Finding The Right Jeans For Your Body Type

Buying a flattering pair of jeans can seem an almost impossible task. Six in ten women admit to struggling to find the right pair and four in ten squeeze into jeans that are too tight.
But according to denim boutique owner Donna Ida Thornton, known as London's 'jeanius', buying jeans doesn't have to be a nightmare.
Here, Donna helps five writers of very different shapes and sizes prove every woman can find the perfect pair.

PEAR SHAPE

Lauren Libbert, 43, is a size 12

 

Blue kick-flare jeans, £154, mih-jeans.com

 

PETITE

Caroline Chiu, 34, is a size 10

 

Navy boot-cut jeans, £230, J Brand at trilogystores.co.uk

Donna says: Pick a high waistband, which will draw attention to your tiny midriff.
A flare balances you out at  the bottom, takes the eye away from your thighs and streamlines the silhouette.  

Lauren says: For me, wearing jeans is about damage control. What will make my bum shrink, or shave inches off my hips?
I've tried bootcut, boyfriend, even the horror show that was super-skinny. When Donna suggested that a high-waisted flare would look great, I thought she'd gone mad. But she's proved me wrong.
These jeans sucked in my lumps and bumps, flattened my tummy and smoothed out my hips. An unexpected success.
 

Donna says: Petite people are usually well-proportioned, just smaller. A high-rise waist will give you the illusion of longer legs and a slim boot-cut adds shape. Just don't choose an all-out flare, which will dwarf those will smaller proportions.

Caroline says: My tiny 5ft 3in frame means I've always been envious of how jeans look on women with long legs.
I usually have to buy straight-leg jeans and then get them shortened. These high waist, slim boot-cut jeans that Donna recommended may be expensive, but they are miraculous, creating the illusion that my legs are longer. I even had the confidence to stand up a little taller.

BOYISH

Alice Smellie, 40, is a size 8

 

Blue boyfriend jeans, £125, Current Elliott at donnaida.com

Donna says: Boyish figures have slim hips, an undefined waist and a flattish bottom. Being on the slim side, they can get away with most jean shapes, but bulky boyfriend styles are the most flattering, as they add more shape - with rolled-up legs to show off slim ankles.

Alice says: As a mother-of-three on what feels like a permanent school run, I have favoured the same boot-cut style since the mid-Eighties. I own 20 pairs, all virtually identical!
To my astonishment, the boyfriend roll-ups made my legs look elegant rather than stumpy - I love the flash of ankle! And although I'm hardly curvy, my waist looks more defined. I look, dare I say it, almost sexy.

APPLE SHAPE

Claudia Connell, 47, is a size 14

 

Black skinny jeans, £145, beautyincurves.com

 

 

LONG LEGS

Kate Battersby, 49, is a size 10
 

 

Kate Battersby in light blue skinny jeans, £44.95, Gap.com

Donna says: Apples have slim legs but carry weight around their middle - classic 'mum tum' shape. It sounds strange, but the best shape is a stretchy skinny jean that shows off slim pins. Make sure you have a mid to high waist to hold in the tummy.  

Claudia says: Any jeans big enough to fit around the waist are baggy on the legs and bottom. When Donna suggested I try skinny, high-waisted jeans, I panicked. 'Skinny' is a style I associate with teenagers, while high waists make me think of Simon Cowell.
But these fitted like a second skin, the high waist flattening my stomach so I could do up the button on the first go. Result!
 

Donna says: Long-legged ladies are tall and lean and, therefore, may not have much of a waist.
Pick a straight jean to show off your pins, but watch out for any high-rise waists that could lengthen your legs and shorten the torso. Stick to mid or low-rise styles. Experimenting with shaded denim will add extra shape to twiggy limbs.

Kate says: Having long legs isn't the worst of burdens, but it's often futile searching for jeans with a 32in leg that flatter everywhere else, too. I tend to carry any weight around my middle, so high-waisted jeans make me look like a badly wrapped parcel. Donna was right - both the mid-rise and shading were flattering.

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Michelle Obama parties for her 50th birthday

The White House kept a pretty tight public lid on Michelle Obama's 50th birthday party Saturday night, but some details are starting to leak out.

Beyonce did indeed sing some of the first lady's favorite songs, and the party lasted until at least 2 a.m.

The soiree also featured such stars — and Obama supporters — as actor Samuel L. Jackson, singer Smokey Robinson and basketball legend Magic Johnson, reports CNN.

Presumably Beyonce's spouse — musician and businessman Jay Z — also attended. He held a concert in Washington on Thursday.

President Obama himself also held court.

While the first lady actually turned 50 on Friday, the White House held the party on Saturday night.

During the week, Mrs. Obama joked about the milestone, at one point holding up her brand new AARP card.

Also reports CNN:

"Michelle Obama's invitations caused a little controversy last week when it was revealed they said only drinks and light snacks would be served.

"The food choices didn't appear to bother any of those who went. They mostly wanted to talk about how great the 50-year-old first lady looked, and how much in love President Obama is with his wife.

