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Nothing's moreatractivethan the clue isin the name, SSE “© What do you think? Let us know at cosmo.mail@natmags.co.uk == ARCH 2011 COSMOPOLITAN +43DENZEL WASHINGTON] JOHNNY DEPP) RISE? THE boyf ceting the parents is fraught with worry Will chey like me? Will I like chem? Will T get to play ‘spot the winkie’ when his mum digs out the embarrassing baby photos? But when I first met my boyfriend Dan's dad, ames, I faced a hurled never considered. ‘We've been hearing about MILFs For years ~ but 1d discovered the world of DILFs. When I met Dan’ dad, I ele like my reaction was writen in neon letters on my forehead: OMG, your dad isi? Because what Dan had (ansurprisingly) failed to ‘mention was that his dad isan older, more rugged version of him, Wich a hincof the hot Viggo Morcensen from The Lord Of The Rings thrown in, Well, you squint a bie Thoped my reaction was a one-ofl. But the second time I met James aggravated iy severe case of FADS (Fancying A Dad Syndrome). was helping Dan move house when I stopped to watch him picking up boxes, his luscious locks and wide shoulders making ita very nice view. Until he curned around ~ and I realised it was, in fact, his dad Ti been ogling. Later chat day, as Tlowered myself oneo the sofa, I couldn't resist whispering to Dan, “Sat berween my two favourite boys...” And the whimpered, “Oh God,” he ehrew back ‘made me chink Fm noc che first gel co suffer an attack of FADS in James’ presence. ‘With men more concerned about their appearance than ever, delicious DILFs are 44 + COSMOPOLITAN MARCH 2011 Sexy silver, foxes are takin, ‘everywhere, George Lambs hoxtie, His dad Larry Lamb: wouldnt say ne. And Brad Pct and Johnny Depp are heading towards 50 ‘old enough to have ewenty something sons whose gidfriends would suffer a case of| FADS unless they were dead inside My flatmate Ellie, 25, remembers how her first boyfriend Tom’, “Was lovely, bur a bit bald, And he looked distessingly ike Ralph Grab a GILF? {t's not just DILFs who get us hot under the collar. Can you believe these hottie granddads? ikchardcere aS 0s Lanrytamb maybe, bul the actors, 2068 sl tasty ash A cre ng over the world. And if one happens to be your iend s dad. is it OK to fancy him just a little? Sophie Robehmed hopes so... ‘Wiggum from The Simpsons By compasison, his dad Nigel” was tall and tanned, with a full ead of hair. I used to wonder if he was even Tom's biological dad ~ and eventually realised I wanted someone more like Nigel than Tom. The onl about that breakup was not seeing his dad again.” Although James doesn't know the effect his good looks have on me (antil now ~ ad thin, ‘ell hello, James), I refuse to apologise for what is a natural extension of fancying your man. Ifwe find him hot, surely the same could beat least partly crue of his = da F youre attracted co the son, its understandable to be drawn co ¢he man who shares half his genes,” says Catherine Townsend, author of Sleeping Around: Secrets OF A Sexual Adventures, anda fan folder men. “They may sharethesame physical characteristics, oreven the same mannerisms and sense of humour” For most of us, an attack of FADS means you can look forward to your man ageing like a fine wine. Bur if you find E yourself wanting your fellas dad more than a crispy bacon sandwich, Catherine 5 has this advice: “Fantasise about your ¢ boyfriend's dad, but don’? mess around ‘with him. If you're tempted, see the ‘movie Damage — which is kind of like Fatal Attraction, buc with an older man dating his Check fiancée. Too ol ea anes aleryot much testosterone plas | DiFsat ahigh balcony does notend wellAN | WAS PARALYSED (Cosmo report Rachelle was in intensive oi ON MY HEN NIGHT’ Just a few hours after this photograph (above lef) was taken, 25 s Tooked in the micror and adjusted my pink ‘bride-to-be’ sash, could hear my friends ie room, Ie was my hen night, and my bridesmaids and I were getting ready for a night of dancing and fun. As we laughed and gossiped, | felt so happy and excited about che night ahead, Bur juse afew hours lace Iwas in hospical ng in the other wocking news that Pd never remember the night 1 clearly. My boyfriend Ch together for four years and he took me to a bea and Thad been al restaurant to celebrate. Pd firse met Chris, 28, a uni. Because he had a girliriend, we were just friends to begin with, but a few months afer their {tclationship ended, we gor together and fell deeply in love. Four years on, we'd rented a place together and I was working asa dance teacher while Chris taught science. We couldn't have been happies «night, Chris was being exerasweet, into my eyes, when all of a sudden he dropped to one knee.‘ love you he said. Will you be my wife? His question ‘tears, Lmust have said 'yes'a million times. Lcouldn’e wait co statt planning the ‘wedding, I gor my dress just three weeks after the proposal, and we chose a venue with a platiorm overlooking the bay where Mi grown up. in Knightdale, North (Carolina. We se the date june 2010, and our first home travelling the world after the wedding. experiencing new places, before setling down and having kids As our plans Fell into place, I picked my bridesmaids, including Anna’, who I've known for years. She was 50 supportive and loyal ~ we were more like sisters."We all chink you and Chis are meant to be} Anna said one night ‘Were so happy thrilled ac the thoughe of shar year-old Rachelle Friedman's life changed forever... 11 moment with all my friends ~ Teouldn’t wait to walk down the aisle with them, “My friends chrew my hen pa May,a month before the wedi decorated a friend’s house with pink banners and balloons, and we hhung out eating hor dogs, ‘gossiping and doing our hair and makeup, The giels were in purple ddeesses, while I wore a shore white satin dress We hired a limo to hit a couple of clubs and had so much fan having four phoros taken with some guys on a stag parcy.and dancing until our feet ached. It was one ofthe best nights of my life “Around 2am we got back, quickly changed into our bikinis and hit the pool fora nighttime dip. That was when my hole life changed. I was standing on the edge when Anna playfully pushed me i, jusc like wed done a hundeed times before Only this time, I ell wrong, going head(Cosmo report first into the shallow end and hitting iy head on the bostom. Ac first L wasn’e sure what had happened. [couldn't feel anything = no pain ~ butt knew my body had stopped! moving. floated to the surface and yelled, Call 911, now! “The next thing I knew, my parents ‘were meeting us atthe hospital, where I was rushed in for a CAT scan. Initially, the doctor’ reaction gave me hope ~ it didn’t look as bad as they first chought But after examining me further, he said the words Fd been dreading: ‘Tm sorry but i's unlikely you'll walk again! “That moment was utterly surreal “Things like this don’t happen to me! thought. Bur secing my parents’ terrified faces, forced myself t keep itcogether. “Chris had gone camping with his dad thrce hours away,so we had t0 send a message throogh the park ranger asking hhim to call“The doctor says m probably not going to walk again} mumbled in a ‘monotone.'l just want you to know so you know what you're coming back to: Later he said my calmness freaked him Coutslike I'd come to terms with the news in moments. The reality couldn't have been more different ~ I was in total shock. “Lunderwent four hours of surgery to plate owo of my vertebrae together. During the fll, one had been pushed inco my spinal cord, squashing ie like a banana. Ieleft me with no sensation or movement from my chest down, and no use of my fingers or triceps. 1 don't have any grip in iy hands and can'textend my arms ~ I'm what's called a C6 quadriplegic. “For 10 days [was in incensive care. drifted in and out of consciousness, but L know my family friends and Chris didn’t leave my side. As I started 10 improve, was able situp and alk. Mostly I pucona brave ice, but when Chris and I were alone, wed eonfess how sad we felt Even so, never questioned whether Chris would stand by sme. Wel gt ehrough this together he sid “For the next ewo months spent three hours a day with therapists who helped ime rebuild my seeength and relearn how to get dressed and have a shower. [twas frustrating and exhausting, but every time I achieved a task, Chris sad, Tim so proud of you: His love kept me going, “Lalso had plenty of visitors ~ including Anna, She was with me from the first night of the accident and came every day afterwards. Like everyone else, she tried Co tay upbeat, but I knew how 48 + COSMOPOLITAN MARCH 2011 From top: early comin Rachelle’ ‘ohabiltation; ‘competing na ‘heeteha rugby tournament in the summer of +2009, shortly anor cnes ond Rachelle got engaged . WE rane questior a) a hrough this tog Paar guilty she fele~ I could see it in her eyes. Buc I didn't wane her co feel bad,and I never felcany anger towards her. It was an accident and T knew ic could have just as easly happened the other way round. “For me, nothing about our friendship changed ~ in fact, it brought us loser. Even so,1 know everyone wort see that ‘way and that’s why T refuse co give Anna's real name ~ because I wane to protect her. “When I eft hospital that August, my ‘mum and brother moved into our home so they could help while Chris was at ‘work, We've curned our living room into a bedroom, and had ramps fitted. Chris has been brilliant. As well asall the big things 1 have it any other way!” Do you ever worry that g ‘one day you'll no longer be famous and no one will know who you are? 2 “Oh no, bring on that day ~ it doesn't bother me at all. genuinely never ever gotin it for the fame. When I was growing up things were different from how they are now always just loved singing. 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Your man might come to the same conclusion you haveand begin the separation process Ifyou'd expressed frustration at the way they handled a project, you can approach that person and say to chem, “Sometimes I get overly emotional when Fm passionate abouta project, and I didn't mean co take my stress out on you However ifthe regrettable message actually said something personal, i's better not co address it dircealy. Instead, leave a handwritten note on her desk the shorter the sweeter ~ along with a small coken, like a gift card for Starbucks. A friend or family member is hurt th: you haven't asked her to he in your bridal party Ifyou can undersand her point of view and are willing to, you could give her the chance to be involved in the ceremony in a different way.as a reader or usher. 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Wel don't know what makes let you decide theres od how the heck wil he? : ‘because yute ina couple Orga Small changes to ne culdese uruul worth pursuing Dr lan Kerner, sex counsellor and Ace what you do in bed... cthororsie come Fint ays “1 nd but giant leap couples with healthy sex lives masturbate towards your full psd they're generally more a ‘orgasms, anid 10% sexual satisfaction —Yynatsct going olocangerrepative, Ou Serie COSMOPOLITAN MARCH 201Cosmo talks sex MOMENTS who struggle to orgasm and she says all 100 often, women don't devote the time and the space to working out exactly \whar turns them on. *You have 10 identify what arouses you, says Sonia.“ always suggest ge « box and then filling it with thin make you feel sexy that fragrances, toys, feathers, music... These things will become anchors so you can shortcut your way to arousal. So, for example, Norah Jones’ music is in my sexy box and it instantly turns me But ifyou find your orgasm triggers on't help, Dr lan says you shouldn't panic = in fact, is common for women to only hit their stride as they get older,"when, they feel comfortable in their own skin and in their relationship, and when they don't feel inhibited about saying what they want, Basically, your sex life is only going to get better. Cheers to chat. Fantasies are there to be fulfilled Ifyou enjoy having sneaky think abos your boss while you're {getting it on with your boyfriend, don't (ove repeat don’t) feel guilty. Dr lan says fantasies are scientifically necessa fecling tumed on. He explains, There's evidence that shows women need to be able o disconnect from their everyday ‘concerns in order to be aroused g off to turn on, as it were way of achieving, switehi Fantasies are the pe they let us escape into thou n't normally entertain You and he won't always want it the same amount Fin the drive and prone to Auctuate herefore 1 COSMOPOLITAN + 73,mismatched as a couple.“ you won't always want it when he docs, and he might not be ia the mood when you're raring to go. Deal with it Dr Tan says,*Sex isn’e just a lighe witch, 2 you can turn on and off - couples tend {o think that you shouldn'c have to pue much effort in, but you absolutely have to pati atthe top of your“to do’ list and ‘make time for it IF yous libido is Raging and you want co want sex more, chen ery going chrough the moves ~ kissing, hugging and snuggling, having a bath ogether and so on. Quite often, when you put your body through these mations, your mind will follow very willingly? However, if your libidos are still mismatched, don’t assume you are satisfying sex life starts with enjoy ng “1 TOLD MY BOYFRIEND EXACTLY WHATI WANTEDAND IT WAS AMAZING! Pare ae Ne oN oT ay spending time together outside the bedroom! adds Dr lan. In other words, ‘get emotionally intimate and the physical intimacy will follow. ‘You can talk your way to sex lucky few, talking ‘dirty’ is the most natural hing in the world ~ che bad words and sauey demands come flying out like an order in a Chinese restaurant, But don't get panicky if you find talkin you wane in che bedroom rather more awkward. The trick, according to Dr Ian, is to just do ie- the quicker you get into the habie of talking about sex, che ceasier it will become, and you'll both reach a whole new level of honesty and about what incimacy,he says “You may worry that saying exactly what you wane will end up damaging your partner's ego, but you can say it in a way that’s constructive’ suggests Dr Lan, Make it clear that you want a great sex life as much as he does about the relationship and he shouldn't have a problem. And be direct:‘I want to try this position because it will help me ‘orgasm’ He can’t 1e with thae!”