Cosmopolitan UK - May 2016

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Contents
MAY 2016
On the cover
40 THE PRIVATE LIVES OF
LITTLE MIX Leigh-Anne, Perrie,
Jesy and Jade on the price of fame
98 HOT BODY Here, LAs hottest
PT gives you a workout
(and curves like Khlo Ks)
104 FIRST DATES What happened
when the cameras stopped rolling
110 SLEEPING WITH STRANGERS
TO PAY THE RENT Why
women like you are now sharing
rooms our writer tries it
116 2016S HOTTEST JOB How
to become a social-media leader
and get kudos, cash and clout
124 BIG, THICK AND LONG Its
all about your lashes heres
how to stand out from the crowd
124
How to look good

when you tear your
way out of
a pink bag
Know
13 THE 1990s Its back to the
old-school with the Spice
Girls and Baywatch
14 BACKPACKS How to
rock a backpack (without
looking like a tool)
17 NAIL ART Cool, understated
and 100% office friendly
18 HOT RIGHT NOW!
And it was all yellow
22 CONFESSIONS Seven girls
(and one boys) shameful secrets
27 LETS STOP THE HATING
Can we just spread the sisterly
love? asks Jameela Jamil
32 THE COMPASS The only
cultural advice you need
34 WELL, HELLO THERE
Grantchester star James Norton
36 CLASSICS RE-CAST
Vintage novels get a 2016 twist
C O S M O P O L I TA N
40
Little Mixs
Perrie on life
on the road
104
136
A second chance
for First Dates
couples
38 FUNNY BUSINESS The rise

of the kick-ass female comic
Wear
55 LIGHT ON YOUR FEET
Chanels runway-inspired sandals
67 HEY, HOW DO I WEAR
The nightie-style slip dress?
70 SHADES OF GLORY 55 of the
hottest sunglasses this summer
136 THE FINE PRINT Its all about
the clash pretty florals, bold
graphics and a dash of denim
Earn
75 CO-VERT OPERATION Could
greening up the office make for
a more creative workspace?
77 SELF-MADE What made Tina
Brown one of the worlds most
successful journalists?
78 GET YOUR GRIT TOGETHER
The four-letter word thatll
take you to the top
Glow
85 COULD YOU DO BLUE? Ready
for some blue-rinse action?
How to style your

denim this
summer
86 DO YOU NEED TO WORRY

ABOUT WRINKLES? The
beauty industry reckons you
should take action against
ageing skin in your twenties.
But should you?
93 INGE HAS ISSUES We need
to talk about the C word
95 FIZZY FACIALS Do products
that snap, crackle and pop
really brighten your skin?
Move
97 WHATS ALL THIS ZEN?
Combine good old-fashioned
cardio with mind-mellowing
meditation for a leaner,
more chilled-out you
101 NEW KICKS ON THE BLOCK
If feet could talk, theyd ask
for these trainers
102 FOR LIGHT RELIEF Heres
why exercising in the dark
gets you better results
Read
56 SHES ALL THAT Let us
introduce the winner of Britains
Next Top Model Chloe Keenan
Lust
149 ROCKING IT Crystal sex
toys: could you, should you?
150 FIRST LOVE Can Catherine
and Iain rekindle the passion?
152 MY BEST SEX EVER WAS...
with a real cowboy
153 WORST DATES Yeah, bring
your mum along, why dont you?
Play
155 BOWLING FOR GLORY
Why were all ditching plates
156 SUCH A PERFECT DAY Three
celebs talk us through 24 hours
in their top city-break spots
160 THERES A NEW 2-4-1
COCKTAIL IN TOWN
161 10 DINNER PARTY Impress
your pals for the price of an Uber
163 DESIGN DOUBLES So stylish,
youll want to leave these lights on
And the rest

8 MEET TEAM COSMOPOLITAN
11 FROM THE EDITOR
170 COSMOPOLITAN CONTRACT
The yoga student
COVER PHOTOGRAPH MATTHEW EADES. FASHION DIRECTOR AMY BANNERMAN. FASHION ASSISTANT NATASHA MILES. HAIR NICK PETERS, USING ORIBE HAIRCARE. MAKE-UP ADAM BURRELL, USING NARS COSMETICS AND
ARDELL LASHES. MAKE-UP ASSISTANT HEIDI NORTH. NAILS MICHELLE HUMPHREY AT LMC WORLDWIDE. LEIGH-ANNE, PERRIE, JESY AND JADE ALL WEAR SAME SHIRT, 255, EQUIPMENT AT NET-A-PORTER. LEIGH-ANNE WEARS:
SKIRT, 290, ISABEL MARANT. LEFT EARRING, 149, SUSAN CAPLAN. RIGHT EARRING, 40, GOGO PHILIP. PERRIE WEARS: SKIRT, 290, ISABEL MARANT. HOOP EARRING, POA, CARTIER. EARRING, 85, APM MONACO. RING,
PERRIES OWN. JESY WEARS: SKIRT, 290, ISABEL MARANT. NECKLACE, 105, SUSAN CAPLAN. JADE WEARS: TROUSERS, 250, ISABEL MARANT AT LUISA VIA ROMA. NECKLACE, 60, GOGO PHILIP. EARRING, POA, CARTIER
Contents
RANDOM
QUESTION
OF THE MONTH
Whod play you in
the film of
your life?
FARRAH STORR
Editor
Deputy Editor SHOSHANA GOLDBERG Creative Director STUART SELNER
FEATU R ES
Features Director AMY GRIER Junior Writer JENNIFER SAVIN
ENT ER TA I N MEN T
John Travolta. Weve got the

same (unfortunate) nose
Entertainment Director LOTTIE LUMSDEN
DESI GN
As Johnny Depp will be busy

doing Pirates IX Ill cast Harry
Hill for his looks
Art Director VICTORIA HORN (maternity) Acting Art Director LEWIS CHAM
Senior Designer HARRY WINFIELD Junior Designer JESSICA LOCKETT
PI CTU R ES
Acting Picture Director GEMMA ROBERTS Acting Picture Editor PAULA BAKER
GRO UP E D ITOR I A L PR ODU CTI ON
Fantasy: Rachel McAdams. Reality: Aubrey Plaza.
Workow Director CATHY LEVY Acting Chief Sub-Editor ANDREW SAXTON

Senior Sub-Editor SAMANTHA HARRIS
B EAU TY
Beauty Director INGEBORG VAN LOTRINGEN Beauty Editor CASSIE POWNEY

Beauty Assistant LAURA CAPON
FASHI ON
Fashion Director AMY BANNERMAN Senior Fashion Editor SAIREY STEMP

Fashion Assistant NATASHA MILES
Claire Danes,
because Im
an ugly crier.
COS M OPOLI TA N .CO.U K
Digital Editor CLAIRE HODGSON Digital Writer CATRIONA HARVEY-JENNER

Beauty Editor BRIDGET MARCH
Fashion Editor JESS EDWARDS Social Media Manager LAUREN SMITH
CON TR I B U TOR S
SALLY GILLAM, JAMEELA JAMIL, RACHEL MORRIS, LIZZIE POOK

AMANDA STATHAM, SHELLY VELLA
Editorial Business Manager MERRICK CASSANOVA
Rose Byrne.
Were basically
twins.
GRO UP P UBLIS H ING D IRE CTOR
DUNCAN CHATER
Head of Events and Sponsorship VICTORIA ARCHBOLD Brand Director HAYLEY LEWIS
Regional Advertisement Director LISA BHATTI Brand Executive GEMMA POWELL
Business Manager BRYONY DEERY Group Partnerships Director LAURA CHASE (maternity)
Acting Group Partnerships Director ALISTAIR HOLT Partnerships Director SARAH WHEATLEY
(maternity) Acting Partnerships Director AMANDA EGBOSIMBA
Partnerships Managers EMILY WILSON, GINA DAVOILE, KIRSTIE EDEN
Art Director SIMEEN KARIM (maternity)
Creative Solutions Acting Art Directors DALJIT KAUR BABBER, JOJO MA
Acting Senior Designer AKMAL SHAUKAT Partnerships Project Manager ALEXANDER STANHOPE
Partnerships Project Executive JEN HARRISON, CHARLOTTE WEBB Brand Partnerships Manager
VICTOIRE LAURIN Marketing Promotions Manager GEORGIE WALTON
Head of Marketing Operations JENNIFER SMITH Head of Digital Marketing SEEMA KUMARI
Head of Consumer Sales and Marketing MATTHEW BLAIZE-SMITH
Group Customer Marketing Manager NATASHA BARTMAN
PR Manager BEN BOLTON Events and Sponsorship Managers ELIZABETH HARDY, SOPHIE LUHR
Production Director JOHN HUGHES Production Manager ALICIA GRAY (maternity)
Acting Production Manager COLETTE CURLEY Senior Ad Production Controller PAUL TAYLOR
Ad Production Controller JONATHAN STUART Director of Hearst Magazines Direct CAMERON DUNN
Regional Sales Director KEELY MCINTOSH Consumer Sales Marketing Executive LUCY PORTER
Customer Marketing Manager SHIVONNE GOONAWARDANA
Senior Customer Marketing Executive VICKY CHANDLER
H E ARST M AGAZ INE S U K
ANNA JONES
HEA R ST MAGA ZI N ES I N TER N ATI ON A L
President/CEO DUNCAN EDWARDS

Senior Vice President/CFO and General Manager SIMON HORNE
Senior Vice President/Director of Licensing and Business Development GAUTAM RANJI
Vice President, Strategy & Product Director LEE WILKINSON
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CHI EF EXECU TI VE OFFI CER
The love child of Cookie Lyon

(total badass) and Taylor Swift
(I can relate to her
cat lady tendencies).
FROM THE
EDITOR
When I was 23 I moved into my first London flat.

It was 2001 and I was working as a junior writer for
a womens magazine. I had nothing but nail varnish
in my fridge and crossed my fingers every time I used the
cash machine, but I had that most brilliant of things: a
city-centre flat. It was postage-stamp size, of course. If I turned
around I hit at least three different pieces of furniture and
sometimes even the flouncy, fiery French woman I shared
with. But the point was I could afford it, even on my teeny
tiny wage. My friends largely nurses and trainee writers like
me also lived in some of the capitals best postcodes in
Kensington, Islington, Notting Hill. (I should point out here
that we were not wealthy kids. None of us were funded by
our parents. This was just the way it was.) Everyone I knew
under 30 lived close to the beating heart of the city and what
we gave the city in return was its very heartbeat. We drank
in the dive bars behind Oxford Street, we danced in the
disused warehouses in Shoreditch. We borrowed our books
from the local libraries and bought our teas and toast from
the greasy spoons that had been there forever.
If I was 23 today, however, it would be a different story.
A city-centre flat is no longer a rite of passage for the young
but an expensive privilege for the few. My beginners salary
would mean I would be forced to live in some stagnant
suburb that would take me over an hour to get into work
from, with a train fare I probably couldnt afford. I would
struggle to buy food from the identikit cafs that line the
streets by my office and would no longer be able to find
the pubs and clubs where young bands play because
they have all gone, replaced by gleaming apartment
blocks for finance workers and rich overseas landlords.
And because of this Im not sure I would now be editor of
this magazine. Poor and depressed, I would have drifted back
to my home town or reconsidered a career outside the

creative industries. Maybe law or finance, a career Id
choose not out of vocation but out of financial necessity.
Our capital, and many of the big cities across the UK
are losing their heartbeats. The young, with their brilliant
box-fresh minds and ideas that many industries rely on,
have all largely been driven out. Soon they will move on
to foreign cities Berlin, Shanghai, Melbourne to offer
their services. And thats a problem for everyone. But its
especially a problem for Britains cities. Because a city
without a heartbeat is a dead zone. Its nothing more than
a bunch of buildings where jaded, rich people drift in and
out, counting their money and their conquests. Its a place
where no one wants to live or
even visit. But most of all its a
place without young men and
women and their brilliant ideas.
RAH ST
And how depressing is that?
Editor
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I F I T S H O T A N D H A P P E N I N G , I T S I N H E R E ...
BACK TO THE OLD-SCHOOL

Dig out your Buffalo boots and crack open a bottle of Hooch the 90s are back. Two decades after the Spice Girls ruled the
charts and Will Smith was still The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, a slew of TV shows, lms and musicians are staging a return. Not
only are Scary, Sporty, Baby, Ginger and (maybe) Posh Spice planning to celebrate their 20th anniversary, but king of garage
Craig David is back with a new album this summer, while Kula Shaker and All Saints are hot on his heels. If that wasnt enough,
the Absolutely Fabulous lm is coming in July, followed by the third Bridget Jones in September and Zac Efron and The Rock
are making a Baywatch movie! We just need Snake to be put on all smartphones and well be damn skippy.
Pssst clocked all the famous names on our spoof album cover? Check how you did on page 38
13
Backpacks...
475, Coach
And not just for kids

There was a time when backpacks were the sole
preserve of school group trips and members
of The Ramblers Association. Not any more.
Because if youre a woman on the go you need
your hands for coffee/phone/gesticulating wildly
at middle-aged men on scooters. That means
you need a backpack. Were not talking about
the sort you carried at school. Were talking
about luxe backpacks in leather and suede;
packs so damn sexy youll never have to worry
what you look like from behind. Because
this lot have got yours covered.
FASHION NATASHA MILES. PHOTOGRAPH DENNIS PEDERSEN
505, Longchamp
32, Topshop
470, Jrme Dreyfuss
2,300, Chanel
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FIRST
FLUSH OF
LOVE?
The rst time I stayed
with my boyfriends
family, I ooded the
bathroom when I ushed
the loo (too much paper
and old plumbing!). I tried
to soak up the mess with
the fancy hand towels but
the leak wouldnt stop. Then
his entire family came in to
see if I was OK. Mortifying.
TERESA, 26, BRAND
MANAGER, LONDON
PARTY STARTER
One Friday at the end of the day, my
colleagues opened the wine and I annexed
the sound system. I cranked up R Kellys
Ignition and sang along, but nothing was
coming out of the speakers. I kept messing
about with the sound until my boss stormed
out. It was blaring into his office on repeat.
JESS, 25, ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, KENT
BRIEF ENCOUNTER
I left a pair of neon pink pants in my boyfriends pocket as a kinky reminder after wed had
sex in his car. Days later his mum handed them back to me (freshly washed and ironed) when
I popped over for dinner, and said, Ooh, theyre such a lovely colour! Where did you get
them? I whispered Primark and died on the spot. LUISA*, 31, PODIATRIST, DUNDEE
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HAPPY SPEW YEAR!
IT WAS A NEW YEARS

EVE DATE. WE WERE
REALLY DRUNK WITH
FRIENDS IN A LIMO.
MY DATE TURNED TO
TALK TO HER FRIEND
AND I THREW UP ON
HER BACK. NO ONE
SAW! I BLAMED A MATE
WHOD PASSED OUT.
SHE NEVER FOUND OUT.
DJIBRIL, 30, ARTIST,
NEW YORK CITY
AS CONFESSED TO MARINA KHIDEKEL AND JENNIFER SAVIN. PHOTOGRAPHS ANTONIO

PETRONZIO, HAIR AND MAKE-UP NATACHA SCHMITT. *NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED
HEAD OVER
I forgot the
HEELS
office keys on
my rst day as
a receptionist, but instead
of calling the manager to
let me in and admitting
Id been scatty, I decided
to climb in through the
window. Of course, it
didnt quite go to plan
my new boss found me
stuck halfway through
with my legs dangling
in the air. A truly fabulous
rst impression, Im
sure youll agree.
CHRISTINE, 24,
MARKETING,
BIRMINGHAM
THE SPICE ISNT RIGHT

I bit into what I thought was a green bean
at a wedding, but it turned out to be a
very hot chilli. Cue streaming tears and
me downing everyones drinks (at a table
of old school friends I hadnt seen in
years and wanted to impress). Id wanted
to show how cool I was. I gave up
GRACE, 21, BLOGGER, NORTHAMPTON
BALANCING ACT
I was desperately trying to
wriggle into a pair of Topshop
jeans that were a size too small
and lost my balance I fell
through the changing room
curtain and landed half-naked on
the corridor oor, with the jeans
around my ankles. Shout out to
the store assistant who helped
me up and managed to keep a
(semi-) straight face. Thats what
I call good customer service.
EMMA, 21, FASHION
STUDENT, KENT
LETTING IT ALL HANG OUT MY HOUSEMATES FORGOT TO INFORM ME THAT OUR

LANDLORD WOULD BE SHOWING A GROUP OF POTENTIAL NEW TENANTS AROUND
OUR FLAT ON MY DAY OFF. WHICH IS WHY THEY ALL WALKED IN ON ME EATING KETTLE
CHIPS AND HUMMUS... COMPLETELY NAKED.
YASMIN*, 27, DELIVERY DRIVER, BRIGHTON
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JAMEELA
JAMIL
Teamwork rules
Lets stop
the hating
We should stop treading on each other to get ahead,
says JAMEELA JAMIL. Its time for some sisterly love
ou wont believe what

happened to me the
other day it was rst
thing in the morning and
I was lost on my way to a really
important casting in LA. Id got up
extra early to make sure I had enough
time to get there but thanks to a girl
giving me the wrong directions en
route, I arrived with seconds to spare.
Sweat was pouring down my
face by the time I nally walked
into the building.
So you can imagine my outrage
when the rst person I locked eyes
with in the waiting area was the very
lady who had sent me the wrong way
just 20 minutes before. What the
Erm, sorry so you were going to
the same casting as me? I spluttered.
She looked at me blankly.
Why did you send me all the
way back down the road in the
opposite direction? I pleaded.
Sorry, was all she said.
It was unbelievable. When I had
spotted her earlier walking along
the street with purpose in the same
direction, I had tapped her on
the shoulder and asked if she was
going to the casting too.
When youve been in telly as
long as I have you can spot someone
in the same industry a mile off.
No, she had said. Then when
I told her that I was a bit lost, she
had kindly advised me that my
destination was back the way Id
come. I thanked her and off I went.
But it wasnt long before I realised
(thank God) that this was not where
I needed to be and so turned back.
OK, I get it. Maybe she thought that
by eliminating or at least riling the
competition, she would be more
likely to get the job. But who does i
27
CELEBRITY CATFIGHTS
Oof! Seconds out ding-ding!
MAADONNA V
LAADY GAGA
that? What would she

its benets. Sometimes
Afte
er Gaga released Born
really gain and most
it encourages us to
Thiss Way in 2011, Madonna
pointed out the similarities
importantly, where waas
work harder and strive
to her
h 1989 hit Express
the condence in her
for more, but Im not
You
urself. She blatantly
own ability?
a fan of keeping tabs
ripp
ped off one of my
I see a lot of this. It
on what other people
son
ngs, Madge fumed. And
exists in every businesss,
are doing. Id rather
Gag
ga? Id been hoping Id
one
e day become so good
but the media industryy
focus on my own
that Id piss off Madonna!
is especially cut-throatt
achievements.
for women.
I dont follow a lot
Maybe because
of industry people
opportunities have
on social media
always been so sparse
unless they are
After claims that Kendall
we have ended up
friends because
had been bullied at 2014
being pitted against
what everyone else
New York Fashion Week
each other.
is doing has nothing
(which she denies), model
In 2009, when
to do with me or
Arisce Wanzer wrote:
What is she doing here?
I started in TV and
my personal path.
Mummy surely called a top
joined T4 alongside
Can we all just
agency, got her in the door
Rick Edwards, Steve
relax
a little and
and the design houses
Jones and Alexa
stop
trying
to
chose to milk her fame.
Chung, everyone was
w
compete with
writing, Move over
each other?
Alexa Chung, therees
Lets face it: wed
a new girl in town. It
all be much better
was a ridiculous an
off if we worked
ngle.
Last year, Nicki went on an
I never liked or
together as a team.
epic Twitter rant blasting
MTV for her three VMA
understood that
That way we could
nominations compared with
type of coverage.
focus on creating more
Taylor Swifts nine. Host
Aside from our
roles for each other
Miley criticised her for it,
mutual love of
and increase our
prompting Nicki to bite back
ankle boots, Alexa
collective power.
on stage: And now, back to
this bitch that had a lot to
and I were nothing
There would be
g
say about me in the press.
alike. Why did she have
more time to spend
to move over? Couldnt
bettering ourselves
ld
heels or short skirts. She also requested if we werent constantly comparing
she just move up a bit so I could join
that I didnt speak to her unless
her? Why does it have to be one or
ourselves to others. Its a waste of
spoken to. And apparently she would
the other? Does everything have to
precious time and energy we just
have also preferred me to
be like The Hunger Games?
cant afford.
breathe more quietly
Ive experienced
I dont believe any real, lasting
It was sad because I was
problems with female
success comes from treading on
younger than her, as well
co-stars and peers on more
someone to get ahead. Thats too
as new and eager, and had
than one occasion.
sad a concept.
no intention of trying to
Once I heard that a
We have to stop being so shortsteal her limelight. I was
female colleague had
sighted and stay focused on the
just happy to be working
instructed producers to
bigger picture. Please, lets just
alongside her.
tell me that if we worked
work together instead.
I understand that a little
together, she would rather
PS: I got the job the girl nearly
healthy competition has
I didnt wear make-up,
made me late for
ARISCE WANZER V
KENDALL JENNER
Dont keep
tabs on
others be
confident in
your abilities
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NICKI MINAJ
The
MARMITE FRAGRANCES
In 1985 a New York restaurant
banned Diors Poison. Now
its new naughtier little sister,
Poison Girl, looks set to give
another generation of matre
ds headaches in a good way.
NECK CONTTOURING
The promisee: to give you a slimmer,
more gracefu
ul-looking neck when youre
wearing an u
updo. The reality: it will ruin
all of your white
w
T-shirts. And the moment
it look like youve had
you sweat, make
m
the worlds worst
w
Chinese burn.
Want to meet?
Maybe one
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WDON VRPH PRUH
TINDER PEN PALS