"Guests said Michelle Obama wore red and black, and looked stunning."


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Kim Kardashian reveals new photos of North West on Ellen show

North West is looking more and more like a combination of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian every time a new picture is released of her. As of late, her mother has not been shy about sharing pictures of her daughter. While on the "Ellen DeGeneres" show Thursday, the new mother showed off new snapshots of the 7-month-old, though fiancé Kanye West is believed not to want his daughter in the public eye too much due to his desire to control his own private image.

Kim Kardashian: Kanye West’s No Fan Of Diaper Changes For Daughter North West

Kim explained that Kanye’s “not a diaper kind of guy, and that’s okay” with her.

Ellen joked back at her claim, explaining that she never thought Kanye was a fan of diapers. “No, I don’t mean does he wear them. Does he change them?’ Ellen joked, to which Kim maintained: “No he’s not a diaper-changing kind of guy.”

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50 and Fabulous! Happy birthday Michelle Obama!

Michelle Obama's not just embracing her half-century milestone, she's enjoying every bit of it!

Describing herself as "50 and fabulous," Michelle is getting ready to show off some dance moves with a big birthday celebration coming up on Saturday at the White House.

 

"I have never felt more confident in myself, more clear on who I am as a woman," the first lady told Parade magazine last summer when asked about approaching the big 5-0.

 

That confidence was on full display when she recently took on the topic of aging and whether she'd ever consider plastic surgery.

 

"Women should have the freedom to do whatever they need to do to feel good about themselves," Obama said in an interview with People magazine set to release today, her birthday. "Right now, I don't imagine that I would go that route, but I've also learned to never say never."

 

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PHOTOS: Vanity Fair Magazine accused of digitally brightening the 12 Years A Slave star, Lupita Nyong'o's skin

Vanity Fair has been accused of lightening 12 Years A Slave star Lupita Nyong'o's skin in its latest issue.

Dressed in a feathery white strapless gown surrounded by white balloons, the 30-year-old Kenyan actress, who is up for an Academy Award, features in the magazine's Vanities section for February.

But after Vanity Fair tweeted a sneak peek of the editorial, many were quick to point out that Miss Nyong'o's dark skin looks noticeably lighter.

Dressed in a feathery white dress surrounded by white balloons, the 30-year-old Kenyan actress, who is up for an Academy Award, features in Vanity Fair's February issue

Washington, D.C.-based publicist Renee Kelly tweeted: '@VanityFair: The stunning @Lupita_Nyongo did you lighten her skin?'

Meanwhile Brooklyn's Nocciola Nazgul asked: 'did vanity fair seriously lighten lupita's picture? really? did this happen?'

However some believe that the Vanity Fair images are simply a product of bright set lighting, rather than deliberate skin lightening.

Clutch magazine pointed out that the behind-the-scenes video for the shoot 'shows Nyong’o swathed in white -- white balloons, ultra-white background, big, bright lights -- which any Black woman (or woman of color) will tell you will cause your skin to appear lighter.'

But after Vanity Fair tweeted a sneak peek of the editorial yesterday afternoon, many were quick to point out that Miss Nyong'o's dark skin looks noticeably lighter

Some believe that the Vanity Fair images are simply a product of bright set lighting, rather than deliberate skin lightening


Miss Nyong'o, who already has several magazines covers under her belt, including Dazed and Confused and W magazine, as well as a major fashion campaign with Miu Miu, is yet to comment on the editorial.

The Mexican-born actress, who was raised in Kenya and now resides in Brooklyn, will compete against Sally Hawkins, Jennifer Lawrence, Julia Roberts and June Squibb for best supporting actress at the upcoming 86th Academy Awards.

The Yale School of Drama graduate gave a heart-wrenching portrayal of tormented slave Patsey in the critically acclaimed film, 12 Years A Slave. 




Miss Nyong'o, who already has several magazines covers under her belt, including Dazed and Confused and W magazine, as well as a major fashion campaign with Miu Miu, is yet to comment on the editorial




The Yale School of Drama graduate gave a heart-wrenching portrayal of tormented slave Patsey in the critically acclaimed film, 12 Years A Slave

Also up for a Golden Globe earlier this week, Miss Nyong'o was arguably the best-dressed star at the Sunday awards where she dazzled in a $7,000 red-caped Ralph Lauren gown.

Miss Nyong'o will play flight attendant Gwen in the action flick Non-Stop - due out February 28 - with Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, and Michelle Dockery.

 

 

 

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Incredible Story! Mum gives birth after 20 heart-breaking miscarriages - thanks to malaria tablet, hydroxychloroquine!

Kelly, 37, said: “So many people were saying, ‘It’s time to stop. You’ve lost too many’. But I just couldn’t. The thought ‘just one more go,’ was all that kept me going”




After 11 agonizing years mum Kelly Moseley still could not believe she finally had the baby she yearned for.

Cuddling her son she said with a grin: “There are times I have to pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming.”

