself to? Perfection is overrated to a sleek style each day. With a which brush to use. It is practically
– and usually faked using Instagram toddler in tow, 10 minutes really is painting by numbers.
filters anyway, from what I can tell. all the time I can devote to my do As for nails, while my
What I have mastered in my short and the secret, I’ve found, is that ambidextrous sister is a dab hand
(ahem) time on this planet, is the power tools are the answer. There’s at painting hers, unless I start
art of a good fudge. And that’s the a reason hair looks so awful when wearing one glove like Michael
way forward, I think. Take the way you use a hotel dryer – they just Jackson there really is no hope for
Cheats of
18Beauty
me. Instead, when I’m doing my
own mani in front of the telly, I tend
to stick with a neutral, natural
colour such as Essie Ballet
Slippers Sheer Pink Nail Polish
(£7.99; boots.com) so my
mistakes don’t show up (I’m less
likely to stain the sofa, too).
Sometimes you have to accept your
failings, so I leave the more
eye-catching berry shades to those
times when I can treat myself to
half an hour in a nail bar.
Similarly, I realised a long time
ago that the art of the perfect liquid
line is beyond me – with the tremor
I have in my hand I’m never going
to master a flawless freehand flick.
Instead I have channelled my
energy into becoming a dab hand
with a kohl pencil, which is much
simpler to rework without the need
for make-up remover if (and when)
I slip up. But for those who really
want to give Audrey Hepburn a run
for her money, try the credit card
trick. And no, I don’t mean paying
someone else. Simply hold the card
at a gentle angle between the
GETTY IMAGES
corner of your eye and the lashes,
then use it like a ruler to trace
along to draw in your wing. Fake it
’til you make it, I say.
the trade 19Beauty
Counter
Edited by Amy Packer
Who says styling tools have to
come in funereal attire? The Alfa Italia
Amalfi Collection (£44.95 each;
alfaitaliapro.com) has vanity cases
in four glorious pastel shades – mint, It’s the names of
coral, yellow or lilac – containing a small polishes that
but effective 1200w hairdryer plus a draw me in.
dinky ceramic styling iron that still Forget whether
manages to hit a high of 190 degrees. it’s a bold red
or eye-catching
coral, the newest
shades from OPI are
inspired by Perú.
Each Infinite Shine
Long-Wearing
Lacquer (£14.50;
opi.com) comes
with a brilliant
moniker, from
Alpaca My Bags to
Grandma Kissed a
Gaucho, and this
rather dazzling pink,
Lima Tell You About
This Color!
Already an iconic beauty bargain,
Bourjois’ Little Round Pot
Blushers (£6.99; nationwide)
have been given a Riviera-
themed update for this
summer. The
illustrations are
stylish while the
teeny cases
house the
ultra-fine
cheek colour
and still have
enough room
for a mirror
and brush,
making them
ideal for travel.
Take a brow
Like the hair on your head, your
brows are not entirely one colour,
which is why Benefit Cosmetics has created
the Brow Contour Pro 4-in-1 Defining
& Highlighting Brow Pencil (£28.50;
benefitcosmetics.com). Using two
shades to define the edges and highlight arches and
another couple to fill in the main body of the brow,
you’ll achieve a more natural (and waterproof) look.
S MAGAZINE ★ 19 AUGUST 2018Life as I know it
REX FEATURES
22 S MAGAZINE ★ 19 AUGUST 2018INTERVIEW Chizzy Akudolu The 44-year-old actress, Loose Women guest panellist and former Holby City favourite lives in east London Words by Katherine Hassell Not a lot of people know this but I’m And then she says, “OK, Mummy loves you.” If I could pass any law, I would… abolish very good at… doing the splits – and I can I think, “Gosh, please, I’m 44.” plastic or at least make it biodegradable. get back up afterwards, though it’s not as My biggest regret is… giving up karate. I drive… a black convertible Volkswagen graceful as when I go down. I’ve always been I loved it so much but our dojo closed and Beetle. I love it to bits. quite flexible because I used to do karate. then I joined Holby. When you’re on a BBC The shop I can’t walk past is… any silver My best friend is… the actor Jimmy Akingbola contract, you can’t do anything considered jewellery shop. I like big rings, big necklaces – my confidant and go-to person when I need dangerous. Then, my schedule meant I had and big earrings. I don’t do understated. advice about the industry. I’ve known him 15 less time to exercise. Losing my fitness is The most expensive thing I’ve ever years and he’s one in a million. We’re both my biggest regret. I was a brown belt. I’d splashed out on is… black Chloé boots. quite silly. He’s the male version of me. practised for 15 years. Karate gives you They’re awesome but I don’t wear them My nickname is… Chizzy. Chizoba is my first discipline and makes you more respectful. any more because they’re way too high. name. Chizzy was given to me by my uncle I’d like to say sorry to… fans who voted for They’re going on eBay. Long live flats. when I was young. He called me Busy Chizzy me on Strictly. I’m sorry I didn’t make it further My perfect Sunday is… to wake when because I was hyper and it stuck. People also but I really appreciate their support. I didn’t I want. I used to go to church. I haven’t been call me Chizzee Rascal. I wanted to drop the think I was going to win, although I thought I’d in a couple of years but where I’m moving, Akudolu and just