The relationship you
inadvertently nd yourself
in when a match just chats
and never commits to
meeting. Should we invest
in some new stationery?
GUILTY PLEASURES ON DEMAND
BUDDYMOONS
Cancel all plans until the end of May. The rst

ever all-reality TV streaming service, Hayu, is
here and its got 3,000 episodes of shows like
RuPauls Dragg Race and I Am Cait. We know.
now.
As if seven weddings and

hen-dos werent enough,
newlyweds are now insisting
their friends join them on
honeymoon, too. Seriously
who has the funds?
GAME OF THRONES ANXIETY

Will we ever see Jon Snows
luscious hair again? Is Arya
going to get her sight back?
And is winter really coming?
The biggest show on TV is
back. Weve got palpitations.
ATHLEISURE WEAR
Weekend dressing that makes
it look like you blasted your
arse off in CrossFit with
hout
most
breaking a sweat. The m
stylish gym gear? Its cult
LA brand Aday.
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Sinking our ship
PUPPY LOVE
Lilys Kitchens Dinners On
Us campaign is giving away
650,000 meals to dogs and
cats. Decide who gets one
by nominating a cat or dog
charity on their website. Love.
FIZZY TEA
Kombucha, a fermented
Chinese tea that puts
your digestion into
overdrive some call it
the new coconut water.
We call it revolting.
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SCARLETT MOFFATT
Scarlett Says, the book frrom
Goggleboxs put-down
queen, discusses kebab
h
etiquette and why tooth
fairies are creepy little
bastards Good then.
Floating our boat
Pointing you in the right cultural direction this month...
HIS VITALS
Age 30
Hometown
Malton, Yorkshire
Big break
Landing the role
of sexy psychopath
Tommy in the
BBCs Happy
Valley in 2014.
Crazy fact #1
James dad Hugh
regularly appears
as an extra in his
TV shows, including
War And Peace
and Lady
Chatterleys Lover.
Crazy fact #2
Gwen Stefani was
the first character
he ever played in
a school miming
competition.
Any actor who

can make even
a psychopath look
sexy is worth
getting to know
in our books
On drinking
I have a high propensity for
embarrassment. I wake up after
a boozy night and go, Oh no,
what did I do? I scan the whole
evening. Beer fear is the worst!
Once I went way

overboard on a rst date
after the girl mentioned
that she liked shing.
I bought rods, licences,
a picnic and prosecco.
She caught three sh and
I didnt catch one. The
date sadly didnt progress
to cooking the sh.
Happy days
I love my at, cooking
and my friends, so when
you put them all in one
place for a dinner party
Im very happy indeed.
Last time I cried

I had a low point after the Golden
Globes. LA is all about the highs
and the lows. I had an amazing,
heady time, so the low was
probably jet lag, loneliness and
a hangover. Generally, Im alright.
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On love
The character
Im most like is
Sidney the vicar in
Grantchester. We
both love the good
life; jazz, a drink and
a fag apart from the
vicar bit, thats pretty
much me. He likes
falling in love and
lives life to the full.
James stars in Grantchester on ITV
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Bad dates
Classics
re-cast
What if Gatsby could
Instabrag? As the
latest Austen update
comes to your Kindle,
we bring three more
vintage texts into 2016
ed like to clear
something up,
Pride And Prejudice
fans: Elizabeth Bennet and
Mr Darcy actually met at
a Fourth of July barbecue.
Well, according to author
Curtis Sittenfelds retelling
of the story. In Eligible (out
this month), Liz (she detests
people calling her Lizzie) is
a single, thirtysomething
writer living in New York. Her
sisters are too busy obsessing
with their Paleo diets to get
jobs and Mrs Bennet is
desperate to marry them all
off, especially with her eldest
daughter Janes 40th birthday
approaching. Meanwhile,
Fitzwilliam Darcy is a top
brain surgeon who gets
introduced to Liz by his friend
Chip Bingley, a reality TV star
and local doctor. Its the latest
work for the Austen Project,
in which writers rework the
19th-century authors novels.
But, what if other classics were
given a modern-day twist?
By F Scott Fitzgerald
1925: Enigmatic self-made millionaire
Jay Gatsby is trying to win back lost love
Daisy Buchanan through throwing wild,
expensive parties on his Long Island estate.
2016: Billionaire rapper Jay-Gatsby, aka
Jay-G, hosts lavish private parties in his
Hamptons summer house. Hes hoping
to impress his wife, who has largely ignored
him since taking up Bootcamp Pilates.
Then: One emotion after another
crept into her face like objects into
a slowly developing picture.
Now: She looked happy but it
was hard to tell with all the Botox.
Film version starring: Kanye West as
narrator Nick Carraway, telling the story
via a stream of nonsensical tweets.
By Louisa May Alcott

1868: Four sisters live with their mother,
dreaming of better futures (more money
and handsome husbands). Jo, the second
eldest, nds success as a writer but has to
sell her hair to raise funds for her sick dad.
2016: A bunch of sisters live in LA with
their momager. After a reality show
thrusts them up the social ladder, the
second eldest nds success with a range
of laxative diet pills. She has a haircut
and sells the photos exclusively to TMZ.
Then: I want to do something splendid...
that wont be forgotten after Im dead.
Now: Ive just reached 100 million
views on Snapchat. #Blessed.
Film version starring: Kim Ks daughter
North Wests acting debut as the niece.
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By Leo Tolstoy
1869: Nice guy Count Pierre Bezukhov
inherits tons of cash but gets friend-zoned
by the woman he loves, Natasha Rostova.
But then everyone dies in a bloody war so
they decide to give it a go anyway.
2016: A 10 million penthouse overlooking
Londons Hyde Park isnt enough for
oligarch Pierre. He spends his days stalking
the one who got away, Tash, on Facebook.
With no other way to get on the property
ladder, Tash reconsiders a life with Pierre.
Then: Everything I know, I know
because of love.
Now: What does Wikipedia say?
Film version starring: Mates who should
actually be together? Leonardo DiCaprio
and Kate Winslet. Obviously.
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BOOKS
Funny business
And the Nobel Prize for 2016 s
Sara Pascoe
dess goes to
my S humer
HER SHTICK Its all about me.

CHANCES OF PEEING
YOURSELF Low. Her
jokes are slow-burners.
CLASSIC JOKE Its difficult
to tell the difference
between someone in love with
you and someone not listening.
CONTROVERSY Her suggestion
that Page 3 should be mandatory
atory
like jury service to make iit
less objectifying.
CHECK HER OUT Her book
Animal: How A Woman Is
Made is due out in June.
HER SHTICK
K Sex, sex and more sex.
CHANCE F PEEING YOURSELF
Its perh
best if you dont wear
a jumpsuit.
CLASSIC JO
OKE Have you ever dated
a sex addict? At rst, youre like,
Am I the hottest piece of ass in the
wor And then youre like, Oh
no. H
He would fuck a mailbox.
TROVERSY When she joked,
I u
used to date Hispanic guys,
now I prefer consensual.
CK HER OUT Being interviewed
by Alec Baldwin on his respected
Here s The Thing podcast.
Katherine Ryan
Krristen
r
Schaal
HER SHTICK Eviscerating

the shit out of celebrities.
CHANCES OF PEEING
YOURSELF 100%. Pack
your Tena Lady.
CLASSIC JOKE Joan Rivers
got what she wanted from
that nal surgery to stop
ageing. Finally she nailed it.
CONTROVERSY Received
death threats in 2013 for
joking about testing cosme
etic
products on Filipino childre
en.
CHECK HER OUT At Londons
Eventim Apollo on 21 May.
HE
ER
R SHTICK Female comedian in
the midst of a mental breakdown.
CHANCES OF PEEING YOURSELF
50/50.
5
Youll either be doubled
o
over or concerned.
CLA
C
ASSIC JOKE My mum told me
the
e secret to pleasing a man is
th
hrough his stomach. But Ive
fo
ound a detour through the penis.
C
CONTROVERSY She unravelled
on stage in 2013 after a joke
o
about a lazy eye fell at. But
a
was it part of the act?
CHE
ECK HER OUT In the lm
The
e Boss this summer.
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Dogg 24 Paula Yates 25 Uma Thurman 26 Demi Moore 27 Patrick Swayze 28 Sabrina, The Teenage
Witch (Melissa Joan Hart) 29 Helen Mirren 30 Robbie Williams 31 Courtney Love 32 Kurt Cobain 33
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McFadden) 45 Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) 46 Ewan McGregor 47 Kate Winslet 48 Leonardo DiCaprio
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FOCUS
all
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Heartbreak,
fat-shaming,
insecurity and
outrageous
behaviour on
the tour bus,
LITTLE MIX
are ready
to talki
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Matthew Eades
CELEBRITY
up
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P
Clockwise, from top
left: Jesy Nelson;
Perrie Edwards;
Jade Thirlwall and
Leigh-Anne Pinnock
CELEBRITY
I havent got time to do

anything about it.
If that sounds like hyperbole,
its not. To give you some idea of
how busy this British quartet is
right now, when we meet at a north
London studio in the middle of
February, it is the day after a crazy
24 hours involving them getting up
at 3am to do back-to-back interviews
for the international press.
Jesy Nelson, 24, arrives rst an
hour late. She is bleary-eyed and
unusually wan with her hood pulled
low over her face. Gradually the rest
trickle in: Jade Thirlwall, then
Leigh-Anne Pinnock and nally
Perrie 20 minutes later looking, in
her own words, fucking exhausted.
This is life now for these four young
women: a cavalcade of interviews,
performances, award ceremonies and
magazine shoots. Like One Direction
before them, they live their lives
me shes forgotten to put on any

under the constant glare of cameras
underwear today) but once the camera
always working, always performing.
is in place she becomes fractious,
Of course, its paying off. Last May,
itting to and from the dressing room
their comeback single after a year
throughout the shoot to x her hair
off(well come to that pop stars
and make-up. It is Perrie (nicknamed
dont really have time off), Black
Pez) who is in fact the most open;
Magic went straight in at number
surprising, given the media scrutiny
one while their doo-wop-inspired
shes endured over her relationship
Love Me Like You was possibly the
with Zayn Malik, formerly of One
most infectious song of 2015. Whats
more, their new album Get Weird beat Direction, over the past 13 months.
In March 2015, Zayn was pictured
One Directions Made In The AM in
the UKs album charts. On top of this, holding hands with 22-year-old
fan Lauren Richardson outside
they are one of the few British outts
a nightclub in Thailand. He
to have cracked the US market: their
subsequently released a statement
rst album DNA went in at number
denying claims hed cheated on
four on the US Billboard chart,
Perrie, then quit the One Direction
earning them the highest debut US
tour (because of stress) and ew
chart position by a British girl group
ever, even beating the Spice Girls. Not home to be with her. Just weeks later,
a Swedish club promoter, Martina
bad for four girls pulled together on
Olsson, claimed shed spent the night
The X Factor back in 2011 which,
at Zayns Thai villa. Then, in August,
incidentally, they went on to win.
he ended the engagement. At the
The thing is, they dont look like
time of going to press, Zayn is dating
theyre having the time of their lives.
supermodel Gigi Hadid.
Not right now anyway.
Then theres Jade, the
Im baffled as to how
pretty, delicate ower of
we do it, says Leighthe group the
Anne. We feel awful,
antithesis of LeighPerrie chips in.
Annes upbeat, party-girl
Bags down, thoughts
persona. Throughout the
turn to food. Perrie,
day, Jade takes herself
who is teeny in the esh,
off to check her emails,
opts for a bacon buttie
and at points throughout
in a croissant washed
LEIGH-ANNE
our interview she looks
down with a mug of
shy and pensive. But rst
hot chocolate and
lets start with Perrie
marshmallows, while
Essex-born Jesy asks for scrambled
eggs well done, no toast, but later
changes her mind and upgrades to
a full English. Jade, the quietest and
The rst thing you notice when you
most demure of the group, goes
meet Perrie is her laugh. Well its
for a sausage sarnie, saying it would
more of a cackle, actually sexy
be champion if she could get
and raspy, as though someones just
some brown sauce. Leigh-Anne, 24,
told her a lthy joke. I ask her for the
meanwhile, just nibbles on some
best relationship advice shes ever
food shes brought from home
been given Dont have one! she
because shes on a special diet.
booms in that brilliant Geordie
Jesy is undoubtedly the groups
accent. Who gave her that advice?
spokesperson, jumping in rst to
Everyone! Cackle, cackle, cackle.
answer most questions. Shes bold,
If you didnt know that Perrie was
funny and very candid (she tells
previously engaged to Zayn, whom i
We were up at
3am yesterday
Im baffled as
to how we do it
Perrie Edwards
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CELEBRITY
she met on The X Factor,

you cant have read a
newspaper since 2011.
When he called off their
engagement after four
years together, Perrie was
said to be heartbroken
just weeks after the split, PERRIE
she was seen to break
down in tears during a
performance in New
York. But today she certainly doesnt
look like the injured party, despite the
fact that Zayns steamy new video for
Pillowtalk was released a few days ago.
Since moving out of the 5 million
home she shared with Zayn, shes
bought her own place, she tells me,
a bungalow in Surrey. Does that
sound like it should belong to a
nana? she asks, looking concerned.
Because its not nana-y. Its really
pretty. Its not decorated yet, because
I havent had any time and its
doing my head in. The builders are in
while were on tour and my mum is
overseeing everything. London is too
much for me. I like to be in Surrey
with the trees, rabbits and deer. Its
surrounded by elds, I love it.
Does she get scared now that she
lives on her own? I love my own
company, she says.And Im never
really alone. I always have my mum,
brother or best friend there.
She also condes that she plans
on being naughty during their
current six-month tour, which
kicked off on 13 March in Cardiff
and covers everywhere from
Denmark to the Philippines to
Australia. Im going to go out and
have a drink, she says, excitedly
(previously, Perrie rarely touched
booze). Ill be awake late with
Leigh-Anne this time round. Times
have changed. Rewind to four or
ve years ago and Id have been
like,No, we dont really party. Now
Im like, Yeah! Although, as all
pop stars are prone to do, she
quickly caveats with Were still
really professional though,
so we wouldnt do
anything silly.
Perrie grew up in
South Shields, Tyne and
Wear. Her parents,
Debbie and Alexander,
were both singers and
encouraged her to apply
for The X Factor. She was
studying for a BTEC
in performing arts at
Newcastle College, and had plans to
become a drama teacher. l love my
mum more than anything in the
world, she says.Id cling to her leg
when I was younger I still do. I sit
on her knee. I was really shy at school
and getting whisked away at such a
young age was scary [Perrie was 18
when Little Mix won The X Factor]. It
was really hard for me and Jade to say
goodbye to our families. Because
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Ill stay up late on

this tour times
have changed!
Perrie in brief
MY PET NAMES FOR THE GIRLS ARE...
Poopy (Jade), LeeLee (Leigh-Anne)
and Jesminda (Jesy).
THE LAST PERSON I LOOKED
AT ON INSTAGRAM WAS...
Jade because shes well fit.
we are from up north, we rarely saw

them. I was so lucky to have the girls
they were like my big sisters.
Perrie is the rst to admit that
shes struggled with fame.At the
beginning, I used to search Little
Mix and Perrie online, she says.
You can read a thousand lovely
comments about yourself and then
one bad one sticks in your head for
ever. Its like being at school with
a group of really nasty people.
Someone once wrote that I had
cankles, and now I have issues with
my ankles. I think they are the
biggest, chunkiest things in the
world. If you dont have anything
nice to say, then dont talk!
The hardest thing shes had to
come to terms with, though, is the
intrusion into her private life.When
its your personal life, something
youre going through, I think people
should fuck off and have respect,
she says. At the end of the day, we
are real people going through real
things. But thankfully for Perrie,
what shes going through right now
is one of the best times of her life. i
THE LAST SONG

I DOWNLOADED
Love On The Brain by Rihanna.
THE MOST DISGRACEFUL
THING I DID THIS MONTH...
Share my Twister ice lolly
with Hatchi, my dog.
THE LAST TIME I CRIED WAS...
When I watched the film
Love Rosie. It was well sad!
THE NAUGHTIEST THING
IVE SAID TO A GUY IS...
Too naughty to share.
MY BIGGEST PET PEEVE...
People coughing mid
conversation. SORRY, BUT SHUSH!
THE WEIRDEST THING IN MY
HANDBAG RIGHT NOW...
Dog food.
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CELEBRITY
Jade Thirlwall
Jade is in a panic surprising given
shes the undisputed Dalai Lama of the
group, all serene smiles undercut by
a surprisingly deep calm for someone
so young. Shes recently started dating
Jed Elliott from The Struts but they
have both just embarked on tours. Im
scared, she says. She speaks in a soft
Geordie lilt like Cheryl FernandezVersinis.Hes going to
America and were
headed all over the place,
too. Its going to be really
hard but we will
FaceTime and hopefully
he will come and watch
us. Well see.
JADE
Theyve only been
seeing each other for
a couple of months, but
Jade is clearly smitten. The others keep
ribbing her about it.Its good dating
someone whos in the same industry,
she says.He gets it which is handy,
but its also really hard because hes
just as busy as we are, if not busier. We
have a day here and there.
Like Perrie, Jade grew up in South
Shields they had mutual friends but,
weirdly, didnt know each other. The
only thing Jade ever wanted to do was
sing; she was gigging in bars and pubs

when she auditioned for The X Factor.
I was sending off demos [to record
labels] but nobody got back to me, she
says. As a plan B, she had applied for
(and was later offered) a place on an
arts course. Its hard when you know
what you want to do in life but cant
get it, she sighs. If I hadnt ended up
in the band Id probably still be
roaming around
trying to nd a job.
Jade admits that she
went a little wild after
the band won the The
X Factor: It was my
rst time out of my
mums house and
I was living the dream,
she laughs. When we
went on The X Factor tour
it was mayhem. I went out every night
and was hungover most days. I dont
know what came over me! It was like
going to Magaluf when youre 18
thats how I treated the tour. Then it
ended and I thought, Oh no.
Fame hasnt come at an easy price
for Jade, who admits she has become
self-conscious about her looks. When
she sees pictures of herself on our
shoot she is concerned the make-up
I treated our first

tour like a holiday
in Magaluf!
Jade in brief
THE WEIRDEST THING IN MY
HANDBAG RIGHT NOW...
PG Tips.

