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14 July 2019
Life’s a
picnic
Delicious
and easy
recipes
Funny gir l
Why Roisin
Conaty is at
Set &
the top of
her game
Win! Win!
match
Win!
£1,000 with
our prize
crossword
Winning looks
for summer
Contents 40
14 July 2019
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COVER: STYLING: RIVKIE BAUM / PHOTOGRAPHS: CLIVE SHALICE / HAIR AND MAKE-UP: LAUREN KAY USING ANTIPODES SKINCARE, DELILAH COSMETICS
AND LESS IS MORE HAIRCARE / MODEL: LILLY AT NEVS / STYLIST’S ASSISTANT: SCOTT WELLS / LOCATION: WEST MIDDLESEX LAWN TENNIS CLUB
The things
they say... 10
“Act the way you’d like
to be and soon you’ll be
Fashion the way you act”
42 Food
Luxurious light bites
Regulars
4 Get this! Leonard Cohen for picnic perfection 7 First look
8 Focus (1934-2016) 49 Wine The hottest tickets in town
Matching handbags and heels are Jamie Goode says salud 16-19 Beauty
a marriage made in heaven to Spanish Riojas Heaven-scent summer fragrances
10 Glam slam 50 Gardens 34 Health
Ace your summer style Alan Titchmarsh gets curious about follies The moving story of a baby boy who beat cancer
30 In the closet 36 Agony aunt
Actor Danny Mac reveals his wardrobe secrets By Jane O’Gorman and Dr Rosemary Leonard
People 52 Hot off the press
20 Life as I know it Pack the best holiday reads for children
Lifestyle With actress Sam Womack 55 Fiction
29 Food of love 22 Roisin Conaty A short story by novelist Jane Corry
Savour a feast for the eyes and taste buds The comedian talks stand-up, being single and 59-74 Switch on
in romantic Paris finding success with TV comedy GameFace The week on TV and radio
38 Victoria’s best 26 Kerri McLean 75 Mindy Hammond
Victoria Gray rolls out brilliant beach towels The Poldark newbie strikes gold with a juicy A web of intrigue follows spider-hating Izzy...
40 Interiors role as a former slave in a mixed-race marriage 77 Stars
Deck out your home in nautical blues and 57 My favourite photo Russell Grant predicts your week
shipshape accessories TV chef Ainsley Harriott shares a snapshot 78 The £1,000 crossword
Editor Margaret Hussey Art Director Greg Anderson Assistant Editor Graham Bailey Supplements Picture Editor Karen Vowles Cover: Polo top, £25, Bjorn Borg (bjornborg.com/uk/); skirt,
Picture Editor Sarah White Production Editor Jan Brierley Lifestyle Director Victoria Gray Commissioning Editor and Beauty Editor £89, Guess (guess.eu); tennis racket, £26.99, Slazenger at
Laura Mulley Fashion Editor Antonia Kraskowski Deputy Fashion Editor Rivkie Baum Literary Editor Charlotte Heathcote Sports Direct (sportsdirect.com)
Feature Writer Kirsten Jones Fashion Assistants Katy Gale, Scott Wells Chief Sub Editor Jennifer Wignall Sub Editors
Bridget Rowan, Catrina Walker, Mia Bolton Picture Researcher Maya Bedford Above: Dress, £100, Fred Perry (fredperry.com); trainers,
£29, Faith for Debenhams (0344 561 6161, debenhams.
S Magazine, Second Floor, Northern & Shell Building, 10 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6EN. com); headband, £4.99, New Look (0344 499 6690,
newlook.com); tennis racket, £26.99; ball, £2.50 for set
Follow us on Twitter @SMagazineUK and on Instagram @smagazineuk or email magmail@express.co.uk
of three, both Slazenger at Sports Direct (as before)
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Get this!
There’s something for every budget in this week’s must-have selection Compiled by Laura Mulley
WASH
AND GO
Bloom and
Blossom x
Roald Dahl
handwash,
£3.99 each,
PETAL POWER Sainsbury’s, A RUM DO
Petal Infusion Lip & Cheek Tints, Waitrose & Rum punchbowl set, £150, LSA
£25 each, Darphin (0808 281 Partner and International (01932 789721,
0227, darphin.co.uk) Ocado lsa-international.com)
STRIKE IT LUCKY
HAPPY EVER AFTER Chase and Wonder BEST BAR NONE
My Fairy Library by Daniela matches, £6, Chocolate bars, £4.50
Jaglenka Terrazzini, £16.99, A Little Arty each, Prestat (020 8961
Express Bookshop (see page 77) (alittlearty.co.uk) 8555, prestat.co.uk)
COOL BEANS
Holy Grass cold
brew coffee
edition vodka,
£34, Dunnet Bay
Distillers (01847 SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL
AS TIME GOES BY 851287, Crochet fruit rattles, £6.50 ICE, ICE BABY
Lenovo smart clock, £79.99, dunnetbay each, Best Years (01327 Sunnylife ice bucket, £45, Selfridges
Currys PC World and lenovo.com distillers.com.uk) 263504, bestyears.co.uk) (0800 123 400, selfridges.com)
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LET THERE BE LIGHT UNDER CANVAS HEAD START
Lantern string lights, £9.99, Children’s large tent, £95, CUSHY NUMBER Headband,
Dobbies (0131 561 6406, Boutique Camping (020 3394 Lucy Tiffney scatter cushion, £55, £12, ASOS
dobbies.com) 2986, boutiquecamping.com) Sofa.com (0345 400 2222, sofa.com) (asos.com)
PIGS IN BLANKETS SPLASH THE CASH
Percy Pig fruity chews, £1.65, No Excuses small SOLE SISTERS
Marks & Spencer (0333 014 waterproof pouch, £55, La Pointed shoes, £49, Office
8000, marksandspencer.com) Pochette (lapochette.co) (0330 100 1906, office.co.uk)
ROSY POSY
The Maya
bouquet,
£38, Bloom
& Wild
(bloomand
wild.com)
SHOW YOUR STRIPES
Tammy table lamp, £100, and Tori
Murphy drum shade, £130, both
Pooky (020 7351 3003, pooky.com)
PLASTIC FANTASTIC FLOOR SHOW
Set of four plastic wine glasses, Maestro geometric duck egg rug, WEAVE SOME MAGIC
£10, John Lewis & Partners from £29.99, Carpetright (0330 Fiji handwoven lampshades, £75 each,
(03456 049049, johnlewis.com) 333 3444, carpetright.co.uk) Lola & Mawu (lolaandmawu.com)
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first look by Kirsten Jones
SEE
Inspired by Enid Blyton’s
schoolgirl story, Wise Children’s
adaptation of Malory Towers
is bursting with nostalgia,
BOOK
naughtiness, drama and high
spirits. Darrell Rivers is eager
to join her new school but her
temper may cause trouble. Can
Save your seat at the table at The Big Feastival, which heats up
she make new friends and prove
in the Cotswolds from August 23 to 25. Head to Alex James’ Farm
herself a hero at Malory Towers?