be Chizzy – you know, like at least get a few weeks in. I was gutted but there’s a Catholic church next door. I’ll have Madonna or Prince – but my dad went spare. it’s opened many doors, so I can’t complain. no excuse. The bravest thing I’ve ever done was… The one thing I’d change about myself is… My favourite place in Britain is… London. People have said it was admitting I had I’d love myself more. I’m a compulsive eater I don’t love the pollution but I love everything depression. I guess it takes bravery to admit a and I’ve realised I’ve lost control with it. If you else: the diversity, accessibility, the vibrancy. problem and ask for help. It’s certainly helped love yourself, you don’t feed yourself so much My last holiday was… to Cyprus in May me get to a happier place. I don’t see it as the rubbish. I guess that moves nicely on to… when my friend got married. She looked end of the world now. I just see it as the black The last time I cried was… yesterday on gorgeous, the weather was amazing, the food dog who’s going to come in and do his business Loose Women. I spoke about my eating was fantastic, the beaches were beautiful and on your carpet. There was a hashtag on Twitter, and it got a bit too much. When you admit the people were friendly. I’ll definitely go back. #TimeToTalk, put out by the mental health something like that, you feel shame but I’ve I’m currently reading… Hungry For More by charity Mind. I wrote a tweet saying I’m not got a lot of support. Viewers were really Mel Wells, the former Hollyoaks actress who’s ashamed to talk about it and neither should concerned. I had no idea it would have that now a health and eating psychology coach. She you be. It’s had a massive response. The impact. I don’t want people to worry. I’m was on Loose Women when I spoke about more you talk, the less stigma. a very happy person most of the time. my eating. I think her book will help me. My favourite TV show is… The Handmaid’s The first record I ever bought was… The best day of my life… is every day Tale. Brilliant writing and amazing acting. Forever My Lady by Jodeci was my first album. I wake up because each day comes with It really is uncomfortable viewing. I watch Lots of love songs. I’m a massive romantic. new challenges, new opportunities and new Family Guy afterwards to decompress. Love is wonderful. It’s like the weather right blessings. I feel very grateful. My perfect evening is… cosying up on now; it makes you feel warm and fuzzy. If I had half an hour left on Earth, I’d… the sofa with my cat, Bootsy, watching TV It’s not good for my image but I like… WhatsApp my family because I wouldn’t be able or a movie with a takeaway. He doesn’t reality TV. I love Love Island and Celebrity to get to everybody. I’d probably ask God to answer back or hog the remote. Big Brother. It’s car-crash TV. Would I do Big forgive my sins and welcome me at the gates. The best thing my parents taught me Brother? No. Not even if it was just me and Oh and I’d probably have some fried chicken. was… as long as they love me, it doesn’t my cat. Actually, me and Bootsy would be matter if anybody else doesn’t. It’s a reminder brilliant TV. Watch Chizzy in the new series of you’re loved. Mum still says, “Remember…” My greatest weakness is… food. Celebrity MasterChef, which starts on the phone. I pretend and say, “What?” Fried chicken, that’s my nemesis. on BBC1 at 8pm on Thursday . S MAGAZINE ★ 19 AUGUST 2018 23
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Singer and TV presenter Rochelle Humes on fame,
fortune and putting her family first Words by Amy Packer
O
f all the things you Rochelle says parenting the second me breakfast on my birthday –
might expect radio time around has been less stressful. smashed avocado on a bagel. It
presenter and former “I found it so much easier because was quite nice, although a pretty
member of The you trust yourself,” she says. easy thing to make. It was an
Saturdays, Rochelle “The first time, you just take any improvement from nothing though,
Humes, to come out with when information that anyone gives you so I shouldn’t complain.”
asked about unfulfilled ambitions, as gospel because there’s this That’s not to say Rochelle always
“midwife” would probably be pretty massive pressure from knowing hits gold herself when she’s in the
low down the list. But that’s exactly it’s up to you to keep this little kitchen. “I took part in Celebrity
the answer the 29 year old gives. human alive. But the second time Bake Off For Sport Relief a couple
“I would love to deliver babies,” you think, ‘OK, I’ve got this, I know of years ago,” she remembers.
she says casually, as if considering what I’m doing. You don’t suffer “It was going really well and I was
trying a new yoga class. “Since fools in the same way.” quietly smug, then I confused the
having had my own children I would With neither Rochelle or Capital salt for the sugar and didn’t realise
really love to do that – I have so FM DJ and former JLS star Marvin, until it was cooked. Poor Mary
much respect for midwives.” Then working standard nine to five, the Berry, the legend, I nearly poisoned
she pauses and you can see the couple have to be very regimented her!” she laughs. “I definitely won’t
thought of years of training go when it comes to organising their be signing up for MasterChef any
through her mind as she adds, family life. “We literally sit down time soon.”
