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Enough is enough The Anger Games made a strong impression on me. I have experienced all forms of domestic abuse and it's the emotional abuse that often causes the most damage. I met my ex-husband when I was 18. He was charming and influential, and I quickly began to lose sight of who I was, without realising. He did not physically assault me until I was 23, but I knew deep down it was where the relationship was going. lt wasn't until he went on to rape me when I was more than six months pregnant that I realised I had to get out. I had a condition called placenta praevia, which means having sex can cause fatal harm both to the baby and the mother, yet he continued to rape me. Last month, he was convicted of raping me and another woman. I did not value myself enough, which is why I ended up in this kind of toxic situation. I hope other women know that they are important enough to deserve better. Name withheld This month's star letter wins a BlackBerry Bold9790, worth £249. The new smartphone is powerful, fullfeatured and built with premium materials and finishes. For more information, visit uk.blackberry.com When I read the first paragraph of The Anger Games, my heart began to race. I work for the police and a large part of my job is taking details from people in horrible domestic situations. If you'd asked the old me, I'd have told you I'd walk away from an abusive partner in a heartbeat. I had been with my partner for 18 mvonths when his jealousy escalated out of control and he became controlling to the point of frightening. Embarrassed by my own weakness, I didn’t tell anyone what was going on. I stayed because I was convinced that if! gave up the friends he didn’t approve of and proved how dedicated I was to our relationship, the behaviour would stop. It didn’t. After finally confiding in a co-worker, I left him. That same month, I won tickets to go, with Tic, to a charity ball. It was the first time I felt like everything was going to be OK- and the photo I had taken that night has been in my purse ever since as a reminder.

Thank you for continuing to address the important things. You have a loyal reader for life! Laura, by email The Anger Games really hit home. I was in the same position

and it took me four years to work up the courage to get out of an emotionally abusive relationship. I changed from being an outgoing, confident person, to someone who developed anxiety and felt worthless. I lost all my friends, as I had been made to choose between him and them.

And I’m sitting here now, in my own flat, listening to music I want to listen to without being criticised! However trapped anyone feels, emotionally or financially, I would strongly advise them to make that break; it will be the best thing you ever do. Name withheld, by email Recipes for success I just wanted to say that I loved your feature on cheaper lunches. The recipes shown on TV often have so many ingredients that they end up being too expensive to cook on a daily basis, and they rarely use up leftover ingredients in an exciting way (shepherd’s pie- yawn).

I loved the recipes printed in Tic - they’re fresh, healthy, cheap and easy! Caroline, by email

Mundane?

I don’t think so I’m surprised that a columnist in your magazine, which is such a spirited supporter of women’s confidence and happiness, should dismiss those who haven’t got the Big Job or made different choices to Louise Mensch as “naysayers” with “mundane lives”.

Presumably she means you and me?

Your readers, her (former) constituents, the electorate- who, in her eyes, are losers if we too haven’t managed to be an MP. She may paint her life as being wonderful, but to others, her many careers look like she’s trying desperately to get to the top of the mountain and not liking the view when she gets there. Having the confidence to go for what you want in life is something I wholeheartedly concur with. Sticking with it is what takes real strength. I don’t think judgement should be passed on what those dreams are. What seems “mundane” to Ms Mensch- stability, reliabi lity - might be “thinking big” to someone else. I’m not sure whether she’s trying to persuade herself, more than us, that she loves her life. Caroline Feraday, by email

What goes around...

I read Sorry, but is everyone sending naked pictures? with a shocked interest. I wanted to share my won experience. As the article mentions, men do lose their phones a lot.

You know what else they do? They trade in their phones, upgrade their phones and book their phones in for repair. My husband used to work for a high-street phone retailer and he once told me that when phones got traded in or booked in for repair, the first thing backroom staff would do was check through the owner’s pictures.

They’d then text any ‘interesting’ photos to themselves and their friends, show the rest of the workforce, or upload them online.

So, if you’d like absolute control over who sees these images, it’s probably best not to do it on a smartphone, unless you’re sure the recipient is going to properly erase the memory before trading up. Emily, by email

Men have food issues too.

Having just read What Men Really Think About Their Bodies, I was somewhat surprised to see no mention of the rise of eating disorders in men (a 66% increase in hospital admissions in the past ten years).

As someone who has been in treatment for an eating disorder on and off for the past decade, the number of guys I have met suffering with the condition has increased significantly. Unfortunately, many are going undiagnosed because they feel it’s a female iII ness and that they won’t be taken seriously. The feature still made for an interesting read, but perhaps a mention of this could help raise awareness further and educate women (and men) about the signs to look out for in men they know.

Laura, by email

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5 things I don’t give a s**t about ...and neither should you, says Peep Show star Isy Suttie. So take these things off your worry list now.

We all know it's so easy to behave how we think we should because we're afraid of sticking out or making mistakes. I've had more rejections than I've had hot, cold and lukewarm dinners, but I don't stop taking risks because I know I'm more free when I do, and I've had success that way, too. I've also learnt that there are so many pointless things we worry about in life that stop us being as happy as we could be. Here are my top five things to stop caring about right now.

1 “Her life is cooler than mine” Syndrome

I’ve spent so much time on Facebook scrutinising other women’s figures, wrinkles and achievements from primary school to the present day, looking at them cooking stupid cupcakes with their stupid kids and wondering if I’ll ever be able to make any (cupcakes or kids). Here’s the truth: we all get old, no one’s ever completely happy with the way they look, and Global Hypercolour T-shirts were a mistake.

Because it’s all a game, any smugness you achieve feels hollow, yet any gloom feels all too real. After a Facebook fix, I used to feel like I’d gobbled down a cheap ready meal and was hungry half an hour later.

You’ll never feel full. Go on Facebook with an alarm set for five minutes later, then Jog out and read a book. In a lovely bath!

While drinking a Horlicks and Kahlua! (My own recipe: sounds disgusting but is, in fact, incredible.)

2 “Blank page” Syndrome

Starting anything is hard, and the internet is a big distraction - I always give myself little rewards for every hour of work I do, like watching one video of 'animals who shouldn't be friends but are' on YouTube.

Then, of course, there's the worst distraction - fear of failure. If you're really stuck, go for a walk - exercise can be really good for getting your brain to work. However, don't 'walk all the way to Oxford Street' like I did the other day (three hours) and come back once night has fallen, with a horrific tasselled emerald jacket, a ra-ra skirt that looks like it's made out of lentils - and no script, "ty and turn criticism or blips into part of a bigger learning curve, rather than focusing on how you 'failed' that one time.