| Life is better with lube Americans are into their lube, Our Stateside sisters at US Cosimo talk about it constantly in their magazine (they even. have their own recipe for it) and we have two admit, we understand why. Lube intensifies the most crucial sensation of all = friction. Use ie when stimulating him with your hands and get him co return the favour with squeeze. Why not try some fruity avours for an extra zing? We love the Cosmosutra Light My Fire erotic candle (£12, www. ccosmoshop.co.ulicosmosutra), which involves the added cheill of pouring hot ‘wax on cach ocher (it's actually warm ‘massage oil that feels heavenly on your body). Just make sure that ifyou're using condoms, you don't go for lubes that are cibbased, like Vaseline, as these have a tendency to weaken the rubber. Check. the label before you buyBatteries area girl's best friend ssninkibieed joys of masturbation bur hfe without asx toy is like going to the cinema and skipping the popcorn ~ you're missing part ofthe fun. First off vibrators can offer something rho man ever could ~ repeated vibrations acconstant pressure and breakneck speed. "There's not a man in the world that fast" says who can move his tor Soni tint tkes showroom? really must” And if your man isa bit put ‘out by your using a vibrator, reassure him that its not a replacement lover ~ ies a totally different sensation. “I always tell men, Your lover is going to be off che care if she likes co masturbate with a vibrator,” adds Sonia, And anyway ~ who said anything about you and your Rabbit having an cexclusive relationship? Resting a stall bulleeshaped vibe beneath his balls on his perineum will send jolts of electricity up towaeds his prostat closest thing he has to a G spor, Land ~ the (Cosmo talks sex Put yourself his plac IF you were in what would be going through your mind as you wen to bed with you? Ox are you wouldnt be thinking about geting the car serviced.."Men? says Dr lan fave no problem focusing on what's happening in fronc of cei eyes? A quarerof you say yo fel sl. conscious in bed. Thats a loc of you worrying about squelchy noises and wobbly bits ~ things that he won's be bothered by because they're a normal part of sex. “Don't think, ‘Oh, he doesn't know what to do co make me orgasm,” says Sonia, “That's bullshit —take responsibilcy for your own arousal” That means believing you deserve to be satisfied, devoting time ‘o your satisfaction and explaining what you ‘checkout want From him, thenew range Remember those of Cosmosutra sex three rules and Gtuveneat ee rules and you to buy online st will become che sex \_ wirwcrsmosnop. cuunieoears kitten you always knew you were. #THE HOTEL THE RESTAURANT MANAGER ORKE THE TEACHER Ever fancied being mistaken for royalty? Well, these women experience it ona daily basis because of their soon-to-be-royal namesake. Yes, if'you were to meet these women for the first time, they'd all say. 6 @ mi name THE SCRAP IS eee DEALER 9Oye ee Mr Meio lode p 2 eames Ta a un Cre RS oR TUL Tmo usr) winter skin in just 1 day. 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That was when I sated chinkng is34 and teaches German in Kent about changing myname. went through “once my husbund Mark, 38,andsayedat — opons with my end Ker. My surname allerios aking i was Wile gilfiend, is Middleton and I wanted t keep that, ‘And when I was giving birth to my son Max, soe ck through mags or inp Wes Kate Moss forthe nue sned ying Ooh ae Gi sou the eal Kate Midleton? then Kate Hudson... then Kate Middleton ~ a sign! Ididn't think we might have heard think about how people would about itifshe was havinga react co my name, but after che baby! My pupils think it's engagemene I found out! I gor hysterical. The day after 86 Facebook requests from the engagement I walked into class and they bust chere “laridge’s in London, and the eoncie people all over the word saying, “Congrats or asking to visi! Bat Tdon't regret choosing the name Kate. Ir feels like me and that’s all that matters” Kate+8 THE RESTAURANT WORKER is 39 and works in Cornwall Lond out about the royal roma on Farebook when couldn’e stop giggling, od knows what i'l be like on the day!” ‘Kate +6 THE MUM OF THREE Cambridge “I wish beingeaed Kite Midleton came with more pet but mainly is just jokes like, How's William? Bat ike the ther Kate she seems dove tovcarth and looks rare My husband Paul 3,chink bins he tells everyone he’s matte to royal And my daughter Cait, ight has started picking up on i ‘When the engagement veasannounced she kepe Saying Tha’s you name everyone started posting. When's the wedding? and"Do I et ant nite? om my wall! My friends find i hilarious when | use my bank card and get comments from people in shops or restaurants. And my mum loves it. She's big coyal fan, so she likes having chat “connection: We'll definively wateh che big day together? # mum's on the news!”|Cosmo reports| oN CCR eNCAtrOeT CRO TCM MPA TAR omc Cine Pe OULU NE mec A Cg prostitutes? Cosmo interviewed four men to find out >A Solution for thin nails? It’s a Miracle! MIRACLE NAIL THICKENER AT sc cncoeen Available at larger Boots feel good Mas). 7 a de igs, Pe al a ee See‘ADMITTED TO SLEEPING WITH APROSTITUTE’ Jamie, 31,an office worker from Liverpool, says: “About six years ago I went to Amsterdam with four other single Friends on a lads holiday: We said we were going for the coffee shops’ but I think we all knew beforehand that weld also be keen to sleep with prostitutes while we were there, So, late on the Saturday night, we all split up and wandered around the red light district, looking in the glass windows that have women posing behind them, “Tetook me a while to pick the gir wanted and the whole experience felt a bie like having the oil changed on my car ~ it was quick, it was pedestrian and | really didn'e feel much. don't remember thinking about che woman's situation and why she was making money that way (I paid her £70). think most blokes presume that the woman is well paid and is doing it by choice. That's whac we want to believe anyway. “I didn't feel any guilt about ie a the time ~ juse vague disappointment thac ic ‘was rubbish sex with a girl who I don't think really wanted to be there. used @ condom I thought it would be insane not to and I didn’t have a choice anyway. She told me she would never have had sex without one Iewas only when I moved in with my fiancée that I fele guilty decided I had to be complet with her about my past,so eventually I did cell her Td been with a prostitute once. She was very, very upset about itand I had to move back in with sy parents for 4 few days, She old me chat it would take her a long time to reconcile her image of ime with what Idd chat night. hink her main point was that I didn't need to ever do that as | was attractive enough to pall women without paying, for it. le took ssuring on my behalf 0 convince her that | wouldn't do i again know people who sleep with prostitutes and, whereas in the pase Pd alocof (Cosmo reports feel sorry for them, now [feel angry with them. Not only is itsomeshing that will come back and bite you one day ~ from a purely selfish point of view i's also pointless in that i's wasting money on bad sex thac benefics nobody at all” ‘|SLEEP WITH ESCORTS WHEN | TRAVEL FOR WORK’ Sam, 28, sales executive from London, says: think I've probably slept with around a dozen escort girls while Pye been in the Far East. 'm there constantly for my work and it’s definitely amore accepted pare of male work culture in places like Bangkok, Seoul and Hong Kong than itis in Europe. Tye even heard about Christmas parties where the CEO pays for his best workers to have a girl for the night. “I know the best agencies so I normally phone ahead and get a girl to have dinner and cocktails with me, and then welll go back co my hocel room for sex don’e think chere’s really any moral element to it.I know that these agencies treat the women well - they get to keep a big chunk of what they earn for themselves and, from ealking co the majority do it because i's easy hours ieseems the and berter money than they could earn elsewhere — I usually pay about £500 for the whole night, which includes dinner. “Ilike che women to be intelligent and sophisticaced as Tl be aking them to expensive places. prefer it if we can hold a good conversation, bor if she's smoking-hot in the looks departm tend to just do most of the talking and le her relax “Hm single at the moment because of my constant travelling but Tim sure Pm incelligent enough to be able to separate sex with an escort from sex with a longterm partner. Think that ‘would be like confusing a hotel room with a home, With escort gies, it's pure shoreterm satisfaction and | like the lack. ‘of emotional involvement and che fact that there is no deception. wane sex, She wants money. And if we can both enjoy ourselves in che process then so much the better.(Cosmo reports tell my close friends what Ido and I think, ton the whole, other men are sympathetic. There's nothing sleazy about it. don't go to brothels and I don’t think I exploit vulnerable women, What I do is above board and not hurting anyone. What's more, the sex is almost always very enjoyable ‘The fact chat we don't know ead other less me experiment and have adventures in a way Td be nervous to with a longterm partner. “When I decide ro settle down with someone, I wouldn's ever tell them about these things. can't see the point in hurting somebody over something thae means so little and happened in my pas ‘| FEEL GUILTY AND ASHAMED’ Chris, 30, housing officer from Brighton, says: “les haed for me to talk about this as [still can’t accually believe that I did something so stupid. My girlfriend had juse walked out on ime at the end of a very bad relationship and L was at home, drunk and lonely so I decided to go online and get a girl to come over. made the phone cal, got ‘price and booked itso quickly that I didn't have time to think ie through, “Twas a totally spontaneous decision and I certainly gor the impression from the way the woman looked at me that she choughe I was pitiful, although she did her best to be professional about the whole thi “Afterwards I didn’t wane to have sex with anyone for a long time. just felt that any woman in a bar could tell by looking at me ~ that I was the kind of guy who slepe with proseieates. The horrible thing is that atthe time I only felesorry for myself. Is only after getting into a new relationship with a giel who is social worker that I've scen statistics, abou cither in gangs that chey can’t get out of, tr are being forced by pimps ro do things they don't want to do, That's when I started thinking about ic from a viewpoint other than my own, “Ltill haven't cold my about whac I did and I'm rally scated ‘number of prosticutes who are lfriend Pena Tele) El to.[ think of my feelings of guile as panishmene for it. hope they g away one day but Tm not expecting, them to. My close friends who know about what I did have told me to lighten up, but I find this very hard. think | took pare in something, cheap, exploitive and shameful and I don't foresee a time when Lwon't regret it hugely ‘| SLEEP WITH PROSTITUTES BECAUSE | CAN’T CHAT UP WOMEN’ Joe, 36,a solicitor from London, says: have very low self-esteem around women, although I find ic easy to be their friend. ma red-blooded male so I often use social neoworking sites like Craigslist co find women who'll have sex for money ~ normally pay about £150 each time. My housemate isthe only one who knows, “Like to have a conversation and see a photo of them fist, which Ido online, then welll make a dace where she'll come to my house.1 usually buy a bottle of wine bur most times they don’t have any and ‘want to get on with it, which i ine by me. “The women I've been with ~ and there have probably been between I and 15 over the past year or so ~ are ‘usually pleasant, polite and seem eager for me to have a good time. I sometimes request the same woman to come back again but it isn't really that important. Tike to have variety as T dont want to get 00 attached t0 any of these girs “Deep down, however, [know what I'm doing is probably damaging me in some way. IFit was a healthy thing co do then we'd live ina society where we could be much more open about it.The problem is that it’s just so easy. enjoy the fact that I can meet a new gil, have sex with hee and then just leave ita that. “There have been a couple of occasions when I haven'e had sex with the giel 1d Te juse talked with her. tll wer’t fully understood why I do this but iccertainly makes me feel better to be with somebody and talk, knowing they can't tell anyone I know and that they won't judge me “In the back of my mind, one of the seasons | keep doing i is chat I want 1 have a proper‘porn star experience OF course i's never Tike that ~ it's just faiely ordinary sex expectation thar I want sex to be like what Isee in porn films. I know this is absurd and I do worry that the way I Feel about sex is somehow a lite warped now. “Pm sure chae when Ido find a girlfiend [ike then I'l stop paying for sex but, far nosy, despite che face that I know i's rot good for me, I still find it better than going through life having no sex at all? bbucie’s given me chis PROSTITUTION: THE REALITY td een) Fanorant oF sceptical eer ce rats es ees aeons ere Ee iret Pree Pere ST ae Saree emt Cr eee Pee ey a rns Roane emcee eras ee Peete epee iy Perr Prarie Te cone ety re rl eee poet iron Barer eee Se arty and once they know eee eos teens ee cera pre Pereerird eens retiree cont ees aneeag Seen Se cosmo wants to near your opinions on prostitution. Emall leat conma mas natmags.cak eens edtN 78 a Ee - — “FOR WOMEN LIMITED EDITIONCosmo loves ambition ‘Meet the love of my life... Pleasure. goosebumps and ultimate satisfaction... These women get all that from just going into work. Then we heard that 5 44059 of recently Pm] surveyed women hate their jobs, we were shocked. Admittedly the job market isn’t in great shape, but that’s no reason to give up on finding 9-t055 that makes you feel fab. Here, four women talk about the sacrifices they've made to keep their dreams alive. Clare Zerny, 31, is the manager of an Oxfam Boutique in west London 1 ger excited everytime a delivery of cloches arrives, [love sorting, pricing and designi the shop window. Every day is diferent. We get the occasional celeb shopper and T sort anything from amazing vintage pieces to old panes. Bue most of what I love about iny job is knowing that my work is helping people all over the world “What I do now isa far ery From the glamour of my old job as a beauty writer for a ‘magazine, I got to sample new beauty products, had Free haircuts, waxes, facials, manicures, pedicures and Fake tans. There were press trips and photo shoots in places like Bali, India, Brazil and Hawaii but, overtime, che novelty wore off “Td been volunteering one day’ a week for Oxfam and I grew disillusioned with my job. I snapped one day when my boss told ime