for cookery classes, street food, supper clubs and top tips from
Set to live music and animation,
celebrity chefs alongside music, fairground rides and fun for the
the play embarks on a national
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while Mark Hix, Raymond Blanc and Bake Off judge Prue Leith cook
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and whisk yourself away to Venice Beach in LA. templates and craft ideas at mind.org.uk/crafternoon.
MUST HAVE Spend time with the Lion King, a rising star and a new superhero
The Lion King Freya Ridings Captain Marvel
Simba’s courageous tale Dubbed the new Adele, While a space battle rages
returns to cinemas from Freya Ridings’ self-titled between her people and
Friday. The live action debut album is out on the enemy, Captain Marvel
remake with Beyoncé and Friday, price £9.99. It enlists the help of Nick
Seth Rogen follows the mixes pop and classical Fury to uncover the
life of a lion cub who music with tracks secrets from her past to
learns to make friends including Holy Water and try to end the war. With
and beat his evil uncle to her platinum-selling hit Brie Larson, it’s out on
rule over his father’s land. Lost Without You. Blu-ray and DVD tomorrow.
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Joy of Bag, £65, Dune
London (0333 240
7306, dunelondon.
com); shoes,
£29.99, Zara
(zara.com)
Bag, £30, River
Island (0344 5766
444, riverisland.
com); shoes,
£19.99,
Deichmann
(deichmann.com)
Bag, £3, Primark (0118 960 6300, primark.
com); shoes, £45, Monsoon (020 3372 3050,
monsoon.co.uk)
8 S MAGAZINE ★ 14 JULY 2019
sets
FOCUS
This summer’s Bag, £29,
Monsoon (as
accessories before); shoes,
£18, TU at
are bright and Sainsbury’s (0800
636 262,
bold. Find your sainsburys.co.uk)
perfect match
Compiled by
Rivkie Baum
Bag, £159, Hobbs (020 3095 3939,
hobbs.co.uk); shoes, £25, Marks & Spencer
(0333 014 8000, marksandspencer.com)
Bag, £38, River Island
(as before); wedges,
£30, Lipsy (0333 777
8000, next.co.uk)
Bag, £350, Bimba
Y Lola (bimbaylola.
com); mules, £25,
Miss Selfridge
(0344 984 0263,
missselfridge.com)
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Glam
slam
Be a winner in cool tennis gear
Styling by Rivkie Baum Photographs by Clive Shalice
10 S MAGAZINE ★ 14 JULY 2019FASHION Facing page: Jacket, £129.95, Scotch & Soda (020 3868 0496, scotch-soda.com); polo top, £26, River Island (0344 5766 444, riverisland.com); shorts, £95, Reiss (0845 604 7457, reiss.com); trainers, £65, Palladium (palladiumboots.co.uk); bag, £89, Radley (020 7741 1055, radley.co.uk); visor, £15, Ellesse (0330 678 1076, ellesse. com/uk/en/) This page: Knitted dress, £110, Paisie (paisie.com); trainers, £85, Lacoste at Next (0333 777 8000, next.co.uk); socks, £6.99 for set of three, Pringle at Sockshop (0800 019 5667, sockshop.co.uk); bag, £149, Radley (as before) S MAGAZINE ★ 14 JULY 2019 11
L ft Polo
Left: P l ttop, £69
£69, Pl
Play B
Brave (0170 252
0592, playbravesports.com); shorts, £65,
Guess (guess.eu); trainers, £70, Puma (eu.
puma.com); water bottle, £32, BKR (mybkr.
co.uk); socks, £6.99 for set of three, Pringle
at Sockshop (0800 019 5667, sockshop.co.
uk); cap, £20, Ellesse (ellesse.co.uk);
wristband, £10, K Swiss (kswiss.com)
Facing page: Jacket, £76, Kappa at ASOS,
(020 7756 1000, asos.com); vest, £22.50,
M&S (0333 014 8000, marksandspencer.
com); trousers, £70, Bjorn Borg (bjornborg.
