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18 RAYE The R’n’B star’s music teacher tells us how
he spotted her talent when she was just 13
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34 THE PRINCESS OF WALES recovers well with
mum CAROLE MIDDLETON by her side
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47 LUPITA NYONG’O and JOSHUA JACKSON
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54 POWER PLAY
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54 KATE WINSLET embraces a bold new role
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68 CATE BLANCHETT on working with her husband
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 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW AND PHOTOS
HIGH AMID THE DOLOMITES IN CORTINA D’AMPEZZO
MARIA PAOLA MERLONI
BUSINESSWOMAN AND FORMER SENATOR SHOWS US
HER STUNNING APARTMENT IN EXCLUSIVE SKI RESORT

S et among mountain peaks

that turn pink at sunset, the
beautiful Italian resort of Cortina
d’Ampezzo is known as “the pearl
of the Dolomites”.
It’s just the place to enjoy some
dolce vita in the snow, and that’s
exactly what the country’s fore-
most families have been doing
since the 1960s, returning year
after year to its immaculate slopes
and legendary après-ski spots such
as El Camineto and El Toulà.
One of its greatest fans, former
Italian senator and scion of the
Merloni business dynasty Maria
Paola Merloni, tells us she’s been
visiting since she was a little girl.
“I’ve always been in love with this
valley,” she says.
Maria Paola’s home from home
is a sun-soaked attic apartment
with spectacular views that
4 belonged to her beloved father
and mentor Vittorio. It’s filled with
memories of happy times spent
 ‘I’ve always been in
love with this valley,
these mountains and their
colours. As soon as I arrive,
I feel cherished, carefree’

Maria Paola poses with her dog

on the terrace (also shown below)
of her four-bedroom apartment
(far left) in Cortina d’Ampezzo,
which has spectacular views of
the Italian Dolomites (below left)

with him there and, these days, it’s

where she loves to catch up with
Vittorio’s namesake, her own
daughter Vittoria, 30.

Maria Paola, when did you first

come to Cortina?
“When I was six, so I’ve been
coming for over 50 years. I put on
my first skis here. For me, the
place has always had a wonderful
atmosphere. I’ve always been in
love with this valley, these mountains
and their colours. As soon as I
arrive, I feel cherished, carefree.
“I admit that Cortina has
s o m e f l a w s b e c a u s e i t ’s n o t
very international, nor easily
accessible. But that’s part of its
charm and character.”
What can you tell us about this
apartment?
“My father, who loved skiing,
bought it in the early 1980s. After 5
he passed away in 2016, I
V

bought it from my siblings,

 Maria Paola’s art collection takes
pride of place in the living room,
where she poses with daughter
Vittoria (together below). She has
created warmth by retaining the
original fireplace (right) and adding
sunny yellow accents (bottom right)

Antonella, Aristide and Andrea,

and over the past four years, I’ve
renovated it to make it lighter and
more suited to our lifestyle today.”
How would you describe the
apartment’s decor?
“I wanted the interior to be
sophisticated, cosy, bright, easy to
live in and welcoming for friends.
So I modernised it, but keeping
the mountain ambience.
“I kept some original features,
like the fireplace, but I opened up
the space because I wanted every
corner to be infused with the
amazing natural light we have
6 here, high in the mountains.
“As for the colour palette, I’ve
used soft shades that work in
 ‘I kept some original
features, like the fireplace,
but I opened up the space
because I wanted every
corner to be infused with
the amazing natural light’

both winter and summer. The

walls are lined with fabric so that
whichever room you go into, it
feels as if you’re getting a hug.
“Then there’s sunny yellow
tableware and plenty of flowers
and cushions to make the place
feel so pleasant and inviting you
never want to leave.”
And the art and objets
objets??
“I have lots of works by 20th- and
21st-century artists, including
Fabrizio Braghieri’s Heartt and
Robert Indiana’s Hope sculpture,
and I love collecting antique silver
teapots and glass vases by Venini.”
The name Merloni is synonymous 7
with household appliances,
V

thanks to the empire your

 ‘My papa was a
great entrepreneur
who dedicated his
life to work. I was
very close to him —
it was an immense
reciprocal love’

grandfather Aristide founded and

your father helped to build…
“Yes. My papa Vittorio was a great
entrepreneur who dedicated his
life to work. He handed over the
presidency of the company,
Indesit, in 2010 because he was
suffering with Alzheimer’s.
“But by then it was the market
leader in Europe, with 18,000
employees, annual sales of €3bn
and factories in Russia, England
and Turkey, as well as Italy. So my
father had achieved his dream.”
You wrote a book about him,
Today is Already Tomorrow: The
eneur. He must
Life of an Entrepreneur.
Entrepreneur
have been a big influence on your
own career…
“I was very close to him. It was an
8 immense reciprocal love and his
death is a pain I’ve had to
V

learn to live with.

 Designer Vittoria, 30, loves to visit
her mother’s apartment, which is
characterised by light-filled spaces 9
under a gable roof (above left and
far left). Robert Indiana’s Hope (left)
is among the sculptures on display
 ‘My daughter Vittoria
is the most important
“project” of my life.
She has created her
own fashion label
from scratch’

“For many years, I worked in

the family company. But after he
became ill, everything changed.
“Due to family circumstances
an d di ff eren ces of o pini o n ,
10 we ended up selling to the US
company Whirlpool.
“We’re now three siblings, since

sadly we lost my brother Andrea in
2020, and none of us works in the
business any more.”
You’ve had an impressive political
career, too…
“From 2006 to 2019, I was a
member of Italy’s parliament, first
as a deputy and then a senator.”
Maria Paola and
A n d n o w y o u’ v e re t u r n e d t o Vittoria (together
the business world with a new above) relax in the
company, TooA… dining room, where
“Yes; I bought a patent from an the table (left) is
Anglo-Italian engineer for a invitingly set with
machine that makes ice cream roses to match the 11
almost instantly. It’s a bit like a yellow Oriente
V
modern coffee machine: you Italiano china by
Richard Ginori (right)
 ‘I wanted the interior to be
sophisticated, cosy, bright, easy
to live in — so pleasant and
inviting you never want to leave’

12
Maria Paola in the
living room. Fabric-
covered walls create
the feeling of a “hug”
in two of the four
bedrooms (above left
and bottom left),
while skis and boots
are ready for action in
the entrance hall (left)

put in a capsule and three-and-a-

half minutes later, you have two
scoops – enough for a cone.
“It’s futuristic, but also artisanal
because our 14 different flavours
are all made with traceable,
natural ingredients. We started
selling it in Italy and now we’re
exporting, too.”
Yo u r d a u g h t e r, V i t t o r i a , i s
also following in V ittor io’s
entrepreneurial footsteps…
“Vittoria is the most important
project of my life. She lives in
Milan and has launched a fashion
label called VItoVI, which means
‘from Vittorio to Vittoria’. It 13
produces women’s tailored
V

jackets based on the ones her

 ‘I like to do everything in
Cortina. I enjoy skiing, walking
and snowshoeing, and I love to
go to our great restaurants’

The mother-and-
daughter duo enjoy a

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spot of snowshoeing
before taking a well-
deserved breather at
local restaurant El
Camineto (above)

grandfather had, which she

inherited and redesigned to
wear herself.
“She came up with the idea
during the Covid-19 pandemic,
after gaining experience in a
major Italian fashion company.
She created her own brand
from scratch. So far it’s been
sold mainly online, but the next
collection will also be in shops.”
Finally, what do you like to do
when you come to Cortina?
“I like to do everything here!
I enjoy skiing, walking and
snowshoeing, and I love to go to
our great restaurants. I live
like a local.” H
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 GEARING UP FOR A GOOD TIME
ZARA AND
MIKE TINDALL
Zara and Mike Tindall –
together with her brother
IN POLE POSITION FOR
Peter Phillips – capture the
16 excitement with a photo by
winning driver Max
ROYAL FAMILY FUN AT THE
Verstappen’s car at the
Bahrain International Circuit BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
 Princess Eugenie made it a family
affair, as Geri and Christian
Horner put on a united front
action (right) with mum Sarah,
Duchess of York and husband
Jack Brooksbank, while Geri and
Christian Horner (below right)
are all smiles for the cameras
F ormula 1 always attracts a
starry crowd, but the start of
the 2024 season was taken up
a gear when the King’s nieces,
Zara Tindall and Princess
Eugenie, made a pit stop to lap
up the action at the Bahrain
Grand Prix.
Making it a family affair,
Eugenie, in a patterned All
Saints dress and trainers,
was joined at the Bahrain
International Circuit by her
husband Jack Brooksbank and
mother Sarah, Duchess of York.
The trio looked happy and
relaxed as they posed for
pictures, with Sarah glowing
after receiving the good news
that the skin cancer with which
she was diagnosed in January
has not spread.
Meanwhile, Zara’s husband
Mike was also in the pink as he
posed next to her and brother-
in-law Peter Phillips beside Max
Verstappen’s winning car.
It was a triumphant day for
Red Bull, speeding to victory in
the opening race of the season
with Max clinching first place
and team-mate Sergio Pérez
coming in second.
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The royals mingled with
famous faces including former
Spice Girl Geri Horner and TV
presenter Jeremy Clarkson
as they headed trackside to
congratulate the team.
Walking hand in hand, as
well as sharing an affectionate
embrace, Geri and her
husband, Red Bull team chief
Christian, put on a united front.
Princess Eugenie enjoys the
Adhering to her trademark
dress code of white, Geri was
elegant in a sleeveless midi dress
paired with a black clutch and a
big smile as she stepped out to
cheer on her spouse, suggesting
the pair are still in sync despite
being at the centre of a media
storm following the leaking of
alleged private messages from
Christian to another woman.
TURBOCHARGED TRIUMPH
The weekend concluded with
Max celebrating his win under
a spectacular fireworks display
after the sun set.
Calling his victory “simply
lovely”, the 26-year-old driver
also marked the triumphant
moment on social media.
“Yes boys!!! Couldn’t have
asked for more,” he wrote on
Instagram. “Unbelievable start
to the year, a 1-2 finish is
absolutely fantastic. Great work
@redbullracing, let’s keep
pushing.”
Following the full-throttle
fun, Eugenie, Jack, Zara and
Mike landed back in the UK on
a private flight, on which they
were joined by Jeremy and
Rocco Ritchie, the son of
Madonna and film-maker Guy,
who had also attended the
Grand Prix.
The group appeared to be
still on a high from the weekend
away as they said their goodbyes,
with Mike giving Jack a
friendly hug. H
REPORT: EMILY HORAN
AS HER MUSIC TEACHER REVEALS HOW HE SPOTTED HER GIFT
RAYE
THE R’N’B STAR CONQUERS THE CHARTS AND
THE BRITS AFTER FIGHTING BACK FROM REJECTION
T he 2024 Brit Awards could be
summed up in one name: Raye.
The 26-year-old R’n’B star swept the
board at the British music industry’s
annual celebration, breaking the
record for the most Brits won at a
ceremony with her haul of six awards,
trumping previous joint record-
holders Harry Styles, Adele and Blur.
Her success came only three years
after she quit her record label, and
just days after the ceremony, it was
announced that her songs have been
streamed five billion times since her
debut album was released last year.
No one can believe how far Raye,
real name Rachel Agatha Keen, has
come – least of all the woman herself.
“I do feel like a new artist. I got to
start again,” she told the crowd at
London’s O2 arena as she picked
up her award for Best New
Artist. “The artist I was three
years ago would not believe
what she’s seeing today. I’m my
own boss now; I’m in control.”
The star was born in South
London to mum Sarah, who is of
Ghanaian-Swiss heritage, and
Yorkshire-born father Paul. She
first made her mark aged eight at
her local school in Croydon.
“I was Rachel’s music teacher in
2011, when I first started teaching at
Woodcote High School,” Darren
Harrow tells hello!
hello!.. “She would
have been aged 13 and 14 at the time.
“It was clear she had a raw natural
talent, with a determination to
succeed. Her vocal abilities, even at
that young age, were astounding –
well beyond those of her peers. She
was musically gifted in songwriting
and performing.
“Rachel was friendly and popular in
school. She was pleasant to everybody.
She always demonstrated the highest
values of integrity and tried her best.
It’s fantastic to see the success she’s
building – it’s clearly down to her hard-
working attitude and determination.”

REBEL WITH A CAUSE

At 14, the singer left Woodcote to
take a place at the Brit School, whose
alumni include Adele, Jessie J and
Leona Lewis, but quit after two years.
“It’s not in my nature to follow
rules,” she has said. “I didn’t get on
with them in school and I don’t
understand why they exist in music.
“I love songs that don’t do what
you expect them to. For me, it’s
liberating to write something
sonically different every time that
doesn’t sound like anyone else.
Otherwise, what’s the point?”
However, she enjoyed developing
her love of music while attending
church with her family each week.
‘It’s not in my nature to follow rules.
I’m my own boss now. I’m in control’
“[Croydon is] very down to
earth, very multicultural, very fun,
really great. I grew up in the church.
That’s where I learnt how to sing
and understand my love for music.”
Aged 17, she signed her first
record deal with Polydor after self-
releasing an EP. But she wasn’t
permitted to make her own music,
instead writing songs for artists such
as Beyoncé and John Legend.
Despite enjoying success as
a writer and making guest
appearances on songs by stars
including Jax Jones and David
Guetta, her label still felt she wasn’t
ready to release her own album.
By 2021, she’d had enough,
writing a frustrated tweet that went
viral before parting company with
the label. Her debut album as an
independent artist, My 21st Century
Blues,, became an immediate hit on
Blues
its release last year.
Her steady rise to the top
culminated in her triumph at the
Brits last week, and she’s since been
hailed as a shining light by the
mayor of Croydon, Jason Perry, who
attended the same school as the star.
Jason tells us: “We are extremely
proud to call Raye one of our own
and it was fantastic that she wanted
to recognise Croydon and the Brit
School for helping her get there.
“Raye’s journey has not been
easy, and she faced many rejections
along the way, but despite the
setbacks, she has shown remarkable
resilience and determination. She
is an inspiration to young girls and
women and an excellent role
model for them.”
MUSIC FOR THE MASSES
There was further praise from
Sandra Schembri, the chief
executive of Nordoff & Robbins, the
UK’s largest music-therapy charity.
She tells us: “We’re so pleased for
Raye. We were honoured to welcome
her to take part in our community
choir last year, before she picked up
her O2 Silver Clef Award for Best
Female at our 2023 ceremony.
“She really understands how
music can empower people and has
a very inclusive approach – our
clients loved meeting her and
sharing their enjoyment of music.”
Raye’s generous approach
e x t e n d s t o h e r o w n f a m i l y.
Surrounded by a loyal team that
includes her parents, both of whom
are part of her management, she’s
also a mentor to two of her younger
sisters Abby and Lauren, who are
trying to break into the industry.
No doubt they’ll soon be
following in the star’s footsteps.
“Impostor syndrome is real – I
know because I have it – but I’m an
optimist,” she said last week. “You
need to be able to survive in
this game.” H
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LAURA BENJAMIN
 WITH RECORD BREAKER ‘All I wanted was to be
RAYE LEADING THE WAY an artist and now I’m
an artist with an Album
BRIT AWARDS of the Year’ Raye
STARS SHINE ON A
NIGHT OF GIRL POWER

R’n’B star Raye

poses with her haul
of half a dozen Brit
Awards – the most
won by a single
artist in any one year

G irl power was the order of the

day at the 44th Brit Awards,
with women emerging triumphant
across the musical genres.
Leading the pack at the star-
studded ceremony was singer-
songwriter Raye, who within
an hour had scooped six of the
seven awards for which she was
nominated, including Artist of the
Year and Songwriter of the Year.
And when the R’n’B singer’s
Album of the Year award was
announced, the A-list audience at
London’s O2 arena gave her a
standing ovation.

GRANDMOTHERLY LOVE
Shaking her head in disbelief,
a visibly emotional Raye, who
released her album My 21st Century
Blues independently in 2023 after
parting ways with her record label,
brought her beloved grandmother
Agatha Dawson-Amoah on stage.
With tears streaming down her
face, the Escapism hitmaker said:
“You don’t understand what this
means to me. Is this happening
20 right now? I’m so sorry… I’m ugly-
crying on national television.
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I’m so proud of this album.

(From left)
Singers Mollie
King, Rebecca
Ferguson and
Ellie Goulding,
who ramps up
the glamour in
an Alberta
Ferretti dress.
Presenter Fleur
East (below
right) proudly
displays her
baby bump

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 ‘There’s a part
of me that’s still
a 14-year-old
girl dreaming of
making music’
Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue
closes the show All I wanted was to be an artist and
in her third now I’m an artist with an Album
custom Dolce & of the Year.”
Gabbana outfit Paying tribute to Agatha, in
of the night, whose honour Raye was given her
before taking a middle name, she continued: “My
breather with grandma is awake until 3am
presenter praying for me and my beautiful
Roman Kemp sisters. I love you so much.”
(together above) Raye only lost out in the Pop
Act category, won by Dua Lipa.
The Houdini singer was also
nominated for Artist of the Year
and received a nod for Song of the
Year for her disco-influenced track
Night,, which featured in
Dance the Night
last year’s hit film Barbie
Barbie..
Wearing black leather, Dua was
on hand to kick off the ceremony
with a performance of her new
single, Training Season.
Season.
Amping up the soul was a
crystal-clad Raye, who gave
renditions of Ice Cream Man, Man,
ada and Escapism
Prada Escapism.. There
were also performances
from DJ Calvin Harris
with singer Ellie Goulding,
Nigerian rapper and
singer Rema, Jungle, Tate
McRae and Chase & Status
with Becky Hill.
It was a night to remember
for Kylie Minogue, who
received the Global Icon
award in recognition of an almost
40-year career, during which she
has sold more than 80 million
records worldwide.