And her joyous wonder is totally understandable. She and husband Alan suffered the heartache of 20 miscarriages before healthy son Tyler was born – which is believed to be a UK record.

Kelly, 37, admitted: “So many people were saying, ‘It’s time to stop. You’ve lost too many’. But I just couldn’t. The thought ‘just one more go,’ was all that kept me going.”

Happily her perseverance paid off. And yesterday she proudly cradled Tyler as she declared: “He is a miracle in so many ways. He has made our family and our lives complete.”

Tyler has also made medical history – as the first baby in the world to be born thanks to a pioneering anti-malarial treatment which costs just 25p a tablet.

Kelly said she would be eternally grateful to miscarriage consultant Hassan Shehata, who finally found the key to the happiness that had eluded her.


Doctor: Mr Shehata with Angie Baker, whom he helped to have a daughter after 18 miscarriages  

He discovered she had a high level of NK, or natural killer cells, in her immune system. They are not normally a problem, but in some women can become so aggressive that they attack the foetus, thinking it is a foreign body, and cause a miscarriage.

Mr Shehata tried many different treatments until hitting upon one that worked – the malaria tablet, hydroxychloroquine that suppressed her immune system. Kelly began taking it daily in February 2012 until after Tyler, now nine months, was born.

Speaking from the family’s home in Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, Kelly said: “I put all my faith in Mr Shehata. When I became pregnant in September 2012 we didn’t tell a soul.

“I hid my bump with baggy tops and lived in a constant state of terror. I woke every morning convinced it was the day I’d lose the baby. But the treatment worked and I can’t thank Mr Shehata enough.”

After losing 18 babies at eight weeks and having two miscarriages at five months, Kelly admitted there were times when her despair was overwhelming.

“It was hard,” she said. “I would think, ‘What have I done to deserve this?’”

It was also traumatic for Alan, 41. He added: “The long drives home, in silence, after more bad news, were awful. I could see Kelly was breaking her heart and didn’t know what to say or do.

“I could see how much it meant to her. We’d pull through, then try again.”


  That's my boy: Alan hugs baby Tyler  


Their incredible journey began in 2002, when Kelly and delivery driver Alan married six months after meeting through friends. They were both thrilled when Kelly discovered she was pregnant.

But the joy was short-lived. At eight weeks, a scan revealed no heartbeat – and Kelly miscarried. She was reassured that, with one in four pregnancies ending in miscarriage, it was “just one of those things”.

But after losing three more babies Kelly was referred to Heartlands hospital in Birmingham, where doctors urged her to just keep on trying.

Tragically, the heartache continued.

Kelly, who has two daughters Jaye, 18, and Olivia, 15, from a previous relationship, said: “I’d do a pregnancy test, see a blue line and for a split second think, ‘Yeah, that’s fantastic,’ before thinking, ‘Well, I know I’m going to lose it'.”

With Kelly a full-time mum and Alan working as a delivery driver the couple couldn’t afford private treatment. Then in 2007, after a total of 11 miscarriages, Kelly saw a breakfast TV interview with Mr Shehata.

The consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust was explaining how he helped a mum have a baby after 18 miscarriages.

Kelly said: “I remember thinking, ‘He’s my only hope’. I immediately wrote to him, begging for help, and he agreed to see us and asked my GP to refer me to his NHS clinic.”

But despite a series of treatments and a number of hopes raised and dashed, the miscarriages continued. On one occasion, in December 2011, Kelly had to go through the ordeal of being induced even though the baby – they had named him Ollie – had no heartbeat.

Kelly said: “We both got to hold him. He was tiny but perfect.” Alan added: “Carrying the tiny coffin into the chapel, while Robbie Williams’ Angels played was the hardest thing ever. I never thought I’d come back from that.”

Eventually the stress began to seriously affect Kelly’s emotional and physical health.

She recalled: “Even my GP said, ‘Enough’s enough, Kelly. Stop putting yourself through this pain'.”

Mr Shehata admitted he was running out of options. Then, in the summer of 2012, he suggested the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine. He explained that it was used as an immune suppressant treatment for conditions such as lupus arthritis – and suggested it might lower Kelly’s overactive immune cells.

A year later she became pregnant again. But at 28 weeks she prepared herself for yet more heartache when she was admitted to Heartlands with high blood pressure.

Two days later, doctors decided to perform an emergency caesarean. Kelly admitted: “I was petrified. I kept saying over and over, ‘Please don’t let my baby die. I can’t come this far and lose him’.”

Finally the miracle happened and Tyler was born – at just 2lb 15oz.


  Little miracle: Tyler with his mummy



“I was so poorly it was two days before I got to see him,” said Kelly. "He was much smaller than even in the photos Alan had showed me. I just couldn’t see him making it.”

But Tyler grew stronger and, after two weeks, Kelly was holding him in her arms. On May 18 last year, and weighing a healthy 5lb, he was allowed home.

Kelly said: “Strapping him into his car seat was a magical moment. We never thought the day would come when we’d be the ones leaving hospital proudly showing off our new baby.”