com/uk/); trainers, £99, Carvela at Kurt
Geiger (020 7781 7480, kurtgeiger.com)
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Left: Knitted jumper with
panel, £199, Polo Ralph
Lauren (020 7113 7400,
ralphlauren.com); skirt,
£49.99, Fila (fila.co.uk);
trainers, £80, Lacoste at Very
(0344 822 2321, very.co.uk);
socks, £6.99 for pack of three,
Pringle at Sockshop (0800
019 5667, sockshop.co.uk);
tennis racket, £26.99; ball,
£2.50 for set of three,
Slazenger at Sports Direct
(sportsdirect.com)
Right: Top, £30, Ellesse (0330
678 1076, ellesse.com/uk/
en/); skirt, £30, River Island
(0344 5766 444, riverisland.
com); headband, £3, Slazenger
at Sports Direct (as before)
Far right: Polo top, £25, Bjorn
Borg (bjornborg.com/uk/);
pleated skirt, £89, Guess
(guess.eu); trainers, £90,
Lacoste (0196 231 2803,
lacoste.com/gb); socks, £9,
Pringle at Sockshop
(as before); tennis racket,
£26.99, Slazenger at Sports
Direct (as before)
Hair and make-up: Lauren Kay using Antipodes skincare, Delilah cosmetics and
Less is More haircare / model: Lilly at Nevs / stylist’s assistant: Scott Wells /
location: West Middlesex Lawn Tennis Club, one of the friendliest clubs in west
London. Welcoming members from beginners to advanced, it’s easy to find players
at your level. With three artificial clay and six hard all-weather courts, including five
floodlit, you can play all year round. Visit westmiddlesexltc.co.uk
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Laura Mulley
Scents of
occasion
Keep the holiday spirit alive with
fragrances inspired by foreign climes
I
’m forever hearing stories of how to the Middle East, where it meets
catching a whiff of a particular warm, heady amber, oud and white
scent instantly reminds someone musk in a fragrance that lingers
about a certain place, person long into the night. Lawrence of
or moment in time. This summer, Arabia would have approved.
take your pick from this selection For a perfume inspired by cruise
of travel-inspired perfumes, which holidays and housed in a colourful,
will keep the holiday memories star-shaped bottle, Angel Eau
going long after the tan lines Croisière EDT (£48; nationwide)
have faded. doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Sun heavy on the tropical fruits –
EDT (from £57; nationwide) is a mango, in particular – which sit
youthful, beachy fragrance that alongside Angel’s signature creamy
aims to take you back to your first “patchouli-praline” facet. It’s best
summer romance. No, not with enjoyed from a ship’s deck with a
hints of cheap sangria and sunburn, brightly coloured drink in hand as
but with a sensual, warm skinlike you sail into the sunset.
concoction of lemon, coconut, sea It’s not new, but my sexiest
mist and vanilla. fragrance discovery of the summer
More bold and intense than the is Maison Margiela Replica Beach
original Candy, Prada Candy Night Walk EDT (£96; John Lewis &
EDP (from £53; nationwide) is Partners), which smells exactly
inspired by hot, hedonistic city like bare, salty, sun-kissed skin.
nights. Bitter orange, gourmand It doesn’t matter if you’re not
tonka bean and a distinctive note jetting off to tropical climes this
of cocoa make this perfect for summer. With light, thirst-quenching
sipping cocktails on rooftop bars. notes of coconut water, freesia
Tom Daxon created his Laconia and sandalwood, Guerlain Aqua
EDP (from £105; tomdaxon.com) Allegoria Coconut Fizz (from £59;
after sampling homemade nationwide) will make Margate feel
lemonade on a holiday to like the Maldives.
Monemvasia in Greece. With This year my holiday goal is to
citrus fruits combined with mint, find myself, at some point, sitting
sea salt and cardamom, this is a under the late-afternoon Tuscan
sophisticated perfume. It’s light, sun, a bowl of freshly made pasta
refreshing and ideal on a hot in one hand and a glass of chianti
summer’s day. in the other. While I browse
A rich, exotic “floriental”, Jo booking.com every lunchtime,
HELEN MARSDEN
Malone London Violet & Amber Acqua di Parma Blu Mediterraneo
Absolu Cologne (£200; Harrods) Cipresso di Toscana (from £43;
transports a classic British acquadiparma.com) will be keeping
flowerbed find – the violet flower – all my Italian dreams alive. ●S
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Beauty
Counter
Edited by Laura Mulley Three of the best…
new eye products
No7 Laboratories is continuing to impress
From the Hebrides, organic with innovations this year. Its latest is the
Scottish spa skincare brand Dark Circle Corrector (£28; Boots),
Ishga uses extracts of which contains a light pigment for instant
seaweed – rich in natural results plus active ingredients for
antioxidants – sustainably long-term benefits, delivered through
harvested from the waters a clever applicator that helps to reduce
around the islands. The puffiness and boost circulation.
luxurious Hydrating Hand A new addition to Clinique’s Moisture
Cream (£29.50; ishga.com) Surge family, the 96-Hour Hydro-Filler
also contains the hydrating Concentrate (£27.50; clinique.co.uk) has
ingredients argan oil and aloe a lightweight, gel-like texture and gives an
vera, plus Lus Nan Laogh, an instant, refreshing layer of hydration to the
ancient Scottish tonic known eye area without feeling heavy or sticky.
for its skin-healing properties. Similarly, Vichy Minéral 89 Eyes
Reinforcing Eye Fortifier (£20;
Boots) also has a water base – the
mineral-rich thermal water makes up
89 per cent of the product, in fact.
This, along with hyaluronic acid and
caffeine extract, strengthens
the skin barrier, reducing
the visible effects of
dehydration, tiredness
and stress.
Perhaps the most exciting
at-home colour brand on the market
right now, Josh Wood Colour is bringing
glosses – something previously only found
behind the basin at the hairdressers – to the
shelves of Boots with the launch of its new
semi-permanent Shade Shot Glosses (£15
each). Applied like a conditioning treatment, they
boost your hair colour and give an incredible shine
that lasts up to six washes. They’re available in
blonde and brunette, and warm or cool tones.