“It’s not going to happen, though, every Sunday and just do the Luckily, her daughters are, largely,
is it? But in another lifetime it week,” Rochelle explains. “What’s fans of her culinary skills. “Alaia-
would be incredible.” good is that Marvin’s show is an Mai loves a roast dinner and my
Rochelle and her husband Marvin evening show so he’s generally youngest can’t get enough spaghetti
have two daughters, Alaia-Mai, five, around during the day, which is Bolognese, although she ends up
and 15-month-old Valentina. “While handy for school runs. I try to keep wearing more than she’s eating and
I was pregnant I read up so much two or three days really busy and it stains everything orange. She is
on what was the best way to then have the rest of the week at being Miss Independent at the
introduce the baby because I didn’t home. We make it work.” moment and wants to do it all
want Alaia to feel left out,” she Although they share parenting herself, so it’s a bit chaotic.”
recalls. “Alaia was desperate for it responsibilities fairly evenly, it’s There are occasions when
not to be a boy so as soon as I gave a rare thing to find Marvin in the there is more than simply a bit of a
birth and a girl came out I was like, kitchen, admits Rochelle. “I actually mess to worry about, though. “It’s
‘Thank goodness.’ She was in a don’t know his potential because frustrating when they’re fussy with
really anti-boys phase and we he never bothers,” she says. “He’s their food,” says Rochelle, who is
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would have had a tough time.” probably all right but thinks, ‘If I do working with Haliborange on its
Worries about Alaia’s reaction this and do it all right she’s going to “Fusstrations” campaign, which
to becoming a big sister aside, want it all the time.’ He did make aims to give parents peace of mind
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Clockwise,
from left:
Rochelle with
her daughters
Alaia-Mai and
Valentina
Raine; with
her husband
Marvin; with
The Saturdays:
Mollie King,
Una Foden,
Vanessa White
and Frankie
Bridge
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by reminding them that fussy eating themselves, you won’t find them group S Club Juniors. “We were so world and I couldn’t be away from
is just a phase. plastering pictures of their girls’ protected from everything when we my little ones.”
“Kids are fussy about almost faces on Instagram. “If other people started out. Ideally I would rather It’s no wonder Rochelle struggled
everything – Alaia-Mai used to insist want to do it that’s fine, but it my girls didn’t put themselves out when Alaia-Mai started school in
on wearing certain things and doesn’t work for us,” Rochelle says. there so young but I’d be such a September and isn’t looking forward
I would just leave her be, but with “Social media can be great but it hypocrite to say no as I did exactly to the end of the summer holidays.
eating it is different. I’ve found it can also be terrible. I just think they that myself. They don’t know yet “I’ve been so lucky in that when she
best not to make a big deal or draw might be really embarrassed by this how old I was when I started out, was small I was always able to take
too much attention to it. It can sort of stuff when they are older. though, so I’m just going to keep Alaia to work with me, so we could
make the situation worse if you Until they understand it and can that quiet for as long as I can.” still hang out together,” she says.
constantly remind your kids that have a voice and a point of view on Having spent so much of her “It was a luxury for me. We would
they’re not eating certain things. the subject we don’t want to make childhood performing, Rochelle says make it into a day out and always
“I still want them to get the right those decisions for them. It’s a little she has no desire to get back on do something fun before or after
nutrients, though, so I give them hard as me and Marvin both work stage or launch a solo attempt on the work part. Now she actually has
supplements. That way, even if in the media, but what do kids want the charts. “I’ve had a full career to go to school every day I feel quite
dinner times don’t work out as to be on social media for?” already, loved every minute of it and sad about it. On her first day she
planned they are still getting Being so protective of their feel very satisfied in that,” she says. waved me off from the gates with
everything they need. When babies children’s privacy, would the couple “I’m so happy in my life, with a casual, ‘Bye, Mum,’ practically
are teething they get every cold be happy for their girls to launch my kids and family, and that always patting me on the back to say,
going, so giving Valentina vitamins themselves into the world of comes first. I feel very lucky to ‘You’ll be all right.’ I was trying so
has really helped with keeping her showbiz as early as they did? have a radio show and host hard not to cry in public as it would
well – and stopped Alaia catching “I’m not sure – it’s a hard one,” television shows and for the minute have been so embarrassing, but
every bug at school, too.” says Rochelle, who was just 12 I wouldn’t change a thing. The I couldn’t help it.”
