Sommaire pour Issue 599 de Grazia

Photo: Arved Colvin-Smith ‘I can’t believe that a candidate for President of the United States has bragged about sexually assaulting women,’ said Michelle Obama last week. ‘I can’t stop thinking about this. It has shaken me to my core more than I ever could have predicted. This wasn’t just locker-room talk. This was a powerful individual speaking freely and openly about sexually predatory behaviour.’ With the American presidential election just three weeks away, it isn’t the candidates’ policies that have dominated the global headlines – but one man’s scandals. In the week Donald Trump was accused by six women of groping them, we spoke exclusively to former US Apprentice candidate Jennifer Murphy about her decade-long association with the billionaire. Despite admitting that he kissed her – without her consent –…

Photos: Wireimage, Splash News, Getty Images, Rex Features AMID ALLEGATIONS ABOUT BRAD’S weed smoking and parenting skills, reports surfaced that he could be investigated for child abuse by the FBI after he had an alleged altercation with the couple’s son Maddox onboard a private jet. While Brad was accused of being ‘verbally abusive’ and getting ‘physical’ with the 15-year-old, sources in his camp said, ‘Brad made contact with Maddox in the shoulder area, but there was absolutely no physical injury to him.’ Then last week, in what has been seen in some quarters as a victory for Brad, it was announced that police had decided against launching an investigation – with one report even claiming the FBI had deemed it a ‘waste of time’. Grazia understands the development has given…

UPDATE YOUR RECORDS accordingly – there could be a new power couple at large. Just a month after Grazia exclusively revealed that she had split from Cara Delevingne, St Vincent is rumoured to be dating Kristen Stewart. The pair were first spotted together at Largo restaurant in West Hollywood in late August, and St Vincent (real name Annie Clark) accompanied Kristen to the premiere of her latest movie, Certain Women , at the New York Film Festival in early October. They’ve also been seen several times out and about in the Big Apple. According to one insider, ‘Kristen and Annie have been really enjoying getting to know each other, there’s a definite spark there. Kristen thinks Annie is a genius, and Annie is equally taken with her.’ The hitch? Last…

The Regulars by Georgia Clark is out now (£12.99, Simon & Schuster). Photos: Rex Features. Statistics from statista.com/statistics/270821/smartphone-user-in-the-united-kingdom-uk LIKE 6AM YOGA CLASSES and that thing Mark Zuckerberg invented, most of us have a robust love/ hate relationship with our phones. (‘I hate who I am around you, get out of my life forever!’/‘Wait, come back, I need you, I love you!’ ad infinitum.) The tech gods are listening. Launching next month, The Light Phone is the size of a credit card. It can make calls, store 10 numbers and… that’s about it. Given that 42 million people in the UK have a smartphone and 41.9 million wish they didn’t, you understand the potential. The Light Phone has been invented by two entrepreneurs who wanted to make something ‘designed to be…

OUR PANEL CHARLIE GOWANS-EGLINTON Grazia’s fashion news and features editor has an eye for the eclectic and a pathological fear of men in flip-flops. @charliegowans JIM SHELLEY Grazia’s resident bloke writes about television, film and Man United. What he doesn’t know about chiffon is not worth knowing – literally. @jimshelley17 ASHLEY OLSEN CHARLIE SAYS: Whatever you’re thinking right now – unless you’re thinking YES PLEASE – you’re wrong. Trust me, I have a degree in the fashions (and the student debt to prove it), and I say THIS IS PROPERLY GOOD. JIM SAYS: Lordy. There’s ‘dressing down’ and then there’s ‘giving up’. This spectacular (spectacularly bad) cardigan and that jacket mean she is all set for an impromptu nap. YOU SAY: Ashley looks fab as always... I’m in love with…

Photos: Getty Images, Getty Images for Longchamp, Dave Benett WE HAD A CAPITAL TIME IN PARIS AND LONDON HANDBAGS AT DAWN WHAT Longchamp boutique reopening WHERE Rue Saint-Honoré, Paris WHO Jessica Alba, Alexa Chung Alexa Chung led the celebrations as Longchamp reopened its flagship store, with their Men’s and Travel boutique just across the rue. Kristen Stewart’s ex Soko provided the soundtrack before Audrey Tatou, Jessica Alba and Derek Blasberg headed to a lavish dinner to toast the ‘French art of living’. We’ll drink to that! GRAZIA ATE Shellfish consommé, courgettes, tomatoes and artichoke GRAZIA DRANK Condrieu and Gevrey-Chambertin wine COOL CUTS AND COVER STARS WHAT Dior and AnOther Man issue launch WHERE Albert’s, Old Brompton Road WHO Harry Styles, Jefferson Hack We broke through a crowd of Directioners to…