Lwas ungrateful as learned down a press trip. [handed my notice in the same day. “Luckily | was offered a job as a store ‘manager at Oxfam soon afterwards, and Ive never looked back. finally eel Fulfilled” Bee cesCosmo loves ambition Lucy Caslon, 29, from London, runs a charity to help malnourished children in Africa Annabel Hodge, 27 from Bristol, isa hairstylist and makeup artist “Tnever thought Id put my career before a relationship, bur that’s what Pve done. | ‘dumped my boyftiend after eight months so T could focus on setting up my hair and makeup company, Annabella T met Tin, 2 ase summer, He was amazing and we saw cach other all the time, but I wasn't much ‘company as most nights | just wanted to watch TY because I was tired, Determined o get my business off the ground, | moved Tiffany Stevenson, 30, isa stand-up comedienne from north London When I was 25, L wrote a script for a ‘TV series. The show never aired but ‘everyone told me how funny Twas and how I should give stand-up a shot. Going ‘on stage and making a room of people fall about laughing is che biggest rash, Nothing else compares, which is why ve sacrificed seeing my boyfriend to be a stand-up comedienne “met Paul, 30, film years ago. What attracted me more than anything was how he wasn’e theea by relationship. I'm away 40 weekends of che year and, although we now live together, aker, three 1e being the funny one in our Feel the love to Bristol to build up my clients. knew T wouldn't have the energy co travel to see Tim so we broke up. Iwas sad at frst and worried Pf made a mistake. threw ‘everything ino my work, and now I know iewas worth ie— lst month, the hair and makeup I did for a wedding cover of a magazine. [lave my job ~ I can transform people and make them smile “Ltruly believe that unless you're happy in your career, no relationship will flourish, so it's important to shoot for the stars.” nade the Tonly see him one night a week. Luckily, Paul is understanding, which is why we've lasted so long. We email or call every day. never worry about Paul cheating because ‘he’ open and honest, but chs summer was areal test for us because I coured in China for five weeks and chen wene straight to perform atthe Edinburgh Fescival for another month, | missed him so much that I cried myself to sleep some nights. “Bur my carcer isthe longest relationship I've ever been in, 1 fel what I do is important and that I'm breaking. down bartiers in In a Few years, I hope to be able to pick and choose gigs, and plan my life beter. Until then, one more for the road. sledominated word. Annabel ono transforming people ‘What sacrifices have you made for your career? Let us know at cosmo.mail@natmags.couskDAVIDOFF eMac FEATURING JOSH HOLLOWAY DAVIDOFF Ae “THE POWER OF COOL.(Cosmo report THE BRAVEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD Marisol Valles Garcia may only be 21 years old but she’s taking on some of the most violent criminal gangs in the world. In a world magazine exclusive, Cosmo travelled to Mexico to meether ccople don’t tall in this small Mexican border town ~ they whisper Ifyou accidentally break the silence, you'll be frantically shushed. And the atmosphere only gets scarier after dark, People hurry back to their houses because nobody wants to be out after nightfall in che town of Prixedis Guadalupe Guerrero, e's not worth the risk For those of us who've visited Mexico con holiday or seen pictures of the sun: drenched beaches, you may have toally missed the sinister, violent gang wars that have the country in theie grip. And at the very heart of the conflict is Marisol Valles Garcia, who isthe recently appointed police chief of this dusty liste town at the centre of Mexico's drug wars. Marisol laughs when we ask how she feels about being heralded the bravest woman in the world’ by newspapers across the globe "Of course Iam afraid? Marisol admit, ‘but I look forward, never backwards? Heroic words, yet Marisol has every right to be afraid. In January 2009, Marisol’s predecessor, Martin Casto, was abducted by a gang who murdered him and left his head in fronc of che police station, Unsurprisingly, this horrific crime made the job hard to Fill, un Marisol, a criminology student, agreed to take it on in October last year A brave, hough arguably suicidal, decision. ‘Wearing.a hairband, skinny jeans and black pumps, Marisol stands out against the bulletriddled walls and heavy icon bars of her office. At first glance, her desk ~ complete with computer and scattered notes ~ could belong to any ordinary young woman, But che handcuffs chat lie Across the papers ella different scorysa story compounded by the bullet hole that has cracked the glass of her office door. The wown has seen a fifth of ts population Teave co escape the killings. Asa key route used by gangs to traffie drugs to the US soldiers now control who comes in and, cout of Prixedis. But they seem to have given upon the town itself Closed doors and boarded.up shop windows are proof ofthe ‘mood here. Yet, despite all ofthis, Marisol insists she sees Prixedis as'a town of hope “For years, the annual town festival was cancelled because of security problems? she says, Cf people and ie was carried off without a hitch” Marisol was determined ie would go ahead, and the fct that itdid sent out a message: she was here to change things. ‘Marisol yearns co bring back the town she knew as a child ~ when there were always dances and parties."People were out 1 chis year there were loads all the time and you could stay outas late as you wanted: it was a happy place? she says, “Then, three years ago, everything changed ~ as it did all over Mexico. Many people have abandoned thei homes because of the Nov ifyou streets are silent and lonely The change was triggered the drug cartel which created an explosion poverty and dang cout, the y the president declaring war on of violence as the cartels fought for control A female force While studying criminology Marisol applied co become a regular police ofier Bur the mayor was so impressed by hier chat he offered her the top job. When questioned about his decision, che mayor's chief of staff, Andres Morales, said,“To those who say we are naive and she doesnt have the experience, we say that the traditional methods have not worked” Marisol is using women and nom Violent methods to try to tur the situation around. OF 14 officers under her command, 12 are women and only sx are armed, I think che momene people open thee front doors, they trust in women more because they're more empathetic and poople have ‘more confidence in them says Maso “Ifa tall, strong man with a gun rang the ball, they wouldn't even open the door” Marisol’soficers pride themsclves on their approachability ~ they wea quilted jackets instead of standacd-ssue uniforms Sky-high levels of corruption among Meaico's police forces have led most people to fear ~ or a bes distrust ~ those who are meant to defend them. Personal ARCH 2011 COSMOPOLITAN » 91HAND IN HAND FAIRY & OLAY COME TOGETHER FOR OUR SOFTEST HANDS EVER {in hand withthe skin experts from Olay, to develop new Fairy uid now with a touch of Olay softness. And we are really proud it only does it clean the dishes briliantly, but with the special Olay skin softening agent, it also makes your hands feel even smoother and softer as you do the dishes? “As compare wih Far Orginal(Cosmo report bodyguards hired by the rich are no less corruptible~_many are known to take paymenc from cartels in exchange for information on their charges’ whereabouts, Marisol herself went against advice and chose noc to havea bodyguard and neither isher family given any special security “If you hire bodyguards, you draw attention to yourself? she explains.*I am a normal person, the same as everybody el ‘Only Marisol é' the same as everyone else, Another female police chief, Hermila Garcia Quifiones, of nearby town Meogui, also opted to do without bodyguards She was gunned down in her unarmed car on hee way to work less than two ‘months afer stating her job. When asked about this, Marisol’s mouth tightens.“ kknow the risks: what might happen co ime,and what might not? she says.“I never take the same route home” But this isthe extent of Marsol’s extra security ~ she and her family know the dangers and amazing they're prepared to take them. Abetter future So how does Marisol lad a normal fife amid such alimate of fea? The truth she can only ty She lives with her husband, vtho she martiod a year agovand their baby som, who's looked after by Marisa’ imam dosing the day “To be honest, I have handy any fre tim says Marsol*Moscnighs, che only thing L want 10 do is see my baby fel bad leaving him 1 srugle co get home in time w find him awake" As for hee friends, Marisol says she doesnt ge to see them much ether. =My best iden’ always elling me wo be carefal and she pray for me everynight? Marisol know that people stnggle to anderstand why she chose to take the job. Despite the dangers, the average police officer earns less than £450 per month, and Masso’ wags it mach more But hr mosivation i diferont."When Iwas younger” she says,“children would go out tothe town quae, but now theyre afraid or their mothers no longer lt them go out” She docsnt want her son to grow up inthis environment ~ she wants his childhood to beas carefree as hers vias. And while it was a tough decision, Marisols family haven't questioned ie ‘My mum say | was always going wo end i Lung ey At ieee ae) The Las - Now sab yar Gua ras oa = iSsteppne stepping up ‘Top: Marisol stands among photos ‘of previous police chiets. Right: ‘usta few shocking headlines Lup involved in this kind of world ~ she said she would support me in everything” So for now, Marisol carties on with the work of trying to convince chi and teenagers that ther alternative to gang culture, To get a taste of the world Marisol is up. against, we travel to Ciudad Jodrex—a city 30 ries away that has been dubbed the‘murder capital of the world! In a school ‘we meet a 14-year-old boy proudly showing off his iPhone to his impressed classmates. Bur i's rot the gadget he's pleased with, On the screen then’ a photo ofa body ~a murder victim. For him, killings are weekly occurrences. When asked if he's armed, he Tena bau rnp ewe lifts his Eshire to reveal a gun tucked into his low-slung jeans. The children sxound him wink and smile nervously Down the road, evo tanks lank the entrance of hotel. We go inside and chat to the barman. used to go to work at Gam on Saturday mornings, but the police hhado'e done eheir rounds by then so there were decapitated bodies sill hanging on the bridges. now go in at Sam afer the police have had time wo cut them down? ‘Whats scarier tham the scene the barman describes isthe fat that his vone of voice never changes ~ he could well be commenting on the morning rush hour. Buc in che mids of this desperate situation, Marisol is leading fightback. She and her new group of brave female officers are fighting for cher right oa lif fre frorn fea, We pray they can make it happen. DRUG WARS: inthe pas four years, nesty '30,000 people have been kiled by the drug cartels of Mexico. © Since Mexico's President Felipe Calderéa decared war on the cartels in December 2006, violence has exploded out of control along the lenath ofthe ‘Mexican-American border. ‘The cates belve themselves tobe untouchable, and they ‘ten are ~ 98% of criminals in exico go unpunished. 1 The cartels through fear— {snot uncomment find bodies ssolved in vats of acid, ot targets beheaded and lettin public places, Police are finding palice force. The cartels tend to ‘ive police two options -‘plomo plata’ ~ death or corruption. ‘The process of remaking the police fore is underway but ‘experts prot itwl take years to lash the force clean © Information means everthing ‘and, therefore, jouralistshave Since then, the drug cartels mass graves with increasing suffered. The night before have tured against one another frequency as violence becomes. ganglLos Zeta took oer a small Ina bloody turf war, isting for part of people's dally routine. border town called Reynosa dominance ofadrug trade wrth © The army was broughtin to (near Prxedl),elght ouralts ‘morethanESbilion that supplies fight the war on drugs due to disappeared and the public wae ‘90% of America's cocaine. corruption at every level ofthe plungedinte 2 meca blackout (© Ccouta you do what Marisol is doing? 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(Warning: contains persuasive opinions. You may need to cancel your plans for tonight) Mlustrations JACQUELINE BISSETT 94 + COSMOPOLITAN MARCH 201Giron top “This the best postion for easy corgasms and it's the only way can come without the help of & rater The fst time tried it was wth friend | was visting at university. had other sexual pertners but hed never clmaxed. | stradeled him, clamped down ‘onto himand came wrthin five minutes. ears laterwe metat a school reunion and he told me hed lost is virginity that night, 0 Feld it wes memarsole for both of us. ls stil my 99-0 pston fora ro-us,minbiowing ‘orgasm. 