DREAM COME TRUE

In her acceptance speech, the pop
legend said: “I’m just going to be
sobbing with Raye… there’s a part
of me that’s still the 14-year-old
girl in her room dreaming of
making music. Thank you to each
and every person who’s been a
part of my journey.”
R&B vocalist SZA appeared in a
pre-recorded video message to
accept her gong for International
Artist of the Year following the
release of her album SOS
SOS..
“Thank you, Brits, so much for
this award,” the Grammy-winning
artist said. “I’m so grateful for this
honour. I hear you’re at the O2,
which is my favourite. I will always
give you the best of me and I
should be back really soon.”
Also among the female winners
22 was Miley Cyrus, who scooped
International Song of the Year for
her hit Flowers after it spent ten
 ‘Thank you so much for this award. I hear
you’re at the O2, which is my favourite’ SZA

weeks as the UK’s No. 1 in early

2023 and became the most-
streamed song in a single week in
Spotify’s history.

CREAM OF THE CROP

Other winners included Calvin,
who took home the award for
Dance Act; Producer of the Year
winners Chase & Status; rock
band Bring Me the Horizon, who
scooped the Alternative/Rock Act
prize; and indie band The Last
Dinner Party, who received the
Rising Star award.
The ceremony came to a
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spectacular close when Kylie

performed a medley of her hits,
showcasing three custom Dolce &
Gabbana looks. Wearing a red latex
coat and leather boots, she kicked
off with Padam Padam,
Padam, revealing a
black-and-white frock for Can’t Get
You Out of My Head before
donning a sheer white dress. H
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A leather-clad Dua Lipa
performs an acrobatic set
before (below) accepting
her Pop Act award. An
emotional Raye takes to the
stage with her grandmother
Agatha Dawson-Amoah
(together above left), later
revealing that Agatha had
spent months designing her
own dress

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 CORKS KEEP POPPING AS STARS FLOCK
TO EXCLUSIVE BRITS AFTERPARTIES
Presenter Laura Whitmore
raises a glass at Warner
Music’s afterparty at
24 London’s Nomad Hotel,
turning heads in a red
leather outfit featuring a
giant rose corsage
Celebrity Big Brother
host AJ Odudu, wearing a
sequinned cut-out dress
from Mônot, poses with
Maya Jama, in a backless
Roberto Cavalli gown
T he end of the Brit Awards
ceremony was just the start of
the celebrations, as stars flocked to
Warner Music’s afterparty, held at
the Nomad Hotel in London’s
Covent Garden.
Among the revellers were Dua
Lipa and her actor boyfriend Callum
Turner, who danced the night away
while sipping cocktails by Cîroc
Vodka that were named after the
record label’s nominees – including
a Houdini martini, After the After
Party and a Mercy margarita.
The duo were joined by Kylie
Minogue, Charli XCX and DJ
Chloé Caillet, who performed a set
accompanied by a dancing lobster.
Warner pulled out all the stops
for an extravaganza designed and
produced by Jason Morais and the
label’s global events team.
Guests were greeted by a 20ft-
high inflatable party monster
suspended over the venue’s
dancefloors, a party monster-
inspired carpet and a colour-block-
themed photo booth.
Among those feasting on
sweetcorn croquettes, mini hotdogs
with black truffle and tuna tostadas
were Maya Jama and Clara Amfo,
who joined fellow guests Isla Fisher,
Nick Grimshaw and Annie Mac,
Laura Whitmore and her husband
Iain Stirling, and Victoria’s Secret
models Nadine Leopold and
Shanina Shaik.
Although new parents Jack
Whitehall and his fiancée Roxy
Horner missed the ceremony, they
were among those who took to the
dancefloor for a performance by
Jacob Lusk from Gabriels, enjoying
a lively set that included covers of
songs by Sylvester, Tina Turner and
Whitney Houston.
GIVING US THE SCOOP
Actress Billie Piper stopped to chat
to hello!
hello!,, sharing her excitement
about her new film Scoop
Scoop,, in which
she stars alongside Gillian
Anderson and Rufus Sewell.
“I can’t wait for this project to
come out,” she said of the true-life
drama, which traces the process of
securing Emily Maitlis’s 2019 BBC
 ‘I like to spend
Mother’s Day in bed,
hoping someone will
make me breakfast’
Billie Piper

interview with the Duke of York and comes to

Netflix next month.
The 41-year-old mum of three was enjoying a
rare night out as she revealed her plans for
Mother’s Day. “I like to spend the day at home
with my children, in bed and hoping someone
will make me breakfast,” she said.

BIG YEAR AHEAD

US rockers Green Day, who had presented the
award for Group of the Year to Jungle, told
hello! about big plans for the year ahead.
Singer Billie Joe Armstrong said: “2024 is
going to be massive for Green Day. We’re going
to be playing stadiums including Wembley – it’s
going to be great.”
Asked about his time in London, he said: “I
really love walking down the canals. At the Brits,
I loved seeing artists I’d never heard about
before, so tonight was good fun. I got to sit with
Charli XCX and I love her song Gold Coins – so
chuffed I got the chance to tell her that.”
Meanwhile, Sony Music held its afterparty at
Marylebone hotspot Nobu Hotel London
Portman Square. Stars including Acceptable in the
80s hitmaker Calvin Harris and his wife Vick
Hope enjoyed a rare date night in the spotlight, Award winners Kylie Minogue 25
the DJ looking suave in a caramel suit while and Dua Lipa share a moment,
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BBC Radio 1 host Vick brought some while Billie Piper (above left) also
joins the fun in Covent Garden
 BBC Radio 1 host Vick Hope
sparkles alongside Brit-winning
husband Calvin Harris (together
above) at Sony’s bash. At the
Universal Music afterparty, Ella
Eyre (right) turns heads in a corset

sparkle in a maxi dress with a

sheer corset.
Having worn gold to the
ceremony, Ellie Goulding slipped
into a black sequinned crop top
and matching maxi skirt, adding
a dose of 1990s glamour with
satin gloves and frosted blue
eyeshadow. Later in the evening,
she was spotted singing alongside
R&B star Craig David, who took
to the decks with a feel-good set.
Spicy margaritas and rum
cocktails flowed, with guests also
making the most of casino games
and a photo booth flooded with
silvery balloons.

UNIVERSAL ACCLAIM
Craig David takes to Over at 180 The Strand, Universal
the decks at Sony Music hosted stars including
Music’s afterparty in footballer turned TV presenter
Marylebone, where
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Alex Scott and her musician

Ellie Goulding girlfriend Jess Glynne, who
(above) joined him caught the eye in matching over-
for a song the-knee leather boots.
aid singer Ella Eyre
Just Got Paid
turned heads in a corset top and
baggy jeans, while The Saturdays’
Frankie Bridge shimmered in a
sheer jumpsuit with silver tassels.
Margaritas and prosecco were
the drinks of choice, with guests
also enjoying unlimited pizzas
and hearty bowls of pasta.
Standing out in a pink faux-
fur coat and matching heels,
Grammy Award-winning rapper
Eve provided the soundtrack,
performing a set including
four of her biggest hits. H
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SHARNAZ SHAHID
INTERVIEWS: MEGAN BULL
Alex Scott and Jess Glynne caught the
eye in matching leather boots

Former England Lioness

Alex Scott strikes a pose
with girlfriend Jess Glynne 27
while Frankie Bridge (right)
dazzles in tassels and rapper
Eve (left) performs in pink
 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW AND PHOTOS
THE PRINCESS OF WALES’S FAVOURITE BOOT DESIGNER
PENELOPE CHILVERS
ON HER CELEBRITY CLIENTS AND FINDING INSPIRATION
FROM THE TIGERS ON A PASSAGE TO INDIA

Penelope – wearing her new red suede

28 Chelsea boots – takes in the beauty of
the Suján Jawai luxury safari camp in
Rajasthan and (right) finds inspiration
for her footwear from local textiles
‘The Princess was not
only one of my first
clients, but has worn
my boots repeatedly
over many years. I’m
very proud of that’

P enelope Chilvers’s first trip to India was as

spellbinding and magical as she hoped it
would be.
The British designer, whose footwear is beloved
of the Princess of Wales, spent ten days exploring An Indian tiger at the Suján
the landscape of Rajasthan – home of deserts Sher Bagh camp on the
and maharajas, palaces and tigers – on horseback, borders of the Ranthambore
foot and 4WD, and can’t wait to return. National Park, where the
“It was like opening Pandora’s box because big cats roam free
I’ll get obsessed. I didn’t want to come home,”
she says in our exclusive interview.
In fact, Penelope, whose celebrity clients
include Amal Clooney, Cate Blanchett and
Pippa Middleton, was so inspired by the richness
and colours of the landscape and the people
she met that she created two designs, a slipper
and a riding boot, for the conservation-focused
safari camps where she stayed.

WILDLIFE AND WONDER

Every morning and evening, when the sun was
lower in the sky, she would go for a ride on one
of the camp’s native Marwari horses and take in
the wilderness.
“We watched the sun rise over the Aravalli
mountain range and I felt at one with this
amazing landscape. I saw a leopard – he was
sitting on a rock, just watching us – and if you
looked carefully through your binoculars, you
could see a crocodile sunning itself on the sand.
It was like nothing I’d ever seen before.”
One evening, she adds, a party was held for 29
the camp guests. “We went out in Jeeps
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into the middle of the desert, where there

‘We went to Jaisalmer, a fascinating
old city, and I popped into a local
shoe shop and talked shoes’
was a cocktail bar set up with
candles and oil lamps. Some
incredible local musicians played a
wonderful array of instruments
that I’d never seen before.”
The designer’s trip wasn’t just
for pleasure; following in the
footsteps of the Prince and
Princess of Wales, Penelope is a
champion of sustainability and
every year supports conservation
initiatives through her brand.
This year, she is working with
Suján, the first positive-impact
safari camp of its kind in India,
founded in 2001 by entrepreneur
Jaisal Singh, who runs it with his
wife Anjali.
Suján has three conservation-
focused wilderness camps in
Rajasthan: Jawai, the Serai and
Sher Bagh in Ranthambore
National Park, which is renowned
for Indian tigers that once roamed
across Asia in their hundreds of
thousands but have lost more than
93% of their natural range.

A WORLD OF INSPIRATION
In a special collaboration,
Penelope has co-designed with
Anjali a Suján riding boot, inspired
by the black and red colour palette
of the Rabari tribe of Jawai, and a
green velvet tiger-print slipper. Ten
per cent of sales will be donated to
Suján’s tiger conservation and
rewilding projects.
“What was so fascinating for me
as a designer is the Indian love of
decoration, whether it’s carved out
of stone, or printing textiles, or
painting their vehicles,” she says.
“And the way they dress, the
colours of the saris and the
turbans, is beautiful.
“We went to Jaisalmer, a
fascinating old city, and I popped
into a local shoe shop and talked
shoes. The shops were charming
and sometimes the entrance
would be blocked because there’d
be a cow poking its head in.
“I love craft and the artisan
world and my trips and
collaborations usually come
through my interest in local
craftsmanship from around the
world. I’ve been to Argentina, for
instance, to talk to the gaucho
community about their riding
boots, and I’ve also been up to
Northern Europe to meet the
Sami to find out about how they
make their snow boots and keep
their feet warm.”
Penelope set up her footwear
business in 2002 at her kitchen
table after returning to the UK
from Spain, where she worked as
an interior designer in Barcelona
in her late 20s, after originally
training as a painter.
Her first design was the Long
Tassel boot, a variation of
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Spanish riding boots, which

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she commissioned traditional
artisans in Andalusia to make. It
became an instant hit and the
brand soon branched out into
Chelsea and après-ski boots,
espadrilles, sandals and clogs.
ROYAL APPROVAL
Her typical customer is, she says,
“practical, invests in quality over
quantity, but is fashion conscious
and confident in her style”.
Not unlike the Princess of Wales,
then, her most famous customer,
who was first spotted wearing the
Long Tassel boot in 2004.
“She was not only one of my first
clients, but has worn them
repeatedly over many years. Not
when she was in the city, looking
smart, but doing the kind of things
that I’ve just been doing in India,
out and about, visiting conservation
projects in Canada or visiting
schools or cleaning beaches. I’m
very proud of that.”
Of Hollywood actress Cate, she
says: “I spent an amazing afternoon
with her once in my studio a long
time ago.
“She was filming Robin Hood in
Wales and came in because, I think,
she was due to spend winter in New
York, so she bought a lot of cold-
weather boots. She was really lovely.”
Penelope’s business, which still
manufactures its footwear in rural
parts of Spain, has now turned into
a family affair, with her two
daughters, Africa and Gemma,
both working for the brand.
“We all love it,” she says proudly.
“Even before they were old enough
to work, they would pick and pack
boots for me. They give me good
design advice and have been a great
inspiration to me as well.”
LOOKING FORWARD
Apart from another trip to India –
“I’ve initiated a bit of work out
there; I couldn’t help myself” –
Penelope has a capsule collection of
boots designed for wearing to events
such as horse racing’s Cheltenham
Festival this week, as well as a
collection of espadrilles dedicated
to the Chelsea Flower show.
“The annoying thing about
being a designer is you’re always
looking ahead,” she says.
“I feel like I’m wishing my life
away. It’s a habit to look forward
rather than back.”
But she wouldn’t have it any
other way. “I love my work and I’m
very driven. I wake up feeling
inspired.” H
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TOM PARKER
 ‘My typical customer?
Practical, invests in
quality over quantity, but
is fashion conscious and
confident in her style’
 AFTER SHE’S ‘Even for someone
SPOTTED IN PUBLIC in Kate’s position,
no one can replace
THE PRINCESS her mum’

OF WALES
HOW HER MOTHER
CAROLE MIDDLETON
HAS BEEN BY HER
SIDE THROUGHOUT
 lmost two months after
undergoing major abdominal
surgery, the Princess of Wales
appears to be back on her feet and
well on the road to recovery, with
her mother at her side.
Carole Middleton has been a
constant presence since Kate, 42,
returned home from hospital in
January and it seems the pair’s
close relationship has become
even stronger in the Princess’s
hour of need.
Last week, Kate was seen for the
first time since her operation as
she and Carole went for a drive
near her home on the Windsor
estate. Wearing dark glasses and
with her hair hanging loose, she
was spotted in the passenger seat
of a 4WD Audi in Windsor, with
Carole at the wheel. It is thought
they may have been returning
home after dropping off
Kate’s three children at nearby
Lambrook School.

‘SHE WILL BE BACK’

The last time Kate had been seen
in public was on Christmas Day, at
church in Sandringham, and
her appearance ended weeks of
fevered speculation about her.
However, her uncle Gar y
Goldsmith has assured the public
she is in good hands, saying: “She’s
amazing. She will be back; of
course she will.”
Businessman Gar y, who is
Carole’s younger brother, talked
about his niece on Celebrity Big
Brother, telling a fellow The Princess of
contestant: “I spoke to her mum, Wales’s mother
my sister. She’s getting the best Carole Middleton,
care in the world. And all the who has been helping
family’s done is put the wagons her daughter (left)
round and look after family first recover from surgery. 35
before anything else.” The two are very close
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Kate is recuperating at her (above left, enjoying a

day out at Royal Ascot)
 Kate on her last public outing (above), in Sandringham at Christmas
with William, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Princes George, ten, and
Louis, five. Her uncle Gary enters the Celebrity Big Brother house (left)

‘All they’ve done is put the wagons round

and look after family first’ Gary Goldsmith

home at Adelaide Cottage, and She has been absolutely at the

sources tell hello! Carole has
been a comforting presence while
the Prince of Wales juggles royal
duties with caring for his wife and
their children.
MOTHER KNOWS BEST
Royal author and Majesty
magazine’s editor in chief Ingrid
Seward tells us: “I think Carole has
36 been there all along, helping out
and ferrying the children, which
frees William up to do his thing.
forefront the whole time. She
would usually be in the Caribbean
at this time of year, but instead,
she’s making sure her daughter is
all right.
“Kate and Carole have an
incredibly close relationship and I
know Carole was at [the Waleses’
Norfolk home] Anmer Hall at
Christmas and probably at half-
term as well.
“Even for someone in Kate’s
position, no one can replace her
 ‘Carole has been
at the forefront,
making sure
her daughter is
all right’

mum. They don’t have room for

live-in staff at Adelaide Cottage so
Kate relies on William and Carole.
“They’re probably all pulling
together because George and
Charlotte are old enough to be
helpful, too. I’m sure the children
are probably getting a bit restless
for Mum to be out and about.
“I think Carole is probably
giving moral support to William,
too,” adds Ingrid, whose new book
My Mother and I examines the
King’s relationship with Elizabeth
II. “I think she will be supporting
him emotionally. She has always
been very motherly towards him.”
Carole, 69, and her husband
Michael, 74, live a 40-minute drive
from Prince William and Kate,
in the Berkshire village of
Bucklebury. They have always
been a huge support to their
daughter, who moved in with
them in the weeks after George’s
birth in 2013, and love having
their grandchildren for sleepovers.