S MAGAZINE ★ 14 JULY 2019 19Life as I know it
Samantha Womack
Actress Samantha, 46, lives in Bedfordshire with her film producer
husband Mark and their children, Ben, 18, and Lily, 14 Words by Sue Crawford
Not a lot of people know this but I’d like to say sorry to… my dad. with yourself – there must be over the world – Costa Rica,
I’m very good at… accents He died nine years ago and my something. Because I sit and Australia, all parts of France and
and impressions. I like to take biggest regret is that he left think about everything. Spain. I probably spend at least
the mickey out of people. It’s a message on my answering The best thing my parents an hour-and-a-half on it every day.
not usually famous people, it’s machine saying, “Call your dad, taught me was… to debate. They It’s a weird addiction. I wouldn’t
normally people I work with. I’ll Sam.” I didn’t make the call and were avid debaters. Most of the know what to do with my life if
mimic them and be a bit mean. he died a week later. kids from my school would come I didn’t have Rightmove.
My best friend is… my daughter My first kiss was… with my first for dinner and think that we were My greatest weakness is…
Lily. I know that sounds schmaltzy boyfriend, Raff, when I was 14. arguing, but we weren’t. I’ve cheese. I’m trying really hard to
but she’s the person I like to He was Italian and deeply cool always found that has stood me be vegan – I hate the way cows
spend the most time with. because he had a Top Gun jacket in good stead for anything that are treated – but at the moment
We’re very close. She’s really just like Tom Cruise and always I do – my ability to see both sides there’s no vegan cheese I like.
funny and we enjoy doing the smelt of Lynx Oriental. of a story, listen and understand. If I could pass any law I would…
same things. The one thing I’d change about The last big debate I had was stop people eating in the theatre
My nickname is… Foghorn myself is… my erratic sleeping. a massive falling out about – don’t bring food to the theatre.
Leghorn. My friend Nat Appleton I find it really frustrating. I try feminism at Christmas dinner. There are 22 other hours in
from All Saints gave me that really hard to manage it and My son and daughter were there a day where you can shove stuff
after a big cartoon chicken. I don’t get stressed about it any looking absolutely horrified, into your face, does it have to be
Maybe because I was loud or more, but I’m always envious of because they haven’t quite got while somebody’s doing a dead
tall, I don’t know. the debating bug. It was about baby soliloquy? You can hear
The bravest thing I have ever feminism and my sister and everything from the stage – it’s
done is… live in the Kibera slum I went at it hammer and tongs like the theatre has turned into
in Kenya for Comic Relief. It was until about two in the morning. a picnic.
a very dangerous place and
we were left there for a week.
“I’m good at The last time I cried was… last
month when I appeared in The
I drive… a grey Fiat 500. I try to
be quite eco-friendly, so I prefer
I worked in a hospital.
A woman came in who had impressions. Girl On The Train in Brighton.
It’s close to where my dad
a tiny little car.
The shop I can’t walk past is…
walked 25 miles in labour
and she lost the baby in I like to take lived and I had a little
moment. I don’t cry easily,
Fresh & Wild. I love their ready-
made salads. I also love antique
shops. Not stuffy ones, I like the
front of me. We had security, actually, but I’ve only been
but being up close to that
sort of poverty was terrifying.
the mickey out in Brighton three or four times
since he died and I came
cheap ones in obscure villages
where you get tat for 20p.
My favourite TV show is…
The Wire. Sometimes shows
of people” across a playground where he
used to take me when I was little.
The most expensive thing I’ve
ever splashed out on is…
are dumbed down but this The first record I ever bought rescuing a dog from Goa earlier
was very quick and fast paced. was… Supertramp’s Crime Of this year. It cost a couple of
I absolutely loved it. I’ve watched The Century. It wasn’t really my thousand pounds. I did get help
the series twice. people who go, ‘Right, I’m off era but my parents had a copy from a GoFundMe page, but
My perfect evening is… to bed’ and 20 minutes later and I wanted my own. it felt very extravagant.
MICHELLE GEORGE
sitting by a fire with a gin and they are flat out. Do they have It’s not good for my image but… If someone played me in a film,
tonic, Joni Mitchell playing on no conscience? Do they have I’m a property bore. I love the I would choose… the American
the stereo and covered in kids no thoughts in their heads? property website Rightmove and actress Gena Rowlands. She
and dogs. And food. You can’t really feel that happy I can tell you what houses cost all used to do all the [John]
20 S MAGAZINE ★ 14 JULY 2019Cassavetes’ films in the 60s and
70s. She is barking mad and
unpredictable and a brilliant
actress – I love her.
The worst job I’ve ever done is…
working in a nightclub, clearing
up all the glasses at four in the
morning – pint glasses with
sediment of God knows what
in the bottom. I’d come out with
my hands stinking of snakebite
and blackcurrant.
My perfect Sunday is… a really
long walk followed by a Guinness
and cheese and onion crisps in the
pub. You can’t get better than that.
My favourite place in Britain is…
the Highlands. I spent some time
growing up in Edinburgh and was
always drawn to the Highlands.
When I did Who Do You Think
You Are? I found out a lot of my
family had come from there,
so I wonder if genetically I was
drawn to that. There’s something
incredibly romantic about that
type of landscape.
My last holiday was… too long
ago. We went to Goa about 15
months ago.
I’m currently reading…
A Thousand Splendid Suns by
Khaled Hosseini. I love his writing,
it’s so colourful. I’ve read The Kite
Runner four times and this is the
second time I’ve read A Thousand
Splendid Suns.