THING I DID THIS MONTH...
Get drunk, then cry and
throw up
p constantly. Someone
else had
h to undress me.
THE BEST RELATIONSHIP ADVICE

IVE EVER BEEN GIVEN...
Respect yourself put the
shoe on the other foot.
TH
HE LAST SONG
I DOWNLOADED...
The Pow
wer Of Love by Frankie
Goe
es To Hollywood.
Jesy in brief
Always let the boy love you more.
THING I DID THIS MONTH WAS...
Go three days without washing.
46
THE WEIRDE
EST
THING IN
MY HANDBA
AG
RIGHT
NOW...
Exercise
bands.
doesnt hide the bags under her eyes

and a vein on her forehead, which she
says appears when shes laughing or
angry. Its like Harry Potters scar, she
jokes. Normally I cake the make-up
on. Jade is also paranoid about her
nose. One of the rst photo shoots
we did, they changed the shape of my
nose [with Photoshop]. I got so upset
because I thought they had done it
because it was big. I hate my nose
now. This industry can be so cruel.
Jesy Nelson
Youre 20 years old, desperate to be
a pop star and have landed a coveted
spot on the UKs biggest TV talent
competition it should be the most
exciting time of your life, right? Not
for Jesy. Despite winning the nal
of The X Factor, much of her time on
the show was plagued by self-doubt
thanks to online trolls making cruel
jibes about her weight. It used to
make me cry, she says. She has a
strong Essex accent and scrolls
through her phone while we talk.
I wasshocked at the time. I was a
young girl and I thought, What have
I done to you? Why do you have to
be mean to me? Im not a nasty i
CELEBRITY
Leigh-Anne in
Love yourself before
you love others.
THING I DID
THIS MONTH...
Not change my bed
sheets for ages.
THE NAUGHTIEST THING
IVE SAID TO A GUY IS...
F... me.
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with her mum (she

doesnt have any contact
with her dad), and didnt
know what she wanted to
do with her life.I was
lying in bed one day,
really down, and as much
as I loved my bar job,
I thought,I cant do this JESY
for the rest of my life.
I had jack shit to back me
up. Mum told me I
should audition for the show. That
audition was the rst time Id ever
sung in front of anyone and
I hated every single second of it. Now
I cant imagine doing anything else.
collectively worth 33
million), but they are
most denitely wealthy.
And one of the
highlights for LeighAnne has been helping
her family nancially.
My family struggled
and worked hard, and
knowing one day Ill
be able to buy both my
mum and my dad a
house is good, she says.At Christmas,
I put a surprise lump sum into my
close family members bank accounts,
she says.It was an amazing feeling.
Leigh-Anne was on a gap year when
she applied for The X Factor and credits
her dad, John, for pushing her.He
took me to stage schools and said,
Youre going to do it, whereas my
mum wanted me to go to uni. So
I have a connection with him because
he encouraged me to go on the show.
Leigh-Anne plans to use some of the
money she has earned to buy a house
with her boyfriend of three years,
Ashford Town FCs Jordan Kiffin.
Jordan is a regular xture on Little
Mixs tours.He comes to watch us
a lot, she says.We cant get rid of
him! So thats pretty good.
Leigh-Anne clearly enjoys a good
ttime on tour and says she was quite
badly behaved before she met Jordan.
b
I used to have the crown for partying
iin the group. Jade and I probably got
off with every boy on The X Factor
o
ttour. I mean a kiss of course Im
jjoking, we werent that bad. She
ggrimaces, playfully.But we had fun.
XGet Weird is out now
X
Trolls used to
make me cry.
I was young and
it affected me
Leigh-Anne Pinnock
She may be a quarter of one of the
most successful music acts of the
moment but Leigh-Anne Pinnock, 24,
still lives with her mum. And shes
a bit embarrassed to admit it.Its time
for me to stand on my own two feet,
she says.I dont want to live with my
mum any more! Unlike many women
her age, Leigh-Annes decision to live
at home in Buckinghamshire, where
she grew up, has nothing to do with
money. The Little Mix members insist
they arent millionaires (although
reports in 2014
claimed
they were
Do you like Little Mix? A lot?

Good, because theres a special
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covers for you, but hurry, there are only
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FASHION DIRECTOR AMY BANNERMAN. FASHION ASSISTANT NATASHA MILES. HAIR NICK PETERS, USING ORIBE. MAKE-UP ADAM
BURRELL, USING NARS AND ARDELL. MAKE-UP ASSISTANT HEIDI NORTH. NAILS MICHELLE HUMPHREY AT LMC WORLDWIDE
person and I took it to heart. Some of

the things people said were disgusting.
It really affected me.
She reportedly lost two stone after
the show and this early negative
experience seems to explain a lot about
Jesys insecurities on our shoot today.
Nevertheless, shes a strong character.
She acts like a bit of a mother gure
to the other three girls, fussing over
them and telling them off when they
take too long lling in our quiz [see
panels]. Last year, when the girls were
struggling to write their third album,
it was Jesy who helped keep them
going even when they missed their
third deadline and rumours that they
were splitting up began to circulate.
We got stuck in a rut, she says.The
album wasnt good enough. It took us a
year, locked in a tiny studio, to write it.
It was horrid. We cried so much. There
was one song we wrote seven different
choruses for and it still wasnt right.
Leigh-Anne is the most positive person
in the group and even she was getting
down. We hit rock bottom.
Thankfully, Black Magic came along
and the group have been on the up
ever since.It all fell into place, she
says. Jesy, who is engaged to Jake
Roche, the lead singer of pop-rock
band Rixton, applied for The X Factor
at a very low point in her life. She had
hoped to become a dancer but instead
was working at four bars whilee living
BY AMY BANNERMAN. PHOTOGRAPH DENNIS PEDERSEN
ITS WHATS ON THE OUTSIDE THAT COUNTS
LIGHT ON YOUR FEET

Bing-bong. Welcome to Chanel Airlines. Your hostess for today will be
Karl Lagerfeld! His S/S 16 show was inspired by all things airport,
with check-in commencing at gate ve (obviously), which is why these
light-up, runway-inspired sandals make perfect sense. Incredibly practical
for evening cycles, midnight walks with your short-sighted dog and
saving on electricity costs at home. Chanel shoe lamp, anyone?
From 470, Chanel
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Shes all
THAT
Have you met Chloe Keenan? No? Then allow us
to introduce the winner of Britains Next Top Model
2016 and supermodel in the making
W O R D S Lottie Lumsden F A S H I O N Sairey Stemp P H O T O G R A P H S Pete Pedonomou
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Jumper, 300,
Genevieve Sweeney.
Hat, 35, Rokit.
Earrings, 14.99,
H Samuel i
Jacket, 259,
AG Jeans. Shirt,
29.90, Ines de la
Fressange for Uniqlo.
Jeans, 95, Levis.
Sunglasses, 195,
Hydes Spectacles
you are
udno,
a quaint little tourist town in north
Wales. You have only ever left the
country a handful of times to go to
Europe with your mum and sister.
Although soon youll be off to
Birmingham to train to be an opera
singer. This is your life plan; so far, so
good. But heres the thing, what you
really, really want to be is a model.
You havent told anyone because, well,
models dont come from Llandudno,
do they? Models arent trainee opera
singers either. And you dont know
any models who are a size 16.
Fast-forward four years and you are
on a beach. A stylist fusses with your
hair as a photographer snaps away.
He is taking pictures of you. For this
very magazine. Thats because you are
a model now. You beat more than
2,000 girls to become the winner of
Britains Next Top Model 2016. You
are a healthy size 8 too, a size you
reached sensibly and through sheer
determination. You have just come
back from a shoot in Jamaica and in
the next few weeks you will move to
London. This is your new life plan.
The one you thought would never
happen. The one you made happen.
If you watched Britains Next
Top Model earlier this year then
youll remember 22-year-old Chloe
Keenan as the quiet, softly spoken
one who kept out of trouble and had
the sort of aristocratic beauty that
made the judges (Abbey Clancy, i
All clothes
as before
Top, 115, Toast.

Culottes, 300,
Genevieve Sweeney
Shirt, 75, Plmo
Paul Sculfor, Hilary Alexander,

Nicky Johnston and guest judge
Cosmopolitans editor Farrah Storr)
go weak at the knees. And if you
didnt see it? Shame on you.
It was daunting at first because
Id only been to London a few times
before on day trips, says Chloe,
who at the start of the contest had to
share an apartment with 11 other girls.
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Its very different from where Im

from. She describes a behind-thescenes atmosphere that was one part
pyjama party, one part daggers-at-dawn
reality show Survivor. Lets just say
there were a lot of personalities and
people did clash. I tried to stay quiet.
One of the big questions raised by
the show was Chloes weight loss. In
a world often criticised for usingi
Jacket, 150, Max

Studio. Top, 29.99,
Seasalt. Jeans, 90,
Reiss. Sunglasses,
185, Andy Wolf.
Bandana, 15,
Rokit. Shoes, 115,
GH Bass & Co
Shirt, 95, Essentiel

Antwerp. Jeans, 179,
Velvet By Graham &
Spencer. Bandana, as
before. Watch, 275,
Thomas Sabo. Ring,
45, Pandora. Shoes,
54.95, Birkenstock
All clothes as before
questionably thin models, Chloe

had to convince the judges that
hers had been a sensibly conceived
weight-loss plan. The motivation
for me has always been to be
healthier. I was 18 years old and
weighed 15st 7lb. I felt tired a lot of
the time. I didnt exercise. So one day,
a couple of months after my 18th
birthday, I decided I wasnt going
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to go on a diet, I was going to make

a lifestyle change. I started eating
breakfast, which I never did before,
cut out all crap and started swimming
at 5.30am every day before college. It
took a year there was no quick fix
and Ive kept the weight off for three
years now. If anything, I want to be
a healthy example to women in this
industry. We couldnt agree more.
Jumper, 70,
Cheap Monday.
Shirt, 89, Essentiel
Antwerp. Jeans,
44.95, Gap.
Earrings, as before
Hair Charley McEwen
at Frank Agency, using
Oribe. Make-up Camilla
Hewitt at Frank Agency,
using MAC. Model Chloe
Keenan at Models 1.
Fashion assistant
Natasha Miles. Shot
at Pobble House
(pobblehouse.com) and
Dungeness Estate
HEY,
HOW DO
I WEAR
The slip dress?
Theres a ne line between

looking like Kate Moss circa
1995 and as if you just rolled
out of bed Heres how
not to cross it
1 WEAR IT OUT
There are some 90s trends

were happy to keep as a distant
memory buttery clips, mood
rings, those parachute pants
you thought made you look
a bit like one of the All Saints
But the slip dress is one were
happy to have back. Calvin
Klein, Burberry and Cline have
all sold us the underwear-asouterwear trend. How do you
do it? A tight-tted rollneck
underneath is totally acceptable
for daytime. Ditto heels and a
boyfriend-vibe blazer for night.
3 STRAP
IT ON
Yes, you will look

at those delicate
straps and quickly
realise your grey M&S
bra just isnt going to
cut it. Sure, you could
go for a bandeau but
you risk the one-giant-boob look.
This is about showing
your bra straps but
keep them no more
than a couple of
millimetres wider
than the strap of
your slip, and go
for pretty, intricate
detailing (Agent
Provocateur and
Princesse Tam Tam
will oblige).
4 TONE IT
DOWN
Layering is a technique
made for the slip dress. Try
wearing yours underneath
a loose, masculine white
shirt, or even another
dress, so that a trim of silk
or lace pokes out from
underneath the hem. An
oversized jumper that hits
the top of your thighs?
Thatll do nicely too.
2 CLING CONTROL
However, we at Cosmopolitan have
noticed that static cling can be an
issue: under our arms, between our
legs and, worst of all, on our tummies
(gah!). The good news: weve found
a smart way to x it. Before popping
on your slip, run it through a wire coat
hanger. The metal discharges the
electricity and removes the static.
Someone pass us a Nobel Prize.
5 HIT THE
GROUND
As for footwear, trainers are

always your best bet Stan
Smith, Converse low or high
tops or even a Nike high top
will work just ne.
Turn the page for

more slip dress
styling tips
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LAYERS
W told you, layering is key to
We
pulling off the slip dress and
p
what better way to mix in your
w
basics than with a white tee worn
b
underneath? Also great if youre
u
sstruggling with bra options.
Dress, 89, Ghost. T-shirt,
D
12.95, Gap. Earrings, 6.99,
H&M. Rucksack, 325, Coach.

H
dals, 46, Topshop
Whitney Port
4LACE
Chlo
o Moretz
4LENGTH
Nailing the slip dress and metallic

trend in one, J-Law sticks to a
oor-length slip. Accessories can
up your game and the whole
Cosmopolitan fashion team is
swooning over these sparkly
block-heeled shoes.
Dress 18,
Dress,
18 Booho
Boohoo. Jacket,
259, AG Jeans. B
Bag, 550,
Delage. Shoes, 365, Miu Miu
at Net-A-Porter
Jennifer Lawrence
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BY NATASHA MILES. STILL LIFES JODY TODD. PHOTOGRAPHS GETTY IMAGES, REX FEATURES, SPLASH NEWS
A lace trim adds instant sexappeal but when you want

to dress down, add chunky
layers and a lo- bomber
jacket for that just chillin vibe.
Dress, 15, Boohoo. Jumper,
109, Madeleine Thompson.
Jacket, 24.99, Cameo Rose.
Trainers, 65, Adidas
Shades of
SQUARE
Try the biggest,
squarest,
geekiest style
you can nd.
Seriously, it
will work.
215, Coco And Breezy
223, Miu Miu at David Clulow
215, Coco
And Breezy
TIP!
GUCCI S/S 16
139, Wildfox
Nerdy but cool, this

exaggerated boxy frame
isnt for the shy or retiring
as this style really makes a
statement. Keep lipstick
shades neutral to
contrast with
the look
30, Quay Australia

225, Hydes Spectacles
247, Miu Miu at Sunglasses Shop
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18, River Island
165, Toxit at Wolf & Badger
275, Andy Wolf at LN-CC
Fraid you might end up

looking like Elton John if
you pick the wrong style?
Let SENIOR FASHION
glory
THE
EDIT
EDITOR SAIREY STEMP
guide you through S/S 16s

super-cool sunglasses
ROUND
15, Limited Edition at Marks & Spencer
16, The Mix
14, River Island
7.99, New Look

16, The Mix
JEREMY SCOTT S/S 16
Sure, youll
feel a bit John
Lennon in
these 70s
revival
sunnies
but thats a
good thing.
210, Taylor Morris Eyewear
TIP!
If you have a small nose,
this shape is hard to wear
as theyll keep slipping off.
Better suited to those with
a slightly wider nose
bridge and great
with a blunt
fringe.
250, Wes
Gordon for
Silhouette
43, Le Specs
355, Linda Farrow
19.99, Mango
9.99, Pull & Bear
240, Miu Miu

at David Clulow i
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18, Indigo Collection at Marks & Spencer
AVIATOR
There isnt a
face shape that
doesnt suit
these classics
- even your
dog can work
an aviator.
119, DKNY at Sunglasses Shop
355, Linda Farrow

157, Michael
Kors
286, Oliver Peoples

160, Taylor Morris Eyewear
TIP!
If you are darker skinned,
go for bolder colours
the brighter the better.
Lighter skintones suit
more neutral colours
such as pale pinks,
blues and
beiges.
66, Le Specs
98, J Crew
STELLA MCCARTNEY S/S 16
119, Diesel
150, Coco and Breezy

157, Michael Kors at Sunglass Hut
145, Versace
at Sunglasses Shop
140, Wildfox
19.99, Mango
123, Versace at Sunglasses Shop
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160, Westward
Leaning
FENDI S/S 16
CATS EYE
If you want to
make a bold,
sexy statement,
then these
50s-inspired
shapes will do
the trick.
274, Oliver Peoples
175, Illesteva
99 Marc By Marc Jacobs at Sunglasses Shop
243, Fendi at Sunglasses Shop