Photos: Jason Lloyd-Evans, Marco Vittur. By Terry: harrods.com. Charlotte Tilbury: charlottetilbury.com. Clarins: clarins.com. Dior: dior.com. Dr Hauschka: drhauschka.co.uk. Where we spotted it Softly diffused around lids at Les Copains in Milan. Why we loved it When brown feels too summery and black feels too harsh, amethyst is the perfect (and universally flattering) autumnal alternative. Ways to wear it When it comes to smoky eyes, layering is a foolproof application method. Start with a base layer of lilac all over, then build up to deeper violet at the outer corners. A slick of plum liner at the base of lashes will add subtle but sultry definition.…

Photos: Marco Vittur 1. DRY DO? Just as hair repairs from summer sun, it’s made brittle by winter chills. And with 46% of women claiming to have dry hair, L’Oréal Professionnel Expert Série Nutrifier Glycerol + Coco Oil DD Balm, £10.99, is a game changer. boots.com 2 CITY SLICKER Philosophy believe skin is only healthy when properly oxygenated, so their clever lab folk created Take A Deep Breath Oxygenating Gel Cream, £29.50, supplying O2 in spades. City dwellers, stockpile now! boots.com 3. GREY MATTER You’ve most likely honed your lipstick wardrobe down to four or five, but an unlikely addition could be your best yet. Dior Rouge Dior in Montaigne Matte, £26.50, a modern grey, to rekindle your rebellious side! dior.com 4. RUB A DUB Supporting charities WaterAid and Clean…

Amy (Cara Theobold) works at a bowling alley. She has just stopped taking a psychoactive mood stabiliser. Her workmate Jake has a fancy for her. All the other boys circuiting her orbit have hair like The 1975 – little compensation in life when your mum doesn’t love you. She makes friends with an absolute badass, Raquel (Susan Wokoma), after an interchange with an apparition in a nightclub car park. Amy sees demons, you see. She is Crazyhead, the fantastically laconic star of a brand new drama that speaks an authentic language of young sisterhood, somewhere between Charlie’s Angels, Sylvia Plath and Skins. Creator Howard Overman has intruded on urban life with sci-fi before in the ace Misfits. Crazyhead may yet turn out to be an even more effective aphorism for…

Photos: Zoltan Tombor/Mondadori Photo LIBRA 24 Sept – 23 Oct For some while, you’ve remained quiet about a part of your life that means a lot to you. And you’ve no doubt felt somewhat guilty that you haven’t even confided in the person closest to you. With Mercury being challenged by Uranus, it would be a pity if the truth were to come out in an unexpected way, at the worst possible time. This is becoming a situation of which you must take complete control. Now. SCORPIO 24 Oct – 22 Nov Thrilled though you may be that a money-related or work situation is turning out well, don’t allow it to dominate every minute you spend with those you care for. Haven’t you been preoccupied with…

It’s official, there is nothing Alexa Chung can’t do. The fashionista has taken on the role of art director for a shoot celebrating the launch of UGG’s Classic 2.0 boot. Some of Chung’s friends, including artist and poet Cleo Wade (right) and designer/stylist Brianna Lance, sport a selection of the brand’s cosiest kicks. Shop Alexa’s edit online and in-store now. Cleo wears Tasman boots, £85; ugg.com/uk IT SEEMS GWEN STEFANI is over her ex-husband Gavin Rossdale cheating with the nanny. In a new interview she claims, ‘Even though that year was challenging, it was also one of my favourite things that ever happened to me.’ That’s what we call a positive spin. GILES DEACON HAS DESIGNED the 2016 BBC Children in Need T-shirt, featuring the charity’s much-loved mascot, Pudsey. It’s…