Don't waste time worrying how it might go wrong - just start it.

3 “He never washes... but nothings 100% right?” Syndrome

When I’m unsure about a guy, my friend Mhairi makes me look at a photo of myself as a happy toddler - I always choose the one where my sister and I are grinning from ear to ear, covered head to toe in spaghetti bolognese. Then Mhairi says, “Do you want this little girl to grow up and be with [insert name of guy]?” And I look down at my little facef the gap between the two front teeth (not as big as my friend Claire’s, who can bite into a doughnut and make an arc of jam fly through the air), that Godawful fringe (my mum genuinely used to put bowls on our heads and cut around them), and the truth comes out. You can see the millions of options ahead of this little girl - that she deserves something amazing. Mhairi had to do this when I was in a long-term relationship with a guy who used to say, when we were in bed, “I love you... at this moment. I don’t care or know about anything outside this moment, but babe, at this moment, I love you.” Then if I said I loved him when we had our clothes on, say, in the kitchen afterwards, he’d say he wasn’t ready to talk about it. Ah, if only he’d cooked me some spaghetti bolognese.

4 “Everythings on top of me” Syndrome

If I’m feeling a bit stressed out and I need some calm, I make myself write down three good things that have happened to me that day - another gem from my mum.

It makes you review the day and see some positives. One of mine from the other day says: “I saw a woman on the bus today wearing a Christmas hat. She was sober and alone, and it’s May.” But the woman looked so happy! Who was I to judge? I, in my sombrero? My mum isn’t always right - she regularly tries to play cassette tapes in DVD players - but I think her ‘three good things’ advice is great. *lf James Franco was on top of me, however, that would be fine. I wouldn’t need to do three good things.

5 “Ow! She hit me” Syndrome

My mum’s always told me to agree with bullies. When I was at school I was labelled as ‘weird’ - it didn’t help that I’d created my own robot language and tried to dye my hair like a wasp’s, but horizontally. One day, when someone said, “You’re weird” instead of yelping, “Am-l-oh-God- doeseveryone-think-that- shall-l-just-disappear?”

I said, “Yeah, I am. Woooo!” She was stumped, and I’ve carried it through into my adult life. A few years ago after a gig, a male stand-up said to me, “I love how sweet and lovely you are on stage - it’s like you don’t care how badly it’s going.” For a moment I felt that searing nausea, like I was 16 again. Then I grinned and said, “Thank you, I think I am lovely,” and gave him a massive hug. For ages. He didn’t say anything else, not least because he could hardly breathe. When people are bitchy, it’s code for ‘I feel threatened by you’.

When you agree lightly, it’s code for ‘Aww, poor you’. They have nowhere to go.

dont panic Is anxiety taking over your life?

There's good news: you can kick its butt, says Dr Jessamy Hibberd - a clinical psychologist who's spent a decade helping women conquer emotional fears, and now wants to do the same for you I feel worried all the time. About whether I’ll miss my train, if I locked the front door... it doesn’t matter how insignificant. I also obsess about how things will pan out in three months, or why things failed in the past. It’s exhausting. Amanda, 25 Continuous worrying makes you feel terrible, because you’re always running through worst-case scenarios. So, next time you start to worry, think: ‘Can I do anything about it?’ If you can, make an action plan: what steps will you take and when (eg get up earlier, starting from tomorrow)? If there’s no concrete solution, distract yourself from it: listen to music, phone a friend, play a game on your phone. The more absorbed you are in other activities, the less you’ll worry.

I get really anxious speaking to people I don’t know; even simple phone calls like ordering a takeaway. I stumble over my words and my heart thuds. I’m better face to face - I think it helps that I can nod along - but I fall apart on the phone.

Nicola, 28 Your fear of going blank has put you off using the phone so much that you’ve forgotten you can do it. First, take the pressure off by noting down what you want to say before you dial. If the person says their name, repeat it mid-conversation to make them feel less like a stranger. And if you stumble over your words, let yourse\f laugh - it will dispel any embarrassment.

Challenge yourself to make one call a day and you’ll soon see that nothing awful happens.

I’m a confident person, but at work I falter.

Before a meeting, I get struck with nerves; even popping into my boss’s office to ask a question makes me panic. I’m good at my job -I fought off a lot of competition to get it - but now my nervousness is making me less effective.

Dawn, 30 When you’re feeling anxious, it can negatively bias the way you think: you jump to conclusions and have less faith in your strengths. Work out what your underlying fear is. Being judged? Looking incompetent?

Once you pinpoint it, destroy the fear by thinking of times when you’ve coped well in front of your boss. Even if something did go wrong, would it matter this time tomorrow?

Be fairer to yourself. When something goes well, write it down - read the list back if you feel anxious.

Hit the Booze

Alcohol activates neurotransmitters that relax you, but as the booze wears off, your body compensates by speeding up your central nervous system, which can leave you feeling much more anxious.

Drink coffee

Caffeine ups the panic factor by increasing your heart rate.

Smoke

It might give you instant relief, but a side effect of nicotine withdrawal is anxiety, making you feel worse.

Brilliant love advice you havent read before Sorry, psychologists, we've tapped into a new source of relationship know-how. And it makes a lot of sense. Here are the tips from the other people who see couples daily. Estate agents, barmen, cabin crew... spill! By Gemma Askham

The Restaurant Manager

“The sign a guy wants to go Dutch is when we put the bill on the table and nobody touches it.” Maiko Spencer, general manager of . B-SOHO pizzeria, London

The Cabin Crew

“Want to boost your chances of chatting to a cute stranger on a flight? Ask for a seat in the aisle, somewhere near the toilet. You’ll get noticed every time people get up to stretch.” Nicola Sturt, cabin crew for British Airways

The Nurse

“’Never go to bed angry’. That was the advice of an old lady I looked after when her husband died. She often cried when she looked back on their life together. One day she explained that when they had children, she had to give up her job, and always blamed him, even though it was normal in those days. Her lifelong regret is the time she spent being angry with him.”