BUSINESS AS USUAL
With the King also out of action
while he is treated for cancer,
William is naturally keen to hold
the fort and carry out his public
duties, including this week’s The Prince of Wales juggles looking after his wife and
Commonwealth Day service at family with royal duties, chatting to Surrey cricketers
Westminster Abbey. in training at the Kia Oval in London, where he
Last week, he was at the Kia Oval receives a county top (below) from director of cricket
Cricket Ground in South London and former Surrey and England player Alec Stewart
to celebrate with one of his
Earthshot Prize winners, Notpla,
which has won a multimillion-
pound contract with sports and
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entertainment caterer Levy UK +

Ireland. Notpla will supply its
sustainable takeaway boxes to more
than 50 sporting and event venues,
including Twickenham Stadium,
the O2 Arena and Wimbledon’s All
England Lawn Tennis Club.
Wimbledon is, of course, one of
Kate’s favourite events and she
should be back courtside for the
next championships.
The Princess was admitted
to the London Clinic for her
“planned abdominal surgery” on
16 January and spent two weeks
recovering at the hospital.
Kensington Palace said at the
time that she was unlikely to return
to public duties until after
Easter, something they reiterated
last week. However, it appears her
recovery is on course, as she was
well enough to travel to Anmer
Hall for February’s half-term
holidays, when Carole is
thought to have joined them. H 37
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 Major Tim Peake meeting the then Prince of
Wales at a Prince’s Trust event in July 2016 –
six months after Tim performed his historic
spacewalk – and (below) with his wife Rebecca
at the Invest in Futures gala dinner last week
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
PIONEERING BRITISH ASTRONAUT
MAJOR TIM PEAKE
APPLAUDS THE KING’S MISSION TO
MAKE SPACE TRAVEL SUSTAINABLE
T he King’s quest to protect the planet from
environmental destruction has been one of
his greatest passions for over five decades. But he
has a more out-of-this-world mission, too: to
clean up outer space.
Speaking to hello! at the Prince’s Trust Invest
in Futures gala dinner last week, Major Tim
Peake, the first British astronaut to walk in space
on a European Space Agency (ESA) mission, told
us: “His Majesty’s goal is to make space as clean
and sustainable as possible, an initiative he began,
which is very close to my heart as well.
“Removing debris from space is high on the
agenda, as is ensuring we’re responsible in
the fuels we use and making them as clean as
possible. Most of our climate data comes from
space, so it’s a really valuable source of
information, and working on these clean energy
schemes is really important.
“The King is always at the forefront of what’s
going on in engineering, technology and the
environment. These are areas he’s ver y
enthusiastic about and where we’re trying to
make leaps forward.”
SEAL OF APPROVAL
It was the King who in 2022, as Prince of Wales,
declared his intention for his Sustainable Markets
Initiative to create an Astra Carta programme –
like his Terra Carta that recognises global
companies leading the way in climate and
sustainability on Earth – to boost sustainability
throughout the space industry.
Tim was among the guests – alongside UK

future astronauts Rosemary Coogan and John
McFall, representatives from the UK Space
Agency, the ESA, Nasa and other space agencies,
and Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Sir Brian
May – who attended the launch of His Majesty’s
Astra Carta seal at Buckingham Palace last June.
Addressing the room, the King spoke of
ensuring the protection of outer space – “having
made rather a mess of this planet”.
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THE NEXT GIANT LEAP
Recalling that event, Tim told us: “The King spoke
to as many experts as possible. Getting people
together and talking at events like that is where
you get the inspiration for the next thing.
“There’s not one golden solution to
sustainability, it will be a mix of everything. And as
the cost of getting into space comes down, we
envisage building solar farms up there.”
An ambassador for the Prince’s Trust – soon to
be renamed the King’s Trust – for over a decade,
Tim said of the charity: “It’s fantastic and does
such great work. I first became involved just before
my admission to the Space Station and was asked
to pick one charity. The Prince’s Trust shone out
because of what it does for young people, helping
them to reach their potential and then give back
to the community.
“I’ve met so many brilliant young ambassadors
and to hear their stories is hugely inspiring.”
Tim, who engaged more than two million
schoolchildren in projects during his exciting
mission in space, donates proceeds from his books
to the trust.
‘The King is always
at the forefront of
what’s going on in
engineering,
technology and the
environment’
A view of Earth taken
during the 1969 Apollo 11
moon landing mission
So are there any budding astronauts being
helped by it now?
“I hope so,” he said. “We’re recruiting astronauts
from all sorts of backgrounds; it’s far more diverse
compared to the Fifties and Sixties. I hope that
young people are inspired by space and that some
of them go through the trust for support.”
As for any members of the royal family
venturing into space – Princess Beatrice was
reportedly going to become the first, as a
passenger on board a Virgin Galactic flight,
before pulling out in 2014 after one of the
spacecraft crashed – Tim said: “If they’d like to go
into space, I’m sure that opportunity will be
there in the future.” H 39
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A giant of stage and screen who
has starred in numerous lavish
productions, Dame Helen Mirren’s
new project was on a significantly
smaller scale – but it is no less epic.
At the age of 78, the award-
winning actress has become the
latest famous figure to be
immortalised by toymaker Mattel
with her very own Barbie, as part of
its Role Model series.
The doll (above right and above
left, held by Dame Helen) depicts
the star in the cornflower-blue outfit
(above centre) she wore to last
year’s Cannes Film Festival, which
she called “one of my favourite-ever
red-carpet looks”.
Wearing a perfectly proportioned
Del Core dress (and matching hair),
the plastic mini-me also carries
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a tiny Oscar to match the one she
won in 2007 for The Queen.
Being chosen to be a Barbie, said
Helen, ranked alongside becoming
a dame, getting her Academy Award
and having a star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame. “[It] is a huge
compliment and something I would
never have imagined in my wildest
dreams happening to me at this
stage in my life.”
Similarly thrilled was 55-year-old
Kylie Minogue (left and below),
whose Role Model doll (right),
dressed in Padam Padamadam red, was
also unveiled.
In an Instagram post, the
singer and Brits Global Icon
told fans: “Baby Kylie would
NOT believe this is happening
right now…”
 KATY PERRY
A SHOE-IN TO CELEBRATE WOMEN
E stablished to help change the record
when it comes to female artists,
Billboard’s Women in Music awards event
celebrates talent – with some pretty jaw-
dropping fashion thrown in.
Among those going all-out at this year’s
ceremony at Los Angeles’s YouTube Theatre
was Executive of the Year award presenter
Katy Perry, whose style reached new heights
thanks to a pair of vintage Vivienne Westwood
shoes so vertiginous she told one interviewer:
“I’m focusing on not falling over right now.”
The ceremony was 39-year-old Katy’s first
high-profile appearance since it was
announced that she is leaving US TV talent
show American Idol after seven series serving
as a judge.
As for whether that means new music, she
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said: “That is my very first industry, being a
musician… I’m very excited for this year.”
Also keeping fans on their toes was Ice
Spice (below left), who was presented with
the Hitmaker Award by “big, big fan” Ellie
Goulding. Asked about her new album Y2K Y2K,
the US rapper said: “Stay tuned: you’re going
to be pleased.”
Hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross – who told the
crowd: “I love doing anything in celebration
of women,” – the evening featured
performances by honorees including Charli
XCX and Maren Morris.
No stranger to awards, Jess Glynne (below)
was among the well-known faces (and voices)
in the audience. She shared her excitement
on Instagram, uploading a story filmed en
route to the show: “On my wayyyy,” she said.
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 The Inside Story
KATIE PIPER
CELEBRATES FEMALE ACHIEVERS, A T.V.
RETURN AND A MOTHERHOOD MILESTONE
C ampaigner, broadcaster, best-selling
author, mum of two: Katie Piper wears
many hats and always seems to be on the go.
But come the summer, at least you’ll know
where to find her at weekends, as Katie Piper’s
Breakfast Show returns to ITV – now running
on Sunday as well as Saturday mornings.
“This time it’s bigger than ever,” she said.
Katie is also celebrating a special family
event: her elder daughter Belle turns ten
this week. And watching her become a
“tweenager” is a poignant moment.
“Now it’s been a decade of motherhood,
my identity as a mum feels fully there. I
feel this is who I was meant to be,” says
the star, who last October marked her
own milestone birthday – her 40th –
by running the Victoria Park half
marathon in London (far right) for
her Katie Piper Foundation charity.
As well as Belle, Katie is mum
to Penelope, six, with husband
Richard Sutton (pictured right,
with Katie) and is determined
to empower them to reach
their full potential.
That’s why she jumped
at the chance to be a
judge for Häagen-
Dazs’s Rose
Project, named in
honour of the ice-
cream brand’s late co-
founder Rose Mattus, an unsung hero in
its history.
Launched on International Women’s Day
2023, the project asked people around the
world to nominate a woman whose efforts
have made a difference to society. From more
than 2,500 nominations, 50 were shortlisted;
Katie and her fellow judges – who include
other female trailblazers from around the
world – then selected five winners.
“It was very hard to whittle it down,” Katie
says. “There was this woman who started a
sexual education initiative in Mexico, where
it’s an incredibly taboo subject. This woman
was taking personal risks by spearheading
that campaign, but she’s empowering so
many women. It really
inspired me.”
Häagen-Dazs
announced the winners
– who each receive
a $20,000 (£15,600)
grant to continue their
work – for International
Women’s Day last week
and has opened the
nominations for next
year’s Rose Project.
It has also released a
vanilla ice cream in
aid of the Prince’s
Trust Change a Girl’s
Life campaign.

THE DUKE OF SUSSEX

I n the week in was announced his memoir Spare
has been nominated for two prizes at the British
Book Awards, the Duke of Sussex demonstrated
his unwavering commitment to changing the
narrative for seriously ill children, young people
and their families.
42 Prince Harry, 39, recorded a message for the
children’s charity WellChild, of which he has
been patron since 2007, urging people to put
forward the names of the “remarkable individuals
WILL ALWAYS SPARE TIME FOR WELLCHILD
who inspire you” for its annual awards in
September. It is expected that Harry will take part
in the ceremony.
WellChild is a cause that has remained close to
Harry’s heart and his enthusiasm for its work is
well known. Last year, he flew to the UK from his
home in California to attend the ceremony in
London and chat with award winners including
11-year-old George Hall (above, with Harry and
his mum Hollie Pearson), whose complex medical
needs did not prevent him from winning an
accessible cross-country challenge for schools.
In his short but heartfelt appeal, which was
posted on the charity’s social media pages, the
Duke called it “such a privilege” to be involved in
the awards and “to honour the immense courage
and compassion of this incredible community”.
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 ELLE MACPHERSON
WRAPS UP A WINNING CATWALK RETURN
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CHARLIZE THERON
GETS SOME BIG-HITTING SUPPORT ON COURT
M ore used to smashing box-office records
than balls, Charlize Theron played
opposite an altogether different cast of stars
when she hosted – and took part in – a charity
tennis tournament in California.
The Monster Oscar winner (right) joined
the line-up at the 20th annual Desert Smash,
in which famous faces took on professional
I t’s not unusual for fashion shows
to run behind schedule, but fans
were left waiting almost 14 years for
Elle Macpherson to make a return
to the runway.
After last appearing for Louis
Vuitton in 2010, the model was the
star attraction at the Melbourne
Fashion Festival, where she opened
the show in a look by home-grown
talent Viktoria & Woods (right),
before modelling designs from
Bianca Spender (left) and Aje.
“It was fun,” she told Australian
TV’s Today. “It was wonderful to be
wearing all those young Australian
designers and being with my peers. I
had a great time.”
Since being a catwalk regular, Elle
has switched her focus to business
and charity ventures, with the
launch of her WelleCo range of
supplements in 2014 and her work
as an ambassador for Unicef, the
charity partner of Melbourne
Fashion Festival’s sponsor PayPal.
Reflecting on her varied 40-year
career, which has also included
acting gigs and a stint hosting
Britain & Ireland’s Next Top Model,
Model
she said: “I love what I do and I do
what I love.”
As well as her catwalk return,
Elle will be celebrating her 60th
birthday at the end of March, a
milestone about which she is
entirely positive.
“I feel grateful that I’m turning
60, I feel grateful for the life I’m
living,” she said. “I really live in
the moment.”
players in aid of her Africa Outreach Project.
“I’m ready to play some tennis, have some
fun and raise a lot of money for a cause that is
so close to my heart,” Charlize said ahead of the
event, held at the La Quinta Resort & Club.
She had some pretty impressive help, teaming
up with world No. 1 Novak Djokovic (together
below), who made a surprise appearance as
her substitute doubles partner
during the final match of the
tournament. “I don’t know
what I’m doing,” Charlize
admitted to the 24-time Grand
Slam singles champion.
A regular spectator at
major tournaments – often
watching with her mother
Gerda – Charlize, 48, told The
Hollywood Reporter: “I’ve
always been a [tennis] fan.”
But although she is no
stranger to watching Novak
play, joining him on court
was a different story.
“Sh e mad e m e w o rk 43
today,” he said afterwards.
“She made me run, but that
was part of the strategy.”
 The Inside Story
JOELY RICHARDSON
RIDING HIGH AT STARRY GUY RITCHIE PREMIERE
W ith a plot centred on the
cannabis trade, there were high
hopes for Guy Ritchie’s first TV
signed up without realising she would
be playing it for laughs. “That’s what I
loved,” she said. “You never knew what
who posed with the film-maker and
actors Max Beesley and Ray Winstone
(all below left). On Instagram, David
project, The Gentlemen. And the it was going to be.” called it a “great night”.
premiere created quite a buzz – thanks Joining Joely and Guy for the There was even an appearance by
largely to Joely Richardson, looking screening of the first episode at Guy’s eldest son, Rocco. A successful
smoking in black velvet (left). London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane artist, Rocco tends to stay out of the
Wearing a Taller Marmo minidress were her co-stars, including Kaya public eye, but he seemed happy to step
with thigh-high Hermès boots, the Scodelario and Theo James. Also into the spotlight on his dad’s big night,
actress, 59, said that making the series showing his support was David bringing along model girlfriend Olivia
had been “fun”, revealing that she Beckham, a long-time friend of Guy, Monjardin (together below).

MILLIE BOBBY BROWN

CELEBRATES HER SPECIAL KNIGHT
I n Millie Bobby Brown’s
new film Damsel, the
prince turns out to be far
from charming. But art
isn’t imitating her life.
Attending the premiere
in New York, Millie was
accompanied (left) by
fiancé Jake Bongiovi,
who held her hand as
she navigated the stairs
outside the Paris Theater
in a custom-made Louis
Vuitton dress.
“The dress symbolises
dragon scales,” Millie
explained in a behind-
the-scenes video for Vogue
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– during which Jake