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Ao, i's the starting point for CAT (cotl ‘alignment technique: he enters you ‘3s normal then shits himsel further ‘up your body s0 your ltrs makes repeated contact with the base of hispenis giving you both extra stimulation, Facusing on deener penetration maintains this contact ell the way toe mejor orgesm! MAX IT For deeper penetration, lit your legs up onto his shoulders. This also gives him an armazing view ‘that wil heighten his pleasure. Cosmo talks sex | Sixty-nine Expert: Lainie Speiser, author of ‘My frst serious boyfriend introduced me tothis postion - he was older than me, and way more experienced. The ist time we trie tf realy self-conscious sitting ontop ofhim and was worried about Smothering him. But then he arabloed my ‘bum ard pulled me on to his mouth with pession ~ $01 stopped worrying end aot busy with his bits too! And | havent looked back since Svty-nines are a great way to change up the oal routine andi’ a very sex, intimate thing for people to do tagether There's something very primal about satisfying each other in that way at the same time. And, of course, you dont Just have to stick to the standard format. you postion yourset side by de rather than ontop of each othe, you can keep ‘ing fora longer time and realy get into what you're dong, and try out new ‘aves and methods MAX IT As well as side by side, try itwith the men on top. Prop a couple of plows under your neck and youre set. MARCH 2011 COSMOPOLITAN «95LESSONS learnt from ...and the advice these women can now impart cgardless of how long we've been dating someone, a breakup is always a difficult thing to go through. However, with each relationship we hhave, we get berter at knowing which guys are for keeps and which men co steer clear of, We asked five Casino reaclers to share tales about ex lovers so you can learn from theit lessons... FELICITY HARDINGHAM, 26 My friends cold me that Sam liked me and they also warned me that he was commitment-phobe. So I played it cool for two years, chen finally succumbed to hs charms, He made me feel like the centre of attention when we were ogether, but for the rest of the time it was like I didn’ exist. He once sent ‘How's your sexy bum ater U hadn't heard from him for days “We decided to take a break, but ‘months later I chrew a party and he came, He ended up staying over but in the mornin ine. A fortnight later he sent me a text saying, Tim off ‘our mutual friend a text sayin he was 96+ COSMOPOLITAN MaRcH 207 Mumbai. e's cheero because I lve you, not goodbye! Hed sent the same text to all hi ‘mates, Since Sam, I've learnt that if isn’t ready for a relationship, nothing you can do will change that? \VANESSA HOWARD, 27 “When [first started dating Scbastian, he was very romantic but, as he became career focused, chings changed. He was a film ‘maker, which meant lot of travelling. L remember once kissing him goodnight at the tain station when he casually ‘mentioned he was going to the US for two months! “After six years together [fin realised that his career was more important to him than me. Now I go for guys who are mach older or younger. Maybe subconsciously I'm looking for someone who's old enough to be sectled in theie career or is young enough to sill have fun” is CHLOE THOMAS, 24 “Ben was my firse proper boyftiend and I was in awe of him. He was extremely good: looking and popular. He was a bie ofa always out and about, high: fiving everyone down at the local “We dated for six months when Iwas 19. Iewas like his life was one permanent weekend, and I ditched my morning gym sessions co bein syne with hi routine of going out or going su ce Once I walked with him for hours over spiky coral to get to this secluded beach, conly co sit in the rain and watch him sue! “The final straw came when I discovered someone elses eyeliner in his bed, He has since apologised and he recently sent me a text saying,You taught ‘me so much! He certainly taught me that popular, confident boys aren't alvays the best boyfriends?” KATIE HANCOCK, 24 1 grew up in the country and wanted to mave to the city, bur my boyiriend James wasn't so keen, I decided co stay with him in our hometown and I guess I scarted to rely ‘on the relationship co make me happy. But che more I expected from him, he more he wanted to hang oue with hisoa Prd pt mates. Weld make arrangements for 3 special night out butt the lst minute Ey iene ee ec mewodiee tect ‘ FOR YOU “When ic ended, after seven years together, I made a decision not to rely Relationship expert crime imate : ny erin tee started going on dates. | had a fling Sane shortly after, and we had a blast, | Lapeer = Ureaied relationships are bet eee oer racemes procenneny penta j Recreate KIM ROGERS, 26 a Cee eg twas working in ’ Coniereaeate music management when mee Tom, ale glia pore en ES gaidecamineebaiciah 7 Learnt He told me he had a giiend back - ae home but said it was on the rock gf 4 geet) Weeven discussed having kid Helenipelietaany “Then about ayer ler, met is ee ee ett Renee cae how different we were: she was t ‘ 2%, yore with short hair and no makeup. That t 3 ple ictal night was too much for me,and in i 3) Jae hiindsight I shouldn’e have le it go that ee EE witnyourout far. IeS nor nice being the other giel” @ fF 3 revere girliriend ata gig.(Cosmo talks dating shy girl's guide to dating - Are you lacking go-get-him confidence? Take a free lesson from clinical psychologist Dr Cecilia d Felice and feel irresistible he burning flush that spreads from your chest co your face when you lock eyes with a guy you faney... The lump in your throat... The total blank when it's your tun to ell him a funny story Shyness shows is face in many ways, but where does it come from? The answer's in your DNA. When we were more primitive, ‘we huddled in groups of 100-150 people, all hoping to survive together. Knowing the faces in our group meant we knew when we were under potential threat from strangers. So the more we fee the need to procect ourselves, the shyer we become; the shycr we fel abour dating, the more \we anticipate problems and the less likely ‘we are to do it. And so it goes on. But the shyness circle can be broken, Heres how. 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Iwas talking to my fiancé James ‘on Skype, our new best friend since he moved to Glasgow for work. “It's really dark? said his fullscreen face.*Lean barely see you. Why haven't you got the lights on?” “Te got dark and I coulda’tbe bothered to switch them on? I replied. Suddenly realising how lary this sounded, I turned on the lamp, bringing. our living room into bright, sharp focus. “Blimey!” said James.“Ies a mess? “Hmmy I said, looking at the newspapers, coats and shoes strewn around."Hmm” It's been about six weeks since I found myselfin along: distance relationship, and Tdon’e like it, Not because I miss James (although I do, of course) but because Tm making unfortunate discoveries about myself Je girl Rosie has often talked about how pointless and expensive it is cooking dinners for one and I never really gor it, Until now: Midweek meals used co involve ingredients, chopping and,sornesimes,a marinade (ooh!). Now they involve tins ~ anything more seems like a bit ofan effort. And its nor just my eating habits that are on the slide. T now occupy a single column down the side cof the bed, because books, papers and magazines have colonised the rest of the duvet. I open the bedroom curtains occasionally and make the bed less often. High heels are piled by che frone door WZ ‘oiiow Fiona at twiter.com/tionacowood where I kick chem off cach night. There's never any milkand I rapse over the post uncil Thursday ight when I sudden mode and make the flat habitable again. Inshore 'veciscovered that Fm the type oF person who maintains an acceptable standard of lvingonly itfsomeone's thereto bear witness coic~aslob with a guilecomplex. Luckily vealwayslivedin fashares or with ames otherise I'd long ago have ended Up on one of those C4 documentaries about people who have t be dug ‘oucof their own homes by the ave to switch into Normal council because they can’e throw anything away les pathetic. And Skype isnt helping. LDRs used to be simple: relationships where you didn't seeeach other much. Now that’ not theease.'veonly gott angle the lapropserongandsuddeny James gesashotofimelanguishing in my substudent habitat So when I went to visit James for the weekend, 1 made sure I eft the At tidy.“Iel be nicer for when you get back said my brain. Fast forward 48hoursand | was packing up my stuff to fly back to London.“Look at his pace!” saig Jarnes, gesturing at my jewellery, makeup and clothes scattered everywhere."How've you done that” | looked around at the seene of devastation. “Hmm? said. “Sorry So it’s official: scrap the guilt complex. Whether someone else is there or not, Pm just a slob,\ things men are thinking about this ses ad thanks to. True’Gait, we're happy to try. pee mm rier ene Citra pega smos Man Of The Month Bradley Cooper come-to-bed eyes, killer smnile... and now hi: new movie Limitless is out on 18 March.Ant MePartlin and Declan Donnelly have been on our ‘wanted list’ since Byke' Grove. A pop cureer and several prime-time shows later: we've finally got them in the dock. Get ready for a Cosmo TV CRIMES ANT: “In the frst series of Britain's Got Talent, when Paul Pores won, we would only ss-exumination, boys and then break for lunch while the acts were still going ‘on. We looked up the line of people and saw this kind of snaggle-toothed. DEC: [Laughs] “Overweight... As*.. builderlooking guy. We thoughe,"Lee’s there's nothin, o for lunch, e150 we're having lunch and then we hear Nessun Dorma followed by this huge roar of ch and we've like, Put the ¢ sandwich down!" Ds"T was having a tuna baguette. I stopped eating it mica! So we missed the winner ofthe first series” As“Ever since then, the producers were like, You have to speak to everyore Even the dog acts?” A:"Simon Cowell would love it He does robo D: “Yeah. Simon loves watching cartoons in the morning. And he used to go to th disco in Battersea bah in th roller 9: “Definitely. Our new series of Push The Button goes ‘outlive and that’s really exciting for us. We're able to get much more involved init this time because last ies ic fle like it was the families who ad all che fun playing the games” A: “We always try to add some personal stfFinto our links,which I like doing. A few years ago on I'm A Cele. wwe both had sunburn and our makeup artist suggested we put sliced tomatoes on it to «ase the pain ~ which didn't help a all. So the pair of us were on our hotel beds, fice down, in our pants, with all these sliced tomatoes on our backs, [e's stuff like that you have in the back of your mind FASHION CRIMES ‘Any fashion faux pas we need to lock you up for? D:*Oh, God, there are a lor of those, We used to be pop. stars, you know’ We seem to remember quite a few shell suits... A:“Oh, yes. Coming from Newcastle, I had quite a few shell suits. In fact, had a wardrobe full of them. They were all black wich lime-green stripes. Buc all chat is making, a comeback. When I watched X factor, I thoughe,'l wore that when I was eight years old? Ie didn'c look good then and it doesn’t work now Yellow erousers never work!” What's the most embarrassing thing. wardrobe right now: A:*Tm a fan of the Christmas jumper, I have to say. 've got 4 few. We both have, actually? D:*'ve goca red cardigan, with a snowman on it. The even more tragic thing about thac is chae I actually asked for your the snowman to be stitched oon [Ant laughs]. They didn’t come together ~ T actually got someone to stitch iton? Ooh, you're such a celeb diva having things handmade for you... D:*Yeab,can you put his snowman on this cardigan... What's the worst thing that irl can wear? This current trend for massive false eyelashes is absolutely awful. My wife Lisa the other day and yest You've gor beautiful yes. Take them off She wasn't happy? My thing is too much makeup. Isit too much makeup, or is it the wrong, kind of makeup? Is tthe ‘wrong colours? I don’t know what itis, ut blue eyeliner is never acceptable” Look at you, the expert on ‘women’s make-up... did chink ehat..” 9: [Laughs] “Bue ies true!” ‘When do you both feel bestdressed? there's nothing better than a properly made bespoke suit. And we've got some lovely ones from Spencer Harton Savile Row. They just fic really well and they're really contemporary and cool They are just so classic” As*L have to agree. love getting ito chem? ‘What about shopping and buying git for your other halve 2: [Shouts] Handbags! Expensive handbags have got ime out oF alc of sticky sicuations."How drunk was | yesterday? Himom...Iecoald be an Alexander McQueen! You actually rate them? ‘A:°Oh, aye!Ob, | was only slightly eipsy ~ies jase a Miw Miu moment. D:*I find you can't go wrong swith a pair of Louboutins As*Yeah. And always go half asize up” D:"I did that and they were to big! Didn't work You two could teach the men of Britain some serious lessons about shopping for women! DATING CRIMES Any dating disasters? Ever ken a girl for seafood taken a vegetarian toasteak house Baro Parca my Nyy qymanuat and ths Gee cn confused) all the stops on a date and ie'sall gone brilliantly? AAs Years ago, planned aeip to Patis asa surprise for Valentine's Day for Lisa. We didn’t live together at chac stage, so rang up her mum and asked her to hide Lists passport under her jeans in her overnight bag | picked her up and wook her wo get the Eurostar, She started crying because she thought she'd ruined iby noe passport and Isai your bag. {Squeal] That is the squeal our readers will Really” o a ae Pie ceR ly ty ede) dln HE TEST oes sone well ako MRCS EETERCCEIEIM get 2 squeal hada date BP asic shink of where, ust by “Tuck; my ex girlfriend was on the next table with her new boyfriend. Ie was really off putting. I was trying wo make small alk with my date and my ex was like,'T've heard all this shit before “Don't believe him!” “L was lke, ‘No starters please, were So what about romance? Have you ever pulled out a rush: Awful! anything nearly 28 good as that. My giliiend Georgie [Thompson loves Rowers so {buy them for her aloe Do you get shouted a if they have to buy cher own flowers? That's what I always getl've had to buy my own Flowers today! Well, don't then!” D:*No,I don't really ge that. I jusc get,*Aeen't due some flowers and Ym like Okay but why? Whaef2™">en eyearrr DRUNKEN CRIMES ‘A:“Falling asleep on sofas, floor... ust nor geting bed. Once, we'd just got back from Australia and we were aged. We were h: ‘a meal with friends and ie ja gota bit suffocating, so when Twent into the toilet, ie was so peaceful I curled up and went to sleep. Forey minutes later my wife,or girlfriend as she was at the time, found me. That wasa handbag moment!” D:"Ive done that before where I've chought I'm just going to go to the toilet for abicof quiet Jusca moment co myselt ‘Ac That's the thing aboue allowed out ofthe room to have 10 yourself, But ifyou're ina social environment and you went,'m just going co have 10 minutes to myself} people would think you were che rudest person in the world! yj A iggler. But I think really a D:"Tm both of us get quite loud and finish each other's stores FRIENDSHIP CRIMES D:“Only when we play games agains ‘each other Were pretty competitive Think the worst fallout we've ever had was when we were playing che Who Wave To Be A Millionaire? board game. He was being Chris Tarean. le was my question and I knew the answer was either Agatha Christie or Ruth Rendell A:"You see? He even remembers ic down to this Who was Dee's first Kies vite adh clled 7 gi Galle g, Can you nave Dec celebrity ernant it Chamaes weekly bot Se ull bland Bx sore What ts Dec's tavonrite Part of himeeit? tes deonten deadeg t, 9 IEE went round to Deote house, he vould cook me Chicken ina sasce £ Soff be bes le iu What ts Doe's most enbarrassing TV moment? ho wen Yo wtuthan pisably feracbhg gH waves Yu SMTV on a sect kes ‘much detail. 