The best day of my life was…
when my kids were born. There’s
something otherworldly about
that experience. I always think
back to that time when you’re
cocooned in a hospital and you
haven’t had to go back out into
the world yet and it’s just you
and this new little thing. It’s a
precious time. I can’t wait to
do that with grandkids.
If I had half an hour left on
Earth, I’d… do something really
simple. I’d cook a meal or have
a barbecue outside in the garden
with my family – something that
felt familiar. ●
S
Samantha is currently appearing in
The Girl On The Train. It is in the
West End from July 23 until August
17 before touring until November.
See girlonthetrainplay.com.
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22
Funny girl S MAGAZINE ★ 14 JULY 2019Comedian Roisin Conaty threw everything she had
into GameFace and it changed her life. Now she is
back with a second series. Pam Francis meets her
C
elebrating her 30th birthday in Las didn’t believe me. And my mother would say,
Vegas was a turning point in Roisin ‘Where is all this coming from?’”
Conaty’s life. “I was doing stand-up Roisin’s imagination – and her crazy stories
comedy but I hadn’t really jumped – soared. After her first stand-up routine
in completely. I didn’t really believe at a London pub she knew she had found her
it could be a job. It felt more like a hobby, even passion in life.
though I was passionate about it. When we “Comedy changed my life in so many ways,”
went to Vegas, my friends were working and says the comedian, whose father died from a
had money. So I was this person who I felt was heart attack at the age of 52, about the time
bringing things down because I couldn’t afford she finished her film studies at Middlesex
to eat in this or that restaurant. University. “A huge loss at any age makes
“One of my friends said, ‘Maybe comedy you incredibly brave for a while because after
isn’t for you. You should be earning money something so defining as that, it’s mad
by now.’ It was one of those chats and to worry if a gig goes badly. Who cares?”
it was really awful. Like they don’t think it’s Much to her surprise, though, it went well.
ever going to happen. So when I got back, “Whenever I read about people talking about
I thought if you want to take the island you love at first sight, that’s the sensation I felt
have to burn your boats. So I left my job as an when I did my first gig. I knew I was going to
office manager, and started planning my first care about this for ever and that I’d created an
“If you want solo show in Edinburgh.”
To say the gamble paid off is something
of an understatement. Roisin won Foster’s
itch that needed to be scratched.
“Comedy changed the landscape of my
career, my friendships, everything. You don’t
to take the Edinburgh Comedy Award 2010 for Best
Newcomer and hasn’t looked back. Fast
have to audition. Nobody tells you that you
have to be a certain size or excludes you if
island you forward to her 40th birthday this March,
and she was too busy to celebrate because
she was filming series two of her comedy,
you’re not from a certain background,” says
Roisin, who is a regular on panel shows and
appeared in the Channel 4 sitcom Man Down
have to GameFace, graduating from E4 to its new
home on Channel 4.
with Greg Davies.
The one thing comedy didn’t quite change
She plays Marcella, a thirtysomething at the time was the heartbreak and depression
burn your aspiring actress, who with the help of a
therapist, mad friends and an eccentric family,
she suffered in her late twenties after a
relationship break-up and moving back in with
boats” battles to navigate her way through the mess
that is her life. Series one, which went out in
2017, won rave reviews. And although it has
her mum.
“It’s just that break-up with someone you
think is the one,” she explains. “It floored me
been talked about in the same breath as for a bit. You think, ‘How could I live without
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag, Roisin’s pilot this person?’ And then you think, ‘How did we
show of GameFace was actually first shown ever go out?’ We’re friends now.”
much earlier – in 2014. “I think Fleabag is a Roisin’s life, and that of her friends and
masterpiece and it’s a huge compliment to family, supplies many of the themes she
be talked about alongside Phoebe’s show,’ explores in GameFace, but she is quick to
says Roisin, as we breakfast in the sunshine add that Marcella – apart from being her
on a London rooftop terrace. own middle name – is not her.
Roisin (pronounced Row-Sheen), the “I wanted to write about someone maybe
daughter of Irish parents, grew up on a north similar to me, but not me,” she says. “Those
London council estate and in her stand-up people in their thirties who still live a bit like
routine refers to herself as a “creepy child”. they are in their twenties, and then it all sort of
Her parents divorced and, at the age of seven, comes together,” says Roisin, who confesses
she went to live in Ireland with her mother. that just like Marcella, she can’t drive and is
“I love Ireland, but moving to an area which heavily into horoscopes and self-help books.
was quite conservative was a shock in the “I wanted her to feel epic. For all the
mid-80s when I’d lived in London, which felt characters to be 3D-ish and for people to be
very colourful, bright and noisy. I was very emotionally invested in her. To see themselves
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imaginative, so I would create stories like the in her, and think, ‘Oh my God, I know that
one that my dad was a pilot for Aer Lingus, feeling.’ I’m fascinated by people who have had
when, in fact, he worked in admin. Terrible, long relationships in their twenties and in their
obvious lies, but I’d get really cross if people thirties they break up and they’re left in a very
S MAGAZINE ★ %day_number% %MONTH_NAME% %year% 23With Ricky Gervais in
black comedy After Life
Roisin as
Marcella in
GameFace
“Forty? It sounds like a
misdiagnosis. I need
Taking part in The
a second opinion” Great Celebrity Bake Off
For Stand Up To Cancer
different place. I didn’t want Marcella to feel there is another person.’ I think that’s a new God, I’m 40.’ I didn’t even have time to panic
new. I wanted her to feel a bit lived in. phenomenon. These days if you are from about my age.”