Mr Shehata is equally delighted. He said: “Kelly’s case became a kind of enigma. Then one day it just hit me in a eureka moment. I have since used this treatment with 10 to15 other women and had success too. It’s very exciting. I am now writing up a proposal for research grant funding.”


Touching: Kelly with her son



He added: “Kelly and Alan never lost faith that they would eventually have a child – and never lost faith in me. I am absolutely delighted and over the moon for them.”

Kelly’s advice to other couples struggling to become parents: “Don’t give up. We know how much it hurts but it’s all worthwhile. You get there in the end.”



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There's a new royal baby! Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall welcome daughter

32-year-old Zara Phillips  and husband Mike Tindall welcomed their new daughter at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

The baby girl, the Queen's fourth great-grandchild, weighed 7lbs 12oz, a spokesman said.

New dad and former England rugby star Tindall was present at the birth of his daughter, who is 16th in line to the throne.

Buckingham Palace said in a statement: "The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal, Captain Mark Phillips and Mike's parents, Mr Phillip and Mrs Linda Tindall, have been informed and are delighted with the news.

"The baby's name will be confirmed in due course."

Godmother: Zara was the only royal chosen to be Prince George's godparent



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List of All of the Oscar Nominations

The Oscar nominations was announced at the crack of dawn local time in Los Angeles.

U2, Michael Fassbender and the film Philomena are among the Irish interests this year, while American Hustle and 12 Years a Slave lead the nominations.

Here are the nominees in the main categories:
Best supporting actor :
Barkhad Abdi
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
Bradley Cooper
AMERICAN HUSTLE
Michael Fassbender
12 YEARS A SLAVE
Jonah Hill
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Jared Leto
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Best supporting actress:
Sally Hawkins
BLUE JASMINE
Jennifer Lawrence
AMERICAN HUSTLE
Lupita Nyong’o
12 YEARS A SLAVE
Julia Roberts
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
June Squibb
NEBRASKA

Best Actor:
Christian Bale
AMERICAN HUSTLE
Bruce Dern
NEBRASKA
Leonardo DiCaprio
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Chiwetel Ejiofor
12 YEARS A SLAVE
Matthew McConaughey
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB

Best Actress:
Amy Adams
AMERICAN HUSTLE
Cate Blanchett
BLUE JASMINE
Sandra Bullock
GRAVITY
Judi Dench
PHILOMENA
Meryl Streep
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Before Midnight 
Written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan
Hawke
Captain Phillips 
Screenplay by Billy Ray
Philomena
Screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
12 Years a Slave
Screenplay by John Ridley
The Wolf of Wall Street
Screenplay by Terence Winter

Best Original Screenplay:
American Hustle
Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell
Blue Jasmine
Written by Woody Allen
Dallas Buyers Club
Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack
Her
Written by Spike Jonze
Nebraska
Written by Bob Nelson

Best Documentary Feature:
The Act of Killing
Joshua Oppenheimer and Signe Byrge Sørensen
Cutie and the Boxer
Zachary Heinzerling and Lydia Dean Pilcher
Dirty Wars 
Richard Rowley and Jeremy Scahill
The Square
Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer
20 Feet from Stardom
Nominees to be determined

Best Film:
American Hustle 
Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison
and Jonathan Gordon, Producers
Captain Phillips
Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca,
Producers
Dallas Buyers Club
Robbie Brenner and Rachel Winter, Producers
Gravity
Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman, Producers
Her
Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze and Vincent Landay,
Producers
Nebraska 
Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa, Producers
Philomena
Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan and Tracey
Seaward, Producers
12 Years a Slave
Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve
McQueen and Anthony Katagas, Producers
The Wolf of Wall Street 

Best Animated Feature:
The Croods 
Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco and Kristine Belson
Despicable Me 2
Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin and Chris Meledandri
Ernest and Celestine
Benjamin Renner and Didier Brunner
Frozen
Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho
The Wind Rises 
Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki

Best Director:
American Hustle
David O. Russell
Gravity
Alfonso Cuarón
Nebraska 
Alexander Payne
12 Years a Slave
Steve McQueen
The Wolf of Wall Street
Martin Scorcese

Achievement in Costume Design:
American Hustle
Michael Wilkinson
The Grandmaster
William Chang Suk Ping
The Great Gatsby
Catherine Martin
The Invisible Woman 
Michael O’Connor
12 Years a Slave 
Patricia Norris

Achievement in Cinematography:
The Grandmaster
Philippe Le Sourd
Gravity
Emmanuel Lubezki
Inside Llewyn Davis
Bruno Delbonnel
Nebraska
Phedon Papamichael
Prisoners 
Roger A. Deakins

Best Documentary Short:

Cavedigger
Jeffrey Karoff
Facing Fear
Jason Cohen
Karama Has No Walls
Sara Ishaq
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed
Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall
Edgar Barens

Any predictions for who’s going to take home the Academy Awards?







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‘Schumacher will not be Schumacher – even if he emerges from coma’ - neurologist

 

Michael Schumacher

Sports fans across the world were shocked just before New Year with the news that Michael Schumacher was in a coma after a serious skiing accident.