Sophie Gillott, former residential carer for Care UK

The Estate Agent

“The main thing that catches couples off guard when they’re house hunting is how different their priorities are. They’re used to seeing eye to eye about things, but I notice a real divide between the sexes. Women like to be near family, men rarely do; women prioritise an en-suite, men want quick broadband. The main conflict is money: women will tend to go over budget for a property they love, but men won’t budge. So decide how much you have to play with - an absolute wecannot-top-this sum - before you look at a single property. Calculate the stamp duty, solicitor’s fees, mortgage payments and the deposit. It’s so important to get the exact cost of moving before your heart is two steps ahead of you.” Anita McKeogh, director at Atkinson Stilgoe Estate Agents in the West Midlands

The Hairdresser

“The thing men ask me more than anything else is how to resolve a fight. They always want to make peace, but they don’t know how to do it because they’re scared of making things worse. Don’t mistake his silence for not caring, it’s usually the opposite - he’s just trying to work out the right thing to say.” Angela Dolan, artistic director at Regis Salons

The Bank Manager

“When couples come to discuss their finances or secure a mortgage, we always ask what would happen in worstcase scenarios, such as redundancy or sickness. It’s difficult for people to imagine they could get ill and have to stop work, or that one of them could get the other in debt, and it’s easy to spot the changes in body language when people start to close up. But you have to look at income and expenditure to highlight any areas you need to be careful with. Don’t feel uneasy; the goal is to check you can still afford your lifestyle on one salary should a major change, like redundancy, happen.

It will make you feel more in control at a time when you need to come together as a couple.” Hannah Hill, branch manager at Halifax in Leicester and a volunteer for Money For Ufe, which offers money management advice

The Barman

“Men would find dating easier if women gave off stronger signals. In truth, most guys would like to see a flashing neon badge. If you’re out in a bar with a view to meeting a guy, don’t huddle in a corner.

I always see groups of women doing this, but even the most confident guy will find it too intimidating. Eye contact is king: catch it across the room and if he starts to approach you, position yourself somewhere hidden from his friends to make him feel more at ease.” Ben NewtonSyms, bar manager at Anise cocktail bar, London

The Hotel Coneierge

“Organise one activity every day you’re away. It’s when couples leave their days open that we hear rows, like ‘Why didn’t you plan anything?’ A pre-agreed plan still leaves room for spontaneous fun.”

Hannah Cheston, director of Hoxtown concierge service at The Hoxton hotel, London

The Travel Agent

“People try to book a romantic trip in the same way they’d book a last-minute holiday with girlfriends, but spontaneity doesn’t work for couples’ breaks because expectations are so much higher. People call me up wanting the world - but if you fancy an amazing hotel, at a discount, and you want to go next week, well, you’d have to be phenomenally lucky.

Or famous. I can’t say the word ‘plan’ enough. Confirm your budget and activity wish list well in advance, and book any special restaurants before you go (nothing kills an evening quite like finding a restaurant is fully booked). Tell them it’s an important occasion (even if it’s not) and ask for their best table - it’s never romantic sitting beside the kitchen doors.” Tamara Heber-Percy co-founder of boutique travel agency Mr & Mrs Smith

The Sales Assistant.

“I always overhear women struggling with what gifts they should buy men. n have the advantage of being able to see what guys get for themselves, and there’s a simple formula: buy an updated version of something he already owns. A wallet in a new shape or colour, a leather iPad cover, new headphones or the latest fragrance from a fashion designer.” Emma Stevens, section manager in the Peter Jones branch of John Lewis

Leonardo Dicaprio thought i was a total a**e So not every celebrity is friends with Radio 1 Breakfast Show host Nick Grimshaw (just most of them). Celia Walden meets the most connected man in celebville.

Lunch with Nick Grimshaw was always going to be a messy affair: a heady brew of gossip and alcohol. But neither of us expected to find ourselves drinking ‘beer cocktails’ before the main course arrived.

Over an array of exotic dishes, the 28 year old tells me how he rocked up at Leonardo DiCaprio’s birthday party in his pyjamas and why his BFF, Harry Styles, is only ‘average’ looking.

NG [Astonished] This is the first time I’ve been able to get a table here. I said the word ‘TIC’ and they escorted me straight through... [Perusing the drinks menul Shall we order gross cocktails? I’ve never even heard of ‘beer cocktails’. [To the waitress] Are they horrible? WAITRESS The beer cocktails? No, Sir, they’re great.

NG [Suspiciously] Really? Because if you look at the list of ingredients - beer, gin, egg white - it looks like a toddler made them up. WAITRESS [Perplexed] I promise you, Sir, our barmen aren’t toddlers.

CW Can you function on a hangover?

NG Not really. Although because DJs are normally so frenetic, hangovers can actually make it easier for you to focus on one thing at a time, whereas usually I’ll be on my phone, on the Daily Mail gossip website and looking out of the window at the same time. Then the song will end and I’ll be like, ‘Whoops!’. If you’ve had ten hours’ sleep, you tend to think you know what you’re doing. Then you get it all wrong.

CW But aren’t you funnier with a hangover?

NG [Nodding] Totally. Although I’m never sure if I am actually funnier or just think I am...

CW What are your hangover cures?

NG McDonald’s. Then watching the

Kardashians back to back. [Frowning] Do you think anyone looks up to them? I think everyone watches it and thinks they’re all idiots... [The beer cocktails arrive] NG [To the photographer] You might get an action shot if this all comes up again.

[Tastes his cocktail] Actually, it’s not bad.

It’s quite clean tasting. I never trust a cocktail that tastes clean.

CW [Laughing] Having to get up at 5.30am must have changed your life...

NG You never get used to that alarm going off. Every morning you think, “That can’t be right. Something’s gone wrong.”

CW Something has gone wrong: you’re doing a job that starts at 5.30am! How do you keep your complexion so peachy?

NG [In a girlie voice] Well, I have this cream called Panic Cream or God You’re Old Cream or something like that, which I smear all over my face at night. I once read an interview with Beyonce in which she said that she goes to bed greasy with face cream, so I lie in bed with my face all wet. Do I look like her?

CW It’s uncanny. Are you vain?

NG I don’t think so. I wear the same thing every day. I’ve certainly never had any body waxing done, although I suddenly grew a hairy chest last year, at 28. How weird is that? [He suddenly grabs two giant shells from the scallops dish, places them over his nipples and poses for the photographer] CW When was the last time you touched a woman’s boobies?

NG Jordan’s boobies?

CWNo-a woman’s boobies. Why? When was the last time you touched Jordan’s boobies?

NG Oh, Tuesday. [Laughing] No, I touched my friend’s boobies last night because she was wearing a saggy bra. My friends have trained their dog to jump up at their boobies when they say the word ‘boobies’.

CW I know men who do that - without you

having to say the word ‘boobies’. Are you a fan of breasts?

NG [Grimaces] Not really. I don’t know what all the fuss is about. I think they can look quite good when they’re fake, like Pamela Anderson’s... so unreal, you know?