8, Boohoo
7.99, H&M
130, Pinko
165, Toxit at Wolf & Badger
TIP!
215, Alexander McQueen
at Very Exclusive
The cats eye style

is naturally elongated
around the eyes. Look
for ones that extend
beyond your
cheekbones to
maximise the
impact.
220, Lotho
14, Hippie Chic
22, Prism
PHOTOGRAPHS JASON LLOYD-EVANS
12.99, H&M
30, Quay Australia
22, The Mix X
220, Lotho
17.99, Jeepers Peepers at Truffle Shuffle
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WORK
S M A R T E R , N O T H A R D E R
CO-VERT AFFAIR
Caffeine and chocolate may be our
staple creativity tools in the office
but experts now claim the key to
a more creative workspace is much
simpler: a touch of foliage. New
research by Regents University,
London, found that surrounding
yourself with green hues could
boost your visual creativity.
But, says social and environmental
psychologist Dr Mathew White,
a day out in the countryside is whats
really needed (even a temporary
visit can increase wellbeing). Bucolic
mini-break not on the cards? Opt
for a countryside screensaver
instead. Youll get (most of) the
benets minus the cow poo,
and toffs in at caps.
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Always be
tenacious,
most people
just give up
when it gets
difficult
SELF
MADE
BY ADRIANA DE SOUSA CALADO. PHOTOGRAPH REBECCA REID/LONDON EVENING STANDARD/EYEVINE
TINA BROWN, 62, is one of the

worlds most successful journalists,
and frankly what she doesnt know
about leadership and tenacity really
isnt worth knowing
Understand what others want
What makes a great leader is listening and empathy, and
by empathy I mean understanding what the other person
wants. Ive seen it again and again leaders speaking to
their staff who are just not listening. They dont realise
that what theyre saying is sinking like a lead balloon.
Its about persistence (not pushiness)
I believe in turning up in person if you want to get things
done. If I want [Home Secretary] Theresa May to come to
my event, I might write ve letters, but then Ill go and see
her, even if it means I have to cross the Atlantic. Its about
how much you want something, and I put plenty of passion
into making something happen if I want it to happen. Be
tenacious. A lot of people give up when it gets difficult.
Turn obstacles into strengths
My time at The New Yorker (she was the youngest ever editor,
at age 38) was daunting there was a lot to lose. I was giving
up a successful job at Vanity Fair to take on a challenge
that was the crown jewel of publishing. It was a very male
environment when I arrived. At that rst meeting there
were all these men around the table looking at me. I was
called Stalin in heels and for about a year and a half I had
a huge amount of ak, but I won them over. In the end,
the old guard, as it was called, were very supportive.
Take risks and embrace failure
Ive always taken a lot of risks. Most of them have panned
out some havent. If you take risks, youve got to accept

that some arent going to work. When we merged Newsweek
with The Daily Beast it didnt work, but I learnt a lot.
Being a perfectionist can take you a long way
Headlines, blurbs, captions it all counts. If it doesnt
count to you, then youre not an A. I admire Meryl Streep
so much because she treats everything she does with the
same amount of seriousness and excellence. Not all her
lms are good, but her performance is always awless,
and thats what makes her
the woman she is.
TINAS CV
Keep in touch
1979 Editor, Tatler (age 25)
Maintain relationships and
1983 Publishes Life As A Party
follow through. Professional
1984 Editor, Vanity Fair (age 29)
manners are often forgotten,
1992 Editor, The New Yorker
but a quick thank you note
1999 Founding editor, Talk
or a courteous follow-up goes
2000 Awarded a CBE for
a long way with me. Ive
her work in journalism
interviewed a lot of people
2003-2005 Hosts US show
who I heard nothing from
Topic [A] With Tina Brown
afterwards and I noted that.
2007 Publishes
The Diana Chronicles
Its important because if you
2008 Editor, The Daily Beast
handle that interview right
2010 Launches the Women in
and you follow up right,
the World annual summit with
youre on somebodys radar.
her friend Meryl Streep
2013 Sets up
Tina Brown Media
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GET YOUR
GRIT
TOGETHER
The four letter word every
woman needs to get ahead at
work? Nope, not wine. Grit.
Josie Copson meets the nine
women whove wrangled and
fought their way to the top
Casey Stoney MBE

ENGLAND WOMENS
FOOTBALL CAPTAIN
In 2005, I was part

of the England team at the European
championships. We were playing
a home tournament something
that had never happened before in
ladies football. I felt so honoured.
But my excitement quickly dissipated.
I was in a squad of 21 and realised
I was one of only two players who
werent selected to play any minutes
in any of the three games. By the
end of that tournament, I seriously
contemplated quitting. I had
a full-time job to supplement my
income and didnt think I could
juggle everything any more. Then,
something switched inside me.
I thought, Im not going to give
up. Instead, I made a decision to
get up at 4am every day to train
before work. I trained harder and
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A right
handful
longer than Id ever trained

before. That whole experience
was the making of me and Ive
kept that work ethic ever since.
If Id have given up I would never
have captained my country or
gone to the Olympics.
2Shaa Wasmund MBE

ENTREPRENEUR
in the industry, though, I would

only ever be a reality TV star.
Fitness bosses were constantly
pushing me towards the triedand-tested formula of fad diets,
extreme weight loss and a tness
DVD. But it just wasnt what
I wanted to do. I was determined
to do something more credible.
So I came up with the concept
of having a website that would
constantly be updated with tips
and videos. I put in a lot of time
and my own money. It was a huge
risk to go against conformity,
but I knew what I wanted,
stuck to it and it paid off.
I actually started my
career as an intern on
Cosmopolitan. One day, I was sitting
in the editors office waiting for her
to arrive when I noticed a pile of
Chloe Macintosh
paper with the magazines letterhead.
CO- FOUNDER OF
I shoved a stack in my bag and later
MADE.COM
wrote a letter to the boxer Chris
When I was in the
Eubank (at that point, one of the
process of setting up Made.com
most famous men in England),
in 2010, I remember meeting
requesting an interview. Miraculously, a buyer who told me, No one
he agreed. My editor was
will ever buy
furious, but applauded
a sofa without
my determination. In
sitting on it. People
the end, she helped
thought we were crazy
me sell it to a national
in the beginning. We
newspaper the money
were asking customers
from which I used to
to buy furniture without
pay off my student
viewing it in person,
loan. Eubank was so
and only making the
impressed, he offered me
products to order, so
CASEY STONEY
a job as his PR manager.
they had to wait to
While I was still at
receive them. But
university, I promoted
when I walked out
his ght with Nigel Benn one of the of that meeting, I vowed Id prove
biggest ever to take place in Britain.
him wrong. For the next six months,
I pulled early mornings and allnighters. I came up with innovative
Lucy
ideas, used 360 videos and, despite
Mecklenburgh
my colleagues doubts, I insisted
FITNESS ENTREPRENEUR
on using models something
I started disliking
furniture websites hadnt really
my body a few years ago. I had
done before. I fought for a budget
no self-esteem and knew I needed
and even brought in my own
to change. I was introduced to
clothes for them to wear. Now,
my personal trainer, Cecilia, and
Im thankful for that buyers
quickly fell in love with exercising.
negativity and glad I persevered,
I started posting on social media
because sofas account for more
and received a great response.
than half our business.
People wanted more. To many
That experience
was the making
of me; and Ive
kept that work
ethic ever since
5 Emma Barnett
BBC RADIO
BROADCASTER
Pink lipstick, blonde

hair and yellow heels in maledominated Silicon Valley doesnt
always go down well. So when
I approached Evan Williams [cofounder of Twitter] for an interview at
a conference, he took one look at me
and said he was busy. I knew this could
be a career-making interview. Twitter
was brand new, so I wasnt going home
without my story. I waited around after
the conference and as soon as I saw
him leave, I sprinted after him and said,
Come on, Ill buy you a cocktail. I said
everything to persuade him to talk to
me. Finally, he relented. A couple of
drinks later, Evan opened up and it was
the first interview a British newspaper
had secured with him. Admittedly it
was a dramatic, slightly drunken
experience, but I learnt that polite
cheekiness will always do well for you,
no matter what line of work youre in.
6Thea Green
FOUNDER OF
NAILS INC
Within a year of
launching we were asked to partner
an international brand and launch
in America. I was reluctant, but
people kept hurling statistics at me
like, America is 10 times the size of
the UK, so I eventually agreed.
However, I knew in the back of my
mind this would make it 10 times
more complicated too, so I made
the difficult decision to postpone
the global launch. Im sure it was
frustrating for others for me to
pull out and I know we lost
partnerships because of it, but we
just werent ready. We were 10
years old when we eventually went
international. Our official launch
in the US was fantastic we i
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partnered with Sephora,

and Ive still got a brilliant
relationship with them
today. Im glad I listened
to my gut and waited
until I knew the brand,
KARREN BRADY
the product and the
nances inside out.
7 Karren Brady CBE

BUSINESSWOMAN
When West Ham were

bidding for the Olympic
stadium [Karren was the first female
managing director of a Premiership
football team at Birmingham City and
is now vice-chairman of West Ham]
we faced a lot of barriers. Every time it
got close, they changed their minds or
reopened the bidding to our rivals. It
was frustrating, but I had to remain set
on the goal. I outwardly spoke of my
determination to succeed every day,
and used it to motivate the rest of the
team. I felt responsible for inspiring
everyone to believe in the mission as
much as I did, even when we felt like
giving up. We won the bid after three
long years. There will always be
obstacles in front of you when you try
to achieve your goals. Sometimes you
have to push them carefully out of the
way but sometimes you can just crash
straight through them.
Jessica
Parker
8Sarah
ACTRESS AND
ENTREPRENEUR
Being a grown-up often requires

you to manage conicts and ght
for something, even if it makes you
nervous. There are lots of things that
Michael Patrick King [Sex And The
Citys executive producer] and
I really believed in while lming and
maintained a position on, even if others
disagreed. Sometimes you have a point
of view that you think is necessary and
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9 Hlne Darroze
MICHELIN-STAR CHEF
Id been a chef for less

than two years, working
in my dads restaurant in France, when
I was invited to be one of three chefs
cooking for 200 people at a political
dinner. Id never cooked for that many
before, and the pressure was on as the
French and German presidents were

there. I sent out a pigeon dish and
it wasnt long before the matre d
returned and told me that the French
president liked it so much, he wanted
another portion. This was disastrous.
At an official dinner you dont have
food going spare. I quickly scoured for
ingredients, cooked them up and sent it
out. Afterwards, I was the only chef to
be called out to the dining room. The
French presidents wife said, Who
cooked the main dish? I timidly
replied, I did. She said, My husband
and I never eat bird. It felt like the
end of the world. Then she asked,
Is it possible for my chef to call
you on Monday to get the recipe?
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Therell always
be obstacles
when youre
trying to reach
your goals
important but that will

lead to disagreements
with other people.
I think the best way [to
show your grit] is to be
informed and argue your
point calmly. If youre a
person who is passionate
and wants to produce
quality, it requires you
to have conviction and
be inexhaustible.
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YOUR NOBS GUIDE TO ALL THINGS BEAUTY
COULD YOU DO BLUE?

Grannies love it. Grungers love it. But
are you ready for some blue rinse
action? According to the LOral
Professionnel colour experts, Stonewash,
Indigo and Midnight Ink are the
denim-themed dyes you need on
your head this season. Stonewash is
best for light hair, and will lift naturally
cool undertones, explains celebrity
hair stylist Adam Reed. For darker
hair, Midnight Ink will create a stunning
multidimensional effect as it catches
the light. As for Indigo, consider it the
one-size atters-all jeggings of the hair
world as brilliant on brunettes and
blondes as it is on Dame Edna.
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86
DOES SHE
LOOK LIKE
SHE NEEDS
TO WORRY
ABOUT
WRINKLES?
The skincare industry insists
your millennial skin is
withering as we speak and you
must act now. Well, should you?
asks Ingeborg van Lotringen i
LOOK
OUT,
GEN Y:
Beauty brands are making a play for your faces. Aware
as they are of how hyper-informed and photo-ready you
are, the days of being left to your own devices with some
moisturiser and a cleansing wipe are long gone. Noticeable
lines may seem a lifetime away, but collagen production
begins to stall in your twenties, says, well, just about
everyone. Cliniques orange-tubed Pep-Start Eye Cream
is the rst of an age-defying franchise aimed at twentysomethings. Origins is expanding its successful Original
Skin range, squarely targeting so-dubbed quarter-lifers
who, they say,demand high-performance products to sort
out discolouration and dullness issues. Even cosmeceutical
brand Skinceuticals offers a serious emulsion (with an
equally serious 96 price tag) to correct the early signs of
photoageing. I could go on. Of course your skin will have
issues it didnt when you were a toddler. But does that
mean you should splash the cash on problems that are
just starting? Or can you smell a marketing rat?
DANGER, DANGER!
Skincare companies tell us
twenty-something skins are
besieged like never before
by pollution, stress, and hard
living. Air pollution is on
the up, with soot, exhaust
fumes and gases all proven
to exacerbate inammation,
wrinkles, age spots and
acne, says Professor Jean
Krutmann of the Leibniz
Research Institute for
Environmental Medicine
in Germany. Ultrane
toxic particles in gases are
especially damaging and we
are now heavily exposed to
those in big European cities.
Add in a thinning ozone
layer and UV radiations
nasty habit of turning
extra-destructive when
mixed with pollutants and
you have a wickedly toxic
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mix. It all contributes to

a general speeding up of
the ageing process, says
Kiehls UK consulting
dermatologist Alexis
Granite. But I wouldnt say
this is specically prevalent
in younger skins. Its
not just you, all of us are
rusting away in a cloud of
carbon monoxide and its
happening faster than ever.
Stress and fast living are
other scourges that would
blight any skin, but do
they affect millennials
signicantly more than
they did their mothers? No
dermatologist I spoke to
for this feature knows of

any studies conrming this
but circumstantial evidence
is starting to appear.
Increasing numbers of
twenty-something patients
suffer from patchy red skin
and adult acne, largely due
to stress and on-the-go diets
high in processed foods and
sugar, says GP and cosmetic
doctor Rabia Malik. Social
media is making them more
aware of it: they complain of
signs of ageing that thwart
the soft-focus, cameraready skin theyre after.
The desire to be up
for a sele at all times
may also be the cause of
the over-use of a sneaky
and little-known ageing
agent: self-tan. Its active
ingredient, DHA, turns skin
brown by oxidising its top
layer, creating a surge of
damaging free radicals that
essentially kill off the cells
there.My advice would be
to treat self tan as a holiday
option rather than a daily
ritual, says Sally Penford,
education manager at
the International
Dermal Institute.
Truth be told, millennials
hyper-awareness of aws,
real or perceived, has
boosted make-up sales
and even changed the
way products are made
and tested. Should we be
surprised skincare wants
a piece of the action?
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT

To be fair, brands are
happy to admit it.We
are positioning Pep as
the choice for the imageconscious, instant-x
generation, says Cliniques
product development vice
president Eileen Higgins.

Its all about products that
look good, work fast, are
simple to use, affordable
and sit well under make-up.
The hero ingredients are
peptides, well-established
anti-agers that can repair
damage in all skin types
before it even surfaces.
Is that an attractive
proposition to the instantx generation? My entirely
unscientic snap poll
of team Cosmopolitans
under-30 squad suggests
it might be, kinda. Maybe.
I dont really believe
anti-ageing products do
anything, is the common
refrain. But Ill probably
buy some just in case.
What does transpire is that
these women are skincareaware in a way that at 25
I denitely was not. In
reality, a good daily routine,
The need to be
ready for a selfie
has made us all
hyper-critical
SPF, healthy diet and plenty
of water are the answer,
says Claire.Ive grown up
with my mum smothering
me in sun lotion, so I know
to look after my skin,
says Natasha.Ive been
moisturising since I was i
No sooner have you

eBayed your Barbie,
youre slapping on
the moisturiser
SKIN PRESCRIPTIONS
Thats a prediction most
skin pros think might
come to pass, provided
you worship at the altar
of prevention.
Starting on agepreventative skincare in
your twenties will stave off
the onset of age-related skin
changes, says dermatologist
Stefanie Williams.
Your two most important
age-defying choices are
a high-grade antioxidant
serum with SPF30 or more.
Using the right products
consistently from as early
as you can wont just keep
your skin looking younger.
It will be healthier as well,
meaning fewer breakouts,
less eczema and sensitivity.
But much like pink razors
for girls, they dont need to
come in a my generationshaped tube; were onmessage forewarned
really is forearmed.
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Change it up
So heres what you need to know now for a beauty regime
thatll keep you looking fresh forever (well, for a whole
lot longer anyway)
SLS-FREE CLEANSER
Avoiding soap and

facial cleanser
featuring sodium lauryl
sulphate or sodium laureth
sulphate (check the
ingredients) will save your
skin. Cleansing is a must,
but so is preserving your
lipid barrier, which protects
skin from dehydration,
inammation and disease.
SLS detergents will strip
it, leading to problems
including premature ageing.
BARRIER BUILDERS
Increasingly, a
top-notch lipid
barrier (also called acid
mantle) is seen as the key to
problem-free, age-defying
skin. It consists of lipids
(theres a surprise) and
delightful healthy bacteria;
helping these proliferate
will build a self-hydrating,
self-protecting ecosystem.
Look for essential fatty
acids, niacinamide (vitamin
B3) and pre- and
probiotic complexes.
21ST-CENTURY
HYDRATION
Being 70% water, it

stands to reason that skin
doesnt function properly if
its dehydrated. But, says
facialist Debbie Thomas:
Dumping a heavy cream on
your face may make it look
plumper on the surface bu
ut
can make skin lazy, slowing
g
down its own moisture
production in the deeper
layers. Short-chain
hyaluronic acid and glycerin
are oil-free, weightless
skin quenchers that
stimulate the self-hydrating
process. Theyre ideal for
oily skins and just as
effective on dry ones.
ACIDS
THE BIG THREE
Skins cell renewal

process gets lazy in
your twenties, so you need to
ramp it up. A toner, cleanser
or mild daily peel with gentle
AHAs such as lactic or
mandelic acid will make
a huge difference. Opt for
serums with glucosamine,
salicylic acid and niacinamide
to maintain your youthful glow.
Vitamins A, C and E
are the antioxidants
best-proved by science and
loved by experts. Add as many
others as you like (via green
tea, lycopene); the wider
the variety the better, as they
all rugby-tackle different
murderous free radicals. Your
in-built stash of antioxidants
begins to deplete you guessed
it in your twenties, so you
need these bad boys.
Skin-vestment pieces
for generation ageless
Elizabeth Arden Superstart Skin
Renewal Booster, 45 A barrier
builder with essential fatty acids
and antioxidants
Origins Original Skin, 32 Serum
that speeds up cell renewal and
ssoothes stressed skin
Galline La Culture Foaming Facial
Cleanser, 14 SLS-free and full
of prebiotics
Dr Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Ultra
Gentle Daily Peel, 70 30 once-aday AHA wipes for brighter skin
Clinique Pep-Start Eye Cream, 22
C
A quenching peptide bomb for
tired (read: morning-after) eyes
Skinceuticals Metacell Renewal B3,
96 Deep hydration with loads of
niacinamide and peptides
Olay Total Effects Featherweight
Moisturiser, 14.99 Similar to
Metacell at a fraction of the price
Garnier Moisture Bomb Night, 7.99
Glycerin and antioxidants penetrate
up to 10 layers of skin for the
ultimate quench
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20; I think itll stave off

wrinkles, says Cat. I would
rather invest in skincare
now that it is preventative,
adds Laura. Their views
all support a point made
by the amusingly named
Art Pellegrino, research
and development chief
at Elizabeth Arden.
Millennials are the rst
generation in history to have
used suncare all their lives,
spurred on by mothers who
knew what to do, he says.
Theyve grown up with
the notion that prevention
is better than cure when it
comes to skincare. Its led
to a focus on skin health
from a young age that could
well make them the bestlooking generation ever.
INGE HAS
ISSUES
Cosmopolitans Beauty Director INGEBORG VAN LOTRINGEN gets a few things o her chest
TRENDING...
POWER LATHERS
We need to talk about...
The C-word
No, not that one I mean vitamin C, one

of skins best brighteners. There are plenty
of vitamin C products on the market,
but what no one tells you is that you need
to buy it in the correct formula otherwise
it can damage cells. Seriously. Heres
what you should be looking out for:
ASCORBIC ACID Its the vitamin C active
that cells absorb. Other vitamin C
compounds (ascorbyl glucoside, ascorbyl
palmitate) need converting into ascorbic
acid first, meaning you get a much lower

dose of pure vitamin C than advertised.
WATER Does it contain H2O? Bad news:
ascorbic acid oxidises quickly in the wet stuff.
One option is to mix a tiny dose of liquid and
vitamin C powder and apply immediately:
Bakel Thio-C, 118, lets you do that.
ETHYL Or look for ethyl ascorbic acid,
which wont oxidise (youll know because
your product wont turn orange). I love
Hylamide C25 Vitamin C Booster, 30.
I hear that Korean women