While the couple are happy to years old when she auditioned on balance I have now is great –
talk about their children publicly the reality show S Club Search in I know how busy it is when you For more details on Haliborange
and are big users of social media 2001, winning a place in the pop are performing and travelling the Fusstrations, visit haliborange.com.
S MAGAZINE ★ 19 AUGUST 2018 27Made In Chelsea’s
Jamie Laing and Francis
Boulle reveal they’re like
two peas in a podcast
Words by Kirsten Jones
I
’m in a Central London café with Made In
Chelsea favourites Francis Boulle and Jamie
Laing. Not one fellow diner clocks them, which
is a good job as we’re about to discuss their
Private Parts. Don’t worry – not those – it’s the
name of their podcast which heads out on a UK
tour on Thursday. But first, there’s breakfast.
“There’s a big rumour that breakfast is the
most important meal of the day, but I don’t
think it is,” says Jamie.
“It’s not a rumour, it was a marketing
campaign in the 1930s,” says Francis. “When
you eat, your insulin levels spike then drop.
That’s why you feel lethargic after breakfast.
If you want a consistent plane of energy, you
shouldn’t eat in the morning.”
With that in mind, we skip the eggs and
get down to business.
If you haven’t tuned into the boys’ podcast,
what you’ve just read is a pretty good taster. In
a nutshell it’s two 29-year-old guys having
a good old chat, baring their souls and revealing
their innermost insecurities. They invite a celebrity
or two along to do the same, play a few pranks
and make our morning commutes a little lighter
as their gaffes flow through our headphones.
“We talk about doing ayahuasca [a
hallucinogenic drug] in the Bolivian jungle and
thinking you’re a truffle pig. Why should you hide
Funny
stories like this?” asks Jamie. “A lot of it is about
insecurities. Men are very bad at opening up
about their fears and worries. We get deeper
than someone’s fear of spiders.”
Private Parts began in a cupboard in the South
of France (yes, really), with Francis reading the
best of Jamie’s teenage travel diary. It soon
morphed into a global show – with a new diary
– attracting half a million listeners every month.
“We were literally dripping with laughter – and
sweat,” Francis grins. “We make each other
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laugh and we wanted to share that. So far,
you’ve all loved it, too.”
The pair’s guests have included comedians
James Acaster and Joel Dommett and they have
a hopeful eye on the likes of Hugh Grant and
Jeremy Corbyn (although after prank calling the holding back? That’s why we called the podcast I order catering for 20 people then I put each
Labour leader, Jamie doesn’t have high hopes). Private Parts. It’s about Francis and I being portion into Tupperware and freeze it,” says
“There’s this whole thing with celebrities that authentic and honest.” Francis. And Jamie adds, “One of my pet hates
they shouldn’t say the truth because it’s bad for In each episode, the pair reveal a sordid tale is watching people walk around eating out of
their brand,” says Jamie. “That’s so ridiculous. from their past, relationships or (my favourite) Tupperware. It means they’ve weighed their food.”
We’ve all done stupid things and behaved in questionable eating habits. “I’ve got a great life The two rose to fame in 2011 as regular faces
silly ways. Why not tell those stories rather than hack if you want to get good quality nutrition. on the reality TV show Made In Chelsea. But look
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“People don’t think we work hard and it feels
good to prove them wrong,” says Jamie. “We
knew we might get our initial listeners from
Made In Chelsea viewers but we wanted to
broaden our audience.”
The Private Parts Live Tour, they tell me, is
a play of sorts with lots of improvisation – like
the podcast – and the audience gets involved,
too. The scripted show delves into embarrassing
tales and the pair open up about the reality
of celebrity.
“What you realise is when you gain fame it’s
not that impressive or exciting and you get trolled
online a lot,” says Jamie.
The tour opens at Underbelly at the Edinburgh
Fringe, a move that has apparently ruffled a few
feathers in the world of comedy.
“I think some comedians look upon two reality
stars at Underbelly with some disdain,” says
“Fame isn’t
that impressive
or exciting and
you get trolled
a lot”
Francis. “We’re not trying to claim that we’re
comedians – but we do enjoy having a laugh.
business
I guarantee that people who get a ticket are
not going to be disappointed. That’s not
a money-back guarantee, by the way.”
The two admit that putting their lives on
show for television has made it easier for
them to open up and share their emotions.
They both have a background in acting and
drama and despite this being their first foray
onstage together, Francis is confident they
will both come out smiling.