Portrait: Peter Bohler The scandals just keep on coming for Donald Trump. Days after the release of a tape in which he was recorded boasting of ‘pussy grabbing’, last week six women came forward to claim that the 70-year-old billionaire groped and kissed them. American news channel CBS also uncovered a 1992 video in which the Republican presidential candidate is seen making lewd observations about a 10-year-old girl in Trump Tower. As Grazia went to press, it was reported that a court date of 16 December had been set for Trump’s legal team to appear in New York over allegations he raped a 13-year-old girl in 1998, something he vociferously denies. Now, Grazia can reveal thatTrump once kissed one of his former Apprentice candidates – without her consent – after…

Photos: Getty, Rex, Wireimage ‘INTERNET PORN IS A slippery slope into a dangerous world – it’s about desensitisation and forgetting how to make love. The lack of intimacy is giving us really bad sex. The sexual revolution gave us really bad sex. I want the sensual revolution to provide us with intimacy. It’s not being a prude, it’s actually the opposite of being a prude. It’s about reminding us how to reconnect as human beings. ‘I got involved because I previously spoke at both Oxford and Cambridge about animal rights and they invited me back, and I’m writing a book so I thought it would be a good topic to debate. I have an authority on this subject. I feel like I’ve been objectified on my own terms and not…

2008: Kristen met Robert Pattinson on the set of Twilight, but didn’t go public until a kiss at Cannes in 2012. 2012: An A-list scandal occurred when photos surfaced of Kristen cheating on Robert with director Rupert Sanders. Kristen then issued a heartfelt public apology to Robert. 2015: Kristen is first linked to Alicia Cargile, but doesn’t publicly comment on the romance other than to say, ‘I’m not hiding.’ Photos: AKM-GSI-Xposure, Getty Images, fameflynetuk.com, Photoshot 2016: She starts dating French singer Soko, but the romance ends and she reunites with Alicia. Soko later writes on Instagram, ‘I hate cheaters.’…

[1] ‘As the…'ism and ‘As a…'ism are interchangeable and equally twatty. Photos: Press Association, Instagram.com/JebBush, Xposure, Wireimage It’s hard to assimilate all the ways in which Trump’s ‘Grab ’em by the pussy’ tapes are vile. Their vileness proved a trigger on all manner of related incidents of vileness; any attempt to comprehend the lot would be like trying to comprehend the magnitude of the universe (if the universe’s unknowable grandeur had been replaced by many examples of douchebag misogyny). This is why I am focusing on the twatishness that arrived as a kind of afterthought to all the vileness, as it’s milder, ergo less overwhelming. This twatishness comes in the form of a rhetorical device: ‘As the…’ism. Jeb Bush was the first to commit it, posting a Twitter condemnation of…

ANNA KENDRICK IS A PRO. She may have been ‘sick as a dog’ with a sinus infection at this year’s Met Ball in May but you’d hardly know it from the images of her on the red carpet in a sequinned blue Derek Lam gown. Nor can you tell from her performance onstage at Cannes with Justin Timberlake to promote their new film, Trolls – which she went to directly after the Gala – that she was suffering from a bad case of the bunged up. ‘At the Met Ball, I was just nodding along when anybody said anything to me,’ says the actress now. ‘And at Cannes, I was still sick and I had to sing with an internationally renowned pop star. That was hugely terrifying.’ Google it; both…

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Photos: Marco Vittur. Big Sexy Hair: sexyhair.co.uk. Bumble and bumble: bumbleandbumble.co.uk. ghd: ghdhair.com. John Frieda: boots.com. Living Proof: spacenk.com. L’oréal Paris: boots.com. Ouai: selfridges.com. Redken: redken.co.uk MAKE MINE A MOUSSE If the mention of mousse has you cringing in fear of crispy curls, we beg you to reconsider. A flurry of innovative new formulas has had us grabbing the nearest can. ‘Session stylists never stopped using mousse, but in inexperienced hands the results can be interesting to say the least,’ says hairstylist Sam McKnight. ‘The new-age incarnations, on the other hand, couldn’t be easier to use and leave not even an inkling of that traditional texture.’ Expect serious volume, mega body and flexible hold from this brilliant lot.…

EMILY PHILLIPS Grazia’s features director When Brit Bennett started work on this novel, she was 17, like lead character Nadia. Reeling from her mother’s suicide, Nadia seeks to leave her small town – and her secret – behind, to pursue college life (as Brit herself did at Stanford). This is a powerful read, and one which is ever more vital when abortion rights and racial equality are still not a given. FIONA COWOOD Grazia’s contributing editor I was so engaged with Nadia’s story: the young girl who recently lost her mother to suicide, whose bright university future is threatened by ‘mostly safe sex’ with the boy she has found comfort with. And as she continues to keep her secret and moves on with her life, we see that this young…