Like with Katy Perry: I don’t know if she’s had stuff done to her face but she looks a bit like a cartoon character.

CW [Laughing] What about cosmetic surgery on men?

NG I’m not a fan. My friends keep telling me to have Botox because I’ve got this big line across my forehead that makes it looks like I’ve had a frontal lobotomy.

CW Your problem is that you’re friends with the most beautiful women in Britain, so any flaws must seem obvious to them.

NG I know, but it’s not a conscious thing.

I do hang out with Alexa [Chung], who’s pretty easy on the eye, but nobody I know is beautiful and mean. Actually, I’d quite like to meet a beautiful, mean

“i suddenly grew a hairy chest last year, at 28. How weird is that?”

woman. I thought Gwyneth Paltrow might be mean, but she was the nicest woman ever. Annoying, isn't it? [To the waitress] Could we have 15 more of these cocktails please?

CW [Laughing] Have you ever had a live interview go horribly wrong?

NG I once had to do the Backstreet Boys on live TV and I had no idea who they were, so I said, "After the break we'll be back with 'N Sync." They thought it was a massive diss and they were like, "Fuck you." Then there was the time I interviewed Leonardo DiCaprio. I had no idea that he was this massive humanitarian so I asked him what he would do if he only had one hour to live and he said, "I'd save all the whales."

Of course, I burst out laughing and he was like, "Why is that funny?" I thought he was going along with the joke so I said, "Of course, that's what I would do too! Haha!"

He thought I was a total arsehole.

CW Did you think he was sexy?

NG No, I didn't [bursts out laughing]. Oh, and the story gets worse. A month later Mark Ronson asked me to come by 'this little thing' he was DJing at in New York and I said I'd come in my pyjamas because I was hungover. It only turns out to be Leonardo's birthday party. Everyone else is in a tuxedo and all the Victoria's Secret models are there and there I am looking like a tramp. Leo must have been like, "There's that arsehole again."

CW Tell me about the advice Kate Moss gave you when you got the Radio 1 gig.

Apparently she told you it was OK to go to work hungover - or not turn up at all...

NG [Uncomfortably] She was so outraged when I told a newspaper about that.

She was like, "Why did you say that? Now everyone thinks I'm a bad influence."

Anyway, what she really meant was: 'Be honest; be real', because you can tell if people are lying on radio. It wasn't: 'Go out and get wasted every night'.

CW What do you look for in a bloke?

NG I like an extrovert. I'm weird about fancying people. I think Frank Ocean and Drake are sexy, but I don’t like a typical pin-up. When people say they like Brad Pitt, I think that’s strange. That said, David Beckham’s not too shabby. He made me feel weird when I met him.

CW [As if to a child] Where did you feel weird, Nick?

NG All over. I went bright red and I started saying very odd things. It was like I’d never met a human being before.

CW Do you have a type?

NG Yeah, attractive. Really good looking.

CW [Laughing] Do you ever fancy girls?

NG I fancy Gemma Arterton. She came on the radio show and she made me go all David-Beckham-weird. She made me feel a bit sick.

CW The ultimate compliment.

NG I should marry her. She’d be a great wife. She’d be happy to spend all day in the pub and then make a nice aubergine parmigiana. [Bursts out laughing] CW OK - you’ve given this way too much thought. Anyway, you’ve said you don’t have time for a private life...

NG Well, when you work a lot and you’re tired, you want to spend that time with your friends and the Kardashians. I had a date recently and the guy didn’t ring until 9.30pm. He was like, “Hi, shall we go out to dinner?” And I was like, “I’m on the radio at 6am!” So that never happened. Could have been the love of my life...

CW Now I’ve got to ask about Harry Styles: the whole BFF thing...

NG [Laughing] When he came on the show we got a psychologist on to explain why he was so fit, and she said that it was because out of all the members of One Direction, he’s got the most average face.

He looks like someone we all know.

CW Bet he was happy with that...

NG [Gleefully] I know: scientific proof that he’s average.

“David Beckham made me feel weird when i met him.

It was like I’d never met a human being before”

Your food cravings decoded Step away from that snack and give your body what it really needs You might write off that urge to scoff a Toffee Crisp as pure greed, but it could be a cry for help from your body. "Cravings are different to hunger, which is a drive to eat anything. When your body's willing you to eat a particular food, there may be a nutritional reason," says health expert Dr Marilyn Glenville.

We get to the bottom of four common cravings.

Craving all things sugary?

You need more of the mineral chromium, not those Haribo Tangfastics. “Chromium is what keeps blood sugar levels in balance,” says Dr Glenville. “It makes the pancreas produce insulin -the hormone that keeps blood sugar steady.” Too little chromium and that sweet tooth will kick in, big time. Foods rich in chromium include shellfish, potatoes, tomatoes, onions and unrefined grains, such as oats and brown rice.

The Hairdresser

“The thing men ask me more than anything else is how to resolve a fight.

They always want to make peace, but they don’t know how to do it because they’re scared of making things worse.

Don’t mistake his silence for not caring, it’s usually the opposite - he’s just trying to work out the right thing to say.” Angela Dolan, artistic director at Regis Salons

Reaching for the Pringles?

This could be stress. “When you’re under pressure, your adrenal glands pump out hormones to prepare your body for a fight or flight response,” says Dr Glenville. “If your stress levels don’t ease up, your adrenal glands (which also regulate the body’s salt levels) become exhausted and you start craving salty foods. The answer?

“De-stress by eating foods rich in vitamin B5, which supports your adrenal glands.

Broccoli and salmon are good sources.”

Eaten all the chocolate?

OK, we’d never turn it down. “But wanting chocolate excessively is linked to a lack of magnesium,” says Dr Glenville.

“Magnesium is called nature’s tranquiliser: it relaxes us when we’re stressed and eases period cramps.” However, Dr Glenville points out that chocolate isn’t the best source of magnesium. “Wholegrains and leafy greens, such as kale and spinach, might not be exciting, but they’re much better for you.”

Cant function without your 8am caffeine fix?

You might be lacking iron - /70/the morning-person gene. “An iron deficiency will make you feel tired because there are fewer red blood cells to carry oxygen around the body,” says Dr Glenville. The most easily absorbable form of iron comes from red meat, but be careful not to eat more than 70g, the recommended daily quota. Dr Glenville recommends dried fruit and beans as a good alternative.

Hungry? Drink a glass of water first

you have to be really dehydrated before your body triggers a feeling of thirst. Until then, the cravings you have food are often your body wanting fluids,” says Dr Glenville.