“What we’re trying to say is we’re made
beyond the gossip and girls and you’ll soon own best-selling book Boulle’s Jewels: The for this,” he insists.
realise they are both more than just good looking Business Of Life (see Bookshop, page 77).
boys who like to party. Jamie is a McVitie’s biscuits’ heir and has Jamie Laing and Francis Boulle are taking their
Francis stepped into the world of business at his own gourmet sweet range called Candy new show, Private Parts Live, on tour across
15, selling repaired surfboards to tourists. The Kittens. He is also a familiar face on TV shows the UK, beginning at the Edinburgh Festival
diamond broker and entrepreneur spent three Celebrity First Dates, Celebrity Hunted and Fringe. For further information, visit privateparts
years mining for gold in Ghana and released his Murder In Successville. podcast.com.
S MAGAZINE ★ 19 AUGUST 2018 29Married to Hollywood royalty Jessica Chastain, entrepreneur Gian Luca Passi
talks to Simon Button about his great passions; Italy, prosecco and his wife
H
e may be of noble Italian apparently, of it having been stored “The harvest was a celebration travelled a lot so I always had my
descent but there’s for six weeks in stainless steel of friends and family, ending with eyes open to the world, seeing
nothing haughty about tanks). “The quality is so a fantastic lunch and dinner and it different cultures, so in that respect
Gian Luca Passi. important,” says the recipient of was the first time I tried prosecco,” I was very fortunate.”
Although you might two gold medals at the Prosecco he remembers. “I was around 10 When he was 21 he moved to
expect the opposite – his full name Masters awards. “It’s great to drink years old and it was just a taste Milan to take up an internship with
is the very grand-sounding Gian by itself and it’s great as an from my parents’ fingers, but it’s Armani. “And that was a great life
Luca Passi de Preposulo and he ingredient for cocktails.” like part of my DNA.” lesson because I learned so much
is a count – the 35-year-old Gian Luca has worked for The magnificent 17th-century about hard work and dedication
entrepreneur plays down his title fashion house Armani, and explains, villa is less than 30 minutes from and that success takes effort
with a dismissive, “Nowadays it’s “I see the bartender like a fashion Venice and an hour from Lake and sacrifice,” he says.
not used.” Which is true, given designer who begins with a blank Garda and the mountains of Given his wealthy background, he
the Italian Government officially piece of paper, starting to make Cortina. “I was so lucky because probably doesn’t need to work. “But
dissolved the aristocracy in the 40s. a drink the way a designer starts it was such a beautiful place to a strong work ethic is the most
Last summer Gian Luca tied the to sketch a dress.” grow up, like heaven on Earth,” he important thing. I learnt that from
knot with Oscar-nominated A-lister He and Jessica Chastain met says, adding he never felt sheltered my family. It’s what drives you every
Jessica Chastain, so he’s now part in 2012, became engaged the by privilege. “My parents sent me day. I’m just very fortunate that my
of Hollywood royalty. He is also, following year and were married on to a regular village school and we work is combined with my passions.”
according to People magazine, his family’s estate in June 2017.
“seriously cool” – a reference They are not ones to speak about Gian Luca
that causes him to blush during their relationship in detail, although with his wife,
our interview. the actress said around the time of actress Jessica
That said, the man who works their engagement, “I am very, very Chastain
in fashion and marketing and who happy – it’s a wonderful thing when
has branched out into the prosecco a career does so well and your
business with high-end brand Fiol, personal life goes so well.”
reveals the wine’s name means When Gian Luca describes Fiol –
cool guy in Italian. “It expresses the pleasure of
Dressed in a tailored beige suit sharing joyful moments together”
and half-unbuttoned blue shirt – you imagine the couple enjoying
accessorised with a designer watch a glass or two in their midtown
and expensive shoes, he is looking Manhattan home.
very cool indeed when we meet Occasionally, the 41-year-old star
in the members-only Mark’s Club will put something romantic on her
in Mayfair. Instagram page, such as a
A skilled salesman, Gian Luca Valentine’s Day snap. “But it’s not
does a great job of promoting the like we plan it,” Gian Luca says
prosecco he has developed with his about what they choose to share
childhood friends, Giovanni and and what they keep private. “It’s
Pietro Ciani Bassetti, with whom always very natural and at the end
he grew up playing rugby in the of the day what counts is the
northern Italian region of Treviso. chemistry between two people.”
Pouring me a glass, he promises, The villa Gian Luca grew up in
“It’s a different, unexpected taste is in the heart of Italy’s prosecco
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and the bubbles are very refined.” region and he spent his early years
He’s not wrong. It’s very dry, very playing in the winery where the
smooth, with no acidity (the result, family made its own vintage.
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Among his famous friends are
George Clooney, Julia Roberts and
Leonardo DiCaprio, all of whom
have collaborated with Armani, but
Gian Luca isn’t one to name-drop.