PUT A RING ON… WHO? Can science take the place of raw attraction for student nurse Melissa and business development exec Clark as they meet at the altar in slightly alarming docu strand Married At First Sight? The one question that never quite gets answered is why anyone would be mad enough to do this. Is it just another symptom of the Age of Fame, or something more vulnerable? Tuesday, 9pm, Channel 4 FRESH PRINTS Everybody has the right to be anodyne, no matter their colour. Therein lies the message of Black’ish, a sweet show circumnavigating ‘the mythical and majestic black family’, the Johnsons of Beverly Hills. Clipped lawns, aspirational lifestyles and high achievements are not new for black families on US sitcoms – ask the Cosbys – but in…

Polly Vernon’s report was a continuation of Grazia’s one-sided representation of the pro-life/pro-choice debate. Some women face the terrible dilemma of unwanted pregnancies from difficult or violent circumstances. But many abortions occur because women don’t take responsibility for their contraceptive choices, in their own words: ‘Hoes before embryos’. Why do they think abortion on demand is their right? Is this really how our overburdened health services should be used, when there are so many contraceptive choices available? If this is an issue about women’s rights, what about the right of women on the other side of the argument to be heard? Name withheld ATTITUDE NOT PLATITUDE I loved Marian Keyes’ words of wisdom in ‘When life throws me lemons, making lemonade is the last thing I want to do’ (17…

Photos: Shutterstock ‘THESE DAYS, I’M MORE GENTLE THAN PEOPLE EXPECT’ Who is your best friend? At this point, my little girl, Scarlet – she’s such good company. She’s seven and we have some good girly chats. What’s your biggest regret? When I was young, I didn’t think too much about the future – I was very much in the present. But fashion changes and maybe I would have made different choices with my tattoos. I’ve already told Scarlet she isn’t getting any. What’s your biggest extravagance? Holidays. I’ve been so lucky that I’ve travelled a lot with work, but you don’t get to enjoy places. I’ve been to Italy hundreds of times, but I had my first holiday there this year. When was the last time you were embarrassed? Last…

[1] Assuming anyone calls him that any more Photos: Getty Images, PA, Rex Features, Phil Knott 1. UP CARLY SIMON Tweaked the lyrics of her immaculate hit You’re So Vain into an anti-Trump statement, thus: ‘Your face, it was ap-ri-cot.’ 2. UP BUSTED De-McFly’d, reinvigorated, new song On What You’re On is brilliant… and for heaven’s sake: Charlie! 3. NEW IN ED BALLS Say what you will about his dancing, the way in which he is owning his Strictly moment is a joy to behold. 4. UP THE DALAI LAMA When asked about Trump, he said: ‘His face, it is ap-ri-cot.’ No, he didn’t. But he did do a decent impression of The Donald[1] . 5. NEW IN JOE FOX A$AP Rocky found him selling mixtapes on the streets of…

Photos: Instagram/@goodamerican, @khloekardashian, Michael Rozman/Warner Bros, xposurephotos.com  WHEN IT COMESTO topping best-dressed lists and dominating FROWs, sisters Kim, Kendall and Kylie fight it out for top spot. That is, until now: Khloé K has joined the race, and she means business – her own business, new denim label Good American, revealed exclusively in Grazia , and on sale today . These are jeans for women who don’t fit the skinny jean staple; because, let’s be honest, while we might not be equipped to balance a champagne bottle on our bottoms, the average woman in the UK is more apple than Amazonian. But while, for most of us, Jessica Rabbit’s hubba-hubba silhouette is as far out of reach as a Victoria’s Secret Angel’s long-and-lean one, it seems there’s hope for…

Photos: Xposurephotos.com, Catwalking.com FROM DEBBIE HARRY to Danny Zuko, the biker jacket’s legions of fans are proof that it’s never going to date. But which leather leads the pack? First, the classic: black, bezipped and historically sported by rock chicks smothered in eyeliner. Next, behold the bold and bright – Courrèges showed orange and green versions for A/W ’16. And meet the cocktail biker: boasting intricate embroidery, a metallic sheen, or even a ruffled peplum. Perfect for the party season. Or perhaps you’d like something cosy? Invest in a shearling-embellished masterpiece; Charlotte Simone’s fuzz-adorned vinyl beauty is atop everyone’s wish list. Ready? On yer bike...…