Schumacher, who turned 45 while in hospital in Grenoble, hit a rock while skiing off piste, and landed head-first on a boulder.

He has been fighting for life ever since, with doctors reporting his condition as "critical, but stable".

The media have ceased reporting on a daily basis from the hospital following a plea by Schumacher's wife - but fans around the world continue to fear for the wellbeing of the seven-times F1 champion.

And according to one of Britain's top neurosurgeons, those fears are justified - since the future that awaits Schumacher if and when he awakes from his coma will be very different from anything that he could have imagined.

Richard Greenwood, a consultant neurologist at London's Homerton Hospital and at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, says that Schumacher will be a very different man when he regains consciousness - and that he is likely to be a regular Joe Bloggs rather than a man with a superstar mentality.

"If Schumacher survives he will not be Schumacher. He will be Bloggs. And his rehabilitation will only be effective if he comes to terms with being Bloggs - and fulfils what Bloggs can do," Greenwood told a group of doctors and reporters as he gave the results of a major new study into the long-term effects of brain trauma.

"That's a very, very difficult process to take people through - and many people don't achieve it."

The study, which has been published in the American Medical Association's JAMA Psychiatry Journal - looked at nearly a quarter of a million survivors of traumatic brain injury going back over 40 years, and it offers a chilling and disturbing long-term prognosis.

Survivors of brain injuries are three times more likely to die prematurely than the general population, according to the findings, with doctors speculating that damage to the parts of the brain responsible for judgment, decision-making and risk-taking is to blame.

Experts in Germany speaking this week raised fears of an even more worrying scenario: that Schumacher may never again recover consciousness.

Germany's Bild newspaper and Focus magazine reported that many doctors now believe Schumacher's injuries may have been worse than initially hoped, and that the danger of a brain haemorrhage remains high

"There may have been complications," neurosurgeon Andreas Zieger of the University of Oldenburg told Focus.

"We should not speculate here. Ultimately, we are talking about life and death. A coma can in theory be maintained for a lifetime. It won’t hurt the human brain.

"Brain injuries are among the most complicated that can happen to the human body.

"Predictions about how long a person might be in a coma, or potential complications, are seldom reliable."

 

So sad!

 

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Singer Sade Adu Turns 55 Today!

 

Happy birthday to singer Sade Adu who turned 55 today!

 

Sade was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Her parents, Adebisi Adu, a Nigerian lecturer in economics of Yoruba background, and Anne Hayes, an English district nurse, met in London, married in 1955 and moved to Nigeria. Later, when the marriage ran into difficulties, Anne Hayes returned to England, taking four-year-old Sade and her older brother Banji to live with her parents. Later on Sade and her brother lived with their grandparents just outside Colchester, Essex. When Sade was 11, she moved to Holland-on-Sea, Essex to live with her mother, and after completing school at 18 she moved to London and studied at Saint Martin's School of Art.
While in college, she joined a soul band, Pride, in which she sang backing vocals. Her solo performances of the song "Smooth Operator" attracted the attention of record companies and in 1983, she signed a solo deal with Epic Records taking three members of the band, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale and Paul Denman, with her. Sade and her band produced the first of a string of hit albums. Their debut album Diamond Life appeared in 1984. She is the most successful solo female artist in British history, having sold over 110 million albums worldwide.
In 2002, she appeared on the Red Hot Organization's Red Hot and Riot, a compilation CD in tribute to the music of fellow Nigerian musician, Fela Kuti. She recorded a remix of her hit single, "By Your Side", for the album and was billed as a co-producer.

Personal life

She squatted in Tottenham in the 1980s, with her then-boyfriend Robert Elms. In 1989, she married Spanish film director Carlos Pliego. Their marriage ended in 1995. She gave birth to a daughter, Ila Adu (who studied at Wycliffe College in Gloucestershire), in 1995 after a relationship with Jamaican music producer Bob Morgan. (She moved briefly to the Caribbean to live with him in the late 1990s, but they later separated and she returned to England.) In 2002, she was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to popular music. She lives in the English countryside and, prior to the release of Soldier of Love in 2010, the Daily Mail described her as "famously reclusive".

 

 

 

 

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Nollywood actress beaten, arrested for theft in Lagos again

An upcoming Actress, Yewande Akilapa who was recently bailed after being imprisoned for theft, has been arrested again.

Recall that in February, 2013, she was arrested and detained for stealing a bunch of master keys in Somolu area of Lagos State.

She was sent to the Kirikiri prison and after a few months there, she regained her freedom, precisely in November, 2013.

Two days ago, she was caught red-handed with another bunch of master keys, beaten by angry residents and arrested again.

According to Stella Dimokokorkus, she was caught stealing again in Magodo Phase 2, No 15, Ibitayo street. While trying to escape, the angry residents ran after her, caught her and beat her black and blue.