When asked who he’s been most
impressed to meet, whether
through his career in fashion or his
wife, he skirts the question. “It’s
about the person in front of me, not
how famous they are,” he insists.
The person he would most like
to meet, he says, isn’t a movie star
but the paralympian Alex Zanardi,
the former Formula 1 driver who
had both legs amputated after a
crash but returned to sport less
than two years later. “He’s a real
hero of mine,” Gian Luca says of
his fellow Italian. “He shows how
the impossible can be possible
when you have that level of
determination. That’s so inspiring.”
Not surprisingly, Gian Luca is
a huge fan of his wife’s work. “Our
jobs are very different but we have
a great mutual respect for each
other’s work.” And while time apart
is sometimes a professional
necessity, he says, “We try and
make sure it’s only for three or four
days maximum, then the rest of the
time we travel together.”
The couple are based in New
York, where they enjoy visiting
Central Park, taking in Broadway
shows and going to museums.
“New York is a beautiful city with
great people. I feel very lucky to
live there and it’s a place where
friends always want to come and
visit you,” he says.
But it is at home in Italy where
his heart is. “It’s my favourite place
to go back to and we go back often.
When the family is back together
it’s beautiful,” he says.
So can the
couple move
around
Manhattan
without being
dandy
recognised?
Gian Luca
grins, “Oh yeah,
absolutely.
Nobody cares
who you are in
New York.”
For more about
Fiol, visit fiol.it.
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The Casa Rosada, where
Get a passion for dancing, Eva Perón made her
fine food and history in the famous speeches
vibrant Argentinian capital
T
ranquillo is a word we heard often
in Buenos Aires and it has many
connotations, from relaxed to
carefree to just peace and quiet. We
experienced all of this in the Argentine
capital and while it’s big and bold on architecture
and avenues, it has a homely feel, too.
Our visit was prompted by Norwegian’s new
direct flight from London. It is a major route
for the airline and very competitively priced. We
went overnight on the Dreamliner and the nearly
What’s new
14-hour flight whizzed by.
Buenos Aires is a city of barrios or
neighbourhoods and each district is distinct. For
our first two nights we stayed in the very trendy
Buenos Aires?
area of Palermo Hollywood. We based ourselves
at the truly lovely Home hotel, whose name
suggests the whole vibe here. It is owned by Brit
tom Rixton and his Argentinian wife Patricia, and
is a veritable oasis with a little pool, a beautiful
garden and resident cat. the rooms have great
artworks and furnishings, while the help-yourself tango. you can go and see some very pricey
breakfasts are top-notch. shows but we opted to try a milonga. It’s where
travelling around Buenos Aires is easy and the locals go and it’s great to see people of all
cheap. We each got a SuBE card, which allows ages, shapes and sizes dancing with such
you to hop on and off the underground, buses intensity. you might want to drink a lot of coffee
and trains. And the city’s taxis are reasonable, beforehand as these are marathon events,
too – a fare across town costs about £5. starting about 11pm and going on for hours.
Our first stop was the Casa Rosada, where Eva the city is known for its steak and wine, too.
Perón made many speeches. In Alan Parker’s We tried out some incredible places, like uCO in
Evita, Madonna famously sang Don’t Cry For Me Palermo Hollywood. Its wine menu is more like
Argentina from the balcony, and you’ll find it hard Picture-postcard a wine book, with 33 pages on malbec alone.
to resist humming the song here. houses in the arty Another great place is El Gran Paraiso in the
In Buenos Aires is the Avenida 9 de Julio, the La Boca area arty La Boca quarter. the colourful houses here
world’s widest avenue. Here you can see the are a photographer’s dream. It can get touristy so
Obelisk, one of the city’s icons and a homing El Gran Paraiso, off the main drag, was a real find.
point if you get lost. Behind it is a huge 100-foot Home hotel’s the food is delicious – my friends had the biggest
iron portrait of Evita on the Ministry of Social bijou pool steak imaginable while I tried the provoleta – an
Development. It is from here that she gave an Argentine speciality of barbecued cheese.
historic speech before her death in 1952. Our last stop was the beautifully elegant
Even in death, Eva was controversial. Her Algodon Mansion. this small 10-room hotel
body was taken out of the country after a military prides itself on its service and the staff were so
coup and was eventually returned in 1974. welcoming. the Algodon has its own vineyard in
She is buried in the Recoleta Cemetery in the Mendoza, the heartland of Argentinian wine. We
Duarte (her maiden name) family tomb. It’s an tried out their “wine flight”, a journey sipping a
extraordinary cemetery where the wealthy and chardonnay to pinot noir and finishing off with a
powerful are buried, with huge mausoleums and robust malbec. It was the most perfect ending.
towering statues. Margaret Hussey
the area is home to a wonderful craft market
at weekends selling wares such as great leather Flights with Norwegian from London Gatwick to Buenos Aires start at £295 one way – to book,
bags, wooden spoons and chopping boards. visit norwegian.com. Rooms at Home hotel (homebuenosaires.com) start at £91 plus VAT in low
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Another very good market is in San telmo, less season (mid-April to September). Rooms at the Algodon Mansion (algodonhotels.com/mansion)
artisan but packed with character. cost from £299 in low season (June to August).