also took room-service
orders for her and the
crew. “For the whole
film [my character is] a
victim, and to be able to
turn up to my premiere
and be the dragon is pretty cool.”
On Instagram, the Stranger Thingss star
jokingly referred to herself as “a damsel
in a dress”, while in another post she
called Jake “my forever prince”.
44 Millie, 20, and Jake, 21, announced
their engagement in April last year,
following a unique underwater proposal
during a diving expedition, which she
called “very magical” despite almost
losing the ring in the depths of the ocean
– luckily Jake dived to the rescue.
She already has the approval of Jake’s
parents – singer Jon Bon Jovi and his wife
Dorothea – who attended the premiere
with the couple (all above). “Family is
everything,” Millie said on the night. “I
love his parents.”
 LINDSAY LOHAN
VINTAGE GOWN IS A FASHION WISH
COME TRUE AT FILM PREMIERE
A sequel to her much-loved
2003 body-swap comedy is
in the works, but it was less Freaky
Friday and more terrific Tuesday
when Lindsay Lohan attended
the premiere of her latest film in
New York
Lindsay, 37, was green-carpet
radiant (right) to watch her new
fantasy romcom Irish Wish,
wearing a vintage John Galliano
ivory silk slip dress complete
with crystal-embellished sandals
and diamond earrings.
Pride of place, however, was a
gold necklace bearing the name
of her eight-month-old son Luai.
Joining her for photos were
co-stars Ayesha Curry and Jane
Seymour (all above). As well as
starring together, Ayesha is a
close friend – she and her
basketball player husband Steph
are godparents to Luai. “We
clicked right away and she’s been
with me ever since,” Lindsay has
said of their friendship.
Family also gave their support,
with Lindsay’s financier husband
and fellow Irish Wishish producer
Bader Shammas, her parents
Dana and Michael, sister Aliana,
30, and younger brother Dakota,
27, turning out.
“I feel like a really blessed
woman,” the Mean Girls star said
of her support network. “I’m
just super grateful.”
It’s not only Lindsay’s style –
like this copper ensemble (left)
– that has fans dizzy. News that
she’s reuniting with Freaky Friday
co-star Jamie Lee Curtis set her
followers spinning. 45
And they’re not the only ones,
with the actress herself saying:
“We’re both excited.”
 7 DAYS
A ROUND-UP OF NEWS REPORTS
Story of
the Week
Chris Martin ‘engaged to
Dakota Johnson for years’
C oldplay frontman Chris Martin and Fifty
Sha de s of Gr ey ac tress Dakota
Johnson, who have been together for six
years, are reportedly engaged.
It is believed Chris, 47, proposed several
years ago, but that the couple preferred to
keep their relationship status private.
“They have been besotted with each
other from day one so taking this next step
was inevitable,” according to a source.
“They are in no rush to plan the wedding,
but are just enjoying making their
commitment official.”
Dakota, 34, the daughter of Melanie
Griffith and Don Johnson, was first spotted
wearing a ring on her left hand in 2020,
although friends say she doesn’t wear it all
the time. She was last seen with it during
her birthday celebrations last October.
This would be Devon-born Chris’s second
marriage and his ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow,
with whom he has children Apple, 19, and
Moses, 17, is believed to have given him
and Dakota her blessing. The couple split in
2014, after almost 11 years of marriage, and
finalised their divorce in 2015, although they
have remained good friends.
Chris and Dakota are thought to have
started dating in 2017 and now live together
in a $14m (£11m) beach house in Malibu.
Although they have made a point not to
speak about their relationship, Dakota has
talked about her bond with Chris’s children,
saying: “I love those kids like my life
depends on it. With all my heart.”
She also said she would consider having
children of her own. “I’ve gotten to this
place where I really want to experience
everything that life has to offer.”
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HANNAH WADDINGHAM
In the running for Royal Television Society award
Hannah Waddingham is
among the nominees for this
year’s Royal Television Society
Programme Awards.
The actress, 49, is in the
running for Entertainment
Performance after hosting
2023.
Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
She is up against The Great
British Bake Off ’s Noel Fielding
Off’s
and Alison Hammond, as well as Rob Beckett and
Romesh Ranganathan for Rob & Romesh Vs…. Vs….
Happy Valley ’s Sarah Lancashire is up for
Leading Actor – Female alongside Time co-stars
Jodie Whittaker and Tamara Lawrence, while the
Leading Actor – Male hopefuls are Gary Oldman
for Slow Horses,
Horses, The Sixth Commandment’s
Commandment’s Timothy
Spall and Top Boy star Kane Robinson.
Tom Allen will return to host at the Grosvenor
House Hotel in London on 26 March.
RUPERT MURDOCH
Ready to make Elena Zhukova his fifth wife
Media billionaire Rupert
Murdoch has got engaged to
his girlfriend at the age of 93.
The former chairman of
News Corp, which owns The
Sun,, The Times and The Sunday
Sun
Times, is said to have popped
the question to 67-year-old
Elena Zhukova after dating
for several months. Invitations
are believed to have gone out for the June nuptials,
which will be held at Rupert’s California vineyard.
This will be the father of six’s fifth marriage,
with previous wives including supermodel Jerry
Hall. He was also briefly engaged to radio host
Ann Lesley Smith last year.
Elena is the mother of Russian art collector
Dasha Zhukova, the former wife of Roman
Abramovich. Dasha is now married to billionaire
Greek shipping heir Stavros Niarchos.
Quote of the week
‘We need to leave this earth and know our grandchildren’s
grandchildren will be able to live and thrive here’
Grandmother of three Sarah, Duchess of York (left) is looking to the future
THE DUCHESS OF SUSSEX
Joins star-studded panel discussing social media
The Duchess of Sussex
headlined a keynote panel of
“visionary female leaders”
discussing the impact of
social media on girls for
International Women’s Day.
Meghan, 42, was speaking
at the annual South by
Southwest (SXSW) music,
film and tech festival in
Austin, Texas, along with award-winning journalist
Katie Couric, actress Brooke Shields and author
and sociologist Nancy Wang Yuen.
“We are so honoured to host this distinguished
group on International Women’s Day for a
significant discussion on the importance of
representation in media and entertainment,” said
the festival’s head of programming, Hugh Forrest.
SXSW was founded in 1987 to help creative
people achieve their goals.
COLIN FIRTH
Pride and Prejudice shirt goes under the hammer
Colin Firth’s shirt from the
BBC’s Pride and Prejudice in
1995 has sold at a charity
n
auction for £25,000.
The linen piece, worn as
his ch a r a ct er Mr Da r cy
g emerged soaking wet after
swimming in a lake, was part
of the Lights, Camera, Action
sale by Bafta and Academy
Award-winning costumier Cosprop and had been
expected to raise £7,000-£10,000. Instead, the
Bankfield Museum in Halifax paid more than
double to get “a piece of costume history”.
Other pieces in the auction, which raised
money for the arts education charity Bright
Foundation, included a Dior ball gown worn by
Madonna in Evita, Drew Barrymore’s costume in
Ever After and Heath Ledger’s masquerade ball
costume from Casanova
Casanova..
GAL GADOT
Surprises fans with arrival of baby daughter
Actress Gal Gadot has
announced the arrival of her
fourth child, daughter Ori.
The 38-year-old Wonder
Woman star, who had kept her
pregnancy a secret, surprised
fans with a photo of her
cuddling Ori in hospital.
“My sweet girl, welcome.
The pregnancy was not easy
and we made it through. You have brought so
much light into our lives, living up to your name,
Ori, which means ‘my light’ in Hebrew. Our
hearts are full of gratitude.”
Gal and her husband Jaron Varsano are already
parents to Alma, 12, Maya, seven next week, and
two-year-old Daniella.
O Made in Chelsea star Lucy Watson,
Watson, 32, and her
husband James Dunmore have welcomed their
first child, a baby boy named Willoughby.
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ALEC BALDWIN
Armourer on his ill-fated Western found guilty
A weapons supervisor for the
film Rust has been found
guilty of involuntary
manslaughter following the
shooting of cinematographer
Halyna Hutchins.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed,
26, faces up to 18 months in
prison and a $5,000 (around
£3,900) fine after giving actor
Alec Baldwin (pictured) a loaded gun that went off
and killed 42-year-old Halyna during rehearsals on
the set in New Mexico in October 2021.
She was found not guilty of evidence tampering
in a trial that lasted two weeks.
Award-winner Alec, 65, has also been charged
with involuntary manslaughter and is accused of
causing Halyna’s death either by negligence or
“total disregard or indifference” for safety. He has
pleaded not guilty and will face trial in July.
 STARRING IN THEIR OWN LOVE STORY
LUPITA NYONG’O AND JOSHUA JACKSON
MAKE WAVES ON A ROMANTIC HOLIDAY IN MEXICO
S miling as they stroll hand in hand on
Mexico’s Pacific coast, Lupita Nyong’o and
Joshua Jackson left no one in any doubt that they
are starring in their own love story.
Five months after romance rumours started
swirling, the couple didn’t hide their affection
for each other on a trip to Puerto Vallarta for
Lupita’s 41st birthday.
Sharing a tender embrace, Lupita gently
ruffled 45-year-old Joshua’s hair as she leant in
for a kiss, the waves lapping around their feet.
It’s clear new love suits the Black Panther
actress, and her radiant smile was matched by
that of former Dawson’s Creekeek star Joshua, who
looked on cloud nine taking hold of her hand.
“They looked madly in love, like they just
couldn’t get enough of one another,” an
onlooker said.

HOLLYWOOD HOTSPOT
Joshua reportedly marked Lupita’s special day by
arranging a bouquet of flowers and a balloon
display in their hotel room, as well as a spot of
relaxation and pampering in the venue’s spa.
It’s little wonder the lovebirds chose Puerto
Vallarta for their trip – its beautiful beaches,
lively nightlife and stunning views of the Sierra
Madre mountains have made it a long-standing
hit with celebrities from Elizabeth Taylor and
Richard Burton to Britney Spears.
Lupita and Joshua were first linked last
October, when they were photographed together
at a Janelle Monáe concert in Los Angeles.
Their romance follows a period of emotional
upheaval for each of them. In September 2023,
Joshua separated from his wife of three years,
Jodie Turner-Smith, with whom he has daughter
Juno, four next month. She filed for divorce at
the beginning of the following month, citing
“irreconcilable differences”.
Also in October, Oscar-winning actress Lupita
announced on Instagram that she had broken
up with TV host Selema Masekela, writing that
she could “no longer trust” him and was in
“a season of heartbreak”. H
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 AS HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS GO ON SHOW
DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES
FAMILY WHO CAPTURED HER IMAGE
OVER DECADES TELL THEIR STORY
This was the dress that
started it all: the first time
that the then Lady Diana
Spencer, at the tender age
of just 19, made headlines
around the world with her
fashion choices.
When she wore this black
taffeta gown by Elizabeth
and David Emanuel to
accompany the then Prince
of Wales to an engagement
in aid of the Royal Opera Ho
use at Goldsmiths’ Hall in
London in March 1981, she
caused a sensation.
“She looked great in this
dress,” Elizabeth has said.
“We in no way expected
there to be such a reaction.
A n d I t h i n k f ro m t h a t
moment on, Diana became
a fashion icon.”
Although some critics
labelled the gown a disaster,
Samir Hussein says it
marked a turning point.
“The media sensation
caused by this dress was so
great that it overwhelmed
the Budget announcement,”
he recalls. “It was quite the
baptism of fire, and the first
example of Diana bucking
the trend of what royals
would normally wear.
“Out of what Diana would
later refer to as a
‘horrendous occasion’,
48 she learnt to direct how
the press and public would
see her.”
A s one of the most famous women
in the world, Diana, Princess of
Wales was photographed on countless
Wales
occasions and almost everywhere she
went. The result was a series of images
that still resonate today, nearly 27 years
after her death.
Now, Diana’s fans will be able to
see some of these historic pictures
themselves. A selection of famous
photographs is to go on display in a
new exhibition featuring the work of
royal photographer Anwar Hussein
and the two sons who followed in his
footsteps, Samir and Zak (all above).
After successful runs in the US,
Australia and Canada, Princess Diana:
Accredited Access will open at the
Dockside Vaults in London’s St
Katharine Docks in May.
The walk-through exhibition is
accompanied by an audio guide
narrated by Samir and Zak, who share
fascinating anecdotes and new behind-
the-scenes stories relayed to them byy
their father, now 86.
The commentary is interspersed
with some of their own tales off
capturing memorable images of
younger royals – including the Prince
and Princess of Wales, as well as the
Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Together, the Husseins – who make
up the longest-standing family of
official royal photographers – have
spent four decades working with Diana
and her family, gaining special access
to document notable moments.
Anwar’s images of the Princess are
the most prominent in the exhibition,
demonstrating the development of a
young and shy Lady Diana Spencer
into the confident senior royal she
later became.
“I am honoured and humbled to
have been given the opportunity to
photograph Princess Diana so
extensively and to have had the
pleasure of having many friendly
and insightful conversations with her,”
he said.
“I am delighted that the images
captured, as well as those of my sons,
are coming home to London to
recognise such a remarkable woman
and her sons.
“There are so many memories of
our two families connecting and
creating a special relationship, which I
am pleased to be able to display in such
a unique way.”
Here, hello! takes a look at a
selection of the photographs and
shares some of the exhibition’s
commentary – voiced by Samir and
Zak – explaining how the images
V
came about.
 ‘Diana heard my father
and looked back, right
at him, with a huge grin’

The Princess wore this navy-

and-white striped silk suit by
Roland Klein, complete with a
matching hat from Philip
Somerville, during the 1988
royal tour of Australia.
She was photographed in
the outfit during a visit to the
Victorian College of the Arts
in Melbourne, where she
stunned onlookers by taking
her seat behind a piano and
launching into Rachmaninov’s
Piano Concerto No. 2.
She also provided a special
moment for Anwar Hussein,
who documented the tour.
“This photo of Princess
Diana is a particularly special
one for my father,” Samir
says. “He was in a big hall in
Australia and was positioned
by the press-office team
to sit ten, maybe 15 rows
behind Diana.
“He said, quite loudly: ‘What
the hell have you brought us
here to photograph? Do you
expect us to take pictures of
her back?’
“Diana heard and looked
over her shoulder, right at
him, with a huge grin.”
 ‘My father
recalls that
William was
shy, while
Harry was the
cheeky one’
In August 1987, Diana, Charles and their sons
Princes William and Harry went on holiday to
Majorca, where they were invited to stay at the
Spanish royal family’s summer retreat, Marivent
Palace in Cala Major. The family of four posed
50 for photographs with some of their Spanish
counterparts on the steps of the palace (above).
“The royal children always have a way of
One of the most iconic images
of Diana was taken outside
the Taj Mahal during a royal
tour of India in 1992. With
the Princess sitting s o l o
a n d a p p e a r i n g d e e p in
contemplation, it hinted at
the impending separation
from Charles that would be
announced later that year.
Diana visited the historic
landmark alone while the
Prince attended a meeting.
The extreme heat in the city
of Agra made conditions
difficult for waiting
photographers – which Zak
says also happened when he
photographed the then Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge
outside the famous
monument in 2016, waiting for
five hours in 50°C heat.
“Dad endured the same
situation, only in his case, the
hold-up was due to Princess
Diana’s hesitation to be
photographed alone at this
famous monument to love,”
transforming even the most formal and stiff Zak says.
moments into charming and memorable ones,” “When she finally came
Samir says. “My father recalls that William was a and allowed herself to be
shy and reserved child with moments of feistiness, photographed, my father’s
while Harry was quite the cheeky one. iconic picture [above] is a
“One time, Harry decided to take his shoes off. testimony to the emotional
Diana’s expression is one shared by mothers significance of what Diana
around the world as she puts them back on.” was going through.”
 ‘My father’s picture is a testimony to the
significance of what she was going through’

Diana’s caring and emotional side was

often on display during engagements,
and never more so than when she visited
Mother Teresa’s Kalighat Home for the
Dying Destitutes in Kolkata, India in
February 1992.
Unable to meet one of her own
personal heroines, Mother Teresa, there
– the Nobel Peace Prize winner had been
taken ill in Rome with heart troubles –
she was shown around the home by
her second-in-charge, Sister Lynne
Frederick, instead (right).
“Not only was the hospice very damp,
dark and hot, but one thing you cannot
tell from this photograph is that the smell
of death was heavy in the air,” Samir says.
“Most people would have left as fast as
they could, but Diana showed who she
really was by staying and caressing these
dying souls.
“Her escort was very surprised when
Diana insisted on holding hands with as
many individuals as she could and taking
her time with them.
“For some, she may have been their 51
last experience of human contact before
they passed away.”
 ‘Instead of hiding in humiliation, Diana
stepped out looking a million dollars’
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Always keen to keep fit and
remaining committed to a
regular exercise regime,
Diana was often
photographed in her
workout clothes – cycling
shorts and a baggy jumper.
This image was taken in
November 1995 as she was
arriving at the upmarket
Chelsea Harbour Club in
West London, one of her
favourite places to exercise
and where she was
regularly photographed.
“My father had
mentioned to Diana that he
wanted everyone to see
how health-conscious she
was and to be inspired by
her,” Samir says. “She
agreed, so he snapped
these photographs of Diana
coming out of the gym.
“Her popularity
skyrocketed as the public
showed their adoration
for her willingness to go
against the grain and to
forgo formality.”
Dressing well may be the best
revenge – at least it was here,
when Diana memorably
wore this gown by Christina
Stambolian (above) for an
engagement at the Serpentine
Gallery in London’s Hyde Park
in June 1994.
The event was held on the
same night that her estranged
husband admitted, during a
TV interview with Jonathan
Dimbleby, to having had an
affair during their marriage
with his now wife, Camilla
Parker Bowles.
Diana had bought the dress
in 1991, telling the designer: “I
want a special dress for a
special occasion. It doesn’t
matter if it’s short or long. It
has to be something special.”
And it was.
“Instead of hiding in
humiliation, Diana stepped
out publicly, wore her
celebrated ‘revenge dress’
and looked like a million
dollars,” Zak says.
“The dress defied royal
rules for many reasons, but its
style and colour may have
been a nod to her royal debut,
showing that she was no
l o n g e r d re s s i n g f o r h e r
husband’s approval.”
 ‘The attention her walk and this photograph brought
to the cause of banning landmines was enormous’

Diana visited Angola as a guest of

the International Red Cross in
January 1997.
The Southern African nation had
been engulfed in a civil war for over
two decades and, although she came
to Huambo during a brief moment of
peace, the country had been left
with more than 15 million hidden
landmines, many of which were
located near towns and villages.
In a remarkable gesture, she
donned a visor and flak jacket and
walked through a cleared path
alongside a mine-removal expert to
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endorse the Red Cross’s campaign

for a ban on landmines. Not
surprisingly, the image (right) was
reprinted around the world.
“This was a massive and politically
charged situation, as many
politicians and powerful corporations
that profited from the sale of
landmines around the world were
opposed to her stance,” Zak says.
“The attention her walk and this
photograph brought to the cause
was so enormous that, to date, more
than 160 countries have signed
and become parties to the United
Nations’ mine ban treaty.”
REPORT: LAURA BENJAMIN