(renowned for their perfect
complexions) wont even
rub cleanser on their skin.
They move their face
around in two cupped
hands full of foam, says
one of my favourite skin
boffins, who travels the
world spotting trends.
Its apparently the power
of your lather, not the
rubbing, that cleanses skin
(although this method
wont remove make-up).
I say choose a foaming
cleanser without sudsy
but skin-stripping sodium
laureth sulphate, please.
Neutrogena Visibly
Clear Spot
Stress Control
Daily Foaming
Wash, 4.49;
Erborian
Double
Mousse Gentle
Cleansing
Foam, 22.
PERSONAL SHOPPER
OBSESSED
Ingenious
Beauty Ultimate
Collagen+, 75
Why are my nails so
strong? Why does my
hair grow so fast my
roots show in days?
This supplement,
thats why.
IMPRESSED
Topshop Smoke Stick, 6.50

Glides on like butter but has
a perfect charcoal-y texture that
stays in place. Easiest two-stroke
smoky eye I ever attempted.
NONPLUSSED
Givenchy Mister
Radiant Blush, 22
The pigment beads burst
on application to turn
the clear gel into a cheek
tint but to get your
tiny dab of tint, you
waste tons of gel each
time. Infuriating!
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ORIGINS BY ALL GREENS

FOAMING DEEP
CLEANSING MASK, 36
This spirulina, spinach
and green-tea-packed
self-activating foam slightly
stung my sensitive cheeks,
but no redness followed and
my skin sparkled afterwards.
BEAUTY
LAB
E ditors pick
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Fizzy facials
EXUVIANCE BIONIC OXYGEN FACIAL, 60

Seconds after applying this silky gel, the
bubbles kicked in, and it actually felt like
my skin was being infused with poreclearing oxygen. The results were amazing:
a beautifully bright complexion.
Products that snap, crackle

and pop for brighter skin: hard
working or a total gimmick?
Beauty Editor CASSIE POWNEY
gets testing
FILORGA SCRUB &
MASK REOXYGENATING
EXFOLIATING MASK, 38
After some nice, not-tooabrasive exfoliation, I could
only assume the oxygentransporting micro bubbles
were working their magic.
Yes, my skin felt smooth
after, but I expected
more for the price tag.
NUDE SKINCARE
DETOX GENTLE
BRIGHTENING
FIZZY POWDER
WASH, 38
The first time
I added water, it
splashed the powder
right out of my hand,
oops! On the second
attempt, it foamed
a little on application
and left my skin
feeling clean and
smooth. A bit fiddly
for me, though.
MIZON VITA LEMON SPARKLING

POWDER, 10
Washing your face with scented
sparkling water sounds like
something youd do after a lottery
win, especially given that two sachets
required for one fizzy treatment
will put you back 10. Cute idea,
but did little an expensive novelty.
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STRETCH YOUR BO
AND YOUR MIND...
WHATS ALL THIS ZEN?
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The idea of nding spiritual salvation

by doing 30 press-ups may sound like
something out of Zoolander 2, but it turns
out this is a legitimate thing. Mindful tness
works by combining good, old-fashioned
grunting exercise with mind-mellowing
meditation. Londons Equinox Gym has just
launched Headstrong, a combination of
HIIT training and meditation while chi
running (tai chi meets jogging), thats set
to be the new summer tness trend. Good
for mind, body and looking hot in a pair
of Lululemon leggings. Were on board.
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CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE STARTING ANY N
f youve ever wondered who

PT behind Khlo Kardashia
hoisted derrire and Sofa V
curves is weve found him
man whose tough, multi-purp
body. Complete two to ve cir
a 60-second break in-between,
and youll see exactly what we
EXERCISE
he
s newly
garas melliuou
unnar Peterson s t e
moves work yo
ti
ts of these exercises, wit
lding 1.5-5kg dumbbell
ean.
This Hollywood-ap roved

workout will make ou
sweat and ache d
deliver fast, sexy re ults
To
ito
tanding on ne leg, swing the other
ck while lea ing forward until you
almost touch t e oor.
Sw ng back to a standing position,
d ring your knee up to your chest.
R eat 8-12 t mes, then swap sides.
TARGETS hamsttrings, bum and core
STEP 3 Sinngle
eg deadliift
EXPRESS
WORKOUT
99
weights behind
your head, lift
them straight
above your head.
2 As you lift them,
go up onto
your tiptoes.
3 Repeat 12-20
times. Pray.
TARGETS triceps
and calves
1 Holding the
STEP 2
Triceps
extension
with calf
raise
3 Do this 16 times. Expect to h

hurt.
and repeat with you

ur right han
nd.
2 Raise your left hand to your

y
chest
one push-up, keeping your leg

gs straight.
TARGETS chest, triceps,

front shoulder and lats
1 Get into a push-up position, and do
STEP 1 Push-up
renegade row
on your forearms with your hands

beneath your shoulders, keeping
your back and legs straight.
2 Slowly swivel your hips underneath
you to one side, keeping your arms
on the oor.
3 Return to the plank position
and swivel to the other side.
4 Repeat 20-50 times, or as many as you
can do in one minute. And its
it s a wrap!
TARGETS abs
1 Get into a plank position, resting
STEP 5 Corkscrew plank
your weights above

your shoulders,
drop into a squat.
2 As you stand, twist
to one side and lift
the weights above
your head.
3 Repeat on the
other side, doing
8-12 per side.
Youre nearly there!
TARGETS bum, quadss

and shoulders
1 Standing with
STEP 4 Squat
to twisting
overhead press
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putting each shoe in a
separate pillowcase. Wash on
a delicate cycle and ta-da,
box fresh again! (Well,
close enough.)
52, Vans
101
orking out in the dark (read:

cold) once meant multiple
layers and a lot of grimacing.
Then, a decade ago, a candlelit spinning class
called SoulCycle hit New York, giving gymgoers the right bikes and the right light
to pedal their butts off.
The most popular part of our classes is
when the lights go out completely, says
Hilary Gilbert, co-founder of Londons Boom
Cycle, the low-lit spin sensation she set up
after spotting a gap in the UK market.
Because they cant be seen, people push
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blindfold a person, over time, their

other senses improve, explains Dr
Stuart Flint, exercise psychologist at
Sheffield Hallam University. Which
means better agility, balance and
coordination are all within reach.
The drawback? No one will notice.
Heres our round-up of the very
best low-light workouts.
BY GEMMA ASKHAM. PHOTOGRAPH TRUNKARCHIVE.COM
Dark dancing
as hard as they can

its a big motivator.
Killing the lights can
be playful, too, bridging
the gap between working
out and going out. Payal
Kadakia, CEO of tness
studio network ClassPass,
likens the phenomenon to
the new restaurant scene:
just as hitting the dimmer
switch encourages diners to relax,
a dark gym can help tness fans
shed inhibitions while working
out harder. In many ways, its a
backlash against the hardcore #tspo
movement that still dominates social
media. After all, if its dark, no one
cares if youre in Lululemon or Asda;
no lter can show off your abs.
And, while calorie-burn is still
more in the hands of the instructor
than down to the light xtures,
dark exercise can boost your ability.
Through studying kinaesthesia [the
sense of your bodys position and
movements], we know that if you
The gym was once the healthy

precursor to a night out now its
the night out, with people waitlisting tickets to dry raves in the
same way theyd queue for a club.
Morning Gloryville is an epic prework party previously DJed by
Fatboy Slim and Basement Jaxx,
and with venues in London, Leeds,
Liverpool and Dublin in which
you can glowstick your way to
t. Virgin Active, meanwhile, has
cut the lights for its Clubbercise
class street-dance meets 90s club
anthems, with glowsticks. Aciiid.
morninggloryville.com
Dark spinning
SoulCycle may never
have made it to Blighty,
but that hasnt stopped
us adopting the art
of dark riding. In the
capital, Boris Johnsons
revival of outdoor
cycling is mirrored
underground, in
boutique gyms where
darkness reigns; try
Boom, Psycle and
Ride Republic.
Nuffield Health and
Fitness First also do
dim- or strobe-lit
spin. Spin Factory in
Manchester uses the
Wattbike (a hi-tech
machine that simulates
the feel of the road)
again, sans light. The
best of cycling at night
minus uorescent
armbands and helmet hair.

boomcycle.co.uk; psyclelondon.com;
riderepublic.co.uk; prospin.co.uk
Dark yoga
Not all yoga requires getting up at
the crack of dawn. Traditionally,
morning yoga was practised in
daylight and evening by oil lamp or
candlelight, says celebrity teacher
Nadia Narain of Triyoga. The latter
is good for calming, and trataka
the act of focusing on a ame
aids concentration and develops
intuition. Meditative styles of yoga,
such as yin, are typically taught in
dark rooms. For something totally
different, try Black And Light Yoga
a pitch-black practice set to trance.
triyoga.co.uk; blackandlightyoga.com
Dark running
Running a 5K? Cool. Running a

5K through laser tunnels and neon
trees in uoro make-up? Thats why
night races are now the Bieber of
the running world. Electric Run
which has all of this is held in
London, Manchester
and Glasgow, while
Glow In The Park hits
London, Manchester
and Cornwall in
We shine a light on
October. For an
after-dark trends that
endurance challenge,
may or may not take off
Reaper Events and
DARK KAYAKING:
Muddy Race both list
Squeezing yourself into
night-time obstacle
a coffin with oars by
courses UK-wide.
night? Its Bear Grylls
meets Henley Regatta.
Want a spooky view
secretadventures.org
from your head-torch?
VERDICT: RIDICULOUS
The National Trusts
night runs (October to
NIGHT SKIING:
March) let you tackle
Little brats innitely better
1-9K routes around
at not falling on their arses
will be in bed, leaving you to
its pitch-black estates.
the Rockies runs in peace.
Perfect for unleashing
keystoneresort.com
your Phoebe-sprint.
VERDICT: GENIUS
electricrun.co.uk;
glowinthepark.co.uk;
DARK ZIP-LINING:
reaperevents.co.uk;
Like Indiana Jones (less the
hat and klepto tendencies)
muddyrace.co.uk;
in Snowdonia with Go Below
nationaltrust.org.uk
GENIUS OR
RIDICULOUS?
Underground Adventures.
go-below.co.uk
VERDICT: NO FRICKIN WAY
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Claudia
Marcus
FIRSTDATES
Channel 4s First Dates is TV gold well, except for the frustratingly cryptic
Cameron
Louise
READ
Hugo
Francesca
REBOOTED
ending. Which is why we found out exactly what really went downi
BY MARTHA HAYES. PHOTOGRAPHS RUTH ROSE
Natasha
Scott
105
Claudia&
Marcus
We were at
Claudia: the restaurant
He was really by 11.30am
trying it on
and my sister
with me
and I kicked
things off
with a couple of Porn Star
Martinis at the bar. My rst
thought when I saw Marcus
was,I hope I impress him.
He was good-looking
and we immediately hit
it off but he was way too
complimentary. Im not
good at accepting praise,
I always think, Theyre just
trying to get in my pants.
When we left the restaurant
at 5pm, my sister Francesca
and her date, Hugo, were
sitting on a wall round
the corner waiting for us.
The four of us went
to a bar nearby for some
cocktails and then decided
to sit outside St Pauls
Cathedral. It was a hot
summers day so we stayed
until about 9pm, getting
drunk and taking seles. It
was a good laugh. Marcus
took me to one side, and
said,I really want you in
my life Ive never clicked
with anyone so well.
I agreed with him, but
I just didnt fancy him, so
I told him that it wouldnt
go further than friends.
Francesca and I had to
head off to meet people so
we all swapped numbers
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and the next day set up

a group message on
Facebook. Weve met up as
a foursome three times since.
One night, a few
weeks after the show, we
ended up back at Hugos
1.4 million apartment in
St Jamess Park. Francesca
and Hugo slept in the
bedroom and Marcus
and I were on the sofa.
I still wasnt interested in
Marcus even when
I was drunk. He tried it
on that night and kept
making moves, but it felt
awkward. Id hug him
back but when he tried
to kiss me, Id move away.
Eventually, he gave up.
I think he was just drunk.
I will denitely see
Marcus again as a friend,
but Ive just started seeing
someone new, who Ive
known for a while.
Claudia is
a cool girl and
Ive been on very down100 dates
to-earth.
since the
show
I thought it
was going
well and that wed denitely
go on another date, but then
she said she wasnt too sure.
Shed had her heart
broken and was wary of
letting anyone get too
close. I wanted to prove her
wrong, but Im not going
Marcus:
to chase someone if they

dont show interest. We
arranged a few nights out
since, clubbing at Heaven in
central London and drinks
on a pub boat in Vauxhall.
The rst time we went
out, we ended up at Hugos
apartment and I tried it
on with Claudia but she
said,Its not happening.
I wouldnt have done that
if I was sober.
It may not have worked
out with Claudia, but things
have gone crazy since the
episode aired. Now if I go
on a date, people ask for
seles with me and I have
even had people track down
where I live one group of
girls drove to my house from
Norwich! I felt like Justin
Bieber. Before the show,

I wasnt a dating person, but
afterwards I couldnt stop. It
got to the point where I was
going on four or ve a week
and between August and
February I went on more
than 100 dates. I slept with
a few of them, but most
girls Id see only once and
that would be it. I even
stopped meeting up with
my friends for a couple
of months because I was
so busy going on dates.
When I told Claudia her
mouth was wide open!
Im now seeing someone
I met on a night out. Im
not ready for a relationship
yet though. Im a bit of
a pessimist when it comes
to settling down.
CLAUDIA WEARS: BLAZER AND TOP, BOTH H&M; SKIRT, VINTAGE. MARCUS WEARS:
SHIRT, SANDRO. FRANCESCA WEARS: DRESS, H&M. HUGO WEARS: SHIRT, TOPMAN
Law student Claudia Nicholls, 21, shared

a bowl of chips (but precious little else)
with rapper Marcus Balogun, 23.
The shows credits told us: Claudia and Marcus have decided to stay
good friends. But what actually happened next?
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Francesca
&Hugo
Hugo Millington-Drake,
26, was the chatty aristo
who rejected seemingly
smitten Oxford student Francesca Nicholls, 21. The shows sign-off
said: Francesca is still searching for her fairy-tale prince
I found
Francesca: watching
It felt like
the episode
a Bridget
back highly
Jones
film
traumatic.
When you
step outside of yourself and
see how you interact with
people, its scary. I didnt
realise how annoying I was!
The show focused on
me putting on a posh voice,
but I was being sarcastic
and that wasnt captured
in the episode. People on
Twitter were like,Why
isnt she being herself?
I was just taking the piss
out of Hugo. Dont get me
wrong, when he walked in,

I thought, Thank God, hes
good looking, but I wish
I hadnt come across as
only interested because
he was really posh.
I was gutted when Hugo
said he didnt fancy me on
the show. I didnt think
wed end up getting married,
but I had hoped we could
have seen where it went.
After the TV date, his
hyper-energetic mood
calmed down and I saw
the real Hugo. We talked
about everything: past
relationships and what we
were going to do with our
lives. He was so
different from the TV
version down-to-earth
and genuinely lovely. He
was also conscious of
having hurt my feelings
and was very nice to me.
We started messaging
after that and then we went
clubbing in London. We got
off with each other in the
club, and went back to his
at. Its absolutely stunning.
It felt like a Bridget Jones
lm, as I stumbled around,
going, How have I ended
up in this beautiful palace?
We didnt sleep together
because I cant have sex with
someone unless Im in a
relationship with them, but
I did spend most of the next
day there. We kissed more
and we even watched First
Dates. After that, I could tell
it wasnt going anywhere.
At the end of our next
night out together (all four
of us), Hugo conked out on
the bed and I slept next to
him because I didnt want
to sleep on the sofa. Now
were friends and wed
only ever go out as a four.
I broke up with my last
serious boyfriend a year ago
and Im hoping we will get
back together. When I went
on First Dates, I wanted to
see what else was out there,
but it has made me realise
that theres someone I love
right on my doorstep.
Francesca
and I got
Shes
on very
crashed
well. Thank
at mine
since
God, really,
because had
it been two hours of really
awkward conversation,
I probably would have
Hugo:
died. What they dont

show, is that the restaurant
where its lmed is only
a third full. So everyone
else was on a normal
awkward rst date and
then I barrelled in loudly,
breaking the eardrums
of the kitchen staff.
After the meal, we
ran into Francescas twin
sister, Claudia, and her
date Marcus, and went
for more drinks to nd
out how we all did. We
ended up getting on so
well that we decided to
arrange a proper night
out. Since then, its
become a regular thing.
Im very much on the
mates front with Francesca.
Its more friendly than
romantic. We didnt kiss
after the show but when we
went out to Heaven about
a month afterwards, we got
drunk and snogged once
or twice when I was totally
battered. Shes also crashed
at my place. Im seeing
someone new now but its
very casual. Were dating
around. Its all good fun.
I was on a second
episode of First Dates and
they asked me to do a third,
but I thought, Theyve
seen enough of me. I didnt
set out for a TV career
or anything, but Made In
Chelsea got in touch with
me. I didnt have any luck
at the audition, though.
When Im out, every
person who recognises
me from First Dates asks
me to pull the Buzz
Lightyear face, and its
as many guys as it is girls.
All I wanted was to make
people laugh and I feel like
Ive accomplished that. i
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Assistant restaurant manager Louise

Tweddell, 23, and builder Cameron
Willcock, 23, seemed like a done deal.
The show told viewers: For their second date, Louise cooked
spaghetti Bolognese their dating profiles remain deleted
Camerons
Louise: not my usual
type. When
I would
marry him
I rst saw him
I thought,Oh
no, theyve put
me with someone young!
My last few boyfriends have
all been 30 and my friends
say Im brutal when it comes
to men. But we hit it off and
didnt look at the menu for
the rst 45 minutes because
we were so busy talking.
On the date, he kept
banging on about how he
could do magic tricks and
we went to Tesco after the
date to buy a pack of cards.
But they didnt have any, so
we bought vodka instead
and went back to his hotel.
We were so drunk that