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Tanya swears by omega oil; also Took for peptides and plane butters. We love Caudalie Vine Body Butter, £19, No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Body Serum, £26.50, and Johnson's 4 Hour Moisture Radiance Body Lotion With Shea & Cocoa Butters, £2.99.)Beauty Bible Thwest in the latest treatments These ae all about breaking up the fey, fibrous clumps under your skin, without any sealpels or needles + INDIBA CELLULITE LOWER BODY TREATMENT (from £60 per treatment; 10 are recommended. all (0845 468 0560 or vsicwwwndlba.co.k) What itis Derived from technology to treat sports injuries it uses radio frequency waves to heat up the water in your cells. This boosts their metabolic Function — ie, chet faeburning, toxin draining and collagen-producing ability iow it feels Your bumpy bits are ‘massaged firmly with a smooth paddle ‘hacen feel from tepid co hot, Best for Superficial, soft cellulite and loose skin. Ill improve its texeare and tone, and have a tightening effect. ‘The treatment can be adapted for differenc cellulite types, however. & DEMILEC ACOUSTIC WAVE THERAPY (from £60 per treatment; cight are “Massaging your legs can smooth and reshape them? says Teryana. Her Cellulite Slayer massage (£120 at London's Neville salon, 0207235 13654), a mix of deep-tssuc, lymph and ‘cupping’ techniques, made both ‘my thighs an inch smaller in an hous. “Cellulite caused by water retention, which feels almost ike jelly will show ‘the most dramatic improvement” says ‘Teryana. But the firmer cellulite caused by fac clumps or hardened skin fibres ‘ean be minimised t00."Go for hour long deep tissue massages on the legs ‘only, with your therapist using upward ‘movements to boost circulation and toxin drainage” she advises. "Six sessions ‘will make skin look far les cottage- cheesy” Dry body brushing is also surprisingly ffective:"Do it fora minute ‘every day pre-shower, using frm 184 « COSMOPOLITAN MARCH 2019 recommended. Call 01737 830400.) \What ie is Originally used eo treat muscle disorders, a paddle is passed over cellulite, inroducing sound waves that disperse under the skin, literally shaking loose faty, fibrous clumps of cellulite. How it feels Hardeore vibration pummelling your saddlebags. There's a Title muscle-achy soreness involved, but it’s not really painful Best for Thick, lumpy fa deposits that feel alittle hard when you squeeze ther ‘Once broken up, the cells get redistributed ‘a much smoother formation’ making. the skin on the surface look less pitted. % ZELTIQ COOLSCULPTING (from £800 for the one session needed. Call Functional Body Toning Beauty oie, £52 strokes towards your heart” says James. “ell speed up the body’s detox process and make dimples look airbrushed” No beauty editor has ever used a cream ‘that made her cellulite vanish entirely. Fact. Bucusing a good tone for four to six weeks will ‘make it less noticeable lighe. “High levels of eae botanical extracts of algae, horse chestnut and rosemary rev up ’s microcirculation and the ‘metabolism of the feels ‘underneath i says Tanya. Team with ingredients to plump and tighten skin for best results: we like Mama Mio Shrink To Fit Hip & Thigh Cream, £44, Comfort Zone Body Strategist + Refiner, £41.50, and Lierac (0870 243 2230 or visit www. sherejuvenationclinicco.uk.) What itis The latest Hollywood craze has localised fat bulges being sucked into a vacuumdike mouthpiece and ~ literally ~ frozen. The body then breaks down and eliminates the fat cells over one to ‘wo months, making you lose inches. Howie feels Your fat being sucked in Fels abit pinchy for a minute, but lying there for an hour attached co the mouthpiece is totally painless. Afterwards, your fa is frozen solid but it thaws in minutes! Best for Fat deposits the size oF at least a small handfull Coolsculpting isthe only non-invasive treatment chat actually gets +d of fat, but it won't smooth dimply skin, Take a supplement Some powerful nutrients are proven toelp the boy burn facand ke skin plump and healthy = look or mega 3 and 6yesthem and gapeseed eat. it to dght wees of popping Functionalab Body Toning Beauty Dose, £32 fora month's suppl or Advanced Nutrition Programme Supersized Skin Omegas£2 fo wo snoeth spl should sbow results, Have an incredible shrinking bath Ele Macpherson will have Epsomsalt baths fom the chemist) a few days before a holiday or photoshoot because the magnesium rains toxin fast and helps boost Sigstion® sys James. Wal ook what it des for hee! 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BURBERRY, CHLOE, KINDER AGGUGINI Among the 70s curls and preppy pony a very androgynous hair trend emerged led by Burberry model Nina Porte and her masculine crop. Top haiestylist Neil Moodie, who worked with Nina on the show; deseribes it as“ pixie erop with a short choppy fringe’ and warns people with longer face shapes not co cake the plange."This style always suits a heare ud contrary t0 popular belief ican elongate round fa shapes ifthe sides are taken a bie shorter? Flasless skin is essential when pulling off a drastic hairstyle, and makeup director for Maybelline New York, Sharon Dowsett, cells us how wo create an ‘expensive-looking face without breaking the banks “Stare of¥ with a good polish, Garnier Fresh Essentials Serub, £3.99, is great for whipping off dead skin cells Then apply a correcting Foundation like shaped face” he tells us." 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Sharon also suggests applying a mace powder to the Tzone, o control shine, and using a foundation two shades darker than your own skin tone to sculpt and contour."Use your fingers to dab the darker shade into che dent of your cheeks? she says.“The same technique can be used to brighten che high poines of your cheekbones using alight. reflecting highlighter” Fe ee os Gite tye sit a By (tas nat colour in * Rose Ballerne, Lemon, £2.50 215.50Y Rimmer LASTING FINISH GET THE LONDON LOOK R I M M E L_ ianBEAUTY BIBLE ‘Beauty‘Buzz This month, Cosmo's experts select the prettiest blushers, savviest skincare and best new tinted moisturisers BEAUTY DIRECTOR BEAUTY EDITOR d BEAUTY ASSISTANT INGERORG VAN KATE TURNER CASSIE POWNEY LOTRINGEN toves THE NEW iS swarrine CAN NEVER HAVE | Suercnanceo FOUNDATION FoR Too many atusnens | | Qf avrioxpanr skincare TINTED MOISTURISER ich ns superoods es, wr DuWop satin sip Tinted Moisturiser, eDaily Molsturse, £749, 5 rr Mac studio Motsture Tht in Wear faneft Tan Beige £20, Bela Bamba so. 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Do you think of yourselfas pretty? No. I don’t think anybody thinks that of themselves I's odd. I often wonder how Hook to other people. still have my ugly days believe anyone who says they don't. ‘Who would be your hair ido Megan Fox, she’s amazing. And I love Beyones’s hair colour. | enjoy Lady Gaga's style, but I would never do it myself You're a big fan of hair extensions... | just love having long hair I makes you Feel so girly and glamorous. Growing up, always wanted long hait. It took years to grow mine long and then I cut itll off, Miracles happen and now you can get it long again, so why woulda’t you? ‘Are they permanent? Nothing permanent. [take them in and out, it depends on my mood. I just ring iy hairdresser friend and say,“Cen you RED HOT So, fancy a new red hue? You're in good every woman does. refuse t0 198 come round and put some hur in?” He’ avery good friend to have! Your eyelashes alw Took amazing. What mascara do you use? Thank you! I just love VO Kgal Paris ‘Telescopic Mascara — i really works wel for ‘me. But fam fortunate that lashes are naturally quite long and thick. 1 use mascara top and bottom. Udon't get why people don't put it on their lashes because it opens your eyesso much more Can you apply false lashes yourself, or do you leave it toa stylist? Tan! I wasn’t always good at it but Pim used to it now. always wear them when 'm on TV. FL want co be glam then that’s the litle kick I use You have amazing skin. [We've seen it up close and she really does.] Do you have a regular rout 1 go through phases but | like to keep it quite simple. You get stuck in a rucif you stay the same products, Sometimes I think, “Ob, P11 puta lip ehing on tonight? Oh, and I do like a scrub! How long does it take you to get ready for a night out? An hour, maybe two. You like to say 10 your friends, *T'l be an hou’ but it never is. Suddenly it's an hour and 20 minutes and you're all stressed out, screaming, “Where's the mascara!” Choosing my outfit takes me the longest. start ‘overthinking it.The best thing to dois just go! Are you guilty of any beauty crimes? People rll you not to drink it, but when I wake up its the first thing I think of. [just love it! I love the sun t00, but I Tike to be sur-kissed, nor burnt ‘or tanned/Tooking, 'm sure there's alot I should be doing, but it’s unrealistic 0 be perfect every day: Tell us the truth ~do you take your makeup off before bed every night? 1 ry to ike wo lee my skin breathe. But the other night I fell asleep on the couch with a full face of makeup and woke up with ‘mascara all ver my pillow, which is never good. Everyone obsessed over your hair whe you recently dyed it red. What shade was it and how 1 ove coffee! Iwas LOréal Paris Casting € Glossy Berry Collection in $50 Mahogany. I've always been experimental with ve played around a lor with caramel, se C my hai browns, toffee, chocolate Iwas just ready fora change and red was the colour. It really divided people. Do you care what other people think? {ean’t. People always talk about everything Ido and say. FT started to listen I would be in trouble. I Tiked it, and that’s what's important. *# Cheryl is the face ofthe new Casting Crime Glossy Berry Collection from LOnéal Paris, available nationwideVaseline Rosy Lins,BEAUTY BIBLE ‘Pretty gorgeous ig for a fragrance with a difference? We love Ver Everything you need to make this Beever tay month your most beautiful yet mysterious taré ower. { fra 3 QevA Fis vant! 1 —— Ret 2? © LIERAC \ 43. _ es 3 ae co: Wake-up call ait sgiealonthe skin Use on | Zhere’s nothing like citrus scents for getting you going in the ‘morning. 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Cosmo caught up with three ofits kickass muses’ and asked them to spill their gctto-the-top secrets... | Samis CEO of corporate broker Finneap. Shei the only female yD crstesscutvectatondo- . based stockbroker. “There are no shortcuts to the tap. Working hard is very important but the key to success is enthusiasm, determination and drive. Women have a confidence problem when it comes to the workplace. recent survey showed that women who don't fulfil 50% of che criteria for a job eend not to apply, whereas more men would. Td say to all women, have the confidence to see an opportunity and geab it! “Irs imporanc to have a really good ceam to work with. In difficule times you can raise your productivity with the same ‘number of people, provided they have an terest in the business. 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The next morning, when the noise hadn't improved, | knew something was very wrong. “I eemembered a conversation Pd had with my brother aboue a man who'd 25, thought nothing of listening to her iPod for hours on end - until she turned it off and the noise didn’t stop... we ltorre aeRO noise in your head CROC m eRe TCA aan ae) Nata aed at gone deaf after listening to his musie for hours each day. listened to my iPod for about three hours a day,and at the time Td casually remarked, ‘I do that!” But now the memory made me feel sick. Was about to lose my hearing too? “made it o my job interview, but | could barely concentrate. decided to see my GR. who told me to waie for the noise tw settle down. Over the next few weeks T became desperate. Soxialising felt impossible as chatting in a quict room meant I could only focus on the noise in my ears. 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Iwas custom-made earplugs, which meant I could still go to fest “Gradually I erained my mind nox to focus on ic and, almost cwo years on, Pve Teamnt co live wich i. Ie feels amazing that Jean beas happy as Iwas before, Ihave ups and downs, but generally I'm postive. “Bur the most shocking thing was how this sudden ie was. To anyone readin who can’t live without loud music, Md say turn it down. Ie’ really noe worth i © TINNITUS: HOW TO AVOID ITPerry a) THE PLOT From page one of The Elephant Whisperer by South Afri Lawrence Anthony, Las smitten. Ic tells the true scory of a rogue her home at Thula Thula, Lawrence's game reserve in KwaZulu-Natal and the relationship he develops with them. esa roller-coaster ride of emotions, from of elephants given a hhysceical to sad, and full of great characters, both human andl animal. The Firsc thing I did when I finished ic was fie off an email to the author telling him how inspired I was by his story: Within an hous, ‘a message pinged back with an invitation {co visit! Now signed by Lawrence, the book is one of my mos¢ reasured possessions. DO THE WRITE THING On arrival at Thula Thula, 1 instantly felt welcome. The reserve, having just survived ‘one of the area's worstever droughts, was ‘more lush than I anticipated. L was whisked from reception (the author's home) to the most opulent lodge I've ever seen, with views of the velde and a private balcony (the perfect chill-out area for wandering baby Aside from che till of finding a huge spider in the bathroom, and a praying mantis nearby, his was one (of the most luxurious places I've ever stayed, thinos, it eurns out! Later on, dinner saw me seated in the Joma (enclosure) next w Lawrence and che ocher guests, watching a roaring fire and listening {© Zululanders singing traditional songs. All this while supping fine SA wines and devouring Lawrence's wife Francoise’s Fr ‘walking straight into the pages ofthe book. (Our bush drives started at 6am, and what a way to star the day ~ I spotted impala, kudu, zebras, giraffes, vulcures, baboons, buffalo and wildebeest...as well as the famous herd of elephants, Ie brought a tear to my eye seeing Nana, the matriarch of the herd who Lawrence ich fusion cooking, felt like Twas writes about, and the grown-up babies. OPP THE PAGE My most wonderful memories of the tip include spending a couple of hours a day touring che reserve with Lawrence, who introduced me to the baby thinos that I cuddled as they played in the mud. And to getup close to the herd while chey bathed ‘was another enchanting moment, We spent ‘one incredible afternoon riding horses in the bush, Instead of the deer I'm more accustomed co crossing my path whileaie is att «Pe, 7 >I ae galloping zebras impala and the fase Park style majesty of che giraffes. Breathtaking. My magic moments: Watching the dung beetles with their crazily ambitious booty; getting stuck in the mud on a game drive; seeing the supermodels of the bush (qiraffes) play-fighting: naughty monkeys trying wo get into my cene during a storm; cantering among zebras. All in all,a dream come true for this hippy animal lover WHERE TO STAY 1 sayed at Thula Thusla Game Reserve. Two nights were in the lodge and two ina loxury tent that boasted a fab rolltop bath and the kind of bed you normally only se in films. GO THERE ‘Travel with W&O Travel Rainbow Tours (wwwirainbowtours.co.uk) from £1,876 pp sharing (includes ren flights on South, African Airways, transfers, five nights at Thula Thula with breakfast, lunch and dinner, game drives and bush walks). THE PLOT {Hart Pars by Lindsey Kelk isa gitl’s guide to Paris with ©) boy rouble throssn in. 