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 PLAYING ON HER MIDLIFE POWER
KATE WINSLET
ON SEX SCENES, SINGING BADLY
AND A ‘TWISTED’ LOVE STORY
Iron lady: In her new series,
Kate’s character Chancellor
Elena Vernham imposes her
warped will on a fictional
European republic
IKatefembraced
there is an actress who has fully
the ageing process, it’s
Winslet. She entered her 40s
declaring she felt “triumphant and
calm and happy”. Now 48, as she
nudges towards her next decade,
she seems more powerful than ever.
Asked recently her definition of
a movie star today, Kate told a
newspaper: “To me, quite honestly,
the term ‘movie star’ is almost an
invention in many ways. For me, I
just try to do my job well. Try and stay
humble. Try to be kind and try to be
grateful for everything that I have.
“And most importantly, to
remember that when you’re a
woman and you’re getting older…
it’s a good thing, not a bad thing.
54 “Those are qualities that I think
help anyone, really, in a high-profile
position in this industry.”
She has always exuded star
quality, from her film debut in
Heavenly Creatures
es at the age of 18 to
the Oscar winner she is today.
And while midlife continues to
bring professional fulfilment, it has
also brought personal contentment.
She is a happily married mother of
three who juggles her career with
making packed lunches and doing
the school run. She even took a
career break in 2021 to be with her
family and has rarely worked outside
school holidays, so she can bring
her children with her to film sets.
HAPPY HOME
“I love being a mum; it was good to
have a bit of a reset,” the actress has
said of her time off.
She married her third husband,
Edward Abel Smith – Sir Richard
Branson’s nephew, once known as
Ned Rocknroll – in 2012. The
couple live in Sussex with their son
Bear, ten, actress daughter Mia, 23
– from Kate’s brief marriage to
director Jim Threapleton and who
co-starred with her mother in
Channel 4 movie I Am Ruth – and
son Joe, 20, from her marriage to
director Sam Mendes.
Kate has been vocal in calling out
what she regards as the sexism and
body shaming that blighted her
relationship with the media early on
in her career, and is glad that Mia
and other women of her generation
“know how to use their voice”.
Meanwhile, Kate’s latest role
allows her to play on her midlife
power and confidence to full
comedic effect, portraying a
V
deluded and menopausal
 ‘This is a global
leader singing Santa
Baby as her Christmas
message, so we
leant into the sheer
lunacy of it’
 ‘I love being a mum; it was
good to have a bit of a reset’
Kate with daughter Mia
Threapleton (above), with whom
she co-starred in 2022’s I Am Ruth
– for which Kate won her fourth
Bafta acting award (below), from
ten career nominations to date
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dictator of an imagined Eastern
European republic in HBO six-part
satirical series The Regime
Regime..
While many actresses might have
run for the hills after reading
“menopause” in the script, Kate
fearlessly embraced her character’s
ice baths and night-sweat-soaked
silken sheets.
Her character, deeply paranoid
Chancellor Elena Vernham, turns
to volatile soldier Herbert Zubak
(Matthias Schoenaerts) as an
unlikely confidant and lover,
sending her dismayed husband into
exile in Switzerland.
“It’s a twisted love story about two
people who should never have
fallen in love. What I needed to do
was get really brave, actually,” says
Kate, who reveals that the couple’s
sex scenes were so funny that
members of the crew had to be sent
out for laughing.
“Our cinematographer was a
repeat offender, and one of the hair
and make-up people,” she says.
“Matthias had all these tattoos,
and as he got sweatier, they just kept
sort of rubbing off on parts of my
body. That happened a lot.”
The role also called for Kate to
adopt some radical costume
choices. “She’s willed herself to feel
powerful in order to get through.
But I was like: ‘Hang on, she can’t
just be the shouty boss,’” she
explains. “So, no matter how
ludicrous her costumes are – how
ridiculously skin-tight and weirdly
sexual sometimes she appears to be
– it’s all as a result of these massive
emotional chips that are missing.
“She’s like a Swiss cheese – she’s
full of holes.”
The Reading-born actress also
knew she could not sound like
herself in the role and, at pains
not to sound like a member of the
royal family, settled on an accent
reminiscent of Margaret Thatcher.
CROWNING GLORY
“The show was originally called The
alace and we’ve had many shows in
Palace
recent decades about re-creations
of real historical events to do with
the British monarchy,” Kate says.
“So if you call a show The Palace
and you put me in that role – and
people know how I sound in real
life – I was worried the audience
might spend the whole first episode
trying to understand exactly where
they were. So, I knew for the penny
to drop quickly, I had to come up
with something else.”
Kate’s diverse CV includes her
Oscar-winning portrayal of a Second
World War concentration camp
guard in The Reader and playing
novelist Iris Murdoch in Iris
Iris,, which
earnt her one of her other six Oscar
nominations.
Regime, meanwhile, which
The Regime,
also stars fellow Britons Hugh Grant
and Andrea Riseborough, also
required Kate to sing – specifically
Chicago’s 1970s soft-rock ballad If
You Leave Me Now, Now , which the
chancellor insists on singing in
public. “I had practised a lot, and
the kids were getting sick of me
practising,” she says. “I turned up at
Abbey Road [recording studio] and
thought, okay, I can sing it fairly
well and with a certain degree of
confidence. I’ll just give it a go.”
However, the director decided
she should sing badly instead –
sparking more on-set laughter.
“Guillaume and I were absolutely
wetting ourselves. Oh my God!” she
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says of her French co-star Guillaume
Gallienne, who plays her long-
suffering husband.
In other scenes, Elena regularly
talks to the decomposing corpse of
her father, which she keeps in a
glass coffin in the palace basement.
“I leant right into those scenes,
because for a person to have kept
the corpse of their deceased parent
and go and have chats with them
downstairs – I knew that was not a
safe emotional place to exist.
“This is a global leader singing
Santa Baby as her Christmas
message, so we leant into the sheer
lunacy of it,” she says. “Here is a
woman who thinks people want to
see her body all of the time. So we
went all out. We had her sing the
song dressed in this dreadful, trashy
Santa/elf gimmicky thing. It
was totally mad.” H
INTERVIEW: GILL PRINGLE
The Regime is showing on Sky Atlantic
and will be available on Now in April.
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needed to
do was get
really brave,
actually’

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 The panel (from left): journalist
Rosie Green, Smart Works chief
executive Kate Stephens, HELLO!’s
chief content officer Sophie
Vokes-Dudgeon, confidence
coach Tiwalola Ogunlesi and
Deliciously Ella founder Ella Mills
58 Chic actress and
Hollyoaks star
Glynis Barber is
among the guests
A STARRY AND EMPOWERING GATHERING
CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN’S DAY
INSPIRATION ABOUNDS AS HELLO!
LAUNCHES ITS MIDLIFE INITIATIVE
ILangan’s
nternational Women’s Day saw hello! host a
group of inspirational women for brunch at
Brasserie in London’s Mayfair to celebrate
the progress women are making in the business
world, discuss the barriers still in place – and
celebrate the launch of our new midlife content
pillar Second Act.
From Olympians Tessa Sanderson, Dame Kelly
Holmes and Michelle Griffith-Robinson to
trailblazing TV presenters Andrea McLean – a
champion for reframing menopause as a time of
rebirth – and Julia Bradbury, who has been vocal
about her breast cancer diagnosis and subsequent
double mastectomy, the dining room was abuzz with
uplifiting, thought-provoking conversation.
“We need to shift the narrative from praising
women for doing it all, to encouraging others to
help us, so we don’t need to be lauded for doing
everything,” Andrea said.
Dame Kelly, meanwhile, reminded guests it’s
not only mothers who carry a heavy load; women
without children also shoulder the needs of others.
“Our burden should not go unnoticed,” she said,
to loud applause.
As they settled into their seats to listen to the
inspiring women in the plush brasserie decked out
with inspiring artwork, courtesy of hello! ’s partner
hello!’s
Not on the High Street, guests opened their goodie
bags, which were packed with supplements from
GoPo Joint Health and BlueIron, who also kindly
supported our event.
hello!’s
hello! ’s chief content officer, Sophie Vokes-
Dudgeon, chaired our panel of esteemed speakers:
Kate Stephens, chief executive of the Smart Works
charity, which helps women back into the workplace;
confidence coach Tiwalola Ogunlesi, who helps
women embrace their power; Ella Mills, founder of
Deliciously Ella plant-based foods and recipes; and
lifestyle journalist Rosie Green, who overhauled her
life in her 40s and is now happier than ever.
NAVIGATING A NEW ROAD
“Midlife is the beginning of a new adventure, but it
won’t always be easy,” said Rosie, who, as hello!
hello!’s’s
Second Act editor at large, will write a monthly
column of empowering advice for the magazine and a
weekly version on hellomagazine.com. “The support
from other women is what will get us through midlife.”
Each of the groundbreaking panellists shared
tales of women supporting women, discussed the
difficulties they had encountered as women
entering the world of work, and encouraged each
other to believe in their own value and ability and
most importantly, lift one another up.
Tiwalola, whose goal is to instil confidence
in her fellow females, believing they have
 ‘Midlife won’t always be
easy — other women will
get us through’ Rosie Green

Standing strong:
Distinguished Olympians
(from left) Tessa
Sanderson, Dame Kelly 59
Holmes and Michelle
Griffith-Robinson catch
up at Langan’s brasserie
 ‘We have to
wake up to our
worth. Be your
unstoppable self’
Tiwalola Ogunlesi

internalised the fear that they are not

good enough and not doing enough,
said: “This heaviness holds us back
from trusting in our own ability. We
have to focus on our strengths and
wake up to our worth. Be your
confident and unstoppable self.”
There was also a discussion on how
women juggle endless tasks on a daily
basis, with mother of two Ella saying:
“We don’t want to have chinks in our
armour and show perceived weakness
in case people think we’re not up to
juggling it all.”

MAKING TIME FOR SELF-CARE

Tiwalola referred to the words of
former US First Lady Michelle
Obama: “We can have it all, but not
all at the same time.”
She added: “There will be times in
our lives when we prioritise the needs
of our families over our own goals,
but we will reclaim our ambitions
at another point. Never keep your

Influencer Sophie
Hermann and actress
Nell Hudson are all
smiles, along with
60 lifestyle blogger Louise
Pentland (right) and
health guru Madeleine
Shaw (next right)
 ‘Without our
health, we have
nothing. Self-care
is never selfish’
Julia Bradbury

greatness inside – the world needs it.”

As the panel ended, allowing guests
to tuck into a delicious Langan’s
breakfast of avocado and smoked
salmon, Julia closed the discussion with
a reminder that for women, looking
after ourselves is the most important
thing. “Without our health, we have
nothing,” she said. “We must remember
that self-care is never selfish.”
Tessa, who this year is celebrating
the 40th anniversary of her Olympic
javelin gold medal, said: “This
morning was truly fabulous with
incredible women from all walks of
life. Women are strong together and
it’s empowering.
“Thank you to the wonderful team
at hello! for bringing us together
and creating this special celebration
for International Women’s
Day 2024.” H
REPORT: MELANIE MACLEOD
PHOTOS: AMIE GRAY-LING

(From left) Former Strictly

Come Dancing star Ola
Jordan, TV presenter Andrea
McLean and Clare Hopkins,
co-founder of Balance Me
skincare brand, listen intently

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Women on top: (from left) Tessa poses
with TV presenter Julia Bradbury, HELLO!’s
editor Jessica Callan, Kelly and Andrea
 CELEBRATING
TEN YEARS
THE LADY
GARDEN
GALA
WE JOIN THE
STARS HELPING
FIGHT FEMALE
CANCERS
D avina McCall was in the
pink while Trinny Woodall
sparkled in silver at a celebrity-
studded party to help a national
women’s health charity.
The two women were among
the famous faces – including
Claudia Winkleman, Ayda Field
Williams, Amber Le Bon and the
Marchioness of Bath – at the Lady
Garden Foundation Gala at
London luxury hotel Raffles
London at the OWO hotel.
hello! was also there to
celebrate the tenth anniversary of
the charity, co-founded by Tamara
Beckwith Veroni, Jenny Halpern
Prince, Astrid Harbord, Chloe
Delevingne, Josephine Daniel
and Mika Simmons to increase
awareness of and research into the
five gynaecological cancers.
“Lady Garden is the most
brilliant charity, and they said can
I come and I’ll always say: ‘Yes,’”
Strictly Come Dancingg co-host
Claudia told us.
“Tonight is learning about the
work that they do and raising as
much money as possible, so it is a
privilege to be here.”

IMPORTANT WORK
Make-up mogul Trinny added:
“I’ve supported the charity since it
began because I think silent
cancers are the ones we most need
to be aware of and the more
research that’s done that can
actually help… so you can find out
if you have an issue, the better. For
ten years, the Lady Garden has
been breaking down taboos.”
Actor, presenter and comedian
Alexander Armstrong was host
and the 350 guests, who also
included actor Ed Westwick, his
TV presenter Davina fiancée Amy Jackson and Anna
McCall joins Lady Friel, enjoyed a champagne
Garden Foundation co- reception and a three-course
founder Tamara Beckwith dinner, which featured beef fillet
62 Veroni to celebrate ten with a pumpkin and sage ravioli.
years of the charity at To help raise more money,
V

hotel The Raffle s London there was an auction featuring

at the OWO
 ‘Lady Garden is the most brilliant charity. It is a
privilege to be here’ Claudia Winkleman

Make-up mogul Trinny Woodall (right) sparkles as she leads the 350 guests – including the 63
Marchioness of Bath (above left) and Strictly Come Dancing presenter Claudia Winkleman
(above right) – helping raise awareness of and funds for the charity. “For ten years, the Lady
Garden has been breaking down taboos,” Trinny tells HELLO!
 ‘Silent cancers are the ones we most need to be aware of
and the more research that’s done, the better’ Trinny Woodall

Tamara is joined by cancer

survivor Katy Stephenson –
who was treated at London’s
Royal Marsden Hospital – to
watch Lady Garden co-
founder Jenny Halpern
Prince address their guests

lots including full hospitality

tickets to the ladies’ final at
Wimbledon and a nine-day safari,
before a performance from Italian
singer Stefano Signoroni.

WORKING FOR THE FUTURE

Speaking to hello!
hello!,, Ayda told us
about her personal connection to
the cause. “A week ago, I lost my
stepmother to ovarian cancer and
my mother has been battling
cervical cancer,” she said. “I think
it’s really important as a woman to
support something like this and
talk about what’s happening, so
that we can prevent people from
going through the same thing and
experiencing the same losses.
“I’m grateful for my lady parts
and my lady garden. It’s given me
beautiful children. But I also want
to keep myself healthy so I can
be there for my children and
hopefully my grandchildren.
“I just think it’s important, when
there’s something like this, to step
out and not shy away in the corner.”
Fellow guest Anna Friel told us:
“I’ve known Tamara since I was 18
and I think the work that she and
the foundation have done in the
past ten years is nothing short of
Tamara’s daughter incredible. But we need more
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Anouska catches up research and more funding to

with accessories draw attention to this cause.” H
designer Charlotte
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64 Dellal and (right) actor BENJAMIN & NICHAELA GEORGE
Ed Westwick and his
fiancée Amy Jackson Visit ladygardenfoundation.com.
give their support
Charity co-founders
Chloe Delevingne,
Mika Simmons,
Tamara, Trinny and
Jenny sparkle (all
above), with guests
also including Anna
Friel (second left),
Yasmin Mills (left)
and Donna Air (right)

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 INDIAN POWER COUPLE
ANANT
AMBANI AND
RADHIKA
MERCHANT
INVITE V.I.P. GUESTS
TO THE ULTIMATE
PRE-WEDDING PARTY
Rihanna, in a crystal-embellished outfit from
The Attico (right), is joined on stage by Anant
and his mum Nita at the end of her set

Anant (above) addresses the crowd,

watched by Radhika, in a Versace
dress. Guests include entrepreneur
Natasha Poonawalla (below)
T here are few couples who could
assemble a party guest list
including royalty, music superstars,
world leaders and some of the
planet’s wealthiest entrepreneurs.
But as the son of Asia’s richest
man and the daughter of multi-
billionaire pharmaceutical tycoons,
Ana nt Amba ni a n d Ra d h ik a
Merchant had no problem gathering
a who’s who of global influence as
they kicked off their pre-wedding
celebrations in astounding style.
Rihanna, Bill Gates, Mark
Zuckerberg and Ivanka Trump – as
well as Bollywood’s brightest stars,
top make-up artists, stylists and a
team of chefs – were among those
visiting the Indian city of Jamnagar
in the build-up to what has been
called “the wedding of the century”.
With an estimated £120m spent
on three days of events, last week’s
lavish extravaganza was, incredibly,
merely a prelude to the main event,
which is set for 12 July.
And the jewel in the crown was
an exclusive performance from
Rihanna, who reportedly earnt a
whopping £5m for her 19-song set.
NICE WORK
Stunning in a green lace dress
embellished with micro-Swarovski
crystals and a pink catsuit by The
Attico, Rihanna delighted the crowd
with her first full show in eight years.
She was joined on stage by Indian
power couple Anant and Radhika
and their families, the bride-to-be
jumping up and down with
excitement before Rihanna put her
arms around the happy couple.
Although a private audience with
one of the world’s biggest pop stars
is the stuff of dreams for most, it’s
par for the course for the Ambani
family. Beyoncé entertained guests
at the engagement party of Anant’s
sister Isha in 2018, while Coldplay
were the star act at the wedding of
their brother Akash five years ago.
Their father Mukesh – whose
estimated fortune of $117bn
(£92bn) as the owner of
multinational conglomerate
Reliance Industries makes him the
world’s ninth-richest person – and
his philanthropist wife Nita mingled
with a sparkling roster of 1,200 VIPs.
Guests included Bhutan’s King
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
and Queen Jetsun Pema and the
Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin
Jassim Al Thani.
They stayed in a sea of ultra-
luxury tents complete with tiled
bathrooms, akin to a pop-up five-