GLANCING DOWN AT HER FITBIT, Katie* was disheartened to see she hadn’t reached her goal number of steps for the day. So far, so normal. After all, for those of us who wear fitness trackers, who hasn’t wanted to get their steps up to 10,000 before bed? Except Katie was aiming for 20,000. And rather than a quick march to get her numbers up, Katie went for a run, even though she’d already done a full gym session at lunchtime. Finally, her tracker buzzed 20,000 and she went to bed. ‘I was anorexic in my teens,’ says Katie, a 28-year-old marketing manager from Kent. ‘In my first year of university it got so bad I weighed five and a half stone, was admitted to a clinic and had to do…

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GET THE GLOW Super-spice turmeric, lauded for its anti-inflammatory properties, contains magic ingredient curcumin, which can promote collagen growth and improve circulation. Try Pukka’s Wholistic Turmeric, £15.95. PIECE DE RESISTANCE Take tips from Iza Goulart and Millie Mackintosh and try a resistance band workout. The clever team at slick London wellness concierge Well Aware have launched a portable workout made for #fastgains. No need for studios or complex equipment – 20 minutes and a resistance band and you’re set. With less chance of injuries, these workouts are great for joints, as they’re so low impact. A BUG’S LIFE Insects are the perfect light bite – but if you’re not brave enough to crunch on a bug, try a Crobar (£7.99 for four) made from cricket flour. Photos: Marco Vittur, Karina…

ROASTED DUCK BREAST ON BE LUGA LENTILS WITH BALSAMIC ONIONS AND PINE NUTS Serves 4 Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 40 minutes 4 duck breasts (about 150-180g each) 50ml olive oil 2 onions, sliced into 1cm rings 50g pine nuts Sprig of thyme, leaves picked 100ml balsamic vinegar 150g curly kale 400g cooked beluga lentils Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 Preheat the oven to 200°C/180˚Fan/Gas Mark 6. Trim the excess fat from the duck breasts, then score the skin in a criss-cross pattern. Season with salt and pepper. 2 Put a frying pan over a low to medium heat and place the duck breasts in the pan skin side down. Cook for 10 minutes to render the fat and crisp up the skin. Adjust the temperature as…

Photos: Anna Huix “I LET MY NOSE TOUCH HIS, AS THAT’S HOW I LIKE TO BE KISSED – THE LINGER, THE ANTICIPATION IS WHAT IS SEXY” LAST SUNDAY. DATE ONE – with, of course, another Bumble* match. We met in a swanky Southbank venue, his choice, and watched the autumnal day turn into early evening as we chatted family and holidays and favourite television shows. I liked him. I’d known it immediately. I don’t know why, but I’ve never made the first move before – never been ‘the lunger’. Never been the one who leans in for a snog at the end of the night, fully confident that it has all gone well. I expect to be kissed. Hope to be kissed. I’m adept at slowing down my words as…

FIND YOUR NICHE Fashion blogs are ten a penny so it’s important to stand out and bring a unique angle. Ask yourself, ‘What makes me stand out?’, ‘Why will people follow me?’ Keep this – your unique selling point – in mind when blogging. KEEP SHARING Instagram, Instagram, Instagram! Consistently sharing clear photos is the fastest way to build your brand. When you engage with your followers and people you follow, your community will organically grow, and that’s invaluable. BE HONEST Stay true to yourself. The most successful blogs are packed with personality. Keep your tone personal and genuine – readers can tell if you’re just in it for the money or fame rather than a genuine passion.…

CHOICE FOR ALL Thanks for Irish politicians want this to go away. We won’t let it (10 Oct), about the march in Dublin to repeal Ireland’s 8th Amendment. Women from Northern Ireland have been campaigning, too. We are part of the UK yet are criminalised for seeking an abortion, for exercising our right to choose. If we travel to another part of the UK for a termination, we cannot do so on the NHS, yet we pay our taxes like our sisters in England, Scotland and Wales. It doesn’t matter if the reason we need an abortion is because of rape, incest, fatal foetal abnormality or that we simply don’t want a child. We are an anomaly. A problem that is ignored by the governments in Westminster and Stormont. So…