I cant remember who made
the rst move but we slept
together that night and
made a deal to see each
other the following evening
so he could show me his
magic tricks. As it turned
out, hes really good at
them! A week later we went
to Brighton for the weekend
and continued to see each
other for two months.
But then I went on
holiday and he went away
the day I got back, so we
went from seeing each
other all the time to not
seeing each other at all.
He said he didnt like
phone conversations and
I was annoyed that he wasnt
If I was in
a club and
We went
there were
straight back
identical
to my hotel
room
twins
brunette
and blonde I would go
for the blonde. So Louise
is denitely my type, and
we are so alike. She likes
a mans man and when
she commented on the
show that it was awkward
that we were wearing
matching outts, she was
jabbing to see how Id react.
She told me afterwards she
wanted to test me.
Our date was at 7.30pm
but it was about midnight
once we got into a cab
because you have an interview
and photos afterwards. The
cameramen thought we
went to a nearby bar, but we
went to Tesco to buy cards.
When I asked her if she
wanted to come back to
my hotel, she looked up the
rst morning trains on her
phone and thats when
Cameron:
I thought, Shes staying

over then! I think we
both knew we were going
to have sex that night.
Id had about ve drinks
in the holding room with
the producers before going
on. If you say, I really fancy
a gin and tonic, theyll run
and get you one. They like
you to make a phone call
halfway through the date,
so I went to the toilet and
tried ringing four of my
mates but not one of them
picked up! Louise noticed
Id been gone a long time
and I was worried she
thought I was having a poo.
The next morning we
both had work so we got
up at 5am and walked to
the station in last nights
clothes, laughing about the
whole thing. I was buzzing
that the date had gone well
and we both really wanted
to see each other again.
I drove to her place
that night because she
had promised to cook me
spag Bol. The next evening
we went bowling and to
Nandos. We dated for two
months but never had the
where is this going chat.
We were asked to go on
the First Dates Christmas
special and talk about our
relationship, but I didnt
feel ready. Since my ex
cheated on me, I cant get
into a relationship. Most
girls would get angry but
Louise was amazing when
I explained. We havent gone
longer than a week without
talking. Im going travelling
soon for three months so
well see what happens,
but Ive stalked her on
Instagram a few times to
see what shes up to
LOUISE WEARS: DRESS, H&M. CAMERON WEARS: JACKET AND T-SHIRT, BOTH JOSEPH. NATASHA WEARS: DRESS, FLORENCE & FRED. SCOTT WEARS: TOP, ZARA; CHINOS, TOPMAN.
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Cameron&
Louise
calling, so it reached a sort

of stalemate. It turns out
that we are both as stubborn
as each other. Its annoying
how similar we are.
Im always saying to my
friends that hes the guy
I dont want to date at the
moment but the one that
Ill marry. I think weve
ruined dating for each other
since meeting. Weve tried
seeing other people but we
both end up talking to each
other again. He is the rst
person Ive been smitten
with in a long time and
we are so well matched
but its the wrong time.
The trouble is I compare
everyone else with him
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Natasha&
Scott
On their date, PE teacher Scott

Leather, 31, and make-up artist
Natasha Sandhu, 29, talked marriage.
The show, however, said: Natasha
and Scott have been on two dates, but havent made it to Vegas yet
Our date
lasted three
I had a bottle
hours. It was
of wine
before
so long that
we met
they moved
us off the
table for another couple!
We talked non-stop. Im
surprised at how sober
I came across.
Id travelled down from
Nottinghamshire and
started drinking wine in
my hotel room. I then had
a few more in the holding
room I must have had
a bottle of wine before the
date even started. We got
on really well. After dinner,
two of our friends came
Natasha:
to meet us and we all had

a drink before parting
ways. It had been a long
day and I just wanted to go
back to the hotel to sleep.
The next day we met up
for a drink before I got my
train home but it was soon
clear to me that once the
excitement, nervousness
and alcohol were taken
out of the equation, the
romantic spark just wasnt
there. Scott said hed like
to see me again but I didnt
want to lead him on. Id
been single for so long,
I wasnt prepared to do
anything if there wasnt a
spark. I explained this in a
text and he was very mature

and didnt try to push it.
I went on a date with
someone else a few days
before the First Dates
episode aired in October.
I kept thinking, I wonder
if the new guys going to
see it? We got on so well
that I invited him to watch
it with my sister and best
friend. I was worried that
theyd include a bit where
I admitted that I sleepwalk
and wee I call it sleep
urinating. Thankfully, they
didnt, but I was so nervous
that I got really drunk,
fell asleep, missed the
episode and threw up on
him. He held my hair out
of the way and looked after
me. We live together now.
Natasha is
Scott:
a gorgeous
I was asked
girl, but it was
to be the
Milk Tray
bad timing.
man
We clicked
really well
and it was like wed known
each other for ages, which
showed because fans always
say, Why arent you two
together? After the date, two
of our friends came to meet
us, and we decided to catch
up again before Natasha got
her train home. We met at
a bar called Radio Rooftop
and got on well.
We arranged to meet
up a few weeks later but
it never happened. I dont
think the distance helped.
Natasha moved to London
two months later, but the
moment had passed.
I went on to meet a girl
at a friends wedding, who,
no disrespect to Natasha, is
the girl Ive spent my life
hoping to nd. Things were
going well but now she says

she needs time to gure out
what she wants, so I could
be dating again soon.
All the kids at school ask
me if Id go on First Dates
again and Id think about
it. Ive had other TV offers
since the show and was even
approached by Cadbury
about being the new Milk
Tray man. Ive also had girls
on social media asking if Im
single but I havent replied
if Im chatting to one girl
I dont chat to anyone else.My
mum brought me up to be
a gentleman and I wouldnt
have it any other way.
THE SMALL
PRINT
The questions youve
wanted answering
Q: Is the show lmed in
a real restaurant?
A: Sure. Paternoster Chop
House in London.
Q: Does matre d Fred
actually work there?
A: Sadly not. He is the
general manager of the
Michelin-starred Galvin
at Windows at London's
Hilton Park Lane.
Q: Are the rest of the
staff really actors?
A: Nope. They all work in
the hospitality industry.
Merlin is a pub landlord,
CiCi is a part-time waitress
and trained actress, while
Laura is also a waitress.
Sam manages a caf.
Q: Do the couples have
to pay for their meal?
A: Yes. Each dater is
given 25 towards their
meal. How they split the
bill is up to them.
First Dates airs Tuesday
nights on Channel 4
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Room
for
one
more?
As the cost of living soars, Generation Perma-Rent are
sacricing space and sanity in search of cheaper digs.
JENNIFER SAVIN, 23, hutches up with a complete
stranger to discover exactly how much young women
are prepared to give up when money is really tight i
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ne in the morning, a stranger strolls

into my bedroom, icks on the
light and pulls out her laptop.
When I emerge bleary-eyed
from my duvet cocoon and
whisper, Hey, did you just
nish work? Im met with
a blank stare. This is my
new normal. The day before,
I moved out of the three-bed
at in Brixton I rent with two
friends, and into a 3x5m cage,
40 minutes outside central
London which Im sharing
with a woman Ive just met.
All for the bargain price of
90 per week, bills included.
metre from my head, sounds like
an aircraft preparing for take-off.
Pop-up adverts jingle every few
minutes. I silently seethe, imagining
her laptop taking on a life of its
own and snapping at her like
a hard-wired angry crab.
Just hours into my 10-day-long
investigation, I already understand
why they call this process hutching
up; that feeling of pure irritation at
somebody elses scratching, sniffing
and whirring (be that from a hamster
wheel or an ancient laptop) makes
me feel more furball than female.
My roommate for this experiment,
Joanna*(a waitress in her early
thirties, who followed her now-ex
to London three months previously)
is getting congratulated on being
the 10,000th visitor to a website,
when something inside me snaps.
I get up, stomp out of the room
and slam the door behind me.
I perch by the kitchen sink
(theres nowhere else to go, bar
the bathroom), grip the sideboard
and remind myself to breathe.
Half an hour later, I sneak back
in and shes in bed. I wake every
half-hour. When Joanna laughs in her
sleep, I want to throw bricks at her.
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friends,
declaring that if she tries anything
like this again, Im going to lock her
out of the room: She can sleep in the
bathtub, see if I give a fuck. Later,
I steal a snooze under my desk.
Rental institution
Why have I resorted to napping in
my office? Like thousands of other
millennial city-dwellers, Im facing
the realities of hutching up: a term
encompassing anything
from converting your
living room into an extra
bedroom to cram in more
bodies (an arrangement
that comprises a third of
all listings on SpareRoom,
a website that helps
more than one million
people a month nd a
new abode) to sharing
a bedroom with a friend
or, in this case, a skint stranger.
Late last year, research found that
average rental values have increased
by 4.9% in 10 out of 12 regions
across the UK** (excluding London)
compared with the same period
the previous year. In the capital, the
average rent went up by 8%, and is
a mind-swirling 106% higher (at an
average of 1,523 per month) than

the rest of the country a gap that
has widened by more than 20% since
last year. Meaning, unless youre
prepared to bite the bullet and shack
up with Mum and Dad (if thats even
an option), cramming together like
sofa-less sardines is
steadily becoming
the only alternative.
This spike in rental
prices isnt just having
an effect on our sleep
cycles; its also creating
a generation of adults
who cant grow up,
no matter how many
promotions they get.
A generation who
cant afford to live in the capital,
who work in industries that require
a low-paid internship to get started
and who are fast-forwarding
romances and moving in with
partners before theyre ready,
just to cut living costs.
But its not just couples sharing
rooms any more. Theres a rising
A spike in rents
is creating a
generation who
cant grow up
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COSTS TOOK A SLIGHT DROP, ACCORDING TO RESEARCH FROM HOMELET, PUBLISHED DECEMBER 2015
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number of single people sharing

too, explains Matt Hutchinson,
communications director of
SpareRoom, whos previously
lived in a hutched-up at. Sharing
a room is 10 times more common
in New York, but the trend is
building in the UK. Houses of
multiple occupation (or HMOs:
homes occupied by three or more
unrelated people who share basic
amenities), typically associated with
students, are becoming increasingly
popular, and places that have six
bedrooms are the fastest-growing
property type for rentals.
rooms, dining rooms and their

bedrooms without permission) are
nding new ways to make money.
There are seven people living in my
hutched-up at, with no communal
space: a couple in their early twenties
are in the bedroom next door and
pull late shifts behind a bar. Across
Really close quarters
Its a phenomenon noticed by housing

experts, such as Danielle Clements,
a property litigation lawyer at Gorvins
Solicitors in Manchester. She warns
that as demand for rental properties
exceeds available stock,solutions such
as hutching up will keep increasing.
Combined with stagnant salaries and
an ever-rising cost of living, landlords
and tenants (who often sub-let living
Jennifers
hutch for 10
days. Prepare
to share and
that includes
your bedside
table
the hall is Gary*, a loan shark in his

early thirties who looks like, sounds
like and essentially is Al Murray. We
have a cheery conversation where he
offers me the Wi-Fi code and brags
that his dad knows Diana Ross,
before mumbling that hes had to
move into the at because hes just
split up with his missus. Another
guy lives across the hall, Eddy*,
early twenties; I know nothing
about him apart from the fact that
he has shockingly shit taste in hats
and thumb rings, and interns at a
graphic design company. And theres
another, whose bedroom backs on
to the kitchen and whom
I neither see nor hear at all
throughout my 10-day stay. In
London, it seems its possible
to live with (and steal shower
gel from) complete strangers
for months on end. It all feels
reminiscent of freshers week
only less exciting and more
of a forced regression.
Rewind a fortnight, before Id
settled on my current digs, and Im i
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sussing outroom shares advertised all

over the city. In east London, Clive*, 44,
a sessionmusician, shows me around,
visibly swaying and clutching a glass of
red wine for support. A rolled cigarette
hangs from his mouth and quivers
like a diving board as he speaks.
He follows me and Laura*, 24, who
shares another room in the house,
into a bedroom, half of which could
be mine for 433 per month (the
option to rent the entire room would
be 850, well over half my wages).
She pushes down a barren double
mattress on a wooden bed frame.
If you moved into this room rst,
youd get to choose which bed you
want this is the most comfortable,
she advises. When I question them,
Laura explains, I knew if I wanted
somewhere in London for less than
500 Id have to share or live far from
the city centre. I chose location.
Clive gives me a steely look. The
ats a shithole, but if you just need
somewhere to sleep after work with
good transport links, you wont nd
anything cheaper. When he begins
to explain that hes toilet trained
I wont leave drops on the seat
I feel my skin start to slither off.
I leave craving a shower and my
bed, and worry about Laura the
whole way home.
Milan, Id have a massive bedroom to

myself with a double bed, but at least
my roommate is quiet and works late
so I get two hours alone each day.
My next viewing is a cosy at shared
by ve Aussie girls in north London.
As I arrive, theyre all squashed up on
the sofa watching Dont Tell The Bride.
Its a mirror image of me and my own
atmates on a Sunday night only at
bedtime, two of these girls will head
back to a shared room. I ask Daisy*, 26,
why shes resorted to sharing a room
for 440 a month. She smiles.My visa
only lasts two years, so I want to make
the most of every second I have in the
city. To do that, I need money.
Daisy isnt a waitress, or a student
shes a PA to a high-ying executive,
and her roommate works in lm
production. Their room is L-shaped, so
its almost like having your own space,
except for never being able to shut the
door (or comfortably have an orgasm).
And the orgasm catch is a biggie.
The guy Ive been low-key hooking
Short-lets, long-term
Another day, another
house this one listed
on Zoopla as a four-bed
with two reception
rooms. Today it
masquerades as a home
for 13 three of whom
share a former lounge.
Pizza boxes are stacked
in piles and hash smells
linger in the air. When
I quiz Maria*, an Italian
fashion student, she explains the
landlord told her shed just be
sharing for a week while another
resident moved out. Only its been
six months. Its frustrating back in
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Reports on
the UK rental
crisis abound;
one of the
hutches that
Jennifer
viewed
up with for the past few months

still lives with his parents; despite
working in investment banking, he
sleeps in his childhood bedroom
while saving for a mortgage
deposit. Weve only ever had sex in
n
my real bedroom, ideally when myy
housemates are out, which clearly
isnt an option in a hutched-up
bedroom. (Although a friend
who spent a year in a shared dorm
m
in New York recalls putting
headphones in and taking one for
the team. Grim.) In my current
hutching set-up, I get changed
for bed in the bathroom.
No room of ones own

Days in, Im on the edge. When
Joanna comes home from a night
of waitressing, she crawls into
bed slurping a bowl of spaghetti.
I telepathically urge her to go
and eat in the front room until
I remember: shit, we dont have
a front room. For the rest of the
week, I eat my cereal, fruit, noodless,
you name it, in bed. I feel like an
animal, but theres no alternative.
I take my laptop to work becausee
I dont feel comfortable leaving
it, and I store my jewellery back
at my real at until the experimentt
is over. There may be a lock on my
hutch, but a stranger holds the key.
On night three, when I come back
from cleaning my teeth, Joanna is
crying big messy sobs, the type of
white-hot tears that should only be
shed in private. I ask if shes OK
and if I can help, but she blows her
nose and replies, No, thank you.
Eventually
the wails are
replaced by
soft whimpers
and the tinny
murmur of her
headphones.
I try to shrink
myself into the
wall to pretend
I dont exist, in
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a lame attempt to give Joanna some

sense of being alone.
Part of the problem is that its not
always so easy to work out whether
or not a hutched-up home is legal. By
law there are two ways to calculate if
a property is overcrowded. One is by
the number of rooms (including
former lounges and dining rooms)
available for people to sleep in
this is the room standard. The other
is dened by the space in the home
and the number of people living in
it, referred to as the space standard.
By the room standard, my new home
is legal four rooms are deemed
enough for 7.5 people (where one
child is counted as half a person).
If youre renting through an agent,
ask them for conrmation that all
landlord statutory
obligations have been
complied with,
recommends Danielle.
If youre sub-letting
(hutching out) a room
without your landlords
permission, this too could
cause some serious legal
issues, resulting in eviction
for the original tenant.
But unless somethings
done to redress the
balance, then, according
to Danielle, hutching up
is likely to continue.
Even the Government
is wading in on the issue:
Its simply unacceptable
that people are living
in cramped, unsafe
accommodation provided
by landlords who are
more interested in quick
prot than the safety or
welfare of their tenants,
says housing and
planning minister
Brandon Lewis when
I quiz him on the
issue. Were cracking
down on rogue landlords
and introducing measures
to further strengthen councils
powers to tackle poor-quality
privately rented homes, he says.
There are also plans to introduce
a Housing and Planning Bill to help
prevent illegitimate rentals, and
a national minimum room size for
sleeping accommodation in licensed
HMOs is under consideration, too.
A shared future?
Joanna and I sip Bacardi and Coke
from chipped mugs and stare
occasionally at the TV perched atop
a fridge in our room. We hurl random
questions at each other every so often
about easy topics work, music, food
but its stilted. When I pack my bags
the next day, sadness zips through me.
Ive almost become accustomed to
getting dressed in the bathroom, going

to work with wet hair (a hairdryer
would wake her up) and falling asleep
with my headphones in to create a
sense of isolation from the other single
bed an arms reach away.
On our last morning, Joanna and
I sit bolt upright and swivel ourselves
out of bed at the exact same time
before our alarms sound. In just 10
days, we have synced. Yet were still
strangers, gasping for air and the privacy
to swan about in our underwear.
Afterwards, I grab a drink to debrief
my friend, Hannah. She diagnoses me
with Stockholm syndrome. This is
not normal, she says. We have to
stop accepting hutching up as OK.
And I agree. But with little choice
available to us, its easy to feel grateful
were not sleeping on sawdust.
BEHIND THE SCENES
Jennifer Savin
Cosmopolitan; junior writer
Its shocking women actually
live like this I hope Laura and Joanna
nd another option soon, sans roommate.
NEEDS
YOU!
Are you outraged by
this article? Have you
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situation? Tell us your tales
of housing woe by taking
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Forget
orget the US presidency.
Being an inuencer is 2016s
hottest job. Daisy Buchanan
investigates what it takes to
join the elite club of socialmedia stars currently
determining what we wear,
buy, eat and like
i
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How big is my
following in metres?
Daisy Buchanan
taking on social media
ily attempting to engage with my

