YOU South Africa Magazine - 24 April 2025

In this issue

In this issue of YOU: 20th Wedding anniversary - The glue holding them together - Separate bedrooms, shared passions and lots of laughter: an intimate look inside Charles and Camilla’s marriage; Lalla Hirayama - My beloved horses & the quiet life helped me beat depression; Bring me my slippers, dear! - Couples’ therapist on why boring but happy marriages are the way to go; Terror in the water - Dad’s desperate struggle to prise his son from a croc’s jaws and Trauma of Tom Hanks' daughter - Neglected by my mom while my dad charmed tinseltown.

MICHELLE ON DIVORCE RUMOURS

The former US First Lady explains her absence

1 min

EVERY DAY A TREASURE

Love, laughter and separate bedrooms – this is the glue that holds Charles and Camilla together as they celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary

8 mins

IN THE JAWS OF DEATH

He rescued his son from a frenzied croc attack but not before the boy's arm was ripped off

4 mins

MY WORLD OF PAIN

While up-and-coming actor Tom Hanks was charming Tinseltown his daughter EA was enduring a chaotic childhood under the roof of her troubled mother

4 mins

ME & MY BOYS

Former TV presenter and DJ Lalla Hirayama tells YOU how leading a quiet life with her beloved horses helped her conquer anxiety and depression

4 mins

NOW IT'S JUST THE TWO OF US

He made a promise to his wife to be the best dad to their little girl and he's determined to keep that vow, despite his overwhelming heartbreak

4 mins

JADA IS MY JOY

When Kim's daughter was diagnosed with a rare brain disease, doctors warned she wouldn't live past the age of 10. They were wrong

4 mins

TEA party!

These delicious BUNS with FLAVOURFUL fillings will take your BAKING to the next level

10+ mins

LET'S JUST STAY IN

Why there's nothing wrong with a boring but happy marriage

8 mins

The lungs

Learn more about the human respiratory system and the wonder of breathing

4 mins

I'M STILL STANDING

Despite losing sight in one eye, Elton John's creative vision remains as sharp as ever. In this candid interview the superstar opens up about creative tussles over his new album, his 'brilliant' husband and why he regards fatherhood as his most important achievement

9 mins

PENSIONERS' ORDEAL

SHE was worried her dad was going to collapse. His legs were trembling, the mall was spinning around him and he was starting to get panicky.

4 mins

MY MOTHER THE MONSTER

He finally found the mom who had abandoned him 45 years earlier, but Graham didn't expect her to be an unscrupulous fraud

5 mins

AT HIS PEAK SPORTS

MOST people have a cap or two in their cupboards – something to keep the sun off the old pip, maybe a nod to a sports team or a brand or a rock band.

2 mins

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