Ivanka Trump,
glittering in a gold
and silver gown,
is accompanied
66 by husband Jared
Kushner and their
12-year-old
daughter Arabella
star hotel, which had been erected
especially for the occasion.
Anant, 28, and Radhika, 29 –
who got engaged in a traditional
ceremony in Januar y 2023 in
Mumbai – encouraged their guests
to dress to the nines, circulating a
nine-page dress code.
For a Friday-night cocktail soiree
with the theme of “an evening in
Everland”, which took place in a
cavernous greenhouse festooned
with pastel-hued blooms, the bride-
to-be wore a custom rose-gold
Versace dress that was a variation on
the showstopping gown Blake Lively
wore to the Met Gala in 2022.
The groom-to-be gave a heartfelt
speech in which he spoke of his love
for Radhika. “I am one hundred per
cent the lucky one… every day, I fall
more and more in love with her,”
he said. “I have earthquakes and
Billionaire Bill Gates
with his girlfriend
Paula Hurd and (left)
Facebook’s Mark
Zuckerberg with wife
Priscilla Chan
tsunamis going on in my heart when I
see her.”
Radhika also addressed the crowd,
telling guests how much it meant to
be celebrating with them in the city.
“When Anant and I decided to get
married, the one place we wanted to
celebrate was Jamnagar,” said the
businesswoman daughter of Viren
and Shaila Merchant, who founded
Encore Healthcare.
“This is where we grew up, became
friends, fell in love and built our
relationship. As we begin our future
together, we will be doing it here.”
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
The next day, Radhika slipped into a
cheetah-print dress and straw hat for
a safari-style excursion to Vantara,
the 3,000-acre animal sanctuary set
up and run by wildlife fanatic Anant.
That evening, opulent South
Asian style was on display at a
traditional sangeet eet pre-wedding
celebration, where the Ambani
family dazzled with a dance number
and Punjabi artist Diljit Dosanjh
performed.
Radhika chose a gold corset and
lehenga by Manish Malhotra, while
Facebook founder Mark and his wife
Priscilla Chan sported embellished
nature-inspired outfits by Indian
designer Rahul Mishra. “Love an
Indian wedding,” Mark wrote in an
Instagram post.
The festivities came to a close with
a hastakshar signing ceremony,
symbolising the commitment of the
couple’s families to each other.
Radhika wore a bespoke rose-gold
and silver lehenga by Tarun Tahiliani.
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With their pre-wedding party
proving the epitome of star-studded
splendour, there’s no doubt the
couple will lay on an even more
breathtaking ceremony in July. H
REPORT: EMILY HORAN
 ENJOYING MATERNAL MOMENTS ON THE SET OF HER NEW FILM
CATE BLANCHETT
ON WORKING WITH HER HUSBAND BACK HOME IN
AUSTRALIA — AND WHY HAVING ARGUMENTS HELPS
O ne of the most gifted and successful film
stars of her generation, Cate Blanchett has
portrayed characters ranging from Queen
Elizabeth I to an elf queen. But for her latest
role, the actress returned to her roots to work in
the Australian Outback alongside her husband.
The star plays a renegade nun in The New Boy, Boy,
which is set in 1940s Australia. It tells the story
of a nine-year-old orphaned Aboriginal child
who arrives in the dead of night at the remote
monastery where she is in charge.
Cate, 54, and her theatre director husband
Andrew Upton, 58, are among the movie’s co-
producers and worked closely together during
filming. Yet she had no qualms about spending
so much time with her spouse, whom she married
in 1997 and with whom she has four children.
“For us it works, although at first people looked
at us in horror, like: ‘How could you be with one
another 24/7?’” she says. “We do argue, but in a
constructive way that has good creative results.
But we’ve always worked together. We’ve been
married a long time, so something is working.”
Cate started acting more than 30 years ago
with the Sydney Theatre Company. She has since
won Academy Awards for her role in Woody
Allen’s Blue Jasmine and her portrayal of
Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator,
viator, and has a star
Aviator
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
HOME SWEET HOME
She says she was delighted to be back working in
Australia, having overcome an initial obstacle in
the fact that her character Sister Eileen was
originally written for a man.
“That came about through my husband and I
being desperate to work with Warwick Thornton,
a director we have long admired,” she says. “We
were speaking to Warwick about doing something
and that’s when he mentioned the script he had
been working on with [writer] Kath Shelper.
“The script was incredible, but the main
character was a priest rather than a nun. It was
Andrew who suggested that switch and now
here we are. It was wonderful to go home and to
68 work with an Australian director who really
understands the country and really speaks to
Australians as well as an international audience.”
The “new boy” of the film’s title is an
Indigenous child played by Aswan Reid, in his
first acting role. “Aswan is incredible – we couldn’t
have made the film without him,” Cate says.
“This is his first role and he’s in every single
scene. He had never so much as been on a film
set before this, but he had so much discipline
and curiosity about everything that was
happening around him. I think his performance
is incredible.”
She says her instinct as a mum kicked in
during the shoot, when she took Aswan under
her wing. “I have four kids, three of them boys,
so I couldn’t help it. I loved working with not
only Aswan, but all the boys in the monastery.
They were extraordinary. Everyone on set fell in
love with them all.
“Their families were with them because this was
rural South Australia and we were all away from
home, so we looked after each other,” she says.
“We were staying in a little mining town so
there wasn’t anything to do. But Warwick did this
wonderful thing with Nick Meyer, our editor.
Every Friday, they gave a masterclass on editing,
so the kids could see themselves up on screen
and understand the process of filming from so
many angles and using so many takes.
“Sometimes they would cut the footage
together like a tragedy, or the next time might be
a comedy. Everyone loved it.”
And having enthused about the technical
process, Cate reveals that she enjoys being
behind the camera, rather than in front of it.
“I’m always trying to get out of the acting,” she
says with a laugh. “It’s almost a relief for me if I
don’t have to act.
“I remember when Andrew and I were
running the Sydney Theatre Company – if it was
a show we had produced, I had a profound sense
of relief in wishing the actors good luck before
they went out on stage.
“Maybe one day I will direct, but it’s all a
matter of time, because projects take so long to
develop. I also have four children and a
garden, so it’s a lot.” H
INTERVIEW: KATIE ELLIS/FEATS PRESS
The New Boy is in cinemas from Friday.
‘People looked at
us in horror, like:
“How could you be
with one another
24/7?” But for us
it works’
 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
BOUNCING BACK FROM
PERSONAL CRISES
ERIKA JAYNE
REALITY STAR ON
HER TRIUMPHANT
RETURN TO THE
LAS VEGAS STAGE
T here is much, much more to Erika Jayne
than being a California blonde. Although
the sassy singer first found fame on The Real
Hills, she maintained her
Housewives of Beverly Hills,
performing career and even landed a leading
role on Broadway.
The steely determination that has won her
legions of fans has also seen the 52-year-old
through recent personal crises, after she
divorced her powerful lawyer husband Tom
Girardi and became embroiled in multiple
lawsuits after it was alleged that he had
embezzled millions from his clients.
That stoic attitude shines through in a new
two-hour documentary on Hayu that follows the
star as she prepares for a residency in Las Vegas.
Erika Jayne: Bet It All on Blonde lets fans see even
further inside her life as she takes on a series of
concerts that represent a huge milestone for
her, coming at such a trying time in her life.
“The Las Vegas shows were triumphant on a
personal and a professional level, but also
almost on a spiritual soul level, because I dug
deep,” she tells hello! in an exclusive interview.
“My whole goal is to move forward in life. I
had to overcome my own negative loop of self-
doubt, so for me, that was a total win.”

OVERCOMING OBSTACLES
The experience wasn’t without its challenges,
however. As tensions rose behind the scenes
when rehearsals didn’t go as planned, there
were times she wished the camera crew would
leave her alone.
“It’s very difficult to learn, knowing that
you’re being watched,” she says. “It was a
challenge to focus and not be distracted. You
literally just have to put one foot in front of the
other; some days were better than others. But
I’ve been here many times before. I know how to
perform – this is what I do.”
Putting on the show did provide a distraction
to Erika, who has been dealing with the fallout
of Tom’s legal issues – in respect of which, she
denies all wrongdoing – since she filed for
divorce in November 2020 after 21 years of
marriage. Even then, she says, she wasn’t able
to get away from it all.
“It was a distraction until the personal
problems showed up at the front door, like
when I was confronted at night-time with the
person working on Tom’s case. It’s tough to be
reminded, and that was what stole the joy,
because I’ve always used my shows as a beautiful
place of full expression,” she says.
Tom, 84, is due to go on trial in Los
Angeles in May (he has pleaded not guilty).
And Erika, always refreshingly open, feels that

the past few years.
“I believe in therapy,” she says. “I have great
psychiatrists and great friends. I have a small circle
of trusted people, which I think is important.
“I was either going to quit and go home and
tuck my tail between my legs, or I was going to say:
‘Absolutely not. This is not how I’m finishing this
story.’ I used everything I could to pick myself up.
“I just want to say this isn’t easy. And I still fall
down and revert back to when things maybe
aren’t that great, but it’s also part of moving
on and it’s part of really working toward
understanding yourself.”
REALITY BITES
The most recent season of The Real Housewives of
Hills, which has just finished in the US,
Beverly Hills,
marked a turning point for Erika, who had
previously been at the centre of some of the most
heated exchanges between the stars as her life
began to unravel.
“I think the highlight of the last season was an
overall feeling of not being a cornered animal
and not being so reactive,” she says.
Erika is closest to the women who have been
on the show for the longest time: Kyle Richards
and Dorit Kemsley. “Here’s the thing: all of us
have different relationships with each woman
and what I may share with one, I may not share
with another,” she says.
“You find where you resonate with each
‘My whole goal is to move forward in life. I had
to overcome my negative loop of self-doubt’
woman. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hillss has
been great for me. It’s been tough for me. It’s
been wonderful for me.”
Erika’s colourful, extravagant wardrobe,
packed full of designer items and outrageous
showpieces, has been a mainstay on the show, as
has her resident glam squad. But, she says, she
can most often be found in casual clothes.
“If I’m not working, I’m in sweats. I have this
rotating rack of sweats and people always ask:
‘You have all these beautiful things – why aren’t
you wearing them every day?’ But I have them all
planned out in my mind as to where they all go.”
Looking ahead, she is releasing new music
and may even write a follow-up to her 2018
autobiography, Pretty Mess.
Mess.
“I definitely have another story in me. I don’t
know whether it’s a scripted series, I don’t know
whether it’s a book, but I’m definitely not
finished telling my story,” she says.
One thing is for sure: she is a changed person
now. “You savour the little things; they mean a
lot. You definitely look at the world a little
differently. This was a unique firestorm that I
could not have predicted.
“I think the biggest accomplishment is just
being here and not quitting and failing.
And for me, that’s enough.” H
INTERVIEW: LAURA BENJAMIN
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Erika Jayne: Bet It All on Blonde is available to stream
on Hayu now.
 ‘DUNE’ LEADING MAN
TIMOTHEE
CHALAMET
ON FAME, FANS AND
WORKING WITH FRIENDS
T hey’ve been pulling out the fashion stops on red
carpets all over the world for their spectacular new
futuristic fantasy epic Dune: Part Two,
Two, as well as at this
year’s star-packed awards celebrations.
But according to the film’s leading man Timothée
Chalamet, he and his co-stars Zendaya, Florence Pugh
and Austin Butler are anything but party animals away
from the cameras.
“We are honestly the tamest bunch,” says the
28-year-old American-French star, when asked what it
was like for the super-cool quartet, hanging out
between shooting. “It wasn’t wild parties or anything
like that; more like us having tea than having a party.”
While British-born Florence and Elvis actor Austin
are new to the franchise, the experience saw Timothée
reunited with his good friend Zendaya, with whom he
starred in the first Dune film.
This time, there is romance between their
characters, Paul Atreides and the Fremen warrior
Chani, which Timothée says was “great for the
character, but kind of weird because we have been
friends for a long time. But we just tried to make it like
any other day at work.”
Certainly, the duo had no difficulty capturing the
special chemistry that director Denis Villeneuve had
declared utterly crucial to the new film.
“Z [Zendaya] makes it easy,” says Timothée. “She is
so great to work with, so talented and so generous as a
performer. We’re both the same age so we have always
kind of stuck together. Growing up, I watched her on
the Disney Channel, so it still feels kind of weird to
find myself working with her.
“Paul and Chani’s storyline is such a beautiful part
of Dune: Part Two, so we got to hang out a lot more
this time which was great.”

OFF-SCREEN ROMANCES
In real life, Timothée has been linked to Lily-Rose
Depp and Madonna’s daughter Lourdes Leon and
has been dating beauty mogul Kylie Jenner. They have
been spotted getting cosy at a number of events,
including the Golden Globes, although rumours were
swirling last week that the pair had split.
Since shooting to fame in 2017’s romantic drama
Call Me by Your Name, Name , for which he was Oscar
nominated, Timothée has become one of the most
sought-after actors in the business. But he takes the
fame that comes with big-screen glory in his stride.
“It’s not something I think about too much,” says
the Wonka
onka star. “I haven’t had the kind of destabilising
experience other people have. I do have people
coming up to me, but it’s never been a problem.
“Right now, it’s Dunee or Wonka a [they want to talk
about] but a lot of the time it’s been Call Me by Your
Name,, which means the world to me. You dream about
Name
that as an artist.”
So, what’s next? “I feel like I have been lucky and I
hope I stay lucky and that I can keep working with
great directors and the amazing actors I have over the
past few years. I just want to keep challenging myself
and to keep pushing the bar.
“I’m excited to try and do the unexpected. I’m living
my dream and just trying to stay present, enjoy the
72 moment and to be grateful.” H
INTERVIEW: KATIE ELLIS/FEATS PRESS
 ‘Growing up, I
watched Zendaya
on the Disney
Channel, so it feels
weird to find myself
working with her’
 1921–2024
HONOURING FASHION’S ‘GERIATRIC STARLET’
IRIS APFEL
FAMOUS FANS PAY TRIBUTE AS THE BOLD
STYLE ICON PASSES AWAY AT 102
O ne of the brightest stars in the fashion firmament
dimmed when 102-year-old style icon Iris Apfel
died at the beginning of March.
Nicknamed “the geriatric starlet” by herself, no less,
Iris – who before finding fame as an octogenarian
fashionista had worked for decades in textiles and
interior design, including at the White House – passed
away at her home in Palm Springs.
Around the world, fans mourned the loss of a woman
whose oversized glasses, outlandish outfits – often
festooned with feathers and faux fur – and extravagant
costume jewellery perfectly encapsulated her motto in
life: “More is more and less is a bore.”
She’d often turn up at photoshoots with a trunk full
of accessories and, piling them on, would announce: “I
don’t think it’s enough – do you?”
Among those paying tribute to the native New Yorker
who described herself as “the world’s oldest living
teenager” was Tommy Hilfiger. The US designer praised
Iris as an “innovator and leader” in the world of textiles
and style, saying she “will go down in history”.
He added: “Iris Apfel has become a world-famous
fashion icon because of her incredible talent not only as
an artist, but also as an influencer. She has had an
amazing effect on so many people with her huge heart
and magic touch with everyone she meets.”
Posting a comment on her Instagram account, on
which she had more than three million followers, singer
and actor Lenny Kravitz wrote: “You mastered the art of
living. Thank you for your energy and inspiration.”
Fashion designer Donna Karan, who celebrated Iris’s
74
102nd birthday with her last August, also wrote a heartfelt
note, saying that her friend “had a passion for fashion
like no other person”, adding: “If I’d have to name the
best dressed woman in the world, it would be Iris. From
head to toe with color, jewelry, and the most beautiful
little details, no one understood style like she did.”
SUDDEN FAME
Although a familiar face at fashion shows for many years,
Iris became an overnight sensation in her 80s when, in
2005, she was asked to create a show for the Costume
Institute at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
She displayed 80 of her own styled ensembles along
with more than 300 accessories from her collection, and
the exhibition was visited by more than 150,000 people
drawn to her unapologetically bold fashion and interiors.
Her quick wit and incisive one-liners – “style is not
about wearing expensive clothes; you can have all kinds
of money and no style at all” – became another
trademark for which she was loved.
She won even more fans as the star of numerous
fashion campaigns and shoots, in 2012 becoming the
oldest cover star for British style bible Dazed & Confused.
Confused.
At the age of 97, she signed a modelling contract with
the global agency IMG. Mattel even used her image to
create a new Barbie.
Growing up in Queens and taught about fashion by
her mother, Iris read art history at New York University
before getting her first job as a copy editor on Women’s
Daily . Having moved on to become an
Wear Daily.
V
apprentice for an interior designer during the
Iris with her husband
Carl Apfel (together
left in New York in
2006 and below in
their younger years),
to whom she was
married for 67 years.
“I never went
anywhere without
him,” she once said
‘Style is not about
expensive clothes
— you can have all
kinds of money
and no style at all’

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 ‘No one
understood
style like
Iris did’
Donna Karan

The fashionista
was known
and loved for
her trademark
oversized
glasses, bold
76 colours and
extravagant
costume
jewellery
 ‘I wouldn’t want to
stop the clock.
That would be
boring. Variety is
the spice of life’
Second World War, she branched
out with her own company after
marrying her husband Carl in 1948.
“Carl and I, from the time we
married, did everything together,”
she said on his death in 2015. “We
worked together, we travelled
together, we lived together – I
never went anywhere without him.”
Their company, Old World
Weavers, replicated historic
materials and, as their reputation
grew, they attracted celebrity
clients including Greta Garbo and
Estée Lauder.
They also consulted on
restoration projects at the White
House, serving nine presidents
including Eisenhower, Kennedy,
Nixon, Reagan and Clinton.
“It was a relatively easy job,
actually,” Iris recalled, “because
everything had to be as close as
humanly possible to the way it was.”
She described how Jackie
Kennedy brought in a French
designer: “After that, we had to
throw it all out and start again. But I
did like Mrs Nixon. She was lovely.” Iris wears a yellow H&M ensemble to celebrate her 100th
She and Carl had apartments in birthday with friends including designer Tommy Hilfiger
Park Avenue and Palm Springs, (together above) in New York in 2021. At the city’s
which, according to a friend, she Fashion Week in 2015, she poses with model Karolina
liked to keep dimly lit, “as if it’s Kurkova (right) and actress Whoopi Goldberg (below)
cocktail hour all day long”. With
busy careers and a love for travel,
the couple chose not to have a
family. “Having children is like
protocol,” Iris once said. “You’re
expected to. And I don’t like to be
pigeonholed.”