200 Twitter followers from the back of
xi, I ask, If you were a pop star, what
uld your surprising cover version
Although its fun, getting home to
responses feels a little overwhelming.
t this is the price I must pay if Im to
n myself from easily inuenced to
uencer an elite club of real people,
ofessionals and bloggers, who wield
great power on our social-media feeds
and spending habits.
My friend Jenny* (whos also digital
director of a major international
agency) is to blame for my newfound chattiness online. Its essential
to create a dialogue if you want to
become an inuencer, she explains.
People love replies, and theyre
much more likely to get behind
you if you have an interest in what
they have to say. Never forget that its
two-way traffic. Which means my
top priority right now is replying to
each and every one of my followers
who want to do a glam-rock version
of Zayn Maliks new song.
The reason for my quest? Being an
inuencer is 2016s hottest job. It
means acquiring the kind of socialmedia reach that big brands pay
attention to and want to work with.
I might be 31, but that doesnt
mean I dont deserve a shot at being
the next Zoe Sugg (aka Zoella, the
26-year-old YouTube sensation who
has built an entire brand out of
talking about her life and the products
she loves from her bedroom).
Its not just about kudos and
cash, my (smallish) Instagram
following could also be the only
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thing that stands between me and

a celebrity boyfriend (well, that
and my husband but mainly its
the followers). Everyones talking
about Raya; an exclusive dating and
networking platform for people in
creative industries. Amy Schumer is
rumoured to have met her carpenter
boyfriend Ben Hanisch on there.
Not only is he a mean whittler, hes
also got a cool 45k followers on
Instagram. If a carpenter can get
inuencer status by posting pictures
of chairs, how hard can it be for a
journalist from south London? Ive
made it my mission to nd out.
GET ENGAGED
Luckily for me (and my burgeoning
social-media following; I started this
process with 14,653 followers, a lot
by normal standards but nothing to
these guys), theres more to being an
inuencer than just numbers. Clients
are celeb obsessed, but its better for
them to work with someone who
has a few thousand really engaged
followers than someone with a
million wholl promote anything,
advises my inuencer fairy godmother,
Jenny. You can use things like Klout

scores a service that ranks someones
social inuence out of 100 to get a
sense of how often followers share and
connect with posts. If youre going to
be a serious inuencer, the industry
standard is a Klout score over 70 but
its all a bit arbitrary. Getting followers
alone wont boost your Klout score,
it turns out though. Its all about
interaction. Generating 100 retweets
from 10 tweets will contribute more
to your score than generating 100
retweets from 1,000 tweets. One
hundred retweets from 100 different
people contribute more to your score
than 100 retweets from a single person
(are you keeping up?). Basically,
focusing on engagement and replies
instead of worrying about the volume
of followers is apparently the way to go.
I check my Klout score. Its 64 not
bad, considering the average is 40.
Jenny also recommends
Twitter Analytics.Its
the easiest way of seeing
how much traffic you
get and engagement
you generate. We can
see how many people
actually lay eyes on your
prole, and bother to
respond when you put
something out there.
In fact, if you want to
improve your numbers
and boost your followers,
it might help to simply start some
conversations. Cringing slightly, I sign
up for Twitter For Business a handy
guide for companies and individuals
looking to boost their presence on the
social-media behemoth and discover
that 1.13 million people have seen my
tweets in the past four weeks. That
sounds good. (I also learn that Ive
tweeted 1,224 times. Does this mean
I can count Twitter as a hobby?)
I could take it one step further and try

to get my account veried by Twitter
becoming one of those enviable
people with an approving little blue
and white tick next to their name.
Unfortunately, in my current state,
I would fail. Verication is saved for
Twitters highly sought users so
celebrities, organisations, important
people, politicians, certain journalists
or sports gures. Basically, its to stop
people having their accounts faked
a blue tick signies that you are
the authentic, trusted and real person
tweeting but its also a mark of
being a bit of a big deal.
Even though, as far as Twitter is
concerned, Im not that big of a deal,
Jenny is encouraging.
Your ratios are good
and your mentions
and follower numbers
are going up, which is
key for us when were
looking for inuencers.
Sometimes the size of
your audience is less
important than the
speed at which its
growing. Also, youve
got some followers who
have loads of followers
themselves, so Id denitely be able
to work with you and encourage
relevant clients to do so. I probably
couldnt pay you, but youd get a
free packet of crisps. Hooray! Im
a pack of Monster Munch up!
Boosted by the promise of free
food, I get in touch with top
beauty-industry inuencer Jane
Cunningham, a full-time blogger and
social-media star (46k Twitter, 28k
Instagram and a Klout score of 69
very close to the magic number). For
her, she says, success rests in having
a clear USP.Things really started for
me when I went to the Dior Spring i
To boost your
followers, it
might help to
start some
conversations
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Garden Party in 2012

2, and wrote
about it when no onee else was
covering it. It was big because
there was nowhere elsee to
o
see it. She advises me to
share content that only
I can offer. That doesnt
mean pictures of my luncch
(#avocadoontoast has
become #tired), it means
carving a social niche for
myself. I rank my specialist
subjects in this order: the searrch
for comfy bras, pictures of bears,
medy.
low-budget reality TV and com
I decide comedy is the broadest
category so thats the way this
broad is going to go.
KEEPING IT REAL
Theres one last thing to master
before Im free to make my inuencer
dream a reality: authenticity. Theres
nothing worse than people who just
use Twitter to self promote and bring
nothing to the conversation, says
Poppy Disney of fashion blog WIWT.
com. Its important to
share and read other
peoples content. Jane
Cunningham agrees.
I get a lot of
inappropriate offers
someone asked me
if Id like to give away
some Lego on my blog,
but I said no because it
has no relevance to what
I do. I work in beauty
and most women save
up for a long time before
buying a new product, so Im very
truthful. If I dont particularly like
something, I will say so. Fashion
commentator Pandora Sykes
(Instagram followers: 80k and
counting) works along the same lines,
adding that integrity is important.
ponsored posts
I dont do maany sponsore
dont want to wear
becausee I do
anything I dont love.
This makes sense to me. I wouldn
nt
want my followers to think Im eassily
impressed and adore everything. Ass an
inuencer in training, its importtant
to show that not everything gets
the Daisy seal of approval. So aft
fter
seeing Stephen Frry
complaining abo
out
Mary Berrys exccessive
use of corianderr, my
most hated herrb,
I decide to jum
mp on the
critical train.YES, IT IS
THE DEVILS
S WEED!
FRY IS RIGHT! I twe
in capitals, quoting
q
Stephens original
o
words in th
he hope
that somee of his 12.2
million ffollowers might
notice me. I get four retw
etweets. He got
597. Still, now its clear that I am
m no
ones mouthpiece. I am committed
to speaking the truth! After quoting
his tweet, I wait with bated breath.
Stephen Fry is the inuencers
inuencer. Surely this interaction
will show him that we are twin souls?
Perhaps he will invite me to a dinner
party, and make charming jokes
about serving me Coriander Surprise.
The surprise is theres no coriander!
Stephen Fry is
the influencers
influencer! Surely
hell see were
twin souls
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Fnarrr! Stephen,
however, does nott care
for my coriander chat, and a week
after our one-sided conversation,
deletes his Twitter account. Ashamed,
I realise that I may as well have
walked around north London, yelling
Let me tell you about the herbs
I hate! through the letterboxes of
its celebrity residents, and expected
them to suggest we go out for beers.
In the spirit of authenticity and
directness, I experiment by tweeting
about how much I love Kelloggs
Krave. (I do! In fact, I got through
three
ee boxes in 72 hours when I was
housebound afterr a snow
snowstorm, and
I didnt get sick of it it only made
me love it more.) I tag Kelloggs and
am instantly offered a personalised
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ey
t,
ve
to do
nk you.
engage
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ight?
n base
eone
y
uthentic
ying so
ctually lost
hile typing
e measures.
ted internet
g, blue-chip
companies have all trried to boost
their social-media presence by buying
followers. I eetingly toy with joining
their ranks. A site called Greedier
Social Media will sell me 250
llowers for 3.99 or

29.99. Another site called
will automatically like
of pictures from particular
eg Taylor Swift fans on
alf, on the understanding
e may follow you back. Its
g, if only for the promise of
ree cereal but I get cold feet.
nonymous friend was tasked
buying Instagram followers
n old boss and she does not
mmend it.No one is going to see
nknown with 50,000 Instagram
lowers and want to work with them
fore doing some Googling. If you
ave no real internet presence besides
a single social-media platform, or if
you have 100,000 Twitter followers
but no decent engagement stats or
retweets, you will get found out.
And you will look stupid.
Back to square one. On Twitter,
I mention a book Im desperate to
read and the publishers publicity
department messages me and offers
to send an advanced copy.
Then I log on to Klout and discover
that my rating is up to 65. Listening
to the inuencers and using their tips
has earned me a whole extra point.
Following Pandora, Jane and Poppy,
I realise that your content is only
ever going to be as engaging as you
are. If your sole goal is to become
an inuencer, you might pick up
a few freebies along the way but
your work wont last in the long
term. Passion, personality and
expertise has to come rst, and then
the followers will, erm, follow my
Twitter numbers went up by nearly
600 in the course of two weeks.
I might not have upscaled my
free box of kids cereal into a vegure salary just yet but Im inching
closer to world domination, one
klout point at a time.
SHHH
We put four celebrity

names into sites such
as Status People and
Twitter Audit (which
measure samples of
a users followers to
estimate how many of
them might and we
mean might be fake).
Heres what they found
TYGA
Overnight, the US
musician lost over
3 million Instagram
followers after the
company decided
d i
to purge all the spam
accounts back in 2014. It saw Tygas
online squad fall to just over 2m. But,
thanks to bagging Kylie Jenner as
a girlfriend since, hes riding high
again at a cool 8.5 million. Result!
MA$E
Another victim of
Instagrams colossal
clearout, the Harlem
rapper/poet/producers
ffan b
base d
dropped from 1.6 million to
a paltry 100,000. Not a good day. He
promptly deleted his account rather
than face the haters. Respect. Kind of.
JUSTIN BIEBER
Not everyones
a Belieber if a study
by Music Business
Worldwide is
anything
hi to go by. Over half of the
Canadian superstars Twitter fan
base is allegedly fake, taking the
heart-throbs gure down to a measly
25 million. Hardly worth typing the
140 characters, is it Justin?
RIHANNA
According to Twitter
Audit, 28-year-old
Barbadian singersongwriter Rihanna
h
has 34
34,519,285
519 285 fake followers (as well
as millions of real ones). Disturbia.
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Since winning
Britains Next Top
Model, I definitely
prioritise my
hair more
CHLOE KEENAN
COSMOPOLITAN PROMOTION
Cream of
the crop
Chloe Keenan has been
crowned the winner
of Britains Next Top
Model. But how did the
classically trained opera
singer from Wales win
over the judges for the
title and what does it
take to win over the
fashion world?
We caught up with Chloe to nd
Were gutted that Britains Next Top
out how her beauty routine has
Model is over, but excited to reveal
changed since winning the series,
the series winner, 22-year-old Chloe
along with her top tips for modelKeenan from Wales. Chloe has
worthy hair. My schedule is so
always dreamed of being a model
and hasn't let anything get in her way hectic I try to drink plenty of water
and stick to a healthy
of reaching that goal!
diet. I also like to get
Despite having no
As a model my
prior modelling
main beauty concern as much sleep as I can
if thats possible!
experience, Chloe
is keeping my
A models crowning
impressed the judges in
hair and scalp in
glory is undoubtedly
the rst episode when
good condition
her hair, something
she strutted her stuff
that Chloe is well
down Cosmopolitans
aware of and is never willing to
#fashfest runway, causing an absolute
compromise on.Now that I am
storm! The judges watchful eyes
modelling more, I use a lot more
werent the only thing she had to
heated devices so I need to invest
worry about. In a room full of
a little more time and effort into
celebrities, designers and industry
looking after my hair.
insiders, Chloe kept her cool and
Hectic schedules can cause stress,
proved she was a star in the making,
not letting anything stand in her way. which can play havoc with your scalp
and in order to combat this Chloe
Skip forward nine episodes and
uses Head & Shoulders Limited
Chloes hard work has certainly paid
off, nally winning the title of Britains Edition Smooth & Silky Shampoo
and Conditioner. The number one
Next Top Model in the series nale.
hair tip I have learnt since working

with professional hair stylists is to
look after your scalp if your scalp
isnt healthy this will reect in
your hair. Thats why I use Head
& Shoulders.
Ensure your locks

are camera-ready
Head & Shoulders is an essential part of
every models basic beauty prep kit and
with 50% of the population experiencing
dandruff at some point in their life, it
should be a part of yours. Its no wonder
then that Head & Shoulders is the official
hair care partner of Britains Next Top
Model. Using Head & Shoulders Limited
Edition Smooth & Silky Shampoo and
Conditioner will not only remove up
to 100% of visible ights but also
guarantee beautiful, healthy looking
model-worthy hair.
sh
This season is all about your lashes, but how do you
sort the useful from the pseudo-na and downright
ridiculo
thats how
W O R D S A N D S T Y L I N G Ingeborg van Lotringen P H O T O G R A P H S David Ralph
parse lashes prove a lady is

having too much sex, opined the
Romans, spooking women across
the nation into cultivating long
ones to advertise their chastity. Ancient
Egyptians, meanwhile, enhanced theirs
with mashed-up minerals to display status
and piety, while silent-movie stars uttered
theirs to convey their love to the camera.
Our lash obsession spans centuries and
cultures, quite simply because if eyes are
the windows to the soul, dark lashes are
the things that draw attention to them,
helping you read the face, psychologist
Donna Dawson explains. They also
brighten eyes, conveying youth and health.
But where the Ancients made do with
some soot and beeswax, we Moderns have
to grapple with mascaras that require an
engineering degree to select, and more
lash treatments than you can shake
a sabre at. Navigate the land of plenty
with this denitive anthology of lash i
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TURNING TRICK
1
The best eyelash hacks

in the business are
right here
To lift straight lashes Warm

your lash curlers with a hairdryer
before clamping them at the lash
root and halfway, says make-up artist
Caroline Barnes.Waterproof mascara
will set the curl. Just remember to
concentrate on the roots; you dont
want to weigh down the tips.
To iron out overly curly
lashes Use your eyelash curler
upside down, advises make-up artist
Alexis Day.Or use a fat, dense mascara
brush, which will load the lashes,
creating weight and attening the curl.
To curl lashes without curlers
Keeping your head up, look
down into a hand mirror so you
can see the lash roots. Wriggle
your mascara wand into them,
pull through, then push back
on the tip to create a bend,
says Shehla Shaikh, head of
Lancmes elite make-up team.
To prevent clumpy
lashes Use mascara at
room temperature; it clumps
more when cold, explains Shehla.
To revive dried-up mascara
Add a few drops of saline
solution to the tube, says Alexis.
If you have gappy or sparse
lashes Take some mascara
off the wand with a at liner brush
and paint it right at the root to stop
lashes looking disconnected, advises
Smashbox make-up artist Janine Bird.
For cut-price designer lashes
If you love the results from
a fancy mascara wand, keep it,
clean it, then use it with a highstreet formula, says Alexis.
To pick the right brush
Think of moulded plastic
brushes (such as Maybelline
The Falsies Push Up Drama)
versus nylon bristles (like
Smashbox X-Rated) as
the difference between
2
3
4
5
a Tangle Teezer and a boar-bristle

hairbrush, explains Caroline. Moulded
brushes give clean separation and
denition while nylon gives a fuzzier,
romantic nish. So now you know.
For immense volume
Use a lash primer (such as
Lancme Cils Booster XL) to fatten
and lengthen lashes, then top with
mascara. Before your second coat,
wave the wand in the air to make it
tacky; it adds real bulk, says Janine.
After big round eyes?
Focus mascara on the
centre lashes, brushing top ones
straight up, lower ones straight
down, advises Kenneth.
Take lashes from day to
dinner party Spritzing
a face mist to dampen lashes helps
the next coat layer on smoothly, says
Alexis. Or dip a metal lash comb in
remover and rake it through before
adding more mascara, says Caroline.
To take lashes from day
to disco Apply a product
with a fat wand (try Bobbi Brown
Eye Opening) in a windscreenwiper motion over day-old
mascara for a S/S 16 spiky
spider look, explains Alexis.
To mop up
accidents
Dip a cotton bud in
micellar water and twist
it into a sharp point with
your ngers. Lightly dab
at the splodge to remove
it, says Alexis. i
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11
12
13
1 Bobbi Brown
Eye Opening
Mascara, 23
2 Maybelline The
Falsies Push Up
Drama, 7.99
3 Smashbox
X-Rated, 19.50
4 Lancme Cils
Booster XL, 22
2
4
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Nylon bristles give amantic finish

softer, more ro
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LASH EXTENSIONS
Damage potential: Done too often,
lashes can fall out; done by someone
unqualied, well use your imagination.
Stay safe: Treat lash extensions like your gym
routine take a month off every third session.
4
LASH PERMING
Damage potential: Perming can dry
out your lashes; at worst they can break
off if not done by a seasoned pro.
Stay safe: This is one for SOO (special
occasions only). Stick to four times a year.
Chanel
Dimensions
De Chanel in
Cobalt, 25
Shocking blue
THE SELL: Odd-looking dolls pretty, but in a weird way
Lucia Pieroni at Mary Katrantzou
TIME TAKEN: One (excruciating) hour
THE REACTION: Have you had an accident? Neil the barista
GIORGIO ARMANI
FALSE LASHES
Damage potential: Glue can irritate skin
and rip out lashes if left on overnight.
Stay safe: Before bed, sweep with a
coconut oil-soaked cotton bud to loosen
them off. Yes, even after 12 martinis.
2
WATERPROOF MASCARA
Damage potential: Used every day,
it can make follicles drier than the Sahara.
Stay safe: You need a decent lash
serum. Applied EVERY NIGHT.
1
LASH TINTING
Damage potential: Pretty low to be
honest, but irritation can happen.
Stay safe: We know you cant
be bothered but a patch test
is non-negotiable.
MAC 30
lashes,
10.50
YSL Volume
Effet Faux Cils
in Bohemian
Pink, 25
MARC JACOBS
The fashion world has thrown us some

insane lash looks for S/S 16. Inge put
her pride aside and tried them out
MARY KATRANTZOU
There are a gazillion eyelash

treatments out there. Lash
experts Daxita Vaghela and
Shavata Singh tell you the
risks (and rewards)
CRAZY SEXY COOL
Whats the
damage?
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Red alert
Spiders from Mars
THE SELL: I love the idea

of ethereal grey anchored
by the newness of geraniumred lashes Linda Cantello
at Giorgio Armani
TIME TAKEN: Five minutes
THE REACTION: That looks
painful. Are you going out
like that? The Husband
THE SELL: Mascara like

spider legs really dirty and
sticking together, like its been
piled on for days Franois
Nars at Marc Jacobs
TIME TAKEN: 10 minutes
THE REACTION: Woah! You
look manic Cosmopolitans
creative director, Stuart Selner i
Eyeko Rock Out
& Lash Out, 20
CALL THE LASH DOCTO
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Youve got
pressing lash
questions... Weve
got answers
CAN A SERUM
REALLY MAKE
MY LASHES
GROW?
Hmm Kind of depends

on which one you use. The
prescribed one, Bimatoprost,
certainly does patients
have almost unanimously
seen greater thickness and
around a 25% increase in
length. (Try it at Medicetics
Clinics, 239 for a threemonth stash. Call Dr Vicky
Dondos who prescribes it
on 020 7402 2033 or ask
your local cosmetic doctor
about Bimatoprost). But it
comes with risks. In very
rare cases, it can cause
permanent dark spots on
the iris, says Dr Dondos.
Also, dammit, lashes return
to normal two months after
the serum runs out. So what
about cheaper over-thecounter serums? There is no
solid proof they promote
growth. But Rapidlash,
39.99, has a devoted
following of people who
swear that it works.
SO, LASH
TRANSPLANTS.
SERIOUSLY ?
These are big

in the Middle East, and yes,
they are being offered in the
UK now, too. But itll cost
you around 3,500 to be
precise. Also one chap who
does it Dr Raghu Reddy
says it should be a last
resort and you must be
prepared that lashes will
need trimming (hair is
grafted from your head to
the lash line) and may grow
in weird directions. Still sold?
Okay, then get it at Londons
Phi Clinic (020 7034 5999)
where Dr Reddy practises. i
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The new perm straightens laeffeshctes

at the root for a fan
Advanced wand analysis
New mascara technology: magic or trickery? We investigate
MAX FACTOR
VOLUPTUOUS
FALSE LASH
EFFECT, 11.99
They say: The helix
shape allows uplifting
g
ns and combing
bristles to reach
lashes in one stroke.
We say: Great at
fattening roots, then
separating lashes.
Massive brush makes
it hard to see what
youre doing, though.
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ELIZABETH
ARDEN GRA
AND
ENTRANCE, 22
2
They say: More tthan
700 bristles tran
nsfer
the precise amount
of product for max
m
volume and curl.
Push-up tip adds lift.
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We say: Conditio
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THE
FINE
PRINT
This summer, its all about the clash. Pretty orals with bold graphics?
Hell, yeah. Just wash it down with a touch of denim and youre good to go
F A S H I O N Amy Bannerman P H O T O G R A P H S Jay Barker
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Dress, 1,120,
Vetements
This page: Dress, 45,