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They were of a man in an evening dress, heels and heavy makeup, I stared at them for a second, confused. Then i clicked. They were photos of Dad, dressed as a woman. My head spun. This was what hed been st "When my brother: ing wo tell me hhewasa normal dad and taking us to play football'Then, 6 + COSMOPOLITAN REAL-LIFE PILES ‘when I was five, he met another woman, and announced he was leaving, | didn’t understand, but I remember Mum shouting as he packed his clothes. “AL fist we shim every week, but when that relationship ended, Dad's next partner didn’t like having us around, so we only saw him once every couple of months. It {gave Mum even more reason to be angry the person you think he is with him. Onee she shouted,’He's not the person you think he is. He used to like ‘wearing my knickers!f was 19 and felt so "upset that I called Dad and left a horrible message for him, He called and explained that he just liked playing dressup, and there \was nothing more co it. was confused, bue Timade myself forget about it. I remember wondering why he dida't care about us, Mum had married again and, although her husband tried hard to Took after us, 1 still missed my own father. “I was 18 when Dad showed me those pictures. At first I felt shock. Everything Td geown up with had flipped in an instant. Pethaps sensing this, Dad said quicklyIe's noc something I do all theCOSMO CONFESSIONS time ~I want to live as aman, just like out foradrink and a man ied to dress up asa woman occasionally’ But to chat Dad up, but when he while ie was a big deal for me to take in, saw him up clase, he tied to knew from his tense expression it was start fight. Idida't get why an even bigger deal for him to tell me.I ‘Dad would want to put asked him,'Does it make you happy?" and himself hrough ths. when he sail yes, 1 eft tat chat, “Eventually all the pain | “Onthe way home kept going over what was feeling came toa head. * Dad had told me. remembered Mam’s Dad was out with friends remarks about him wearing her clothes. one night, so Isat in the Had this been going on for years’ But flat drinking glass after over the next few weeks, as things started glass of wine. By the time ° ©™3>> to go wrong with my boyfriend, pushed it Dad got home I was hammered, to the back of my mind. just couldn't and all my emotions came bubbling out. take anything else on. 1 didn't see Dad, _L started having a go athim abour why. and we only spoke on held never been there for me when the phone. WI was younger. Before 1 did talk, we didn’t ‘ knew it, id slapped him discuss it~ we just, 4 {crass the ice, We stared stuck to safe topics at each other in shock like work of friends. and then we both started “Six months later. tory. When we finally my relationship x calmed down, we talked tended, leaving me +I properly for the first time focling horribly 4: in years. Dad told me he'd low. As soon as Dad always felthhewas born into hadn't made him feel like a man. He heard, he gave mea the wrong body bur his insisted hed always loved us and that call'Get on a coach’ he insisted. “PM pick in thearmy and expected living as Rikki didn't change that you up from the station:{ cried with joy him to bea “typical” man. Dad tried to live _ “Then, not long ater our argument, was because it showed he really cared about me. up to his expectations by getting married looking at some old family pictures. In all “When I got to the coach station in Hull, and having family but,even though he oF them Dad looked strained, like he was 1 heard Dad calling my name but ‘wasamacted to women and stil is) ic carrying, buen. But in photos of him as could only see a woman in askin. 9 41 woman, he looked relaxed and happy. When she got closes, my jaw hit realised he was finally a peace with himself the ground ~thewoman inthe After tha, I made mote effor to skirt was Dad. When we gor back accept Dad, and t0 think of him asa tohifiaLasinsborkeshe heeled that at RAI she wat explained he was now living casir to talk to, maybe because she fulltime as a woman. As well was much calmer. called her Dad asthe hig the clothes and # when we were alone, but Rikki when makeup hed started aking swe were out] finally told some of my female hormones inorder to i nds and, although I was worried give him breasts, (Because of about thee reaction, they just sheugged the risks involved in the {and insisted she come clubbing with us! surgery. he hasn't had the fall They just liked her for who she was. cp, but he considers himself? Now Dad runs an information group, tobe female.) He also told Gendershift, which I help with I ‘me he wanted people wo call ates ‘8 means wee closer than ever. him Rikki instead of Richard % “Is sil dificul explain Rikki to teas aloe to tke in, but ele . new people. Sometimes I just avoid so emotional and did fel like $ the subject because I don't want t9 U had anywhere ese ro go, So | sri deal with the questions I know just stayed and tied xo accept my * theyll ak. At times I cant help ‘new dad ~ a woman called Rik © thinking life would be easier foe We spent time together, going * allo ws if Dad could have been cout to restaurants and shopping. But \ “happy asa man, but ithe had ie was hard noe o feel seléconscious ‘wel sil be strangers. Finally {Dac couldnt walk down the road i 4 have the dad Ive always without people staring, and the local kids ‘wanted ~and Ihave Rikki threw stonesat his house. Once we went ®) ; to thank for that! @‘THE POLICE CAME TO HELP For years, actress Roxanne Pallett, 28, kept secret how she'd suffered at the hands of an abusive ex-boyfriend. Now, for the first time, she talks in detail to Cosmo and explains why she wants other women to find their voices sooner than she did... relationship coin femininity Man campaign, aimed at stopping domestic 8 = COSMOPOLITAN REAL-LIFE FILES4 night out and hed look at me ia diggust:'You're not wearing that, are you? “Later in our relationship, Pd come home to find my makeup in the bin, Once, he ripped in halfa bool tu A DARK SIDE “From early on, Tim was very ealous. And admit chat, at the star, Loved the drama, Tiked it when held storm out of a bar because another guy spoke to me. never felt so wanted. And somehow I believed our arguments ~ and his temper my fault. Maybe Pd done someching to make that guy look at me? “Tim was a master manipulator. Pve always been a confident girl but he got ‘under my skin. Like the way he stopped gout with my friends, There ws Pd just bought, always reason I should stay in wich him of leave a night out to go home."l need you - you're the only person who can help; hed say. He made me feel special bust ie was all for his own agenda. “Ther Tdi go out without him, he'd usually end up crashing che night. Once, | was having a meal with friends when Taw hin at the restaurant window: I looked atmy phone. had 30 ‘missed calls. My heart sinking, [left my friends, But for once | refised 10 go home with “Back at my fla, Jass smashing, from my bedroom. Luckily I wasin the lounge, but halfa brick had been hurled through the window. The next day Tim vas full of remorse. didn't want us to go to bed on arowzhe sad“ was throwing anything to wake you, I didn’t mean to smash it That was his excuse and | bought it ISOLATED AND VULNERABLE “After six months, we moved in together ~ and things escalated. can’t remember the first time he hit me. It's like a bunch ‘of blurred snapshots in my mind, although some things ae etched deeper than others. & Firs inanimate objects took the brunt of his aggression, Our fla was riddled with holes where he'd punched the walls, and every 1 glass was smashed. knew I should leave. But he'd become my entire lite so «quickly [eoueln' im, “Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom before you can walk away and. finally after almost a year together, got there were in a har one night when Tintroduced hhim to my ftiend Jake. There was nothing © occasions th heard ‘without hin, rvatul 1 COSMO CONFESSIONS dbbed me f41 knew it was a mistake, Tim Detween Jake and me but Tim was consumed with jealousy. We're going’ he snapped.'If you don’t co me naw, you won't have anything to come home to! Outside he sere sobbed that I hadir done anything wrong. As I went co text one of the friends [just di me down the tree. FO¥ANNES WARNINGSIGNS Bo apt Does he want to isolate you rom =O _and | Jeft with her. That was the beginning, _ Your social network? © ofthe end. A few days laer trang my mam, ground. I wason my back — as ion, there was nothing they s0o00Baqsc000 805 Tim trie to contre everything - fom what ate fo how | dressed and who I spoke te Neve metal rental er eva ning something was wrong, But | was s0 ‘man should lt you be who you are" gy_“efensive every rime she tried to say {she rationally jealous? something, shed been terrified of pushing Weal et attacks ofthe reer-eyed monster ® me away, leaving me more isolated. Bur the Itcan even be healthy for aalationship. ut O. ithe feaks out about you talking to another ~ male oF temale~ or ding stu that doesnt awolve him, then alarm bells should ring” Does he belittle you? o "lot of domestle abuse begins with mental ‘and emotional abuse they make you fee ‘worthess so you tink nobody else wil want. {your that you deserve tobe treated tke this” Forhelp visit wwewwomensaidorg.uk poo8§CF8lbogce ‘moment I asked for her help she was there. “And that's the thing with domestic violence. There is help. There are organisations, expertly trained people, the police, plus your friends and family: And thae’s why you must speak out. [still wish Td found the courage to do it earlier. And Thope anyone who reads this, who may find themselves in a similar situation, can do just that. Before it’s too late? # a ° o . ° D 2 o a . o . a o . ° a a . 8 ‘COSMOPOLITAN REAL. 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We'd been together for three months, hnad only had sex twice, and used condoms both times: I guess we hadn't pur them fon properly. But coming t0 terms with the shock was only out first challenge. When I told my parents, ‘Mam burst into tears and Dad didn't speak to me for three days. Ritch’s parents were equally horrified. But we were determined 10 go ahead “Even so, Thad the odd wobble 1 been offered a ere studying at Leeds Unh place at Leeds University doing theatre production, and had to defer i. ‘Watching everyone go off to study was it fel like Iwas being let behind. vis drifted off as ous lives shifted apart and it fle like Fi thrown away my birth to Leah, Ritch and I knew weld made the righe decision, We looked at this tiny person and just fell in love with her “That first year was dificult, Leah did’ sleep well, so we were exhausted, and it was har suddenly having to be adults when we were so young ourselves, At frst we lived ‘with my parents, but we wanted to be independent, and I hadn't given up on my dream of going to university. Aller & year of saving any spare cash, we moved to Leeds 50 I could take up my uni place With my student loan, and Ritch ‘working parttime and doing all the childcare, we managed to scrape by “I certainly wasnt easy, though. Ritch and I would argue about ‘money, or the fact that he was ‘working so hard s0 T could study, Because everyone had told me t wouldn't be able to, Iwas completely focused on getting a good degree. Our lives were so different from other students’ ~ while they were getting hammered at the Student Union, I was he: hhome to look after Leah. “Amazingly, | got a first class degree and landed a job as a theatre manager in Huddersfield. Ritch and | married in August 2004 and ‘went on to set up our company, > fasuce. But when Ig COSMOPOLITAN REAL-LIFE PILES «11More! Productions, which runs creative projects in schools and businesses. We also had our second child, Corin, now Four years old, and Ritch started writing a blog called The Father’s Voice so he ‘can give advice and help other teenage paren 1 don’t regret having Leah so young, completely threw my life T'm just so proud of everything c achieved, ‘even thou ‘out of sync. My friends are just starting to think about babies and 1 already have an 11-year-old daughter! OF course, Ido feel I've missed out on things, such as going travelling, but well do that one pen the day, Just because things don't ha way you expect, it doesn m to give up on them “| MET ‘THE ONE’ ‘WHEN | WAS 14” Frankie White, 30, a PA from Londow, ‘met ber husband Sam, 30, in her teens “Lmet Sam on my frst day at secondary school, but it wasn't until [was 14 and swe became friends ‘Tt was tough being parents when we were ey SO VO ve ws OE seksi! with he, pang ‘we were getting too serious! But after months of flirting, my friend Yvette hat | noticed how he asked me sepred - never imagining we'd be her forever, Infact, after afew ‘aed nine s : pacer, intervened and we got back together alter. “Lhad strong feelings for Sam, but Below: Bath ‘was always realistic and never thought andsah : it would last. As we hit milescones suck ing faces ntokeny as sixth form and uni, half expected in Malays, us to go our separate ways, But it never 2008 ae : happened. We have the same sense of humour and complement each other. od at organising, while sat at spontaneous fun stuff, Over the years, our bond grew. “There were times I felt envious af my friends, especially atthe start of relationships, when they were having that f nursed them throug horrible break-ups. Sam and I keep things exciting by having our ‘own space, We've alsvay had separate nights out and still go on dates so we don't forget why we together in the first place “The biggest test came in my final year at Oxford Brookes University. Sam had rash of lave. But Pve also 12 + COSMOPOLITAN REAL-LIFE FIL (ame ere) carer in Manchester and we'd ‘managed to make the lo thing work, e each other every few weeks. But now been studyis ren though weld only see held graduated, we had to make a big ther? 1 {knew it meant committing to the only decision, Should we live t0 