My Personal Style Rules Do you have a personal style? A signature look? I'm not really sure I do. Although I fear there's probably a book of magazine editors' laws somewhere that says I should. I asked my husband to pinpoint mine.

He looked a bit pained and said, "I don't know! One day you have an Annie Hall vibe, the next you're in a hot dress. What's going on there?"

It's a question I get all the time, and I'm yet to come up with a succinct answer. But here is my best attempt at what I consider to be the style rules I live by.

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I’m not really one for saving certain clothes ‘for best’. I’m know I’m lucky, working in a creative environment, that you really can wear what you want to our office. But what’s the point of having clothes you love if you only wear them for limited occasions? So if I want to wear the fancy top I wore out to dinner last week at Sainsbury’s this Saturday, then I will! This leads very nicely to:

It has to be colour-mostly

I know that streamlined monochrome classics are probably chicer and more in keeping with what everyone expects a magazine editor to look like. But when it comes to clothes, I get too bored too quickly with black. So I’ll be the one on the front row wearing a dress in a subtle shade of ‘Kermit The Frog’.

Forget the ol day-to-night rules

I never worry about a sparkly outfit being ‘too much’ for day. It honestly cheers me up to see my top or shoes covered in sequins. ‘Day-to-night’ dressing is rarely a problem for me.

Say it with statement pieces

I like to have one slightly mad thing to wear most days that anchors the outfit.

I love big, colourful (and really a bit silly) necklaces. The beauty of them is, if the rest of the outfit is a T-shirt and beat-up old pair of jeans, you still sort of look dressy enough.

Shoes are worth the investment

Let’s be clear, I’m not saying remortgage your house to get the shoes. And I love a cheap and cheerful on-trend metallic lovely as much as anyone. But the better the quality, the happier my poor overworked feet and legs. And the longer they last. So I guess I am saying, I really do try to invest in whatever I can afford.

Find a dressmaker

TIC’S favourite on-shoot seamstress, Philippa Howden, has transformed many an outfit that hated my body. The trousers that’d be perfect if they were a bit looser, the dress that’d be fashionable again if it was a bit shorter. Get a good dressmaker into your life. So worth it.

But above all relax

One thing editing TIC has taught me: there are so many ways to look stylish. The more you worry about ‘what’s in’ arrt what’s not, the more confused you’ll be when you shop. So just think, ‘What clothes do I like to wear?’ Or ask friends what they think is your best look (hopefully you have more helpful people than my husband). I guarantee that whatever ‘look’ you like, there will be great clothes that fit into that on the high street.

Your Summer Body Secret Get a tasty treat that won't undo all your hard work in the gym - thanks to the new Sculptress Diet milkshake drink Bikini season is around the corner, and we all know the secret to rocking that two-piece is the confidence that comes from a fit, toned and healthy body. So, this summer we’ll swap snacking on the sofa for a trip to the gym to get that beachperfect summer silhouette.

But that doesn’t mean we want to ditch our treats altogether. What about those times when we’ve really kicked butt in the gym and feel we deserve something delicious?

We don’t want to undo all our good work (40 minutes of cardio for nothing? Hell, no!), but we don’t want to miss out. And why should we? Luckily, Maxitone have the answer. Sculptress Diet drink is the ideal snack or meal replacement drink for busy women on the go. It’s high in protein, which helps to support toning and recovery after your workouts, and has a balance of nutrients designed to support a healthy diet. It’s also low in saturated fat, has just 209 calories, and contains 20 (count ‘em) vitamins and minerals. A treat that keeps your body and your sweet tooth happy: what’s not to love?

4 ways to feel fabulous this summer Take your work outdoors

Now the sun’s out, why just stick to the gym?

Go running with a friend or try a Bootcamp class in the park. Exercise + vitamin D = a happy (and fit) you!

Make sure your nails are in tip-top shape for summer

Another reason to enjoy yourSculptress Diet drink: it contains nutrients such as selenium, which are great for healthy nails. Then show them off with cute candy colours or funky nail art.

Summer up your wardrobe with the brightest trends Riviera stripes, ‘50s prints and juicy colourblocking will put some instant sunshine into your look.

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Gwyneths Good to Go Movie star, business mogul, style icon, rock-star wife, mother...

Gwyneth Paltrowhas many guises - and now she’s adding superchef to that (awesome) list. But, as Lucy Broadbent discovers,first and foremost she’s just one helluva cool chick.

Gwyneth Paltrow begs to be forgiven as she abandons her salad to text on her phone.

Then she explains conspiratoriaily, one woman to another, "My husband's got the kids." No further explanation necessary. Husbands left in charge of the children need checking on from time to time. Women understand this. But it's the comradely insight into this particular marriage (one so famous that only royalty could surpass it) that's so refreshing.

Gwyneth and her husband, Coldplay singer Chris Martin, are on holiday in Los Angeles for a couple of weeks, and while she's here for lunch at a beachside restaurant to promote her latest health-conscious cookery book, It's All Good, Chris is taking their two kids, Apple, nine, and Moses, seven, rock climbing.

Salivating while discussing the merits of a ripe Californian avocado with just a little sea salt on gluten-free toast, Gwyneth is obviously hands-on about food too. “I’ve always been a good home cook,” she explains, helping herself to some bread and butter. “My friends have always called me and said, ‘How do I make this?’” Dressed in a vintage Levi’s all-in-one, with flat sandals, no make-up and her blonde hair all natural and unstyled, Gwyneth looks like a radiant earth mother 1resh out of the corn field. Her skin is clear, freckled and wrinkle-free.

Her body is lithe and toned. If ever there were an ad for eating healthily, it would be her.

But it was a health scare last spring - a migraine, that she mistook for a stroke - that inspired the book. “Blood tests revealed several other issues,” she explains. “I felt really imbalanced, exhausted, stressed out. And I was told that the best way to heal most problems is to eat better.” Doctors suggested an elimination diet - no dairy, alcohol, caffeine, eggs, sugar, corn, wheat, gluten or red meat. And three weeks later, she was tested again. “It was really incredible. I saw the numbers on the blood work. And that’s what convinced me.” At the same time that she was cutting all the fun out of her diet, Chris was getting ready to tour. “He was focused on eating well to prepare for the tour, so I started developing these recipes- Nothing processed and nothing toxic, but still delicious,” she says earnestly. “And that’s how the book came about. It came out of a need in a very organic way.”