Narrating the incident, Stella said “She was escorted back to number 15 Ibitayo street where she had been caught inside the master bedroom with a bunch of master keys hidden in her brassieres.

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PHOTO: Rukky Sanda rocks new hairdo...What do you think?

Rukky Sanda reveals her new hairdo to her Instagram fans. Its a yayy from me! Do you think it looks good on her?

Oops! L'Oreal ad is busted by Diane's unairbrushed Golden Globes appearance

 

 

L’Oreal has been accused of aggressively airbrushing Diane Keaton after its ad aired immediately after she appeared on stage at the Golden Globes.

While Ms Keaton looked fantastic at the Golden Globes event, her 68 years were clear to see on her un-Botoxed face. The L’Oreal ad, however, shows the star with rather smoother skin.

Viewers were quick to react to the unfortunate commercial placement, sharing their views on Twitter

Gregg Giannillo wrote: ‘Worst commercial placement ever. Diane Keaton wrinkled on #GoldenGlobes then ageless and wrinkle-free in L'Oreal wrinkle serum commercial.’
Fellow viewer Vicky King agreed, dispatching: ‘After seeing the Diane Keaton L'Oréal commercial, it's very apparent there's no filter on the #GoldenGlobes cameras.’


And Lauren Bolger tweeted: ‘Wow L'Oréal. Great timing. I guess Diane Keaton stopped using your product! #GoldenGlobes’
Some tweeters even preferred the ad to Ms Keaton’s appearance on the Golden Globes.

Film critic Lou Lumenick wrote: ‘Diane Keaton's L'Oreal Commercial is much better than her Woody Allen tribute.’
The actress's campaign spot was to promote L’Oreal’s Age Perfect Glow Renewal oil.
Indeed in comparing the two videos, it is clear that Ms Keaton’s face boasts more wrinkles in the Golden Globes broadcast than in the L’Oreal ad.

Online reaction: Twitter users including @LogicalLibby accused L'Oreal of using Photoshop

 

HOW TWITTER REACTED TO L'OREAL'S DIANE KEATON AD:

@LogicalLibby: ‘L'Oreal shouldn't run their Diane Keaton commercial right after she's been onstage WITHOUT Photoshop. #GoldenGIobes’
Sher McAllister: ‘Is anyone else disturbed by seeing Diane Keaton's real face on the Golden Globes vs. her L'oreal anti-aging ad face? #CameraTrickery.’
Gregg Giannillo : ‘Worst commercial placement ever. Diane Keaton wrinkled on #GoldenGlobes then ageless and wrinkle-free in L'Oreal wrinkle serum commercial.’
Vicky King: ‘After seeing the Diane Keaton L'Oréal commercial, it's very apparent there's no filter on the #GoldenGlobes cameras.’
Lauren Bolger: ‘Wow L'Oréal. Great timing. I guess Diane Keaton stopped using your product! #GoldenGlobes’
Lou Lumenick: ‘Diane Keaton's L'Oreal Commercial is much better than her Woody Allen tribute.’
Sallie Cunningham: 'Thinking how refreshing is Diane Keaton, no Botox lips or facelift. Then they cut to her L'Oreal commercial and she had 25 year old skin.'
Darek Tatum: 'Wait. So Diane Keaton got all those wrinkles between filming the L’Oreal commercial and the Golden Globes? That’s unfortunate.'

 

 

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PHOTOS: Film star fears her banned breast implants will kill her after her breasts ballooned to an O cup

An adult film star fears her banned breast implants will kill her after her breasts ballooned to an O cup.

Elizabeth Starr had now-illegal 'string' implants 15 years ago to boost her career - but says her life has been ruined by her super-sized chest.

Doctors have recommended she face a double mastectomy rather than live with her potentially fatal implants.

But the mother-of-two, who has endured a staggering 63 corrective procedures, says she can't face more surgery despite being at risk from blood clots and infection as it would mean the end of her career.

The  43-year-old glamour model whose breasts are still growing, said: 'I was basically the victim of an experiment and I've been paying the price for it ever since.

'Back then I had a family to support and I knew getting bigger boobs would boost my career prospects.

'Now I live day to day worrying I might be struck down by infections or blood clots - it's ruined my life.'

Ms Starr, from Los Angeles, California, was already a 32F when she opted for the polypropylene string implants in 1999.

The £3,000 procedure involved inserting synthetic string into the breasts to stimulate fluid production and growth.

But just a few days after the operation she began suffering complications.

Ms Starr, said: 'My right breast was bright red and swollen and I felt weak and shaky.

'The surgeon cut some tissue away from the breast which he thought might be infected.

'But the infection gradually ate a hole in my right breast the size of a 10-pence piece.

'The pain was unbearable.'

Elizabeth had the string implant removed from her right breast, however, the left one was already too embedded to be taken out.

She said: 'The way the implants work is they continue to grow inside you and become enmeshed in the breast tissue.

 

'Even now I have some residual string in my right breast - I don't think I'll ever be free of it all.

'I was lied to and told the operation had been approved by the medical authority, but it hadn't.'