Buenos Aires is, of course, famous for its
S MAGAZINE ★ 19 AuGuSt 2018 33In the closet with
Belinda the Holby City
star pulls off a
stylishly comfy look
Words and styling
by tricia Welch
Belinda, 29, was only 16 when she
first appeared as libby Fox in BBC’s
EastEnders, a role she played for four years.
She left the Square in 2010, returning for The actress
guest appearances and going on to theatre shows off
work, including playing desdemona in one of her
Shakespeare’s Othello. In 2017 she joined favourite
the cast of Holby City where she plays junior outfits of
doctor Nicky Mckendrick. Belinda lives in Monki
east london. dungarees
How would you describe your style? and sandals
PhotoGrAPhS: tESSA hAllMANN / hAIr ANd MAkE-uP: JulIA WAdE uSING BoBBI BroWN ANd BuMBlE ANd BuMBlE
Comfortable and relaxed with a twist. and a Brave
It’s understated but livened up with Soul lips
some accessories. T-shirt
Which colours and shapes suit you
best? I’ve always played safe with greys Below right:
and blacks because I struggle to dress my Belinda likes
curvy shape. I like an androgynous look but to look chic
don’t necessarily suit it. My way round it is and comfy.
with loose tunic, slightly edgy styles and I’m Here she’s
becoming more adventurous with colour. wearing a
Now I accept that I am never going to be Daisy Street
a standard size, I’m embracing my rainbow
body shape. T-shirt and
What about Dr Nicky McKendrick’s embroidered
fashion sense in Holby? Most of the time jeans from
she’s in scrubs, which are basically baggy Tori at New
pyjamas, so it’s a joy to go to work and pop Look
them on. Nothing is more comfortable.
Also, I never get bored because each
specialty has a different colour, so Nicky is very different from Libby Fox,
Belinda I regularly wear them in navy, plum and who you played in EastEnders… Yes, but
loves this turquoise. off-duty you mainly see Nicky similar in the sense they are both very
flattering in black jeans and dark t-shirts and a clever and driven characters. libby was only
black tunic variety of coloured neck scarves, which 14 when I started playing her at 16 and
dress from is so not me. But that’s the fun of it. It’s I was so pleased to be put in baggy
Monki. She much more interesting to play a character clothes, mainly men’s t-shirts, dungarees
wears it who is so not you. My favourite piece of and timberland boots. I looked like
here with Nicky’s is a pair of burgundy creepers with a construction worker. With her scraped-
blue boots a massive platform from, believe it or not, back hair, no make-up and glasses, libby
from Asos Marks & Spencer. didn’t like to draw attention to herself. her
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Owusu
one concession to beauty was a tub
of Vaseline.
What do you like to wear on the red
carpet? I didn’t buy my first dress until
I joined EastEnders. Soon after I was invited
size 5. fewer handbags, about 30, and
none of them expensive.
What is your current favourite outfit?
A black Monki t-shirt dress, which I wear
with a Asos denim jacket and black
This baggy
Apollo 11 tee
from Asos is
a favourite
Above: Belinda
rarely wears heels,
so this silver pair
by Asos online is
strictly for evenings.