“I think so many – both men and women a country village you’ve Tinder and all Although she admits, it did feel odd the first
– relate to her situation. Maybe you’re still these internet dating sites, whereas 30 or time someone asked her age. “Forty? It feels
flat-sharing, especially in London nowadays,’ 40 years ago you had to marry someone like a misdiagnosis. I need a second opinion
says Roisin, who shares a flat with her old from that village. Now it’s this conveyor belt on this. It doesn’t feel right.”
schoolfriend Caroline Ginty, who also plays of people online.” What does feel right, however, is the path her
her housemate in GameFace. “Marcella is One of the new loves she is prepared to talk life is taking at the moment. “It’s a privilege to
a romantic and self-destructive but has a about, though, is her Maltese puppy, Harpo. be making my own show. It feels like a good
youthful optimism. That’s what I love about “That’s Oprah backwards. I’m obsessed with time, although I’m so superstitious that I’ll say
her. She is still fighting to have this acting Oprah Winfrey,” she adds, joking that she is that and then it will turn to dust.
career she really wants.” involved in a custody battle with her mum, who “But I feel very blessed and happy. This has
Roisin points out that in that way, she and looks after Harpo when Roisin is filming. been a period of personal growth in my life and
her character are similar, “It’s taking the It won’t be long before she is again working career. I feel like I’ve taken control of my life
reins, because acting can be a very passive with Ricky Gervais on season two of the Netflix more. I am quite an anxious person with work.
career. You are waiting for someone to give hit, After Life, in which she plays “sex worker” But sometimes anxiety and passion come
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you work, so in this series she tries to create Roxy. “Ricky is such a great support and it dressed in the same clothes. It’s hard to
a bit of work.” was so much fun to work on,” she says. separate them sometimes.”
Whether Marcella’s romance with John the “Since appearing in After Life I have been One of the most important things she has
driving instructor is rekindled, she gets back recognised by every American I’ve met. It’s learnt is to choose her friends wisely.
with Simon, her ex, or remains single, we will really changed things.” “Sometimes you can be around friends or
have to wait and see. Now she has finished GameFace, she can lovers who maybe don’t want you to grow and
Roisin’s own single status has featured focus on the film she is about to write, aren’t that encouraging, and that’s a thing you
widely in her stand-up routines, but she is planning next year’s tour and accepting the have to be aware of. It’s how people make you
not revealing details today. “I’d rather keep fact she is 40. feel about yourself and how you feel about
that bit to myself,” she says. “I was single for “There are worse ways of celebrating your yourself, which is covered in the series. You
a long time and the reaction to women who are birthday than filming your own series. We were should only surround yourself with people who
single I find really funny. In many ways women working till 10 at night, but the crew brought in say you are the best and can fly.” ● S
in their thirties have more choice than ever cakes and friends arrived on set with their kids
before and I don’t know if that helps. There and flowers. I felt very loved. And it was good The new season of GameFace starts on Channel
is a relentless, ‘Maybe I’m missing out. Maybe because I didn’t have that time to think, ‘Oh my 4 at 10pm on Wednesday.
S MAGAZINE ★ 14 JULY 2019 25Cornish gold
Kerri McLean plays a real historical figure with a
fascinating past in the latest series of Poldark. Pam Francis meets her…
hen Kerri McLean to tell their story came after And what I discovered is that they Kerri was shocked to learn Kitty
W landed a plum
role in Poldark,
she had never
seen the BBC’s
popular period drama. Her career
had involved running a theatre
company in Brighton, writing,
she discovered that Kitty was
a firebrand who made a name
for herself in London society
by fighting for the freedom of
her husband, imprisoned on
trumped-up charges of terrorism
and sedition and campaigning
really loved each other. This wasn’t
a marriage of convenience by any
stretch of the imagination.
“From the research I’ve done, it
wasn’t that unusual for men to
have black mistresses. But in
terms of people who were quite
had been written out of the history
books along with her son, James,
and is absent from contemporary
histories of black people in Britain.
“Her story deserves to be told,”
the actress insists. “I felt quite
a responsibility to play her well
directing promotional films and for the abolition of slavery. public and middle to upper class, – and really honoured to have
small acting roles. Her most Kitty’s troubled face is the first Kitty and Ned were probably the been given the role.”
recent TV part had been playing close-up we see in episode one, only middle-class mixed-race Kerri was also fascinated by
a surveillance officer in Bodyguard. as she arrives at Coldbath Fields couple married in the UK. At the the similarities between the
When she was cast as Prison in London, which is as grim time it was unheard of. It wasn’t two Poldark couples. “You see
Catherine Despard, a former as it sounds. so much their interracial marriage the parallels between how our
slave who married her owner, “Kitty is a formidable woman,” that was the issue but the fact characters are with their husbands.
Colonel Edward Despard – played says Kerri. “She is really strategic that Kitty was well educated, very Demelza is very strong and you
by Vincent Regan – Kerri was busy and knows how to play the long eloquent, good at writing and a see that with Kitty, as well. Both
bringing up her baby son, Leo. game. She is calm. Not calculated major threat to the establishment. were maids who married their
“Not only had I never seen in a negative way, but she knows Her having an intellectual standing masters and their husbands share
Poldark, I had no idea how big how to sit back and watch and as a woman, the fact that she was a similar temperament. The men
Kitty’s role was. Or how I was observe. She goes through so black on top of that and a former are double trouble when they get
going to film in Cornwall and look much in the show. slave... it blew people’s minds.” together, especially when they’ve
after my son,” she says when we “She and her husband have Not surprisingly, Kitty faces been drinking.”