Ms Starr was already a 32F when she opted for the polypropylene string implants in 1999

Over the next 14 years Elizabeth spent a staggering £200,000 on reconstructive operations to put right damage from the surgery.

She said: 'Over the years I've had lots of implants put in and taken out to make my right breast the same size as my left.

'The tissue in my right breast was so badly damaged that there was almost nothing left.

'One operation involved taking a muscle from my back to replace damaged tissue in my right breast.

'I've spent time recovering in oxygen tents and almost died three times.'

Now Elizabeth has a saline implant containing four litres of liquid in her right breast, to match the breast fluid in her left.

The £3,000 procedure involved inserting synthetic string into the breasts to stimulate fluid production and growth

But the risk of further complications casts a shadow over her future health.

She said: 'There is so much scar tissue in my breasts it's affecting the blood flow to the body and could cause a fatal blood clot.

'I'm a ticking time bomb because anything could happen to me - I'm so scared.'

Elizabeth already had 38F breast before opting for the string implants.

And the single mother to Jason, 23, and Nicholas, 20, hopes her story will act as a warning to women wanting to copy her look.

She said: 'If you are going to attempt to try to become as busty as I am you are putting yourself at extreme risk.

'You have to know what you are getting yourself into because it will change your life forever.

Elizabeth has a saline implant containing four litres of liquid in her right breast, to match the breast fluid in her left

The remaining string implant is causing fluid to leak into both breasts making them to balloon

'I'm in constant pain - bending down and getting dressed are difficult because my back hurts from the weight of my breasts.'

She says the remaining string implant is causing fluid to leak into both breasts making them to balloon.

For the last eight years she has been cared for by Dr Alexander Sinclair, an expert in plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Dr Sinclair said: 'Over the years I've seen cases of polypropylene string implants but I've never seen a case quite like Elizabeth's - her future is uncertain.

'I presented her case at the local medical society and the sentiment was she needed a double mastectomy.'

However, the years of operations have decimated Elizabeth's breast tissue, and she is unwilling to face more risky surgery.

She said: 'I have one option other than to live like this and that is to face a mastectomy.

'But after 63 procedures on my right breast and fighting to keep my career and my breast, I honestly don't think that I could.

'A mastectomy would take away my livelihood and I don't know what else I would do.'

'It's hard when you have been a victim of something and it's even harder when you choose a path in life where people might look down on you and think, 'she deserved it'.

'But I wouldn't wish this on anyone and I hope my story will act as a warning.'

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Coronation Street star Bill Roache 'Ken Barlow' arrives at court to face trial on child sex charges

The 81-year-old soap star is accused of two counts of raping a 15-year-old in 1967 and five indecent assaults involving four girls aged between 11 or 12 and 16, allegedly committed between 1965 and 1968. Roache, who has played Ken Barlow since its first episode in 1960, walked into Preston Crown Court today with his children Linus, James and Verity, led by a team of security guards.




Arrival: Coronation Street Star Bill Roache walks to Preston Crown Court with children Linus (behind left), James (next left) and Verity (right) for the start of his trial, where he is accused of historical sexual offences



When charged with rape, Roache - who plays Ken Barlow in the ITV1 show - issued a statement in which he said he was 'astounded and deeply horrified' by the accusations.

He said: 'I strenuously deny the allegations and will now focus my full attention on fighting to preserve my innocence in the challenging times ahead.

'I would like to offer my sincere thanks to all those people who have offered me their support and good wishes at this difficult time.'

Roache later formally pleaded not guilty to the seven counts he faces.

The world's longest-serving soap actor has not appeared in the programme while the legal proceedings are ongoing.

He has been on bail since his arrest with various conditions including residence, no direct unsupervised contact with anyone under 16 and not to approach named witnesses.

The trial at Preston Crown Court is scheduled to last up to four weeks.




Support: Roache - who has played Ken Barlow for decades - arrived flanked by his security in front and his children behind





Entrance: The star's security were forced to clear path through a crowd as he arrived at Preston Crown Court this morning

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ALCHOHOLISM: 35 Yr Mum who drank 24 cans and seven pints a day begs to die at home

Beverley Pickorer's shocking appearance shows the devastating damage years of chronic alcohol abuse have taken as she is slowly dying from liver disease


Dying: Beverley's body has been ravaged by alcohol abuse(Ross Parry)


Her frail body destroyed by years of alcohol abuse, dying Beverley ­Pickorer lies trapped in her care home bed, unable to move at the age of just 35.

The jaundiced mum-of-four has cirrhosis of the liver, rotten teeth and cannot speak or feed herself after a decade of heavy drinking.

At her worst she would down 24 cans of lager a day plus seven pints in the pub and a bottle of perry cider.

Now she faces certain death her partner of six years, Anthony Howard, is forced to watch her fading away. She has spent the last eight months receiving palliative care in a home where most patients are pensioners.

Loyal Anthony, 31, said: “I’ve been looking after my partner for five-and-a-half years, and she’s constantly
been in and out of hospital with liver cirrhosis.