WISDOM OF ELDERS
Despite becoming what she
described as “an accidental icon”,
Iris nevertheless flew the flag for
women of a certain age. In her
wake, older celebrity fashion
models, such as Carmen
PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES. IRIS APFEL. RICHARD PHIBBS/TRUNK ARCHIVE

Dell’Orefice, 92, and Daphne

Selfe, 95, were increasingly sought
after, and Iris railed against ageism
and the obsession designers had
with teenagers when older women
had the time and money to shop.
“They use these models who
look 15,” she once raged. “How
can an older woman relate to a
little kid running up and down the
runway? You can’t.”
Still crisscrossing the globe after
two hip replacements, she was
once asked about ageing. “I
wouldn’t want to stop the clock.
That would be so boring. It would
be like being caught in a time
warp. I don’t like that. I think
variety is the spice of life.” H 77
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PLAYING CHEF AT HOME
EMMA WILLIS
ON COOKING UP FUN WITH
A CHEEKY FRED SIRIEIX
W hen Emma Willis first met
Fred Sirieix, her The World
Cook co-presenter, she saw more of
him than she had bargained for.
“I was getting ready in my trailer
with my team and Fred walked in
with a towel wrapped around him,”
she says. “He was like: ‘Ça
‘Ça va?? I just
want to come in and say hello.’
“As he walked out, he turned
around and the towel wasn’t
pulled completely tight at the
back, so you could just see his
pants and his bum. I was like: ‘I
know I’m going to get on really
well with him because he just likes
to have fun.’”
The second series of the Prime
Video cooking show airs this week
and Emma, 47, is still relishing
working with the First Dates and
former I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out
e! star, 52.
of Here!
“Fred is so easy to work with and
The World Cook is very much a
passion project for him, so you
get to see him in his absolute
element,” she says.
The series follows professional
chefs and passionate amateurs
from around the world as they
compete for the chance to have a
restaurant in a Tui resort named
after them, while also curating its
tasting menu. Emma says it
pushed her out of her culinary
comfort zone.
“It’s good really because I always
say to my kids: ‘Just try it once
b e c a u s e y o u n e v e r k n o w.’”
However, she drew the line at
trying the deep-fried grasshoppers
that feature in the final. “I was
like: ‘This is The World Cook,Cook, not
Celebrity…’,” she says. “That’s
I’m a Celebrity…’,”
why Fred’s a blessing because he
just goes all in. He’s like: ‘I’ll eat as
many grasshoppers as you want.’”
A LOT ON HER PLATE
Emma lived off frozen food when
she moved to London aged 17 to
pursue her modelling career. But
nowadays, she enjoys cooking for
her family – her Busted musician
husband Matt, 40, and children
Isabelle, 14, Ace, 12, and seven-
year-old Trixie – although she and
Matt share the load.
“Matt, contrary to his
experience on Cooking with the
Stars,, where he went out first, is a
Stars
really good cook. I try to leave him
to do it, because I enjoy food more
when I haven’t prepared it.”
Cooking isn’t all the couple will
be sharing: they’ll also be working
on the UK edition of reality show
Love is Blind later this year.
“It’s going to be fun,” says
E m m a .“ We h a v e n’t w o rk e d
together a lot; we’ve always said if
it made sense, we would do it,
but it needs to feel right.” H
REPORT: EMILY HORAN
The second series of The World Cook is
on Prime Video from 16 March.
Emma poses
with The World
Cook co-presenter
Fred Sirieix
(together left) in 79
Croatia, just one of
the countries they
visited for the show
 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
TACKLING AN ARCTIC CIRCLE TREK FOR COMIC RELIEF
LAURA WHITMORE AND ALEX SCOTT
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF WARM TEAM RELATIONS
WHILE SURVIVING THE CHARITY’S TOUGHEST TEST YET
 ‘I got told to take
my socks off and put my
feet in Sara’s armpits
to keep warm. I’d only
just met her!’ Laura

The intrepid quartet (above from left) – Laura, entrepreneur Sara Davies, Alex and reality star

T here was a moment during Laura Whitmore’s

epic trek through the Arctic Circle for Comic
Relief when things got pretty frightening.
Vicky Pattison – take a breather during their epic 50km trek for Comic Relief, before adopting
some reindeer chic by donning the charity’s famous red noses (below)

“We were skiing across a frozen lake and we

heard this cracking noise – even our crew
looked scared,” recalls Laura as she catches up
with hello! after her once-in-a-lifetime journey
with former footballer Alex Scott, entrepreneur
Sara Davies and reality star Vicky Pattison.
“We had to separate because there was too
much weight in one space. It’s situations like that
when you realise you can’t control what happens.”
Despite such dicey moments, the T V
presenter is delighted to have completed Comic
Relief’s first all-female celebrity challenge.
During four days in February, the team trekked,
cross-country skied and rode fat-bikes across 30
miles of the Arctic region’s punishing terrain.
“I knew it would be a real challenge, but I
wasn’t quite prepared for just how harsh the
conditions would be,” former Lioness Alex says.
The escapade was certainly a bonding
experience. “I got told to take my socks off and
put my feet in Sara’s armpits to keep warm,”
Laura says. “I’d only just met her!”

TOUGHING IT OUT
Camping at -20°C posed a physical challenge,
but the mental test was just as hard.
“I’m used to travelling for work, but it was the
first time I’d had no contact with my family; I
didn’t realise how hard I’d find that,” Laura says.
The first thing she did on completing the
challenge – besides calling her presenter husband
Iain Stirling and their daughter, who turns three
this month – was “tuck into a cheese sandwich”.
And Laura, who has recorded her adventure
in new BBC1 documentary Snow Going Back:
ctic, has strong memories of
Comic Relief vs the Arctic,
Arctic
what motivated her during the toughest times.
Before the trip, she met Helen, a woman who
was helped by – and now works for – Comic Relief-
funded project Counselling West Lancs CIC.
“I thought of women who have got through
life-changing situations,” she says. “Every time
we were cold or hungry, it represented the
struggles that so many families face.” H
INTERVIEW: EMILY HORAN
Snow Going Back: Comic Relief vs the Arctic is on
BBC1 on Monday at 9pm, or watch on iPlayer.
 CELEBRATING HOLLYWOOD’S ‘DISRUPTORS’
LIVIA FIRTH
IS JOINED BY HER A-LIST FRIENDS AT THIS YEAR’S
STAR-STUDDED GREEN CARPET FASHION AWARDS
A red-carpet event in Hollywood
during Oscars week is
guaranteed to bring a stellar line-up
of glamour.
But when Italian activist and
businesswoman Livia Firth gathered a
host of A-listers for the Green Carpet
Fashion Awards, the meaning behind
the beautiful looks mattered more.
“What makes me happy is when I
see people coming together. We need
a lot of kindness and togetherness
right now,” Livia, 54, told hello!
at her annual ceremony, which
unites the power of fashion and
entertainment for positive
transformation in the world.
“We’re all disruptors,” she added.
“In a very simple way, we have the
desire to change the world. We’re
activists and we want to do things
better and with respect.”
Also joining Livia at the
sustainability-focused 1 Hotel West
Hollywood were supporters including
Italian designer Donatella Versace,
Oscar winner Helen Hunt, model
Amber Valletta, and Chrissy Teigen
and her husband John Legend.

VINTAGE GLAMOUR
Fresh from showcasing spectacular
styles on the press tour for new film
Dune: Part 2,2, Zendaya demonstrated
her green fashion credentials by
reaching into the Roberto Cavalli
archives for her role as one of the
night’s co-chairs.
She posed for photographers in a
crocodile-print chiffon gown with
grey fringing from the designer’s
spring/summer 2011 collection.
Zendaya’s co-chairs included
singer Annie Lennox, who wore a
T-shirt saying: “Global Feminist”.
“I would do anything for Livia,” the
former Eurythmics star told us. “I
think it’s absolutely remarkable to see
what she has accomplished.
“Livia’s power is that she has
positivity on steroids; that she’s able
to convene people from all walks of
life and bring a deep understanding
and passion about climate justice, the
fashion industry, ecology – all of it.”
Also prominent on the guest list
was film-maker Trudie Styler, who
said: “Livia stops at nothing to get her
mission accomplished.”
Like Livia, who has sons Luca and
Matteo with actor ex-husband Colin,
Trudie – who’s married to music star
Livia welcomes Sting – knows the power of using her
film-maker Trudie position to help others.
Styler and award “Sting and I have always said we
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winner Donatella would use his fame and celebrity to

Versace to 1 really get the message that we started
Hotel West 32 years ago across,” she told us.
82 Hollywood for the Keeping with the green theme,
annual ceremony guests enjoyed pasta with a difference
uniting fashion – the tomatoes in the sauce were
and activism

grown in soil using scraps of Coreva,
a biodegradable stretch denim, as
part of the compost.
MOVING MOMENTS
Awards included Donatella being
named Game Changer, while singer
and songwriter John won The Rebel
award for his work with FreeAmerica,
a campaign to transform the US’s
criminal justice system.
John also performed an acoustic
version of Bob Marley’s Redemption
Song,, leaving the room in silence and
Song
host Livia wiping away tears.
It was during the 2010 awards
season, when the eyes of the world
were on her as the then-wife of an
Oscar nominee, that Livia was
‘What makes
me happy is
when I see
people coming
together’
Livia Firth
inspired to turn the red carpet into a
place to highlight sustainability and
societal issues.
She has since car ved out a
pioneering path in environmental
advocacy, which includes running
the creative sustainability consultancy
Eco-Age, which she founded with her
brother Nicola Giuggioli in 2008.
“It’s actually very simple to be
sustainable,” she told us. “First of all,
don’t buy too much, and second, this
project proves that if you buy clothes
that are made with natural fibres then
maybe you can plant them and
you can grow your own food.” H
INTERVIEWS: REBECCA LEWIS
ADDITIONAL REPORTING: EMILY HORAN
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 SEEING OUT THE SEASON IN STYLE
PARIS FASHION WEEK
STARS FLOCK TO BOLD, BRIGHT,
BEACH-INSPIRED SHOWS
T he curtain came down with a flourish on
the autumn/winter 2024 season in Paris last
week, with the city of romance playing host to a
grand finale of showstopping presentations.
The starriest line-up was probably seen at
the Grand Palais Ephémère for Chanel’s show.
The spectacle began with Hollywood A-listers
Penélope Cruz and Brad Pitt appearing in a
short clip inspired by a coastal scene in Claude
Lelouch’s 1966 romantic film Un Homme et une
Femme,, while Spanish actress Penélope also
Femme
watched from the front row.
Seaside references reigned supreme on the
boardwalk-inspired wooden runway, with
models sporting oversized floppy sun hats in
peachy pinks and powder blues. Gigi Hadid
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took to the catwalk in a knitted black dress
and stacks of gold jewellery, while fellow
supermodel Naomi Campbell joined the
celebrity-stacked frow.
Also there was Monégasque royal and brand
ambassador Charlotte Casiraghi, smart in
flared jeans and an apricot-hued cropped
blazer in trademark Chanel bouclé.
Elsewhere, Victoria Beckham was flying the
flag for British designers, presenting an avant-
garde sartorial spectacle at the Hôtel Salomon
de Rothschild.
The former Spice Girl had broken her left
foot after falling over at the gym, so was
sporting unusual accessories in the form
V
of crutches and a medical boot. During a
Models wear seaside-
style floppy hats on
the boardwalk-inspired
runway at Chanel,
where Gigi Hadid
(right) is among the
models. Guests include
Penélope Cruz (above
left), who starred with
Brad Pitt in a film that
opened the show, and
brand ambassador
Charlotte Casiraghi (left)
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 MUGLER
preview, she quipped: “I’ve been
looking forward to getting out of
this boot. I’ve had to really embrace
a legging and kitten heel.”
It was a family affair for the designer,
with Victoria’s loved ones turning out
in full force to admire her latest
collection, which teemed with
razor-sharp suits, 1970s-inspired
bell-bottomed trousers and
splashes of sherbet-lemon yellow.
Despite a brief interruption
when campaigners from People for
the Ethical Treatment of Animals
stormed the runway, it was a success
witnessed by her husband David,
sons Cruz and Brooklyn – who was
joined by his wife Nicola Peltz
Beckham – and daughter Harper,
every bit as stylish as her mother in a
black maxi dress and chunky trainers.
The French capital was also the
location for singer-songwriter Sam
Smith’s catwalk debut, at Andreas
Kronthaler’s decadent Vivienne Westwood
show, inspired by the work of Renaissance
Irina Shayk is
stunning in
crimson leather
at Mugler, where
actresses Lisa
Rinna and Julia
Fox (together right)
turn heads. In the
singer-songwriter’s
86 catwalk debut, Sam
Smith (far right)
sports bold tartan at
Vivienne Westwood
artist Giovanni Battista Moroni. The
Unholy hitmaker made a bold entrance in a
tartan codpiece paired with a punky head
decoration, vibrant red tartan cape, knee-
high argyle socks and platform boots.
OUT OF THIS WORLD
At the Mugler presentation at the Lycée
Carnot, Days of Our Lives actress Lisa
Rinna, looking chic in a sculptural black
minidress, caught up with Uncut Gems star
Julia Fox, who embodied the fashion
house’s futuristic aesthetic in a sheer
catsuit stitched with tinsel-like fringing.
Daubing silver glitter across her face for
some added theatre, she rounded off her
look with a pair of pointed kitten heels.
There was a mini Beatles reunion at
Stella McCartney’s show, with the designer’s
father Sir Paul and his bandmate Sir Ringo
Starr securing prime seats alongside their
wives, Nancy Shevell and Barbara Bach.
Held outdoors at the Parc André
Citroën, Stella’s show was in line with her
eco-friendly agenda. The committed
V
animal-rights campaigner showcased
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WESTWOOD
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McCARTNEY

garments crafted from “regenerative”

cotton bouclé denim and vegan leather
made using waste from apples.
Also taking centre stage were oversized
fluffy coats, silky dresses with a red lip
motif and separates with silver sequins.
Models Lila Moss and Natalia Vodianova
were on the runway, with Lila sporting
a voluminous looped creation.
Spanish fashion house Loewe
attracted a cool crowd to the Château de
Vincennes, including musician and
Louis Vuitton creative director Pharrell
Williams and actress Meg Ryan.
Meanwhile, Skims founder Kim
Kardashian visited Les Invalides for Balenciaga’s
presentation, donning a black lace dress with a
long train, an open back and a dangling clothes
tag – a deliberate design choice that echoed the
collection’s exploration of consumerism.
Adding another dose of flair was former tennis
champion Serena Williams, in a pair of black
“pantaleggings”, a bandeau dress and an
electric-blue faux-fur coat. H
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Pharrell Williams poses

with Meg Ryan at Loewe
88 (right), while tennis star
Serena Williams smashes
it in electric-blue faux-fur
at Balenciaga (next right)
 BALENCIAGA

Sparkle
reigns
supreme at
Elie Saab,
where model
Alessandra
Ambrosio is
elegant in
pink, and at
Alexander
McQueen (left)
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aving struggled with
restrictive eating and
negative self-image in
the past, personal
trainer and fitness influencer Alice
Liveing uses her platform on
Instagram – as well as her app and
podcast, both called Give Me
Strength – to promote a happy,
healthy lifestyle through regular
movement and a balanced diet.
“I used to be that person saying:
‘This is the best form of training,’
but I’ve grown as a coach,” Alice
tells hello!. “However you want
to train, as long as you’re moving
your body and enjoying it, that’s
all that matters.”
Here, Alice, 31, discusses the
importance of listening to your
body, and how her partnership
with healthy recipe box business
Green Chef helps her stay on top
of her busy schedule.
Alice, what does your exercise
routine look like at the moment?
“I’ve just got back into it after
having a lazy week. At the
moment, I’m filming workouts for
my app once a week. I also do two
strength training sessions a week
and two boxing sessions. I hate
running – it’s not me. So boxing is
how I get my cardio in.”
Do you have any pre- or post-
workout rituals?
“I always need to eat. Research
now shows that fasted training
isn’t good for women, so I’ve
made a shift to focus on eating
around my training. I don’t take
any pre-workout supplements but
I love a coffee before my session
and I always warm up properly.
After my workout, I’ll do a
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Personal trainer and
influencer Alice
Liveing has amassed
a large and loyal
following thanks to
her easy-to-follow
fitness tips. She talks
to HELLO! about
making exercise a
habit and leaning
into self-care
creative in the kitchen, but the last
thing I wanted to do was think
about what to make.
“Green Chef is such a good way
to be inspired and minimise waste.
My diary is very changeable, so it
really helps to have everything
packaged and portioned rather
than having food left over.”
What would you say to your
younger self?
“I’d say try to separate your body
and your health. So many of us
are wrapped up in the way we look
[equating to] how healthy we are
and I was so swept up in that.
“I’ve recognised that health
isn’t a look – it’s so much more
than that and so complex. The
body I have now might not have
been my dream body at 21, but it’s
the healthiest body for me now.
“Accepting that has been the
most life-affirming thing. I’m able
to set aside the six-pack dream
bod I thought I wanted and focus
on what really makes me healthy
distances, depending on where
we’re at in our cycles.
“Research is limited, though, in
terms of making blanket
applications. It’s different for
everyone, so I try to encourage
women to tap into their own cycle
and how they feel.”
How do you switch off?
“I love Neom candles. My ritual is
to come home, put a candle on
and start cooking. That’s my
favourite way to end the day and
wind down. I also love Olverum
bath oil – I’m obsessed with it.
“I’m trying to lean in to
reducing stress, so I’m a big
believer in ‘no phone before bed’,
although I don’t always stick to it.
I’m also reading a really good
book at the moment – The Year of
the Locust by Terry Hayes.”
ALICE LOVES…
How do you motivate yourself
when you’re feeling lazy?
“I go through periods of feeling
motivated and then not so much.
I don’t know many people who
are consistently motivated to train,
so the number one thing is habit.
We can’t rely on motivation alone,
because it wanes and life happens.
“I’ve trained consistently, on
and off, for ten years, so it’s
ingrained in me – it actually feels
weird if I don’t exercise for longer
than a week or two. Building that
habit is really important.
“Also, community in fitness is
important, whether that’s joining a
running club or finding an
instructor you love.
“A great gym playlist and a
cracking outfit that makes you feel
good can also help.”
To find out more, visit greenchef.co.uk.