meet over coffee in her home town come to England from the opposition. “She does get Kerri’s own parents have a
of Birmingham. Caribbean, where he was the a lot of adverse reactions and mixed-race marriage. Her mother,
“I got cast really late in the day, governor of Honduras. The nastiness. There also comes Yvonne, is half Welsh and half
literally two days before the first connection between Ned and a point where I have someone Flemish, while her father, Fitzroy,
read-through of the script, so it Ross is that they fought together spit at me in the street. And at came from Jamaica in his early
was quite daunting. But everyone in America 25 years earlier and the end there is a face-off with teens. “Both sets of grandparents
was so warm and welcoming,” she Ned saved Ross’s life. a nasty character who makes didn’t want my parents to get
adds. “On my first day of filming a “Finally, after a year in prison, George Warleggan look nice.” married. For me it was still quite
car picked me up. It was only then he gives Kitty a letter, and she
I found out that the man sitting in sets off to Cornwall where she
the back was Vincent, who was wakes Ross and Demelza early in Kerri plays
playing my husband. I don’t watch the morning to ask for help with Kitty Despard
much TV, so I had no clue how big her mission.” in the new
the show was, until I saw all the It is obvious Kerri is passionate series of
fans standing on the beach and about her new role. “Kitty was a Poldark
the paparazzi on the clifftops.” former slave and her mother was
Fast forward a few days and the a slave from Jamaica. They moved
size of the role started to dawn on to Honduras to work and Kitty’s
Kerri as she researched Kitty and mum was a slave to a plantation
Ned who, as a mixed-race married overseer. Kitty was at risk of
couple, were a rarity in Britain at things happening to her, so her
the time. mother begged for her to be sold
It is the first time Poldark writer as a slave when she was about
Debbie Horsfield has brought real 10. And later she was bought by
historical figures into the series Ned. He is in his fifties when we
as major characters. Her decision meet them and she is about 30.
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unusual to be part of a mixed-race
family,” Kerri says. “I was in the
“Kitty’s story minority at school. But I was
lucky that as a kid I was super
deserves confident and a bit of a joker,
which enabled me to sidestep any
to be told. negative experiences.
“My mum really pumped it
I felt really into me that I had the best
of both worlds, whereas my
honoured to dad’s experience at school is so
unbelievably different to mine.
have been He got racist abuse from teachers,
let alone the pupils. It was a
given the different world. He had to fight.”
Both now retired, Kerri’s parents
are able to care for Leo when she
role” is working. “After I had Leo I took
a year off and then started taking
little roles, as my bank balance
was saying you need some work.
“Leo is awesome, and my first
child, so I didn’t really know that
he would totally transform my life.
I am still really dedicated to my
career but my son comes first
– 100 per cent. So I needed to
find a way to make it work. So in
Cornwall my parents looked after
him during the day, and sometimes
he came on to set.”
When filming was over, Kerri
travelled to Barcelona to direct
Lewis Hamilton and other Formula
One drivers in a video. “He’s
lovely. Very sweet and polite,”
she says.
After that, Kerri was off travelling
for a month with Leo. First to a
yoga retreat in Sri Lanka, then to
Australia to stay with her brother
Carl, followed by a trip to Singapore.
Two things the actress will not
be drawn on are her age and her
relationship status, “Let’s just say
I am a mum... and smashing it.”
Kerri is sad that having just
discovered the joys of Poldark,
this is the last series.
“I feel double lucky to have
parachuted into a series like this
with a beauty of a character. Kitty
has been such a wonderful
character to play. She will be a
hard act to follow. But I’m hoping
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this year will bring some exciting
things my way and put me in
a position where I get noticed.
“I’m in a new stage of my life
and I feel really good.” ● S
Poldark is on BBC1 tonight at 9pm.
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Edited by Laura Mulley Canal Saint-Martin,
Megan and Chris
with an Eiffel Tower
backdrop; a
romantic suite at
Pavillon de la Reine
Food of love
Embrace a gourmet getaway in Paris, the city of romance
idden from the hustle and bustle The following day began leisurely and after
H of city life in one of the oldest
neighbourhoods of Paris, Pavillon
de la Reine is quite simply an oasis
of tranquillity.
It is situated in a small courtyard next to
Place des Vosges, a beautiful square with
impressive architecture dating back to the
such an incredible evening meal we kept
breakfast simple with yet another French
classic: croissants.
After spending some time in the hotel
spa, including a soak in the Jacuzzi and
a stint in the steam room, we felt revitalised
and ready to venture out from the tranquil
17th century and greenery rarely seen in the walls of the hotel.
centre of a city. Once you step behind the We decided to take in some art at
hotel’s walls, the noise of the square behind L’Atelier des Lumières and visited its Van
slips away. Gogh Starry Night exhibition, a 30-minute feast
Before checking in to our room, we We began with more champagne as we for the eyes (instead of our stomachs...),
grabbed a drink from the honesty bar in cast our eyes over the menu. I started with showing his work projected on the walls and
the lounge (priorities…). Up in the room the spider crab and white asparagus, which floor of the whole gallery.
we were greeted with a stunning interior that was light and delicate, while my partner Finally, no visit to Paris is complete without
was a combination of old and new Paris – indulged in the poached foie gras (we were seeing the iconic Eiffel Tower. We went to the
modern comfort mixed with a traditional in France after all…). Trocadero, my favourite spot for taking in the
antique feel. The hotel retains the luxurious Moving on to the main course, Chris, being view, and it did not disappoint.