Although her recipes are based loosely

ground her elimination diet, the book is not quite as rigid. There are recipes with red meat included and she admits she likes to wash many of them down with a glass of wine. “I try to use the book as a general guideline,” she says. “Sometimes the kids want a cookie, and that’s fine. But my son has eczema, and gluten is really irritating to his skin, so when I can, I’ll do quinoa pasta or risotto with brown rice, and I notice such a difference in all my family’s health, and mood and skin.”

Gwyneth has also recently returned to the big screen in iron Man 3, in which she plays Pepper Potts, opposite Robert Downey Jnr. She’s a rare sighting at the movies these days - she only agrees to one film a year and never as the main lead. “Having children changed everything,” she says. “I used to work all the time, but if you do that, you don’t see your kids, so I look for something that’s interesting, that doesn’t require me to be in every scene and fits in with my children’s school schedule.”

Being at a point in her career where she is able to make that kind of choice suggests something of the idyll. After winning her Oscar for Shakespeare In Love at 26, she’s since become an author, businesswoman and style icon. She and Chris own homes in London, New York and, as of this year, Lo; Angeles.

That’s the kind of lifestyle that could give a girl airs and graces. But Gwyneth isn’t like that.

She talks like a really good girlfriend might grounded, thoughtful and caring. She has a great, throaty laugh, with a matching sense of humour, but also an understanding that the best things in life can be fleeting. “I’ve had a great deal of suffering in my life,” she says unexpectedly, when asked if her life is really one to be envied. “I’ve lost people - my

first cousin, my best friend in a car accident. I've had a lot of things happen to me that I don't talk about in the press."

She pauses, unwilling to go further. She has often said how much she misses her father, the producer Bruce Paltrow, who died of cancer in 2002. There was also the miscarriage of a third child, late into the pregnancy, after which she nearly died"I've had a lot of really heartbreaking, difficult things," she says. "But all of those things have strengthened my resolve to make the best of my life."

She smiles. Time to move the conversation on - to business plans, perhaps. Gwyneth has just opened a blow-dry bar in LA, which she says is not that extraordinary. “People are neglecting to realise that it’s in Tracy Anderson’s studio and we’re partners,” she says. Tracy is her long-time personal trainer, who she credits with saving her “saggy butt” and with whom she opened an exercise studio. “We built this beautiful facility, and as a service for our clients we have this blow-dry bar. i got my amazing hairstylist David Babaii to do it with us.”

But she clearly does have business savvy.

She operates a hugely popular website, goop.com, where she shares tips on everything from fashion to furnishings. The site emerged, much as her recipe book did, from the desire to pass on tips to her friends. “I feel like if you have exposure to something really good, and you try it and it works, then why not share it with everyone?” she says.

After starting it a couple of years ago, she now has a small editorial team working on the site full time. She won’t say how big her following is, but admits it’s “Huge. My CEO doesn’t like me to say the number.” And Gwyneth won’t permit advertisements, because she doesn’t like the look of them, but she does do collaborations with designers and brands that she loves.

“It’s only ever a brand I genuinely love,” she insists. “I won’t ever sell out.” It’s that

integrity that marks her out. You get the feeling, as you’re talking to her, that she’s someone you could always trust. Perhaps that also explains an enduring marriage in a showbiz world where others flounder.

This year she and Chris will celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary. She doesn’t know what they’ll do to celebrate.

Although Chris might surprise her. “He’s very romantic,” she says.

Does she have a secret for a successful marriage? “It’s hard being married. You go through great times, you go through terrible times. We’re the same as any couple. I asked my dad once, ‘How did you and Mum stay married for 33 years?’

And he said, ‘Well, we

“I love london and british telly is the best but chris had to explain blue peter to me”

never wanted to get divorced at the same time.' And I think that's what happens.

When two people throw in the towel at the same time, then you break up, but if one person's saying: 'Come on, we can do this,' you carry on. I've learned more about myself by being married than anything else. I hate to say, 'We've got it worked out,’ because you never know what’s going to happen, but we laugh, we’re good friends, we like to do the same stuff.”

Do they ever argue? “No, not really. I’m a very grounded, homey person and Chris is a very mad scientist, genius songwriter.

So I never say ‘Where are you? You should be home by now.’ I never place demands on him because I think he’s a really talented man and he’s putting something good into the world.”

The ten years of marriage have meant ten years of living in London - something she says she adores. “I love London. It’s my adopted home. Being an American woman living in Britain, there are things I’ve had to catch upon, though. Chris had to explain Blue Peter to me.” They’ve also recently bought a house in LA, where Gwyneth was born. “It had a lot to do with turning 40. I suddenly missed where I grew up. In London, the kids and I really take advantage of the city. I have them on the tube, in the museums, in St James’s Park, the theatre. I use that city so much. I want them exposed to it. But I wanted to expose them to this, too.”

She looks out over Santa Monica beach and the Pacific Ocean. “Having children is a huge responsibility in terms of raising people who will contribute to the world,” she says. “The people I’ve met who function best in the world are people with good manners, who are curious, who know different places and speak more than one language. So that’s what I’m trying to do.”

That, and provide a nurturing home. Although there is a nanny on hand, so Gwyneth can work, she insists on doing everything when she’s home. “I drive the kids to school. I cook. But I have a nanny, so if I need to go to Dubai for Max Factor [for whom she’s a spokesmodel],then I can.”

Home life sounds cosy. She loves the BBC: “British telly is the best.” And her favourite place to unwind is the bath with a glass of wine. There seems little space for pretension - even the ‘his and hers’ trophies are hidden away. “I think that’s living in Britain so long - you don’t display awards.” And home life also means a steady stream of friends dropping by - she loves to host dinner parties, often for some quite famous guests. “Our friends in the film and music

industry travel a lot, so in London, I get calls all the time from friends saying, ‘I need a home-cooked meal. If I have any more room service I’m going to die.’” Her friendships with Madonna, Cameron Diaz, and Stella McCartney are well known, but she insists most of her friends are not famous.

“Stella is my best friend. I see her once or twice a week and we talk all the time.

Cameron is an amazing girl. I love her.

Beyonce and Jay-Z are good best-couple friends. They’re family-orientated and come over to us a lot. And we’ve been on vacation together a bunch of times.”

Then her phone starts to vibrate again.

Chris and the kids are hoping she’ll join them. And she’s the kind of mother who can’t resist.

Dear Chef Paltrow Some gastronomic stars pose the questions...

Jamie Oliver

Have you forgiven me for making your ride the rollercoaster for Food Fight Club? And what’s the best thing our friend Mario Batali has cooked for you?

