Critically-acclaimed film The Northman is coming to UK cinemas this week. The epic historical fiction film is based on the medieval Scandinavian legend of Amleth - who was the direct inspiration for William Shakespeare’s character Hamlet.
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Celebrity GP Dr Zoe Williams is discussing the weight-loss myth that bugs her the most. “The one I hear time and again is, ‘It’s simple: just eat less and move more.’ But it’s so much more complex than that,” she says of the nation’s battle with the bathroom scales. “We shouldn’t just dismiss overweight people as lazy.” Obesity rates in the UK have almost doubled since 1993, with one in four adults living with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or over.
Zoe adds: “Only about a third of adults could be deemed to be living at a healthy weight, so the majority of people aren’t.That’s not just down to willpower or lack of it. Obesity’s a complex medical condition with over 100 contributing risk factors. “Problems begin way before a person is even born, with triggers including everything from our genes to stress, medication or even lack of sleep.
“Where you live is one of the biggest risk factors, which is fascinating. People living in the country’s most deprived regions are almost twice as likely to gain excess weight than those in the least deprived areas, so it really isn’t about willpower.” Social pressures and lack of understanding often stand in the way of success, with women afraid of being judged if they try to seek help to lose weight. Zoe says: “There’s been a real lack of understanding about the causes of excess weight.
I’m a 1980s child and in many movies back then, the school bully would usually be a larger child. “That idea goes into your subconscious and you start to make judgments about those who carry excess weight – even when that person is you. But stigmatising and being unkind doesn’t help; it makes the problem worse, because it stops people speaking up.” Asking for help may feel daunting, but as Zoe says, you
.Critically-acclaimed film The Northman is coming to UK cinemas this week. The epic historical fiction film is based on the medieval Scandinavian legend of Amleth - who was the direct inspiration for William Shakespeare’s character Hamlet.
Jordan Mooney, a fashion icon, and the fact that the role required some nudity.Watch: HBO reveals first trailer for ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel ‘House of the Dragon’Jason Momoa and Emilia Clarke enjoyed emotional ‘Game of Thrones’ reunionA post shared by British GQ (@britishgq)In an interview with GQ Style, Williams discussed her new part and how she was at first discouraged by its nudity demands. She said she was “hesitant at first just because of everything that happens in the industry and all the horror stories I’ve heard.
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On the climax of Kate Middleton and Prince William‘s visit to Jamaica as part of Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee, the British royals dipped into the past. Prince William, 39, and Kate, 40, attended a special military parade for service members who recently completed the Caribbean Military Academy’s Officer Training Program. Prince William and Kate dressed in white for the occasion, with the Duke of Cambridge donning his formal military uniform. Together, they stood on the back of a dark green open-top Land Rover – the spitting image of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip when they visited Kingston, Jamaica, in November 1953.