“She’s the youngest person in this care home. All she can do every day now is stay in bed. The staff come and turn her every two hours.”

Devoted: Partner Anthony wants Beverley to die at home (Ross Parry)



Anthony has released the heartbreaking pictures to warn other people of the devastating impact alcohol dependency can have.

He is also desperate to get Beverley out of the care home, so she can spend her final days at their house in Parson Cross, Sheffield.

Anthony said Beverley’s drinking problems started in her early 20s, during a series of troubled relationships. He said: “When I met her I took her drinking as part of her.

“It’s something I got used to. When she got up and had a can in her hand straight away, I got immune to it. To her it was like having a cup of tea.

"Beverley has four beautiful children, they are now aged six to 15, and they have all been taken into care because she can’t look after them.”

He said he was now fighting to get his own drink problems under control and called for more help for alcoholics: “I would not put all this on Beverley’s toes because I have had a problem with alcohol too. We would go to the pub together.

“I think the Government should do more to help alcoholics.

“They should fund more care homes that specialise in alcohol ­problems and alcohol misuse, to ­rehabilitate them and get them back into the community.

“I love Beverley to bits. She is my world. We are engaged and just waiting to get married.”

Transformed: Beverley is pictured before her body was ravaged by alcohol



Speaking of his wish to get her home, he said: “It’s tragic. We made an agreement that when she dies she would die in my arms at home, but the NHS has said it would be too expensive to care for her at home.

“They would have to pay for one carer and a nurse. She’s on a syringe driver to stop her having seizures.

"But Beverley wants to die at home, I don’t think you can deny a person that.”

Kevin Clifford, chief nurse for NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group, said that he was unable to comment on individual patients.

But he added: “We have to consider the safest and most appropriate manner in which an individual’s needs can be met.

"It is always regrettable when we have to take a decision based on a patient’s safety which doesn’t meet the hopes of their family.

"But we work with the family and endeavour to offer care that is in the best interests of the patient and agreeable to the family.”

Tragic: Beverley's four children are all in care after years of chronic alcoholism (Ross Parry)



Every year about 4,000 people in the UK lose their lives to cirrhosis – scarring of the liver caused by continuous damage. A further 700 people with the condition are given liver transplants.

Early signs of the illness are a loss of appetite, nausea and itchy skin. In the later stages symptoms can include jaundice and vomiting of blood.

Cirrhosis cannot be cured but its progression can be slowed down by stopping drinking and losing weight.

According to NHS figures from 2001 to 2009, there were 400 deaths a year in people aged up to 39 where alcoholic liver disease was the underlying cause.

Matt McMullen, of the Sheffield Alcohol Support Service, said ­Beverley’s situation was “very sad”.

He added: “Unfortunately it is not unheard of for someone of such a young age to be experiencing such severe problems as a result of alcohol consumption.”



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Galway: 3-year-old boy dies after becoming trapped in a lift

Pic: Andrew Downes

 

A three-year-old boy has died after becoming trapped in a lift.
Gardaí were called to the scene at the Hynes Building on St Augustine’s Street in Galway city centre at about 3pm after the child became stuck.
It is understood no one else was trapped with the youngster.



He had been in the building with his siblings and his mother, who is originally from Nigeria but has been living in the city for a few years, when the accident happened.
Gardai, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) and building management are to carry out investigations into the cause of the incident.
Investigations centre on whether the boy may have crawled into a gap below the lift floor as it came a stop.
Local gardaí, fire crews and ambulance and paramedic staff were called to the scene where the boy was pronounced dead and his body was removed to University Hospital Galway where a post-mortem examination was to be carried out.
The Hynes Building was closed to allow for full investigations with inspectors from the HSA and gardaí examining the scene tonight.
It houses a number of offices including some of the city’s Department of Social Protection divisions and staff, and is home to the regional RTÉ office.


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The "Mint" countries - Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey identified as emerging economic giants

Economist Jim O'neill has recognized the "Mint" nations - Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey as rising economic goliaths.

The Today programme's Evan Davis and Newsday's Nkem Ifejika spoke to business people in Nigeria who let them know that the nation still have their crucial issues.

They demonstrated that infrastructures still remained an issue to the country's economy yet that the issues of power and electricity had been resolved.

Education was additionally noted as an issue, with the enterpreneurs explaining that it was fundamental for organizations to invest in staff.

They additionally illustrated that corruption had turned into "a cultural thing" in Nigeria.

*I find it totally preposterous and utterly ridiculous that someone would come out and say that the issue of power and electricity in Nigeria has been resolved. Even though the private sector has taken over the functions of providing electricity to Nigerians, things are still more or less the same in terms of electricity supply. There is still irregular power supply and nigerians still depend on generators for their electricity...spending alot on fuel for generators, not to talk about the devastating effects of these generator fumes on the environment.

If Nigeria could be seen as a rising giant despite these crucial setbacks, imagine where the country would be when  the issues of corruption, electricity, security and infrastructure are resolved. Something must be done!