Yes, and I’d do it again because you’re so cute! And Mario cooks boquerones. These little Spanish anchovies on a stick, wrapped around a hot pepper. They’re so good.

Rachel Khoo

When I write my books, there’s always a recipe that takes a while to perfect. Which recipe took you several tests to get right?

Two-Pan Chicken. I do a chicken that can be cooked under a brick in a pizza oven. I wanted the same result on a home stove, and it took a while to get the exact crispiness.

Gizzi Erskine

I’m known for doing pop-up restaurants. If you were to do one, what | dishes from your book would you cook?

I would make a California!! pop-up restaurant in London with all the healthy salads from the book and tuna burgers, salmon burgers and tacos.

Mary Berry

Do you have a recipe for a healthy Bcake, and how would you make it tasty?

I have a great recipe for a healthy cake in the book. It uses real cocoa powder and chocolate. But I also have a secret ingredient when I make cakes: I put espresso in.

It gives a good depth of flavour.

Your medicine cabinet should look like this Quetiapine

Quetiapine is similar to clozapine in its ability to reduce psychosis without causing significant worsening of motor symptoms.

However, it does not cause agranulocytosis and is therefore, the first choice for many clinicians.

Clozapine.

Clozapine was once considered the best antipsychotic medication for PD patients.

However, due to a rare yet serious side effect known as agranulocytosis, it is now primarily used if quetiapine is not tolerated or effective.

Agranulocytosis is a reduction in white blood cells, which interferes with the body’s ability to fight infection.

Patients on clozapine are required to get weekly blood tests for the first six months and then every two weeks to monitor white blood cell levels.

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Risperidone

Risperidone (Risperdal ®) and olanzapine (Zyprexa ®) are two additional “atypical” antipsychotic agents. Unlike clozapine and quetiapine, these drugs may carry a greater risk for aggravating Parkinson’s symptoms.

Geodon and Abilify

Furthermore, there are two new antipsychotic agents on the market that are currently being studied to determine their effectiveness and safety for PD patients. These agents are geodon (Ziprasidone ®) and abilify (Aripiprazole ®).

Side Effects

Some people have side effects when they start taking these medications. Most side effects go away after a few days and often can be managed successfully.

People who are taking antipsychotics should not drive until they adjust to their new medication. Side effects of many antipsychotics include: -Drowsiness -Dizziness when changing positions -Blurred vision -Rapid heartbeat -Sensitivity to the sun -Skin rashes -Menstrual problems for women.

Digestion Doctors, Help!

The truth about food intolerances and hypnosis

Could my ‘food baby’ be an intolerance?

“People are quick to put discomfort down to an intolerance and start cutting out useful foods such as wheat or dairy,” says dietitian Laura Clark. ‘The problem is more likely to be how you eat (too fast) and how much (too much),” says Amanda Hamilton, author of Eat, Fast, Slim. “But if you’re convinced food’s the issue, culprits include wheat, gluten, dairy, eggs and caffeine. Eliminate one for at least two weeks. If you feel better, it may be an intolerance. If you’re not sure, consider a reliable service such as York Test Error!

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And remember, the goal is to gradually reintroduce the food, not give it up for life.”

I’ve heard hypnosis can work for IBS - really?

“Really,” says Professor Whorwell at Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, a clinical hypnotherapist and pioneer of the treatment in IBS sufferers. “Research supports its use. Of the last 1,000 patients we’ve treated at the hospital, two thirds have improved. The brain-gut axis is strong and by speaking to the subconscious mind, we can teach patients to control gut function” There are only a few NHS hospitals that offer hypnosis for IBS, but you can ask your GPfor a referral or find a practitioner via the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (bscah. com) - ask for someone who specialises.

“Or give self-hypnosis a go,” says Professor Whorwell. “Most patients have a visual image of their symptoms - perhaps a fire, a rushing river or a knot. During hypnosis, we help turn this into a more positive

image. So if your symptom is constipation, listen to relaxing music and visualise your gut as a river flowing. If you have the reverse problem, visualise a dam, or the river drying up.”

Try this Mindful Munching

It’s time to re-think the way you eat Experts agree a lot of our digestive problems could be alleviated if we took the time to eat slowly and thoughtfully.

“Good digestion starts in the mouth, with proper chewing to get saliva flowing and kick-start the production of digestive enzymes further down the system,” says nutritionist Amanda Hamilton. “Sit down to eat meals, don’t multitask through them, put your cutlery down between mouthfuls.

Taking it slow allows time for satiety signals to reach your brain from your stomach, so you don’t overeat.” Try this to get back in touch with your eating.

Read yourself happy Get the fuzzy glow of a beach read, when you're actually stuck on the bus.

Monday, 8am - and you’re squashed between commuters. Yet the man next to you is laughing loudly at his Kindle. How? Scientists have found that reading can improve your mood. A study by Glasgow University found people with depression who read self-help books for a year have their mood boosted more than those who just have the usual GP care.

“Depression alters how the regions of the brain communicate. Reading (self-help or not) seems to correct abnormal patterns of connection,” says Dr Rajeev Krishnada from the university. Which got us thinking about the books that make us smile.

Verdict? These six.

The Alternative Love Story

The Marriage Plot Jeffrey Eugenides Messy break-up? Put down the Mills & Boon and try this. Eugenides turns the traditional romance plot on its head with this comingof-age tale of three graduates in the ‘80s.

All gloriously devoid of sap. You say “It was funny, understanding and made me realise that no matter how lost I feel in my life, everyone has problems, too.”

Olivia, 26

The Witty One

Be Awesome: Modern Life For Modern Ladies, Hadley Freeman Guardian journalist Freeman’s second book explores sex, feminism and the joy of eating peanut butter from the jar while in your PJs. You say “Great if you need a dose of female empowerment; also great if you just want a laugh.” Laura, 31

The Practical Guide

The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin You vowed to sort your shiz out, but where to start? This book combines psychology and practical advice to streamline your to-do list - from getting better sleep to having more fun. Inspiring stuff. You say “It gave me a plan I could follow -starting with something as simple as clearing out my wardrobe.” Christina, 23

The Award Winner

The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel tells the story of a geeky Dominican boy growing up in New Jersey, who dreams of finding love and becoming a great author-despite a family curse. It will make you laugh and break your heart in equal measure. You say “Even though it’s a sad story in many ways, its distinctive humour leaves me feeling cheerful and hopeful.” Patricia, 54

The Inspired Classic

Pride And Prejudice, Jane Austen When a book has comedic appeal spanning two centuries, you know it’s a goodie. Meddling Mrs Bennet and bumbling Mr Collins made readers laugh out loud in 1813 - and continue to make us LOL now. You say “It’s uplifting to know we’re still cringing about the same stuff they were then.” Tania, 32

What really scares him about love Refreshingly, it's nothing to do with commitment “Whether I am going to be able to earn enough money to support the future life marriage, kids-that we both want.” Adz, 31 “My girlfriend and I have such an amazing time together at the moment, but I’m worried that one day she might get bored of me.” Uoyd, 24 Losing someone. I’m an actor and if the right part came up in LA tomorrow, for the sake of my career, I would have to go” Eddie, 28 “Sleeping with someone new after four years with my ex. Will she like my moves?