Archive By Alexa for
Marks & Spencer. Hat,
70, Zadig & Voltaire
Opposite: Jacket,
225, Topshop
Unique. Phoebe jeans,
240, AG Jeans.
Sunglasses, 220, Miu
Miu at Very Exclusive.
Boots, 630, Sandro
Opposite: Shirt, 280,

Raquel Allegra at
Net-A-Porter. Shorts,
120, Sonia by Sonia
Rykiel. Belt, 20, Rokit
This page: Vest, 25,
Calvin Klein Jeans.
Skirt, 325, MiH Jeans.
Waist tie from dressing
gown (worn as neck
tie), 95, Liberty
London. Earrings,
15, Pebble London
Opposite: Shirt,
22, Blitz London.
Jeans, from 275,
RE/DONE. Belt, 12,
from a selection at
Beyond Retro
This page: Dress,
350, Stella Jean.
Jeans, from 275,
RE/DONE. Earrings,
60, Pebble London
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144
Opposite: Jacket,
650, Coach. Blouse,
185, Sonia by Sonia
Rykiel. 501 CT
jeans, 80, Levis.
Earrings, Pebble
London, as before
This page: Jacket,
379, Citizens Of
Humanity. Dress,
1,170, Ports. Earrings,
75, Pebble London
Hair Johnnie Biles at
Frank Agency, using
Moroccanoil. Make-up
Karina Constantine,
using YSL Beauty.
Model Clarissa
Fodor at Premier
Model Management.
Fashion assistant
Natasha Miles.
The FASHION eye
The easiest way to add

visual impact to your look is
by going for a bold colour.
Choose a shade that suits
your skin tone. So reds
and oranges atter warmer
shades. Working a tonal
trend head to toe really
shows off your shape, so
you don't always have to
opt for a gure-hugging
outt when you want to
show off your curves.
LAURA PUDDY,
STYLIST
Red dress,
120, C/Meo
Collective. Red
jacket, 860,
Versus Versace.
Buckle shoes,
190, Senso.
If you followed the red

carpets during awards
season youd know that
dress slits are (still) big
news. If you don't feel like
being too risque, this
stunning dress allows you
to take on the trend
without affecting your
modesty. Pair this with
some statement heels to
instantly elongate legs.
JESS EDWARDS,
ONLINE FASHION EDITOR
Were all guilty of chucking

an extra lipstick or two in our
handbag, just in case, but
its time to downsize. Swap
your oversized clutch for
a small, chic piece of arm
candy. This allows your outt
to do all the talking without
being swamped by an
unnecessarly big bag. But be
bold in your colour choice,
proving that size doesnt
matter and the smaller things
in life are just as good.
DALJIT KAUR BABBER,
ART DIRECTOR
Three fashion pros offer their

style commentary on how to
wear this seasons looks with
their secret tips and hacks
Every girl loves a pair of

stilettos, we just cant all walk
in them! So to avoid that Bambi
on ice moment, choose
a chunky heel to give you
the support and comfort of
a at, but the sexiness that
comes from added height.
For that extra something
special, go for a peep-toe
to add a cool, feminine
nish to any look.
DALJIT KAUR BABBER,
ART DIRECTOR
Crop tops are all the rage

right now. Pair this with
some high-waisted loose-t
trousers, emphasising the
silhouette of your upper
body while adding height
to your waist, giving the
illusion of a longer torso.
Showing just a glimpse of
your skin round your midriff
adds a touch of frisson to
your look, but also leaves
room for imagination.
DALJIT KAUR BABBER,
ART DIRECTOR
Wide-leg trousers are going nowhere

fast and make a seriously cool alternative
to dresses or skirts for occasions. This
multi-print pair caught our eye thanks
to the on-trend graphic design. Dont be
afraid to mix different textures with
prints, but remember to stick to
the same colour palette.
JESS EDWARDS,
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A simple outt is never

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of this soft bucket handbag
complements the relaxed
proportions of this look.
Simply sling on your
shoulder and youre
good to go.
LAURA PUDDY,
STYLIST
SINGLE? SETTLED
OT YOU COVERED
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crystals. According to founder
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mirrors our new-found obsession
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Iain and
Catherine met
at Creamelds
festival
It felt like old times
AS TOLD TO JOSIE COPSON. PHOTOGRAPH ANTONIO PETRONZIO. HAIR AND MAKE-UP VICTORIA BARNES.
CATHERINE AND IAIN DINED AT THE RED DOG SALOON IN LONDONS SOHO; REDDOGSALOON.CO.UK
Catherine Rocca, 27, is a model maker from Lancashire

Iain and I met at Creamelds festival 2010 in
Cheshire, where we pitched our tents side by
side. Were both party animals, and within a large
group quickly gravitated towards each other.
After the festival, Iain and his mates came to stay with
me in Lancashire for a weekend we had such a great
time Iain came back a couple of weeks later on his own.
After that, hed y over every few weeks from Dublin.
The rst time Iain said he loved me was a few months
after we met over a text, which made me cringe a bit. On
his next visit I said I loved him too, then we became official.
The rst year of our relationship was such fun. Wed go
out loads with a group of mates and have a good time. We
were together for two years, but then everything started
falling apart. I moved 200 miles south to Hertfordshire for
uni and that made it harder for Iain to visit. We thought itd
be OK because he got into the University of Bedfordshire,
but him being closer didnt help and we broke up.
It wasnt just a distance thing. I realised the foundation
of our relationship was a shared love of partying, which made
it feel quite empty. Now I choose men who are a bit tamer.
I was apprehensive about seeing Iain again but I was also
curious. I struggled to recognise him at rst because his hairs
so long now and hes grown a beard. Hes better looking, but
his personality was exactly the
same. He still goes out a lot.
Would you see him again?
We reverted to old times; got We talked about it on the
drunk and had fun. I dont
night and said we would. But,
now I think it would just be
think romantic is the right
word but there was something. the same as it used to be.
He still wants to party all
We might have had a sneaky
the time and Ive grown up.
kiss to conclude the night...
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We send
two former
sweethearts
on a date to
see what
happens
My feelings for her wont fade

Iain Ward, 26, is a gym instructor from Dublin
When I rst met Cat, I immediately thought she
was my perfect girl. We met at a festival where
shed regularly climb onto peoples shoulders and
crowd surf and I just loved her free spirit.
After the festival, Id y over from Dublin to visit, and wed
go and party together. I said I love you pretty quickly, but my
delivery wasnt all that romantic. I missed her in between
visits, which made me realise the strength of my feelings, so
I sent her a text. I was trying to show I wanted more; I didnt
want her to think I was only visiting to mess around.
Wed been together for two years when I moved to the UK.
I came for university, but she was a major factor in that
decision. I was expecting the distance to make things better,
but when I started uni I realised I wanted to be single again.
We still werent seeing each other often. Our relationship
required constant effort and it didnt seem worth it any more.
Cat set a very high standard and it took me a fair while
to get over her... not for lack of trying! When we agreed to
meet I was quite anxious. Conversation was a little stagnant
at rst but we soon went back to how we used to be.
Cats started a business and when she began talking
about it, she seemed really mature. Id never seen that
side of her and I liked it. We had such a good time I didnt
want to leave we were still talking away as the restaurant
closed. I wont say where
Would you see her again? we went after. But I can say
I gave her a kiss goodnight
Yes, I hope so. You know
like any gentleman would.
what they say, your first love
is always the hardest to get
over and I dont think my
feelings for Cat will ever
fully go away.
4Would you like to be

reunited with your rst love?
Email us at rst.love@
cosmopolitan.co.uk
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A D U LT N O N - F I C T I O N
MY
BEST SEX
EVERWAS
with a real cowboy
A one-night stand with a hot Texan cowboy might sound like the
plot line of a sub-par Jackie Collins novel. But what is it actually like?
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risks of trying to stay on wild

horses. Eventually, after a couple
more beers, he asked what I was
doing for dinner. He said he was
cooking some chilli and wanted
to know if I wanted some. Did I?!
We drove the couple of miles to
his house and I watched while he
cooked, then felt
awkward while
we ate, wondering
whether dinner was
a euphemism or not.
I nally took the plunge
and kissed him, his lips
hot from the chilli.
Without pausing
for breath, he picked
me up and carried
me, giggling, to the
bedroom. I ripped
open the buttons on his jeans. The
bulge Id been eyeing in the bar
didnt disappoint. Long, thick and
hard it was perfect.
He lifted my dress over my head and
laid me down on the bed. For a man
so powerfully built, he was very gentle.
He turned me over and pulled me
up onto all fours. I thought he was
going to enter me, but he rolled
onto his back, rolling on a condom

and pulling me onto him so I was
straddling him. He guided me as
I rolled my hips back and forth. My
back arched as I came, feeling his
cock still hard inside me. I moved
onto all fours and kept going.
Surely hed come by now?
Nope. He was still
rock hard. I pushed
him onto his back and
licked the sweat on his
chest and stomach as
I moved down his
body. I took him into
my mouth. He said he
didnt want to come
in my mouth so
I straddled him and
kissed him, the salt
from our sweat mixing
as we sighed in utter ecstasy.
When I could stand, I skipped
around the bedroom in his Stetson,
making a terrible job of a Texan
accent. Mix the most intoxicating
Southern drawl with muscles thick
from ranch work and what can only
be described as a perfect penis, and
youve pretty much got the whole
package (pun intended).
Id grown up
with farm boys,
but this guy was
something else
AS TOLD TO KATE GOULD. PHOTOGRAPH GETTY IMAGES.
I met him when I was in

Texas doing research for
a book on cowgirls. One
evening I was sitting in a bar writing
up my notes and in walked the
Marlboro Man. OK, hes probably
about a hundred by now but this
guy was late-thirties, with that same
rugged, sexy condence. Id grown
up around farm boys so the idea of
a man who spent his days toiling
outdoors wasnt exactly erotic. But
this guy was something else.
Normally, Im hopeless at irting,
but when he sat down next to me
and ordered a beer, I knew Id never
forgive myself if I didnt give it a shot.
Is this your local? I asked, cringing
at the awful line.Sure is, he replied,
smiling right at me.
We talked for a while. Or, rather,
he talked. I nodded and made
occasional uh huh noises, trying
to keep my eyes off his muscled
arms, strong hands and thighs that
threatened to rip his jeans at the
seams. He was bright and funny
too, telling me about his life growing
up on a ranch and working on the
rodeo circuit when he was too
young and stupid to care about the
WORST DATES EVER

Hey, weve all been there...
Our d t ent so well

I thought he might be
The One. That is until we
stopped in front of his
house and he said,Im
married and looking for
a threesome want me
to tell my wife youll be
joining us tonight?
Going home on the train he said

he had to wee. There werent
any toilets, so he literally just
weed in the corner of the
carriage. I died of embarrassment.
This guy took me to a

restaurant where his mum
was a waitress. She waited
on us, ate with us and paid.
It was our last date.
BECCA, 20
FATOUMA, 22
LAUREL, 28
Watching football
at his, I noticed his
computer wallpaper
was porn. I said
something about it
and he told me hed
thought about
changing it but
decided against it.
HE SPENT THEE NIGHT AND WHEN

I WOKE UP, HE WAS NEXT TO ME
SWIPING ON TINDER!
JULIE, 24
BRENNA, 24
On our rst date he said

he was into puppetry.
The next date he
brought along a puppet
that looked just like me.
He gave it a name like
mine and made it talk
with my mannerisms! It
felt creepy and obsessive.
TATIANA,
ATIAN 24
He invited me to the
cinema but neglected to say
he was the projection guy.
I wasnt allowed into his room,
so I had to watch the two-anda-half-hour film alone.
HE SAIDD HE WANTED
ME PREGNANT TO
TRAP ME. IT WAS
HIS WAY OF SAYING
I WAS A CATCH.
WE WERE DONE.
NICOLE, 27
MANDY, 36
FERAL
HOLD YOUR HORSES
CRAZY FROG
CT
TOTAL PIG
We started talking
about girls hed been
out with when he
looked at me, winked
and said, Im clearly
a chubby chaser. Rude.
ZULMA, 19
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PHOTOGRAPH GETTY IMAGES. GREAT BOWLS OF FOOD BY ROBIN ASBELL, 13.99, COUNTRYMAN PRESS, IS OUT 8 APRIL
BOWLING FOR GLORY

First, came the kale smoothies. Next, the
matcha lattes. Now, fresh from the golden
shores of LA, comes the latest health food
phenomenon to grip this side of the
Atlantic: they call it bowl food, we like to
call it, stuff in bowls (although the latin
name: scoum bowlimus maximus sounds
innitely more exciting). Both Nigella and
Gwyneth claim food tastes better served in
a vessel with sides (cue mass panic buying
at Ikea), and theres even a new book
dedicated to the idea Robin Asbells Great
Bowls Of Food. The benets of using bowls
we hear you ask? Well, include washing up,
less chance of spilling your dinner down
your shirt and the ability to control portion
size (creating a food mountain is harder
in self-limiting crockery. We tried.). Thats
assuming, of course, you dont go back
for seconds which we never do, right?
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SUCH A
Were glad we spent it with these three

celebrities who walked us through
their favourite city-break haunts
Street treats at
Williamsburg Flea; the
luxury Edition hotel; The
Morgan Library & Museum
LA-based British TV
presenter Louise Roe
ditches the West
Coast to rediscover
her love of
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HOW TO BE THE LEADING LADY IN YOUR OWN LIFE, IS OUT NOW
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Man
7am: The dawn view from the

Edition hotel (editionhotels.com)
is nothing short of spectacular. It
looks over Madison Square Park
and my favourite skyscraper in
Manhattan, the Flatiron Building.
9am: Walking is the best way to see
New York City, so I leave the hotel
and head off on foot, grabbing
a Stumptown latte as I go.
10am: The East Pole (theeastpolenyc.
com) on the Upper East Side is
a great spot for brunch.
I have a smoked salmon
tartine with an iced
coffee. Wandering
around the area
I get to see all of
the beautiful
historic brownstone
townhouses. When
I was at university,
I read a ton of books by
American novelist Edith
Wharton, which sum up the Gilded
Age of New York, a time when
a handful of rich families ran
the whole town.
12pm: One of the coolest places Ive
discovered is The Morgan Library
& Museum on the Upper East Side
(themorgan.org), where you can
take a tour of all the original
manuscripts and rst editions in
Pierpont Morgans old house. If
youre into literature, art or
architecture, visiting is a must.
2pm: Bleecker Street and around is

the best place in the world to shop
fact. My favourite stores include
Intermix, Anine Bing, Alexis Bittar,
Village Apothecary and Aesop, and
theyre all here in SoHo. I treat myself
to thigh-high boots from BCGB
and more Kate Somerville eye
cream which I cant be without.
4pm: A trip over the bridge to
Brooklyn is a must its got an
entirely different vibe. I love
a rummage around
the market at the
Williamsburg Flea.
On your walk back
to Manhattan, the
view from the
bridge, particularly
at dusk when the
famous skyline is
lit up, is amazing.
8pm: I refuel at Asian
restaurant Indochine
(indochinedowntown.com).
Its got so much history and I adore
the palm tree wallpaper. It was
a favourite of the supermodels
back in the 90s and Andy Warhol
and Bianca Jagger before that.
11pm: The Gold Bar at the Edition
hotel is one of my favourites
its dark and moody, and they
serve a wonderful Negroni. Its
a perfect end-of-the-evening bar
before slipping upstairs for some
much-needed shut-eye. i
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Radio 1 DJ Alice Levine takes

us on a whistle-stop
tour of
Lisbon
7am: Normally, Im anything but a

morning person. But when in Rome
(OK, Lisbon) its good to get a jump
p
on things, so I set off from my Airbnb
apartment in the Old Town (on
Calada Correio Velho) for the Feira
Da Ladra ea market at 7.30am.
8am: I arrive, hungry from a walk
that takes in all the best features
of Lisbon. Breakfast is a pastel de
nata: perfectly aky, crispy pastry
lled with rich set custard. Theyre
sold all over the city but its worth
making the pilgrimage by tram
to the Pastis de Belm in the
Belm district, where the tarts
originated. Theyre still the best.
Once tasted, never forgotten.
8.15am: At this time, vendors
are still setting up their stalls.
Its a good chance to meander
while its still cool, and
then do a second lap
once the bric-a-brac,
textiles and secondhand miscellany is laid
out. I buy a beautiful
hand-embroidered
tablecloth and some
antique Bordallo
Pinheiro-style lettuce
cups. Its an interiorlovers dream!
11am: More shopping
this time at two
stores in the bohemian
Chiado district. The
rst, A Vida Portuguesa The tram is a lless
sweaty and
(avida portuguesa.com/
glute-painlojas/chiado_1) is an
inducing way to
emporium stocking
see the sights
everything from
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Two tarts are

better than one
beautiful tins of olive oil to retropackaged Portuguese toothpaste.

The second is a ceramics factory
shop called Ceramicas Na Linha.
Its great for stocking up on presents
and gorgeous stuff to clog up your
Pinterest board.
12pm: Thats worked up a thirst,
so I head to Benard (an early 20thcentury coffee house selling the best
croissants in the city) for a caffeine x.
1pm: After spending the morning
getting my hands dirty, lunchtime
calls for something more rened:
three hours lounging over the white
tablecloths at Tagide (restaurante
tagide.com). The place offers stunning
views of the cathedral, does a delicious
set lunch and theres
a cheaper sister tapas
bar next door if its
too spendy.
3pm: I hop aboard the
famous Tram 28, a
scenic (and delightfully lazy) way

to climb the huge hill back to the
Old Town. The longest tram route
in the city, its great for sightseeing.
5pm: Back to the hotel for a quick
siesta, shower and outt change.
7pm: Nestled down a slip road
below the cathedral is locals
favourite Taberna do Vilarinho.
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EXIT
Within 10 minutes, the Student will become distracted

by a lone man. The man will be bearded, topless and
wearing prayer beads. His exhales will be loud and
quasi-sexual. The Student will wonder why he chooses to
wear short shorts that become transparent when he sweats.
The Student acknowledges that time passes

more slowly in a yoga class than anywhere else on
earth, and that every time she looks at the clock it
will be at least 15 minutes earlier than she expected.
Signed:
170
The Student accepts she will become fixated on a

gorgeous, lithe woman in the front row, who is able to do
handstands henceforth referred to as Star Pupil. She will
note Star Pupil and the Instructor often share wry smiles.
Before exiting, the Instructor will lead

the class in a collective om. Overcome with
awkwardness, everyone bar Star Pupil will
give a low-level mumble before speed-walking,
heads lowered, out of the room.
12
CHANGING ROOM
In the changing room, the Student will

find herself checking out Star Pupils bum,
and wondering if hers would be as perky if
only she could face coming to yoga more often.
(the Student)
BY FRANCESCA HORNAK.
PHOTOGRAPHS GETTY IMAGES,
SHUTTERSTOCK, ALAMY

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