feel of a mainstream five-star hotel, but with almost solely carnivorous, went for the And with that our flying visit to Paris was
the added bonus of being a privately owned, special of the day, a gorgeous fillet of wagyu complete. We returned both a little heavier
family-run enterprise. beef with truffle and asparagus. I opted for from all the incredible food, but happy to have
A quick rewind to that morning, which began the langoustines, which arrived with much found a romantic hideaway in the heart of Paris
with a glass of champagne before boarding fanfare and were served on to my plate at to celebrate my birthday in style. ● S
the Eurostar. This was a trip to celebrate my the table on a bed of braised lettuce parcels Megan Bramley
birthday, so my boyfriend Chris and I decided to containing leek, carrot and pork. The balance
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S MAGAZINE ★ 14 JULY 2019 29In the closet with
Danny Mac
Away from the spotlight, the actor
keeps it casual and laid-back
Words and styling by Laura Mulley
Danny, 31, has appeared in Do you own anything vintage?
numerous stage productions, A few things like cords and braces.
including Wicked, Sunset Boulevard I’ve started buying more vintage
and On The Town, played Mark recently as I’m trying to buy less
“Dodger” Savage in Hollyoaks new clothes. My wife and I are all
for five years and was a finalist for recycling and reusing. There’s
in 2016’s Strictly Come Dancing. something I really like about
Danny is currently touring the wearing an item that has been
UK in the lead male role of worn before.
Nino in Amélie: The Musical, Remind us about the story of
based on the 2001 film, and Amélie… It’s about a young lady
will reprise his role in White who lives very quietly in the world
Christmas in the West End later but very loudly in her mind and
this year. Danny lives in London we follow her around Paris in
and West Sussex with his wife, the 90s doing good deeds and
actress Carley Stenson. meeting very interesting people,
How would you describe your including my character, Nino. He
style? Relaxed and laid-back is just as disconnected as she is
– and that’s the sort of person and they have this very special
I am. I never feel comfortable if connection. The show is very
I’ve tried too hard. I’m usually arty and abstract. It’s one of
just in jeans and a white T-shirt. the projects that I’ve been most
Who is your style icon? I follow proud of.
a guy on Instagram called Nick What would your dream role be?
Wooster, who’s so cool. Jake I like creating a new role, like
“I’m usually Gyllenhaal, Kit Harington and Nino, or taking a classic role and
just in jeans Taron Egerton always dress really reworking it. Or I’d love to play
and a T-shirt,” well, too. I look to guys who are Dan or Larry in Closer, which
confesses the a similar body shape to me. is one of my favourite plays.
actor, who is Do you have a favourite fashion I don’t know how well I’d fare
more formally era? The 50s. Whenever I dress in with taking on something like
dressed here 50s clothes for a show I feel Hamlet, which has been done
in a Suitsupply so comfortable. I love the by so many great people.
jacket, A Day’s high-waisted, loose-fitting trousers What is the best costume you
March shirt and an open shirt with a vest have worn for a role? I really like
and Topman underneath. White Christmas is Nino’s clothes – vintage shirts,
trousers. The very 50s and the costumes are glasses and a coat thrown on
pocket square so classy. – but it looks good because he
is from Reiss Where do you buy your clothes? doesn’t care. He’s effortlessly cool
and the loafers Reiss, All Saints and ASOS is but without trying to be. For ease,
are by Russell always a go-to. I really like probably my one and only costume
& Bromley Suitsupply and A Day’s March, too. in On The Town at Regent’s Park
30 S MAGAZINE ★ 14 JULY 2019FASHION
Danny is most – the sailor whites were just like
comfortable in wearing pyjamas.
casual attire, such And the worst? Any role that
as this black shirt requires wearing no clothes. In
and jeans from Sunset Boulevard I had to get out
Topman of a pool and being the only one
in the room with no clothes on is
quite disconcerting. In general,
though, as long as I believe it’s
right for the role, I don’t mind what
I wear. That’s the first thing about
a character that people see and
then it’s your job to let them know
what’s on the inside.
What did you think of the Strictly
costumes? Initially, I thought I’d
wear anything and then they gave
me my first outfit and I said,
“Maybe not…” It was very
revealing and that didn’t reflect
me, as I’m quite a private person.
The costume department is
amazing, though, and I never wore
anything I wasn’t comfortable in.
Then there was the dancing to
take into consideration, too,
and as I’ve got slightly
bowed legs, I’d wear looser
trousers to cover that.
Which was your favourite
dance? I had the most fun
dancing the quickstep – I think
you can see we were having the
time of our lives – and the cha-cha
was our first dance and we went
out with a bang. The week we
danced the Argentine tango was
a really emotional one for me and
when I watch it back I can
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see a whole week’s
worth of stress
“I like on my face.
Do you own
a new role or anything
made-to-
taking a classic measure?
A few suits
made by
role and Room Ten,
who has
reworking it” made me
suits since
the days of The
British Soap Awards.
He made the wedding
suits for me and my best man,
too. I’ve always got items like
jackets tailored, though. It makes
all the difference.
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This unusual necklace also boasts eight square
SUMMER PEARLS pearls nestled between silver beads to create
the perfect balance in this 32 inch rope.
£34.99 LYN1107
This stunning 18" necklace features 2 separate
strands of gold, cranberry, green, white, grey
and chocolate pearls and is finished with an
easy to fasten 925 sterling silver toggle clasp.
CRANBERRY PEARL
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EARRINGS
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£19.99 LYN304 LYN1107 Summer Pearls £34.99
Large freshwater cultured pearls LYN1297 Pearl Bouquet Silver Pendant £39.99
measure 8-9mm in rich cranberry LYN1536 Raindrop Pearl Rope £39.99
shades, with a lustrous sheen. These
beautiful earrings look fabulous DRAGONFLY BRACELET LYN1535 Pearl Double Drop Earrings £32.99
teamed with our Summer Pearls. WORTH £9.99 LYN304 Cranberry Pearl Earrings £19.99
WITH EVERY ORDER
JPR185 FREE Dragonfly Bracelet 1 £9.99 FREE
Postage & packing £3.99
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