A headline last week described her ‘admitting’ to being ‘another year wiser’ as she celebrated her birthday — and oh, what wisdom she has to impart. Because Una Healy is the pope of scorned women. My heart has never been fuller, nor my belly so afire, as when I saw her “wash-that-man-right-out-of-my-hair” blonde transformation in August. It was poetry. And last week when photos emerged of her hand in hand with the world’s most unreasonably huge and good-looking man, well... I could have wept. Una was photographed with male model Kenneth ‘KP’ Guidroz in Malibu — hairography on point and the unmistakable whisper of a smirk playing on her lips. Not since Sandy stamped out her cigarette in Danny Zuko’s face has head-to-toe black leather more artfully expressed “F**k you”. Una separated from Ben Foden in July, amid allegations of infidelity on his side. Since then, she has provided a masterclass in how to … [Read more...] about Una Healy has provided a masterclass in how to handle public break-ups
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Keira Knightley’s decision not to freeze her forehead shouldn’t be such a shock
The best corner of the internet is the celebrity before and after analysis on The Skincare Edit, where readers are talked through photos of a star from a late teens' Disney red carpet appearance to her most recent Golden Globes sashay. Over the years, the hawk-eye Michelle Villett has pointed out trend-driven lips, career investment noses, cheekbones sculpted from filler and the onset of age paralysis. By journey’s end, every woman looks like she can play 27 to 42 indefinitely. It’s fascinating, depressing, and makes me feel less like a crone at the declining fertility age of 29. I will never look like Jennifer Lawrence. Neither will you. Jennifer Lawrence doesn’t look like Jennifer Lawrence. Then this week, I was looking at photos of Keira Knightley at the Toronto International Film Festival, where’s she promoting historical drama Colette, and I got a shock. Because the 33-year-old woman has lines on her forehead. It’s disorienting I noticed that … [Read more...] about Keira Knightley’s decision not to freeze her forehead shouldn’t be such a shock
Caitlin McBride: Meghan Markle’s €5,000 outfit at a children’s charity event reeks of bad taste
But for every nasty comment made by her father or sister, there has been one area nearly free from critique: her personal style. Markle emits a natural elegance, injecting some fresh life into the can-be stale wardrobes of the British royals. Instead of pleated skirts, it's a trouser suit. A modest wedge? She wouldn't be caught dead in anything but a four-inch pump! However, it's her consistent strength that will prove to be her eventual foot-wrong - an exclusively designer wardrobe will rub people the wrong way in the long run, and an inability to distinguish between investment pieces and simple spending-for-the-sake-of-it isn't endearing to the public. There is a time and place for couture - the Oscars, the Cannes Film Festival, a state gala dinner - but Meghan hasn't quite grasped the concept that just because you have it doesn't mean you have to show it off. The occasion to display your obvious wealth is not at an event honouring extremely sick children who are doing their best … [Read more...] about Caitlin McBride: Meghan Markle’s €5,000 outfit at a children’s charity event reeks of bad taste
Kirsty Blake Knox: The I Dos and Don’ts of the wedding hook-up
It's one of the more common wedding traditions; 20pc of guests admit to finding love/ lust somewhere between the champagne and the cocktail sausages. The Wedding Hookup occurs more frequently than the lesser spotted Bouquet Bridesmaid Fight - which I've only witnessed once. I'll never forget it; there is something truly mesmerising about watching two grown women wrestling over baby's breath while 'Rock the Boat' plays. But back to love, not war. It makes obvious sense that weddings can fan the flames of romance - people are openly professing their love to each other, left right and centre. There are twinkling fairy lights, fluffy cake and a band. On top of that, you've put on your Sunday best and there is bucket loads of free booze. As the late Bernie Nolan said: you're in the mood for dancing, and romancing. But contrary to popular belief, weddings are not a safe space for casual flings. You may trust your friend/sibling/work colleagues' judgment, but not everyone attending the … [Read more...] about Kirsty Blake Knox: The I Dos and Don’ts of the wedding hook-up
Babchenko and Browder’s bizarre tales, whatever the truth, will not help tensions between Russia and the West
The arrest of Bill Browder in Spain on a Russian warrant was a dramatic and unexpected development of great international controversy. He was released shortly afterwards amid confusing and conflicting accounts of what actually happened with many questions left unanswered. The detention of the financier, a prominent and persistent critic of Vladimir Putin, came within 24 hours of the reported killing of Arkady Babchenko, a dissident Russian journalist who had also been critical of the Kremlin’s policies, in Kiev. The death, it later transpired however, had been staged by the Ukrainian security forces to trap those allegedly planning to assassinate him. Despite their somewhat puzzling endings, the two incidents come at a time when relations between the West and Russia – as both sides keep saying – are in a state worse than during the Cold War. Putin’s government is blamed for interference in elections in the US, France and Germany and the Brexit and Catalan … [Read more...] about Babchenko and Browder’s bizarre tales, whatever the truth, will not help tensions between Russia and the West