cool-down and have some food.” – mentally, physically and

How does Green Chef fit into
your routine?
“It’s so easy for my fiancé Paddy
and me to use. I’m someone who
grew up loving cooking and food.
Over the past few years, I’ve
prioritised nutritious and healthy
meals, but I’m running two
businesses and life is crazy.
“I found I was struggling with
what to make for dinner at the
end of the day – I like to be
emotionally.”
Do you tweak your routine around
your menstrual cycle?
“It’s something that’s becoming
far better understood. One of the
best things is that women are
feeling more empowered by
understanding the fluctuations in
their hormones.
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Savannah Miller launches her new
ready-to-wear collection with comfort,
quality and timeless elegance in mind
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D
esigner Savannah Miller cut her
teeth working with leading lights
such as Alexander McQueen and
Matthew Williamson before going
on to create her own
contemporary label, Twenty8Twelve, alongside
her younger sister, actress Sienna.
Now a prominent figure in the bridal industry,
thanks to her elegant, understated eponymous
line, Savannah is back at the ready-to-wear helm,
creating everyday clothing for modern women on
the go.
The aim of Vivere – an Italian verb meaning
“to live” – is to provide wardrobe building blocks
to be worn season after season: uncomplicated
pieces that can switch seamlessly from workwear
to eveningwear.
Here, we catch up with the 45-year-old mum of
three to find out more about her latest venture.
Savannah, tell us about Vivere and why you
stepped back into the world of ready-to-wear…
“I haven’t ever really stepped out, as I’ve been in
collaboration with Next and Debenhams since the
Twenty8Twelve days. Vivere is a company I part-
own, so it’s very different in its nature, because
I’m much more hands-on, which I love.
“I started the company with my business
partners because I was in search of the perfect
working wardrobe – accessible in price,
responsibly made and subtly fashion-forward.
“When I’m working, particularly at selling time
for my bridal brand, I like to have a uniform of
sorts; one that will perform for me and make me
feel well presented but comfortable and cool.
“The high-street tailoring I was buying wasn’t
standing the test of time and the alternatives were
ridiculously expensive. I’m thrilled to have found
a solution to this conundrum and excited to be
growing the brand with these objectives in mind.”
Are you enjoying creating everyday clothing again?
“It’s super exciting because I get to wear and
enjoy my designs in my day-to-day life. The
collection makes me feel really good when I wear
it and that was my driving force.”
Where do you find inspiration?
“At the moment, I’m loving imagery from the 1990s
of early minimalist styling and effortless tailoring
where women are borrowing blazers from men.
That said, I always love the juxtaposition of the hard
with the soft and the feminine with the masculine,
so I seek to add those elements to my collections.
“My goal in all of my design work is to make
women feel empowered and incredible, so women
are always my first point of inspiration.”
How do you envision your ideal customer?
“The Vivere woman appreciates an effortless
aesthetic. She’s a thoughtful purchaser who likes a
simple and confident approach to dressing. She
seeks quality and appreciates detail and is defined
by a sense of relaxed, timeless elegance.”
What’s your hero piece from the collection?
“The Sadie coat was a big hit for our autumn/
winter launch, as well as our Dylan and Tyler
trouser suit and Arlo jumper. Our summer clothes
have just landed in stores and so far, the Romy
denim dress is proving to be a big hit.”
 sky blues. It’s been fun not just to default to the
classic winter colours of navy, black and grey.
“I love listening to my customers’ feedback
and understanding what they’re loving about the
collection. I’m most excited about the
ll of my special pieces we have coming for the
Christmas party season. By some
o make miracle, I’ve managed to source an
wered incredible rust sparkle fabric that is
sustainable – most sparkle is made with
edible’ plastic, so this was a huge win for me.”

What is your brand’s ethos and how important is

sustainability to you?
“We strive to be as responsible as we can with
every design decision – responsible for the
people making our clothes as well as the impact
they will have on the planet.
“We design with longevity in mind; these
clothes adhere to our name, which translates as
‘for life’, so nothing is overly trend-driven. It is
my intention that these clothes will stand the test
of time in design and quality. We also do small
production runs to minimise waste.”

What’s next in the pipeline for Vivere?

“We’re expanding our stockists and hope to be
stocked in multiple stores in the UK as well as
internationally by autumn/winter 2024. We are
also planning some pop-ups soon.”

Above
Julian oyster “I’m not exaggerating when I say I wear the
trousers, £150 collection every day in some form or other.
Charlotte oyster At the moment, I’m living in the Jade blazer
tabard, £135 with the Phoebe waistcoat. I dress it down with
a pair of jeans and the Addison white T-shirt –
Right that never fails to make me feel put-together.
Florence navy “I also love the gorgeous knitwear, especially
dress, £180 for cosy time with my kids on the weekend.”

Available from Who is your fashion muse?

viverelondon.com “[Late fashion publicist and John F Kennedy
and John Lewis Jr’s wife] Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, always and
forever. She was the epitome of understated
elegance.”

And who would you most like to see wearing

this collection, and why?
“Naomi Watts or Tilda Swinton, because they
are both clearly very strong women.”
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What can we expect to see next from Vivere?

“For autumn/winter 2024, we’re working with
some new textures and colours, building on
the strengths and lessons learnt so far.
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FAMILY
FORTUNES
Drawing on her
memories of the
food she grew up
with, Muslim food
blogger Anisa
Karolia shares
family-friendly and
nutritious dishes
to enjoy during the
month of Ramadan
– or all year round

CHILLI & GARLIC PRAWNS Serves 3 Takes 15 minutes

“These prawns are perfect when
you’re feeling peckish and want a
quick bite to eat. I often make this
dish for my family when it’s been a
busy day and I need to rustle up
something simple but delicious. The
delightful combination of the juicy
prawns, pungent garlic and fiery
chillies creates a fusion of flavours
and will tempt your taste buds.”
INGREDIENTS
• 30g/1¼oz butter
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled
and finely chopped
• 1 fresh red chilli, finely sliced
• 175g/6oz raw king prawns,
cleaned and deveined
• ½ tsp chilli powder
• ½ tsp chilli flakes
• 1 tbsp sriracha sauce
• 1 tsp light soy sauce
To garnish
• A few sprigs of fresh
parsley, chopped
• 1 spring onion, finely sliced
• 1 lemon, cut into wedges
1. Melt the butter and oil in a
large wok on a low heat.
2. Add the garlic and fresh chilli,
until fragrant.
3. Add the prawns, chilli powder,
chilli flakes, sriracha sauce and soy
sauce. Cook, stirring occasionally,
for 7-8 minutes, until the water
released from the prawns has
evaporated and the oil comes
through to the top.
4. Garnish with parsley, spring
onion and lemon wedges and eat
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 FOOD
CAULIFLOWER, POTATO & PEA CURRY
“This hearty vegetarian curry comes
together in no time – perfect for
when you feel like cooking up a
meat-free feast for the family. The
nutty flavour of the cauliflower, the
tender sweetness of the peas and
the satisfying taste of the potatoes
are combined with a rich, aromatic,
tomato-based gravy made with a
blend of Indian spices.”
INGREDIENTS
• 400g/14oz cauliflower,
cut into florets
• 2 medium potatoes, peeled
and cut into chunks
• 4 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
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• 1 tbsp curry leaves
• 2 onions, peeled and finely diced
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• ½ tsp ground turmeric
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• Salt, to taste
• 300g/11oz tomato passata
• 500ml/18fl oz water
• 300g/11oz frozen or fresh peas
• ½ red pepper, cut into small
chunks
• A handful of fresh coriander,
finely chopped, to garnish
To serve
• Chapatis, naan bread or
basmati rice
Serves 4-5 Takes 50 minutes
1. In a large pan of boiling
water, par-cook the cauliflower
and potatoes for around
5 minutes – make sure you don’t
overcook them or they will go
mushy. Drain in a colander.
2. Heat a large pan on a
medium heat, then add the oil,
cumin seeds, curry leaves and
onion and fry until golden
brown (around 20 minutes).
3. Add the garlic paste, chilli
powder, ground turmeric,
ground cumin, ground
coriander and salt. Mix
everything together and cook
for 2-3 minutes, so the spices
blend nicely.
4. Add the tomato passata and
cook on a medium-high heat
until the passata has reduced
and thickened and the oil
separates and floats to the top.
5. After the passata has reduced
and thickened, mix in the
cauliflower and potatoes until
coated well in the tomato masala.
6. Pour in the water and stir in
the peas and red pepper, then
cover and cook on a low heat
for 20 minutes, stirring
occasionally. The curry will
thicken slightly. Garnish with
chopped coriander and serve.
Enjoy this curry with chapatis,
naan bread or basmati rice.

ZARDA (SWEET RICE)
“Zarda is a sweet rice dish popular
in most Indian homes. Vibrant and
rich, it’s often served at weddings,
on special occasions and when
you have guests over for Eid
CO-ORDINATED BY SARAH HAMILTON-WALKER
celebrations. On Eid day, my mum
would prepare a big pot of zarda
and the kitchen would be filled with
the sweet aroma of nuts, dried fruits
and spices.”
INGREDIENTS
• 3 tbsp ghee or clarified butter
• 2 tbsp sultanas
• 2 tbsp almonds, halved
• 2 tbsp cashews
• 2 tbsp pistachios, chopped
or whole, as preferred
Serves 6-7 Takes 1 hour 20 minutes
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 5 cardamom pods
• 3 tbsp tinned pineapple chunks
• 1 tsp cardamom powder
• 2 tbsp glacé cherries, halved
For the rice
• 2½ltr/80fl oz water
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• ½ tsp ground turmeric
• 400g/14oz rice
For the sugar syrup
• 500ml/18fl oz water
• 300g/11oz granulated sugar
• ½ tsp saffron threads
• ½ tsp cardamom powder
1. To make the rice, boil the
water, lemon juice and
turmeric in a large pot on a
medium-high heat. Wash the
rice and add to the pot. Cook
the rice until it’s 95% done
(around 12-15 minutes), then
drain in a colander and rinse
under cold water to stop it
cooking further. Set aside.
2. For the sugar syrup, heat
the water, sugar, saffron threads
and cardamom powder in a
saucepan on a low-medium heat
for 40 minutes, stirring
occasionally. The syrup will
simmer gently and start to
reduce, then turn slightly sticky
and thicken – that’s when you
know it’s done. Set aside to cool.
A FEAST OF
FLAVOURS
With thousands of followers
worldwide, Muslim food blogger
Anisa Karolia is on a mission to
share quick and easy recipes.
For Anisa and her family,
Ramadan is a special time – a
month to come together to
observe fasting, offer prayers
and engage in acts of charity.
Her latest book, a follow-up to
her 2023 debut The Ramadan
Cookbook, is a collection of 80
Cookbook
no-fuss family recipes.
X The Ramadan Family
Cookbook by Anisa Karolia,
with photography by Ellis
Parrinder, is out now, published
by Ebury Press, priced £22.
3. In a large pot on a low
heat, cook the ghee, sultanas,
almonds, cashews, pistachios,
cinnamon sticks and
cardamom pods for 2-3
minutes. The sultanas will start
to plump up and you should be
able to smell the aroma.
4. Add the rice, pineapple
chunks and cardamom powder
to the pot and pour over the
syrup. Stir gently, making sure
not to break the rice. Cover
with a lid and cook on a low heat
until the syrup has reduced.
5. Transfer to a serving
platter and decorate by placing
the glacé cherries on top. 101
 FASHION
Wearing one of her
own designs for
Clotilde Senillosa,
Clotilde strikes a pose
alongside her springer

HOUSE
spaniel Gonzo

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D
esigner Clotilde de Fontcuberta’s
If anyone knows creations are an irresistible mix
how to blend the of classic and modern – and the
same is true of the Barcelona
classical and villa where the founder of
sustainable fashion brand Clotilde Senillosa
contemporary, grew up, and where her family still live.
it’s fashion Comfortable yet uncluttered, it is furnished
in chic neutral shades and natural materials,
designer Clotilde the better to set off contemporary artworks
and incomparable views of the Mediterranean.
de Fontcuberta. Here Clotilde shows us around her
Here, she opens childhood home and tells us how her mother
Virginia de Senillosa’s “insatiable creativity” is
the doors to responsible not only for the decor, but also for
inspiring her fashion career…
her eclectic
Clotilde, tell us about your home…
family home “It’s in a state of constant change as my mother
in Barcelona skilfully adapts it to each stage we go through.
The house has evolved with our family.”

Do fashion and interiors go hand in hand?

“Of course. Anyone who likes fashion likes
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“I think Clotilde Senillosa just came about
naturally. It was something I had to do.”
How would you describe your designs?
“Timeless and versatile. I don’t think
about age – my client could be 20 or 65.
What she is looking for is style, elegance
and originality. So I don’t follow trends,
I follow my instinct.
“And everything is artisan-made, in
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What do you like most about your work?
“Creating and being in control of the
whole process. There are nerve-racking
moments, but I will never get tired of
designing – it gives me such a rush
How do you see the fashion scene today?
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“The women I admire today are also the
ones who take risks with what they wear and
who combine pieces in a fun, unexpected way.” 103
 CULTURE
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JULIANNE MOORE

DRAMA
DRAMA
QUEEN
QU Starring peri piece Mary
rring in period ry &
George,, the Oscar winner rreveals
what fascinated her about bringing a
mother-and-son relationship to life

lthough Julianne Moore became a British

citizen in 2011, the star of Sky Atlantic’s
period drama Mary & Georgee still isn’t used
to the country’s occasionally bleak weather.
“Maybe one of the days when the sun
shone,” she says with a laugh, while
chatting to hello! about her favourite moments during
filming in England. “It was really gloomy. Very gloomy!”
In the historical – and raunchy – drama, Julianne, 63, plays
Mary Villiers, a woman of few means who schemes to make
her handsome son George (Nicholas Galitzine) into King
James VI and I’s new lover, to save them from poverty and
elevate their social status in
the Jacobean court.
“She only has purchase
in life through marriages
– she doesn’t have
autonomy,” the Oscar-
winning actress says. “She
has no property, no
money, no position, so on
her husband’s death, she
has to find someone else
to marry in order to send
her kid to France [to learn
courtly skills].
“She’s always thinking:
‘How do I get from here to
here?’, so it’s either through
‘I would have died in marriage or through a male
childbirth in Jacobean times, child. Her daughter
married well eventually and
I’m convinced. We’re not Mary arranged that, but
made for it. We’re made for that was only because of
George’s position. So the
modern life and antibiotics’ lesson is how much she
managed to achieve when,
in fact, she had no autonomy.”
The relationship between Julianne and Nicholas’s
characters is at the core of the series, but how did they create
an authentic and humorous, albeit dysfunctional, mother-
and-son bond?
“It was beautifully written,” Julianne tells us. “These are
104 two very interesting characters, and ultimately, this is a show

Julianne with Nicholas Galitzine (together above) in Sky’s Mary
& George
George, which explores how Mary Villiers climbed the
Jacobean social ladder by making her handsome son a lover
of the King. The pair pose (far left) with co-star Tony Curran
and co-director Oliver Hermanus at the UK premiere last month
about relationships – about how attached people are to each
other, how much they can take advantage of one another,
how dysfunctional it can be. I think what’s compelling about
history are the people and their relationships.”
“She’s a good mum,” says Nicholas of his co-star, adding
with a laugh: “Maybe not in the script as much, but she’s a
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great acting partner, for sure.”
The 29-year-old British actor is known for his roles in the
movies Bottoms
Bottoms, which also starred Kaia Gerber, and Red, White
Blue, alongside Uma Thurman and Stephen Fry.
& Royal Blue
And although he had plenty of historical information to
work with to build the character of George, there was little
to go on in relation to Mary, whom history supposedly
remembers as a witch.
“I think it’s untrue,” Julianne says. “We don’t know much
about her. What we do know is that she was buried in
Westminster Abbey, which is a pretty major achievement.
“It was a wonderful piece of material; what Dave [creator
DC Moore] wrote was so interesting and exciting and vital.
It was a fun thing to work on.”
Nicholas adds: “There’s a wealth of information about
George, and we had a great text in The King’s Assassin
[Benjamin Woolley’s novel, on which the series is based],
but what we kept coming back to was the script. There was
so much to play around with and build upon.”
FEASTING AND FUN
Unforgotten’s Nicola Walker and Your
our Honor actor Tony
Curran also appear in the show. “I liked the big banqueting
days, because it was really nice with all of the actors,”
Nicholas says. Julianne adds: “When everybody was together,
that was always fun.”
Although their characters did well in the Jacobean court,
how do the actors think they themselves would fare if they
suddenly found themselves in Renaissance times?
“Dead – really dead,” Nicholas says.
“I would have died in childbirth, I’m convinced,”
Julianne says. “We’re not made for it. We’re made for
modern life and antibiotics.”
“She’s childbirth, I’m some sort of deadly disease,” adds
Nicholas with a laugh. “In the Jacobean era, we’re here for
a good time, not a long time!”
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Mary & George is on Sky Atlantic and streaming on Now.
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Until 25 May at the Iconic Images Gallery
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Written, directed and produced by
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A place of spirit-lifting natural beauty, the foothills of Morocco’s
Atlas Mountains are at their most glorious in the spring
Lower Atlas Mountains
STAY
Set against a backdrop of
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hotel, and that’s the goal. An
unhurried mood pervades here;
spaces are enviably tricked out yet
have a lived-in softness about
them (think conversation-starting
objets set against mud-brick walls
and hand-woven reed ceilings).
In the rambling gardens you’ll
find dozens of little tree-shaded
niches in which to hide away with
a good book, and the crowd is
cool as can be without feeling the
least bit pretentious. Check in for
a sun-shimmered long weekend
and prepare to fall hard – it’s a
ver special place indeed.
very
TASTE
Days begin out on the lawn,
sipping sugary mint tea as the
morning sun inches its way across
the grass. Come lunchtime, rustic
set menus are steered by the
seasons, with many ingredients
plucked straight from the gardens;
Model and heavy emerald-green ceramics
artist Mica might come laden with cauliflower
Argañaraz beignets, herby potatoes and
has spent time citrus-strewn salads, and dessert
in Morocco could mean just-baked strawberry
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shower, then assail the
lantern-hung bar (1(1) for a
pre-supper martini or two.
INDULGE
When the mercury climbs, the
sun-dappled jewel of a swimming
pool (2
(2) – vivid jade in colour and
bordered by olive trees – beckons.
Dive in and cool off, then spend
the rest of the day lazily thumbing
through a good book.
EXPLORE
Stroll out towards the higgledy-
piggledy village of Oumnass and,
along with shepherds tending to
their flocks, you’ll soon spy the COMPILED BY HARRIET CHARNOCK-BATES. PHOTOS: BERBER LODGE.
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