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he’s been a familiar face on
TV for more than a decade,
but since joining Good
Morning Britain last year,
Susanna Reid, 44, is looking
younger and younger – and it’s not
down to the surgeon’s knife. Instead,
the busy mum-of-three has
transformed herself with a brand-
new wardrobe and hairdo, and now
resembles fashion icon
the Duchess of
Cambridge.
Susanna regularly
updates her 260,000
Twitter followers with her
outft choices, including
the Kate-esque knee-
length dresses she teams with nude
heels to make her legs look endless. The
star even recycles her outfts, just like
the Duchess, and
they’ve both
rocked the same
ultra-fattering LK
Bennett foral
print dress.
A big reason for
her new image is
her stylist Debbie
Harper, who also
selects outfts for
ITV stars Lorraine
Kelly and Kate
Garraway. Debbie
knows exactly
how to fatter
Susanna’s shape.
Gone are the
subdued suits
from her early
career and
over-revealing
outfts from her BBC
News days. Now it’s
affordable dresses from
M&S, Whistles, Debenhams and Asos.
It’s a far cry from when Susanna had to
buy her own on-screen outfts. ‘There are
no budgets for stylists at the BBC,’ she
revealed at
the time.
And it’s
not just her
wardrobe
that’s had a
makeover.
Back in 2010,
Susanna’s crop may have
been practical, but it simply
aged her. Fast-forward to
2014, and the presenter has
discovered the benefts of
a good blow-dry.
‘Susanna’s face is quite
long, so normally a longer
style will only draw
attention to the shape,’
explains celeb hairstylist
Mark Hill. ‘Adding
softness and movement
through the sides gives
the illusion of her face
being wider, balancing
the proportions.’
And combined with her
love of running, Susanna
continues to look younger
every day, despite all those
early mornings!
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even years after being papped
looking stunning in a red
bikini, Dame Helen Mirren,
69, still looks just as fabulous.
And her secret? It’s all thanks to a
12-minute workout.
Devised by the Royal Canadian
Air Force, the lateral bending,
arm raises, partial sit-ups and
push-ups, which help Helen
turn back the clock, are an early
form of HIIT from the 1950s.
‘It’s the exercise I’ve done on
and off my whole life,’ reveals
Helen, who is currently the
face for L’Oréal. ‘It just very
gently gets you ft.’
For the actress, it seems
living in the moment is much
more important than magically
rewinding the years. ‘Using
moisturiser makes me feel better,’
she explains. ‘It doesn’t have to
make me look 10 years younger
– it’s all about how it makes me
feel better that day.’
Well, we think she always
looks graceful and gorgeous!
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fter being
replaced on This
Morning by
younger model
Holly Willoughby back in
2009, you’d think Fern
Britton would be sensitive
about her age. But that
couldn’t be further from
the truth – the presenter
and author is embracing
every imperfection.
‘I’m vain about being as ft
as I can be – not about my
wrinkles,’ says the mum-of-
four, who’s taking part in a
1,000-mile charity cycle
challenge next month.
‘I’ve had that
conversation with myself
about should I do Botox,
should I do this, should
I do that – and talked
myself out of it. I’m either
going to look odd, or I’m
going to look old, and I’d
prefer to be the woman
I should be. I’m 57, and I
look like a 57-year-old,
and I’m happy.’
And when it comes to
other parts of her body,
she’s equally unconcerned.
‘My bosoms are dropping?
Blah, that’s life!’ she shrugs.
‘It’s important to say don’t
try to compete with
younger models – this is
reality and it’s OK.’
How refreshing – we
totally agree, Fern!
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