beoyfinl id ever been with, Bat when Sam moved in, we didnt look back loved our if together and was csi eit agenesis, “Our wedding in fly 2005 was perfect. We married ina beasifl my bridesmaids, I's odd looking back ache photos as most of our Fitends ar with diferent partners now. Weve As ve only had one boyfriend, Ive wondered what it would be ike wo be seid smc le, eal Batt togthe.Gilynighe out canbe fanny about, s0 Tend to keep sie “Although we'e been togeth ts, We both wanted to 15 Weve been sbleto B build our relationship and share experiences Tike reveling actos 9 the USA — before going through something tha life ing, We eel it'sa bors thacwe've already had 30 near ey ation there ee ecane for“| WENT THROUGH THE MENOPAUSE AT 20” Amy Poulter, 24, an admin assistant fram Hampshire, had to choose between her own life and having children ‘Growing up with three brothers, [loved being part of a Td have my own one day. ‘I want two boys and two girls’ I say when I talked about it with friends. “After leaving school at 161 got an apprenticeship in business admin, and when I was 17 I met my boyfriend Neil, then 27, through friends. We moved in together after a year, Although we were happy just having fun and going out with friends, I was sure one day he would make an amazing dad “But two years later, in October 2006, ig family, and assumed I started gy pains. I went to see my GP who thought Thad IBS. | tried changing my diet but when that made no difference, she suggested ie mghe bea bladde escribed antibiatis. But nothing helped, In May 2007, I was referred to St Mary's Hospital in London. I had bleeding, and they thought itmight be a tampon that hhad got lost inside me “The consultant examined me, and | could tell from her face that it was more ting really bad stomach serious. ‘You may have cervical cancer We'll need you to have an MRI scan, and a biopsy? That night [told Neil and ‘my parents, but they couldn't cake i in “You're so young: they must have it wrong; they sad. “But wo weeks lates, the consultant confirmed my worst fears. ‘Tm sorn = Amy cervix, You'll radiotherapy immediately’ As Isat there < crying, he explained the seriousness of my situation. “The tumour has already spread into your pelvic wall. While the treatment will hopefully stop the cancer, © the radiotherapy will damage your ovaries and bring on an early menopause. 'm. afraid you want be able to canceive? They we've found a tumour on your eed to start chemo and ‘The har ‘dest times are when friends get pregnant coulda’c even delay the treatment 10 allow me to freeze my “My whole world fell apart. I fle so scared, not knowing whether I was going to make it through my treatment. Even ny dreams of having kids were over, I wis heartbroken, “Over the next 12 weeks had daily radiotherapy, then weekly chemotherapy. As well as suffering sickness from the cancer treatment, I was going through the menopause, which caused hot flushes and night sweats, 0 1 took HT pills co. “With every day and every tablet, I knew the odds of having kids were shortening, I spent whole clays crying oon getting better. had a chance of ng, and I couldn’s take that for granted. When I went for a scan in December 2007, my doctor had good news. “The treatment’s been successful said. The relief was huge, but it was weed with sadness. “The hardest times are when friends sc pregnant. When my Friend Stacey told me she was expecting, | was happy for her, but couldnt stop myself Buc I just tried to focus the tumour’s gone’ he “Ultimately, though, im thankful tbe alive. Uhave checkups every six months and so far all is wel. Sadly, Neil and I broke up lst September ~ we were nore lke fiends than lovers. [know iF get into another relationship Il have toexplain lant have kids. Lknow itl pur some guys off hopefully, the right one will understand Tm just focusing on all the positives Now I'm well, can go out with my friends. Having cancer meant {had to row up fist, s0 [just want to have fen and make the most of every da.” Since recovering, Amy has rust Race For Life four times in aid of Cancer Research. For info on taking part, visit www. raceforifecorg, or call 0971 641 1111. @ COSMO CONFESSIONS COPE WHEN LIFE FAST- FORWARDS Cosmo's psychologist, Linda Papadopoulos, has these tips Humansare adaptable, otherwise ‘we wouldn't have survived so Jong! You might not think that you're ready for something, but once the day-to-day reality kicks in, you'l soon find you adjust. Just because something happens ‘out of syne doesn't mean you have to give up en your other goals. Make an effort to speak to people who've hada similat experience and get their tips on how to jug ‘norm’, but that doesn’t mean you can't eit feels fl © deviate from it. As lone right, and you know you're doing it because you want te tight or wrong time. COSMOPOLITAN REAL-LIFE PILES 13My oyfriends double life as a© 19yearold met Caleb” in November 2006 luring oue frst year at uni. 1 was immediately attracted to him. but we started off just as friends ‘Weld hang out nearly every day, spending hours talking about anglom stuff out fan wanted to da with our studies (he wanted to study criminal justice and become a police officer; [ wanted to be a lawyer) and though I knew Caleb had a serious girlfriend, Ashley, hoped wed ger vogether. “After one of our late-night talks in January, | got my wish: Caleb kissed me. We started dating soon afterwards, bt I knew ‘we weren't exclusive, Then,near the end of the academic year, things stated to get serious, I didn's wane to date anyone else mall sade would en things with Ashley When we came back to uni for the second year, we became official. Caleb and 1 shared a fat with another friend (we each, had our own room), and I fle like we had hit our groove as a couple. But all that changed on the morning of 12 Mavch 2008, Thal awful day vif acs appuecii bl Ce Vaheuleg aicatenarmale tes Fiend Bi ares Bh Heel Eas my tal eae pera pel at dag se ifoclte nemga bit te 61 Fee ‘te pe kad fom he doco vinpties Cale a ae tae (per iaey ma erre, Tad mel tat he wes peahy ols Gane bor ela ne Cop aera Tturned on the TV, and the local news sea ees Than cates i be iia sean The di ieee dae eicaiene ihacd had swerved out of his 5 tosee the reporter standing in front of the back end of m plate, but it still took a minute for me to realise what was going on. When [called the police, I was told Caleb had survived. A shocking twist “The next few days were a blur. lew to Cale’ hometown fr the funeral. As tried cat. I could see my licence 2 to focus on what the minister and Caleb's worse. Then her heart faovily said in their spocelus about him, very part of mc flenumb, Then something serange happened: Calebs ccgilfriend, Ashley. stood up and made her way 10 the pulpit. They had broken up almost a year earlier, and although she looked heartbroken, I was confased. Iwas Caleb’ girlfriend, and I hadn't been asked to speak. Then she sid something that made my head spin: "This isso hard for me because 1 was going wo be Mss Caleb White one day. “My checks started to burn. caught the eyeot sisle and her aw dropped, Caleb's parents and siblings sat in the tow in front of smc, s0 I couldn't see theie reactions. After the service when we were at Caleb's family home forthe reception, Sarah asked if was upset about Ashley Of course L was. but since she and Caleb were high-school sweethears told myself wasnt chat od y best friend Sarah across the ‘I was seared to know what was really going on’ for her to hold on to the possibility that they'd end up together. At the reception, Toverheard Ashley say Caleb called her the night before he died, but I didn't say anything. Even if fd had the chance to take het aside, don't think I would have. Looking back now, realise Iwas scared to know what was really going on. Trying to grieve “after Calebs funeral returned co our flat. Being there reminded me that Caleb wasn't coming back. Sometimes I'l go in his room and curl up in his bed. Everything still sel ike him, ever his sheetsand lying there made me fee! close o him. barely ate or went ouside and, ina month, Host wo stone. depressed was, wanted to honour Caleb by organising a memorial COSMO CONFESSIONS * When 22-year-old Kate Coulter’s boyfriend died inacar accident, she thought things couldn’t get vas broken all over again service for him on campus, Linvited his family and all our friends. Atone point, ‘one of Caleb's friends mentioned that Ashley would be coming. It bo but, this time, it would be my turn to speak. | must have written more than 40 versions of my speech. Fach one included a dig like,‘I knew that Caleb and I were going to be together for many yeats|so Ashley would feel the same sting I felt at the funeral, Bur the week before che service, decided to rewrite the entire ching. Instead of talking about myselFas Caleb talk about Caleb as a person and speak forall of us on campus who loves I didn't a tug of war berween Ashley and myself ant to turn his memorial into ‘The truth comes out “The day of the memorial service, felt cetily calm Bat when f got up to speak, it suddenly hit me: Caleb was dea. | broke ddown sobbing, barely abe to getthe words cout. avoided ee contac ith Ashley knowing that sesing her would only make me more upset. At the reception, | finally came face¢0 face with her. Tha’s when she dropped bomb on me: she had stayed with Caleb at our place earlier in the yea while I was avay for the weekend. didn't ‘wait for her to nish el othe bathroom, locked the door and cried. A few days Cates bestfriend confirmed that leb had never broken up with Ashley Though fd had doubss afer Cale’ funeral, Vesrng thc taihiwed deyesating Uc that Caleb wasn alive to apologise for what he did. 1 had myseFfor being angry Thecame more depressed and, two weeks later I eft university and moved home. “Eventually [realised I needed to forgive Caleb to get on with my life, and Treturned to uni that summer. As par of forgiving him, also recognised that he wast the only one who messed up in our relationship — when we fist gat togethes | knew he was cheating on Ashley with me. 1 been alms thre years since Caleb's accident sre abray ns ir, bot ve learnt how strong amas well as how of holding on to resentment When you let g0.thac's when you can be happy? # CosmoPOLITAM REAL LIFE FILES «15Mlle Some of these A-listers have the prettiest mugshots in town; others have families to thank for their jail connections... FAMILY IN PRISON She may be Upper East Side Mariah may be one of th que nowadays but most demandin Gossip Girl Leighton’ but her big sister rnnings were alittle had her fair share of attention more humble, The actress 00, After becoming addicted was born ina Texas prison, to drugs, HIV-positive Alison where her mum Cor turned to prostitution, which beginning a 10-ye has seen her arrested several for smuggling marijuana, times over the years. eating Brother John was arrested for Shutter Island star Michelle Spi cl ce fa ance CL J } Say one Meee caeseel 4 Nashville ncighbour’s home upset when he was arrested in MICHELLE Ba and kissing her as she slept. 2006 for evading a whopping | ‘Afher cewn:years’ proba ite, £1.2m in taxes.*Te'sa sti | supercluper poo! them} said Leona.DOING TIME heroin and cocaine. Ie ‘was his second time in prison, ater drink driving conviction eight years previously. The super-cute This Morning chef wasn't just looking for a cup of sugar when he broke into singer Paul Young's horne 1998. The pre-fame 'nt A ‘winner was 21 when ight with Pauls £4,000 guitar collection and sentenced to two years in jail Hollywood bad boy Christian was jailed for three months i 1997 for assaulting his then- girlfriend and a police officer while under the influence of so bad Iron Mai Robert once ha penchant for making a nuisance ‘of himself around LA, usually under the influence of drugs and alcohol. After several run- ins with the Ia thee years in jal in 1999,and served 12 months. It wasn't Tater said. "Prison is just like a public school” he was given Let: jungle king and Tenet Sino proves there’ life afer prison Above: Christian attempts the iovable-bad- boy took Lett: Robert looks oddly pleased with hime “The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star only served three hours of her 30-day sentence in 2008 duc to overcrowding in the jail These Adisters have all been arrested for driving under the influence. Strike a pose! Ny ay oe i ‘minutes of a four-day sentence for an ‘offence that cook place in lae 2006. Mischa avoided a spel in jail after her 2007 arrest, but was given three years? Probation and a £1,000 fine instead, II never make that mistake again? said ehe It girl after her 23 days in Jockarp in 2007 ~ although she's since risked jail again with drug offences. Tn 2007, Lindsay served 84 minutes in jail for her second DUI but, after violating the terms of her parole in 2010, went back there for 14 days (COSMOPOLITAN REAL-LIFE PILES «17Laura and Srey fi COM BN vcnstartvctecn strug pees bubbly 25 yor old whe ees eo epee 18 » COSMOPOLITAN REAL-LIFE PILES Pea grounded, sensible girl But the truth is, rears are a blur. Just three years ago, I was battling a serious drug, and alcohol addiction. At my lowest point, [remember sitting atthe kitchen table as dlsraught mum gently spoon-fedl me soup, teats streaming down her face as she comtemplated what Fd done to mysel Tyas 21 and recovering at home after trying to kill myself ac work by taking a tamol. his. Thad a privileged upbringing and grew up inastable and loving family. My dad David, a wealthy businessman, and my mum Sandra, housewife, went out oftheir vay to make my childhood a happy one. We lived in a lovely house on the outskirts of Bedford and Twas a normal lice gil, aking ballet lessons and playing the cello. wanted to be a dancer and [also looked forward to the day 1 would get married and have children. “Bu things changed when Thit my «eons, and I started drinking with my friends. I heen bullied at school, and fele lonely and depressed. looked in the tnireor and convinced myself was fat, ugly and worthless. My parents had no idea ~'d tell them I was sleeping over at a friend's house, when in face we were ‘out drinking in the park. For my friends ic was probably just a rebellious phase Buc for me, ie was an eseape. Aleohol ‘numbed the pain and allowed me 10 retreat into my own world “Soon I was drinking on my own, smugaling vodka home in my school bag and swigging from the bottle in my bedroom. Iwas good at covering my cracks but, inevitably [got found out Td invited a friend to stay over and we'd been drinking in my room. Although she only had a few sips, downed the rest ‘of aboule of vodka and passed out. I