to the British Soap Awards, so I went to Vans plimsolls. Her black belt is
Debenhams – I’d never worn make-up – Is there an old favourite you turn to in from Sacred Hawk
and asked one of the Lancôme consultants a wardrobe crisis? A pair of New Look
to make me up, then bought all the black jeans which are more like jeggings. Left: Belinda admits
make-up she recommended. My dress was they’re stretchy and fit like a glove, which I to being much more
a bridesmaid’s-type style in black with wear with a t-shirt and a ripped denim jacket. adventurous with
a cream lining and a bow under the bust What is your worst fashion buy? A pair accessories than
and I teamed it with my first ever pair of of Levi jeans that cost £150. I’ve never clothes. She bought
kitten heels from Clarks. My feet were killing worn them. this leopard-print
me by the end of the evening but I got no What is the most expensive item in bag from Monki,
sympathy because the rest of the girls were your wardrobe? And your best bargain? while the yellow
wearing stilettos. My red-carpet style is a bit My All Saints biker boots at £500. I went suede number is
more grown-up now but I’m still learning. back to the shop three times before a Sacred Hawk
Which is your favourite fashion era? I plucked up courage to buy them, because accessory from Asos
the 90s. I was born in 89 so my mum was they were so expensive. But worth it
buying my clothes back then and I loved the because I’m still wearing them 10 years Left: A selection of
big cargo trousers, teeny tops, platforms, later. the best bargain is a pair of denim Belinda’s jewellery
trainers and pops of colour. It was the fun shorts that were given to me by a friend, includes this New
Spice Girls era and I was a huge fan. a former dancer. they’re a great fit. Look watch, triangle
What are your favourite high-street Who would you like to make your earrings, winged
brands? Monki for almost everything. wedding dress? I don’t think I’d wear earrings and peach
A new store has opened near me and I’m a dress, I’d rather have a jumpsuit from ring from Asos, a
in there all the time. Plus Sacred hawk, the high street. blue ring she found
which I buy through Asos, another fave. Have you a favourite little black in a Weymouth gift
Who is your favourite designer? dress? A black Monki tunic dress shop and a gold ring
I don’t have one. I can’t imagine with a little leather-like collar. that was a present
liking anything so much as to It’s very androgynous but I feel
justify spending such a large feminine and comfortable Above: She picked up her
sum of money. Also, I’m wearing it. sunglasses at Asos
forever spilling stuff so What is the one item of
I’d be terrified to wear clothing you couldn’t live
anything too precious. without? trainers. I especially
What is your best like Adidas, Vans and
beauty secret? Clay Converse.
masks. I’ve got very Which item of clothing
oily skin so I use them would you save from a
regularly. they are burning house? My All Saints
great for balancing. biker boots plus a biker-style
How many shoes and leather-like jacket I’ve had
handbags have you? for about nine years, which Belinda got this red
I have lots of shoes – is really battered but fits me suede biker and Only
probably 100 pairs in total like a glove. Everything else shaggy jacket at Asos
– which is everything I’ve is replaceable.
bought since I was 16 and
my feet stopped growing at Holby City is on Tuesdays
at 8pm on BBC1.
S MAGAZINE ★ 19 AuGuSt 2018 35One in
Brave little Freddie Perkins
is battling a rare genetic
disorder that affects just
100 people worldwide
Words by Amy Packer
Carlie Perkins, 34, lives in Northampton with skin. He also had very dark, coarse hair, whereas noticed that he had developed a shake in his
her four children Ella, 11, Phoebe, eight, my other children are all very fair. eyes, but thought it might have been down to
Alfie, three, and Freddie, who is 20 months Freddie was transferred to Leicester neonatal the muscles not being strong enough yet as
old and suffers from the rare genetic unit and given a treatment plan by Great Ormond he had been so premature.
condition Trichothiodystrophy (TTD), which Street Hospital (GOSH). For two weeks he then in May last year, when Freddie
affects only one in a million children. slept on silk sheets as his skin as so was five months old, he caught a
“Freddie was born at 28 weeks and six days, delicate and had to have cream sickness bug and was admitted
completely unexpectedly on January 19, 2017. applied all over every hour. to GOSH. His skin was very
the baby was too small and weak for a normal
labour so I needed a Caesarean and as soon as
Slowly the membrane
peeled off. By now he
“His body dry, his eyelashes and
eyebrows had fallen out
he was born, weighing 2lbs 5oz, he was whisked
off to the special care unit.
looked completely
normal, with just a bit of ‘crashed’ and and he was still under
4lbs. the doctors found
he stopped
I was still on the operating table a few hours dry skin on his back. he had a severe zinc
later, but someone showed me a photo of him Even the dark hair was deficiency, the lowest
and I knew something wasn’t right. His skin was falling out. He was they had ever seen. He
tight and bright red, like he was sunburnt. I was
willing my legs to start moving so I could get up
transferred back to
Northamptonshire
breathing. It was was given supplements
and reflux medication
to the intensive care unit to see him. When
I finally came out of recovery nine hours later
I went straight to his incubator. He was tiny and
General Hospital where he
stayed for six weeks to
establish feeding. Once he
terrifying” and started to improve.
I took him home feeling
so positive that we finally
bright red with shiny skin, curled up like a frog weighed 3lbs he was ready to had an explanation.
and completely rigid. go home – I thought he was just a He was happier and healthier,
I was told he’d been born covered in a shiny premature baby, which was a huge relief. but still growing at a very slow rate.
OLIvEr dIxON
membrane called collodion membrane and the It wasn’t long before I was told I had to top I used to dread going to the baby clinic every
consultant suspected he had a skin disorder, up his feeds with a high-calorie formula as he Monday to get him weighed, because the
ichthyosis, a genetic condition that causes scaly wasn’t putting on weight quickly enough. I also change was so minimal, often just 5g a week.
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