Will I like hers? Is my back ‘normal’ hairy or’scary’ hairy?” Pete, 31 “That a girlfriend won’t accept my father, who is gay.” Gareth, 32 “A lot of men feel freaked out by the pressure. We want relationships, but we fear having to define things too soon. It takes me more than a few dates to know if I rcallv like someone.” Peter, 26 “If a girl knew how many people I’d slept with - including some of my female friends that I will probably end up introducing her to.” Michael, 27 “Sexual expectations. My girlfriend has booked us a mini break and there’s an unspoken expectation that it will be a marathon sex session. I like sex as much as the next man, but I can’t keep it (well, him) up continuously for two days.” Karl, 29

“I’m nine years older than my girlfriend and worry I’ll want to settle down before she does. I don’t want her to feel she missed out on fun and resent me - or leave me.”

Mark, 32 “My biggest fear is that my last two single mates will get girlfriends. Our circle of friends has been shrinking one by one as they get engaged or move in with their other halves. If the last two did that before me, I’d literally have no social life.” Chris, 28

ticscope Summer is here - yeah! - but the weather isn't the only hot new thing this month.

Need details? Here's TIC'S astrologer Maggie Hyde

Gemini (May 22 - June 22) It’s your birthday! Celebrate with a personal peek st June — and the coming year LOVE Looking back over your past loves, you can say one thing: they’ve been varied.

So, how serious are you now? If you feel nervous when a heavy conversation looms, chances are that person does matter. See through surface differences and don’t run from the next big step around the 26th. It could provide the security you crave. Work Resist the temptation to skim over tasks; this month, especially, being thorough reaps big. Your warm personality adds a human touch to team dynamics, and with your finger on the pulse of new trends your input is valued. An event on the 3rd - and a fruitful conversation around the 24th — consolidate how important you are. Friendship Things tend to interest you for about, um, ten seconds - but friends love your fast chatter and unpredictable nights, and you’re never short of invitations.

This month’s most important one involves an activity you’d never usually try. A friend has a change in direction around the 8th — things rarely surprise you, but this just might. Money Be creative with your free time on the 7th and 26th and you’ll find you can stretch cash further. Keep small but frequent expenses in check — that

way, when Jupiter hits your money zone at the end of June, you’ll have done the groundwork to continue the year in a happy money place. Your year ahead it’s a busy 12 months, with so much to juggle that love could feel like a distraction you don’t need. Until autumn, when someone reminds you what you’ve been missing.

Home and work changes come together in August, so go for what you want - don’t settle for second best. Work options pop up again in February, when someone asks you to be involved in their plans. Hey, if you’re in demand, don’t argue.

Cancer (Jun 23 - Jul 23)

You have influence in key areas of your life, and when Jupiter — planet of fortune — enters your sign on the 26th, you're encouraged to take risks. That said, if you're pulling out of a project, protect what you've already achieved, then move on without regrets.

Leo (Jul 24-Aug 23)

From the 19th, you feel like you’re where you want to be. You’re not used to slacking off, so now enter phase two: using your success as a. stepping stone to bigger ambitions. Elsewhere, if a partner seems quiet, it doesn’t mean trouble. It means they’re totally content being with you.

Virgo (Aug 24 - Sept 23)

Power games at work between you and a male colleague may seem trivial, but if you suspect that he’ll never let up, plan how to outsmart him on the 7th. Love-wise, well-chosen words over the phone or by post will touch the places a text or email can’t reach.

Libra (Sept 24 - Oct23)

Going for promotion? Show what you bring on a professional and personal level and you’ll stand out from the competition.

A lover stomping around on the 8th needs a gentle reminder that you have other people to be there for too. Don’t avoid it, he’ll understand.

Scorpio (Oct 24 - Nov 22)

An old score is settled when the moon crosses into a new plane on the 20th. If there’s something you’ve been putting off taking part in, it isn’t as much hassle as you’d imagine - and there’s potential to meet some great new friends. What are you waiting for?

Sagittarius (Nov 23 - Dec 22)

Hurry! Jupiter makes its big move on the 26th, so connect with someone who can move things forward and you’ll make short work of unfinished business. But as one thing ends, something new starts. Whether it’s change at home or a new relationship, it’s worth celebrating. You have a fabulous year to come.

Capricorn (Dec 23 - Jan 19)

You’ve been waiting to have an issue or sale signed off, but the delay in doing so actually suits you - giving you more room to manoeuvre around the 12th. Love-wise, you feel like you’re holding your breath waiting for something to go wrong. But they mean what they say. Create private moments together and you’ll see the proof.

Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 19)

While work trundles along just fine, you’re left wishing your love life could be so easy.

You’re done playing guessing games about where you stand with someone; if a relationship has truly gone cold, reconsider your options on the 17th when an exciting newcomer pops up. You’ll have the type of fun you haven’t had in ages.

Pisces (Feb 20 - Mar 20)

A task or situation coming to an end fe»els like a landmark. Around the 12th, a development involving travel or foreign connections could catapult you into making a decision about; a lifestyle change. You’ll be called on to help someone at work: try to spin feeling burdened into being flattered that others have faith in your skills.

Aries (Mar 21 -Apr 20)

Seeing both aspects of a situation makes it difficult to come down on anyone’s side, so don’t let yourself be pressured. When you feel someone is being truly honest, that’s when you’ll be happy to give your support. Blurting out some home truths around the 7th could cause more drama than it solves. It may be worth biting your tongue.

Taurus (Apr 21 -May 21)

You’re easily bored when it seems all some people want to talk about is money. Don’t waste your time feeling jealous of what they have. Instead, focus on creative pursuits. Tickets to an exhibition or comedy stand-up start a new phase in your social life. Say yes to invitations, and keep an eye open for possible romance.

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