was jse 13 and my parents were beside themiclves with worry. lended up in hospital, where my stomach was pumped and [was put on a rehydration drip. Tremember waking up to find my mum crying at my bedside, But instead ‘of being the wake-up cal I needed, tis ‘was the just che beginning of my troubles. promised my parents wouldn't do it again, but I cartied on drinking and, by che age of 15, Iwas hanging out with an old crowd, taking Eestasy and ne. Tid daanything to get high ~ it made me feel re. L was very promiscuous throughout my teens and would sleep with men who promised t0 get me drugs “Ac the same time I practically stopped cating, convinced I was hideously ‘overweight, even though asa tiny size 6.L wouldn't eat for days on end and some days Ti survive on just an apple Mealtimes became a nightmare for my family as I refuse to eat, moving food round my plate or shoving i into my handbag when nobody was looking. There were blazing cows atthe dinner table, but the more tupsce my parents gor, the COSMO CONFESSIONS more I dug my heels in. I was full of selfloathing. My parents begged me to get help but | wouldn't go w che doctor “Thad a reputation among my fiends for being a wild party girl but in realicy iewas alot worse than that. Somehow T ‘managed to pass my Adevels and get a job working as an events manager. Bue by the time I reached 21, the drugs and alcohol had taken over my life. was stil barely eating, and ['d sneak into the toilet on my lunch break to take coke ~ ie was the only way I could get through the day. [still wouldn't acknowledge that | was an addiet I was in total denial “The final straw came when I collapsed at work after taking an overdose of paracetamol. I must have eaken about $0 tablets. just didn'e wane to go on anymore. wanted the pain to stop. ‘went around the office asking for packets of paracctamol, People gave them to me as they had no clue what I planned to do and just thoughe I was il. Then my sister called me when I was stumped in the toilets barely able wo speak. She immediacly ‘ame to get me from work and drove me to hospital while I passed in and out of consciousness. Secing the look of pain ‘on my mum's face when she visited ‘made me finally realise I needed help. “Icwas my wake-up call. Here Iwas, at 21, and ithad gor so bad chat Id tried 10 Kall myselE My parenes begged me to g0 into tehab. They'd heard about an amazing clinic called Montrose Place in Cape Town, South Africa, and they persuaded me to go on a longterm rehab programme. spent six months there fighting my addictions. “Rehab was, without a doubr, the hhardest thing I've done, but itwas worth it Pve been clean for more than ewo years. Now if someone offers me a drink, I politely decline. People are amazed when they hear what I've been through but 'm very open about i. IFThado't got help when I did, honestly believe Pid be dead by nov: “Lm stil living in South Africa, where I volunteer at an orphanage. I's really rewarding and a farcry from my crazy life just afew years ago. 've been through so much, but it gets better every dy. The most important thing is that I've come out the other side and am here co tell the cae” # ‘To find out more about Montrose Place, visit ww. montroseplace.co.za. WHERE DO. CELEBS CLEAN UP? Since Montrose Pace opened in Cape Tawa less than three years ago, thas joined thelist of ete estabishments were the rich ang famaus goto battle ‘ther demons, Davina Taylor flew there to tackle her addiction to alechol. and it ‘was one of the fst places the paparazzi looked when Tiger Woods sex addton hit the heactines. With its reputation ‘roWing joins long ist of ea lines favoured by troubled celebrities. COTTONWOOD DE TUCSON CENTRE, ARIZONA With a 23-year record of treating the ich and famous, Cottonwood ison countess Celebs’ speed-dal ists, Robbie Wiliams checked in on his 3rd birthday for ‘madication dependency, and Naomi ‘Campbell went there for anger- ‘management treatment PROMISES, MALIBU with ‘ocean views and ‘uncernmon by Promises’ alum ncude Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and Robert Downey Jc THE MEADOWS CLINIC, ARIZONA Kate Moss, Whitney Houston and Tara Palmer-lomitnson have ll worked trough ther edctons at this cin, deep inthe Arizona desert. ‘THE PRIORY, LONDON Britain's oldest private psychiatric hospital treats ordinary people and some| ‘of Britain's blogest names. Kerry Katona Paul Gascoigne and Pete Donerty have | ‘all been through its doors. have all been In rehab| Your sexy web confessions! Here are the naughtiest secrets you've shared is month on www.cosmopolitan.co.uk Hey hal ew tanta onthe talc Where's the riskiest place you've had sex? my defence it Tale drunk. «in the back of a car —with my two friends inthe front!” Curiouser. ume of ie Iewas swimming pool...the sha a ova almost empty. he just went fort, I other against the side. ade it exciting” we were next 1 cach Very tsky, which L guess is what mi ‘Ruth Williams ging out of his wet “Ac the beach. He was char) AActhe beach. Hi eu swimmers ater being in the 54 Luella “Lhavea vibrator in its box that I hardly ever tuse,s0 [ keep it atthe back of my knitwear shelf. been having problems with the shelf What’sthe —} Walking inon Mum and Dad underneath igo uke my dado chert worst sex | “/{nember knocking on my mum anda’ it out. I came home later and he'd removed you've ever come i. 1 heard Mum sye¥eren roe all the clothes from the broken shelf - AND . oa had? My firserime, We were in bis bedroom and we sere just abourto'start when his dad came hhome.So he shoved me in his wardrobe, naked! His dad came into the was scared ye waked in but hey were in be geting hon Wy Mum had shouted es sheobviouaeee saying io mel Fouately Mum and hens fod Tag abou ihe nexeday bur he ad that Dad was howell een from my knitwear shelf, leaving just my vibrator in the box with a cardigan placed over it! He never mentioned it, and part of me 's praying he didn’t realise whae it was! Thank goodness he didn’t discover my main sextoy box on top of my wardrobe. CherryAcid. “For some reason, my mum has hidden a sex toy at che back ofa cabinet in the kitchen. I's huge cabinet that isn’t very organised tw breathe in case he heard. I started giggling, id hi di ul random things lik Anicke 7 snarety and has medicine and random things like Ipecause my knickers saree Fight bulbs in it.I saw ie when I was rooting were tight next to him © through to find something eke..? shoe confessions, or — notice It was shameful to read more, goto ut laos when | www.cosmopolitan. think about it now? co.uk/confessions ‘Your best-ever session... xMissNx cls ladies: Wonder Woman costume ‘Mikighara21 “Three wor‘ou never know what will go through your head when you're moments from death. You imagine you'd be scared, but somehow I wasnt It was May 2009: was staggering out of an cast London nightclub, my hand clamped ‘on my neck trying to stem the blood from a gaping wound. Minutes earlier inside the club, a man had accused me of barging into his mate but it was clear he was out for trouble, Alter a shouting match, he ran off, then with a I didn't know him, reappeared and came at m broken bottle, sticking it in my neck. Now, slumping on the kerb, there was blood everywhere, Idida't think I was going to make it but, strangely, felt no fear; I was almost accepting of the idea that T would dic. Icalled my nan and mum, and said, ‘I don't know how to tell, you this bur I've been stabbed. 1 wanted = to say goodbye’ Hearing their reactions hurt more than any wound, but I couldn't leave them without saying goodbye. “Violence and crime weren't new to me | grew up on a council estate in Hackney east London. My nan raised me but my ‘mum was always around (oo. My dad, ower was in and out of my life and | ed with that. [couldn't understand why he didn’t want to see me, He later hung himself, which was tough. But my way of thinking has always been to stay struy strong — because there are always other people facin “Asa teenager, [was around cannabis a lor, and started selling it.I knew it wasn't the right thing to do Fa always been aware of right and wrong ~ but I chose to take chat path, In the years chat followed though, things started chang threw myself into music and ge deal. Not long before I was attacked, | met Lily Allen and we discussed collaborating. Twas finally starting to make my nan proud... but now itll seemed to be over. “I was taken to hospital, and discovered just how lucky Las to still be alive. The deep cut had come within 2mm of my carotid artery, Iit had hit me there Td for me. have bled to death in four minutes. But B protessor ‘een knows the meaning ore crn ivy the worst wasn't over. | needed intricate surgery to repair the damage ‘When I came to, my ‘manager Ged and another friend were all waiting for me, and I knew I was going to be OK. The doctors said it was a miracle all my main arteries and nerves were left intact. [Fhe wound had been any lower | could have lost my voice box and never rapped again. Ironically, the éin through the ‘lof a ing ‘Lucky Td had inked just two weeks before didnt press charges against my attacker ~ wh as snitching, Regardless, though, he was arrested and I had to appear a8 a witness at his trial. He was convvicted of GRH with intent and sentenced to eight year. ‘The whole experience changed me. It made me realise what matters and that some people aren't worth it.I neatly lost my life over nothing. I don't regret standing my ground that night but now I know it’s best to avoid the dios, I've never taken my career, and what its For granted. I saw my nan go through horrible times to look after meas a kid. Bur now | appreciate everything I have all the more. [et my nan down so many times with the things I used to do, and it worried her so much when I was stabbed to make her proud + Profesor Green's album Alive Til frm Dead is ont now COSMOPOLITAN REAL-LIPE P'Confessions They jet around the world first-class and have their pick of red-carpet hand-me-downs. But what’s it really like to be personal assi ‘ant to an A-lister? Three people who’ve been there reveal all (and then some!) The supermodel’s PA LOUISE*, 39, WORKED FOR A WORLD-FAMOUS, MODEL FOR 18 MONTHS: 22» COSMOPOLITAN R: IPE PILES felt like her slave. “Trom the second | walked through the door | was at her mercy. Fv 0 go to the toilet was a struggle! My day was non-stop — helping with he doing her food shoppi fetching her morning frappé, booki her daily hair appointment and fsh-oil Vid everything. I even had to write personal emails to her family precending to be her, to keep thy I saw things I'd rather forget. “Every morning I had to follow her around brody wrap (which smelt vile ‘up to date with herbie? while she dictated a list af everything she wanted me to do that day, On one cceasion that meant standing beside hher while she had a Brazilian wax. Not 4 sight Twas overly Inever felt appreciated, “Friday nights meant endless cals to fashion est outits wnfortable with... designers to get hold of the I nding time for my client to wear for events that time she rang me from maid had packed her suitcase for the trip and the Valentino shirt shed planned to wear wasn't there, Afler listening to her screaming dawn the phone, I had to sour shiet from the designer before the next ‘morning and get it lown over to her. But no matter whar lengths I went 0, she never said thank you! Leried from the stre tough but it gor to m particularly bad days Vd ten to her personal chef and ry. He knew how Ielt.One time my client lost her engagement ring and was fumin demanded I ad to Bnd it*no i: what. It was terrifying. After hours of searching, I found it in the DYD player = god knows how it gor there!” She“Some people think the ‘menial things | have to do are degrading, But I'm realistic Being asked to get fish and chips at midnight might seem mad, but if they went to the chippy, they'd have to take security and face being mobbed by fans and paparazzi They have no freedom. ‘Once the band were holed up in. UK hotel for three days with the curtains closed after fans found out where they ‘were staying, I's isolating and, despite all their wealth, you can’t help pityin Itcan be dangerous. "Pushing through crowds of fans and paps behind the band is realy frightening, and I've actually been shoved to the floor and trodden on.On ane occasion Ile the band in their hotel in Nottingham and drove to Liverpool alone. But the whole COSMO CONFESSIONS 4) The mega-band’s PA EMILY*, 35, WORKS FOR A SUPERSTAR POP GROUP ow have to be understanding. way [was tailed by crazed fans who thought the hand were in the ca: ‘Their needs come first.“ They have to be your priority, which can be hard on partners, friends and family. One time, I was having lunch with a friend and got 12 phone c half an hour, which ruined the occasion, Boyfriends in particular find it hard when they have o be sidelined But you do get spoilt. “For my 30th birthday the band bought me six hours of spa treatments at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London. Ir was ineredible and move luxurious than I could ever afford. Another client I worked for gave me thousands of pounds ‘of baby clothes and toys that her kids hhadn'e used ar had outgrown. And you always get to fy first-class and stay in the nicest hotels” s from a client in the space of JASON*, 36, WORKED FOR A MUSIC STAR FOR TWO ‘YEARS hhad to nanny her. “This woman has been famous for so long, she wouldn't ‘even know how to hail acab.She's almost always had peaple to do everything for her, And that meant joining her on her 4am runs when fans ‘wouldn't be around to bother her ~ just in case she got lost and couldn't find her way home! Ie was exhausti She bitched about everyone. “If somone else's music came on the radio, she rant about how she hated the lyrics ~ particularly if ie was a female arist who ‘was younger and arcractive. Ir amazed me how someone so successful could act as if they were in a school playground” She'd go off the she'd spend hours stressing about her body and diet, bout then occasionally shed yet really dunk ot gobble down desserts in the kitchen, like an animal. Irwas incredible to see. But those were the few times she showed she's human to ‘She was obsessive. to do, yet the tiniest things would drive Jher mad, like the w arranged. Her staff were told everything, in the house had to be symmetrical, from clean laundry and food in the fridge to her wardrobe. There could never be one candle on ae had so much ay the towels were chad to / Meedto the sideboard ~ ic had tesa, bero sents ced, [yer te others she'd tell you { wrocasmonelton. fs pene

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