Christa D'Souza

Hollywood is apparently hooked on it, and social media is fanning demand for the latest weight-loss ‘miracle’

She became a household name thanks to Bridget Jones — so why did the actress, 53, decide to quit Hollywood at the height of her fame? Christa D’Souza meets a reluctant star who prefers hiking with her dogs to hanging out on the red carpet

When breast-cancer survivor Christa D’Souza’s uterine scan last year showed telltale signs of the disease, she couldn’t help worrying that her own health choices were partly to blame.

She was the revered editor more feared than Anna Wintour – but for TINA BROWN, family always came first. She talks to Christa D’Souza about readjusting to life without Harry, her husband of 40 years, by her side

After the Afghan capital fell to the Taliban, a daring plan was made to get some of the most vulnerable female students to safety in the West

The VIP MOT industry is booming, promising a longer and healthier life for those willing to part with (lots of) cash. But is it worth it?

Jenni Murray is spot on — staying slim can take its toll on your features.

It's time to wage war against everyday ageism

Our writer tries to find a way past the clichés

With a "crazy town handsome" husband, thriving global business and hard won singular attitude, Gwyneth Paltrow is revelling in the abandon of growing older.

No hangovers, no carb-laden canapes, and home by 10: Christa D'Souza follows example of Kate Moss, Meg Matthews and Sadie Frost and discovers the transformative effect of clean partying.

The daughter of a billionaire financier. The ex-wife of the prime minister of Pakistan. Confidante of Monica Lewinsky. Posted bail for Julian Assange. Tabloid favourite. Her latest project? A must-see TV documentary. No one said it wasn’t complicated being Jemima Khan. By Christa D’Souza

January diets may be over at last, but strict eater Christa D’Souza has no plans to let herself go on the food front any time soon.

It's a growing trend thought to be connected to our love of dainty earrings and multiple piercings. Christa D'Souza tries a newly popular non-surgical treatment..

Her striking long brown hair is her trademark, but now, as CHRISTA D’SOUZA embraces her natural colour she passionately argues others should also.

She’s one of fashion’s most influential women, yet you may never have heard of her.

Welcome to the world of Virtual Reality-assisted therapy, a method by which therapists can treat their patients’ phobias, anxieties and past traumas.

Her last detox retreat ended with three glasses of wine on the plane home. Could adding meditation to the mix at a top German fasting clinic fix Christa D'Souza's retox habit?

Dealers turning up in the dead of night, £50,000 in rehab fees and a son they barely recognized. When Sarah’s 15-year-old began taking the medication, she had no idea where it would end up.

The ‘iPhone of e-cigarettes’ has launched in the UK.

As the annual beach-body-ready season kicks off in earnest, Christa D’Souza celebrates her decision to have her breast implants removed and finds that for her anyway, natural is best.

She’s the woman who took Jay-Z to court and fought for the right to control her own career. Christa D’Souza meets Rita Ora, the pop star who’s more than just the party girl you think she is.

It’s not about “looking good for our age” — it’s about looking good full stop.

The pop star-turned-actress and woman’s woman opens up about 20 years in the public eye ahead of her new TV show, Collateral, co-starring Carey Mulligan. Interview by Christa D’Souza.

She gave up for dry January, two years later CHRISTA D'SOUZA is still on the wagon. Here, in a very personal account, she says why giving up booze could save your marriage.

It’s brilliantly bonkers and promises to make you a midlife superwoman, but are you brave enough to try PR guru Lynne Frank's new retreat?

Fresh from his turn in the hit Channel 4 drama Unspeakable, Luke Treadaway shares thoughts on Trump, Weinstein and why we’ve hit peak contouring. By Christa D’Souza.

Crazy juice fasts, complicated exercise classes, the latest must-do diet – none of these deliver peace like the simple, common-sense advice of taking care of yourself. Here’s how.

Fashion insiders love The Vampire's Wife for its exquisitely feminine designs. For co-founder Susie Cave, her work has been the thing that's saved her.

Our writer has always hated her ‘mean’ lips, but feared the needle. What happens when you have your first filler at 57?

Seven-star luxury? No, this is better... CHRISTA D’SOUZA thought the Maldives were just perfect – then she discovered a new eco-resort setting a whole new standard.

Between 9pm and 10pm for the next seven weeks, Christa D’Souza predicts we will all be in the grip of the best reality show on TV. Popcorn at the ready, phone on silent.

Festival season is here, and the 1975 are the biggest, most-talked-about band out there this summer. Interview by Christa D’Souza.

Meet my new "daughter" aka Nancy, the Shiba Inu.

Oh my, it’s tough having two homes, says Christa D’Souza. Unless, of course, you know the rules…

Christa D’Souza has spent her life hankering after one thing: a waist. Now, with hourglass silhouettes ruling the catwalks from Loewe to Saint Laurent, she’s decided to take back the middle ground…

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Saying “pardon” instead of “excuse me.” Calling your cook a chef. Pitching up on a grouse moor in brand-new shooting gear. When Nancy Mitford popularised the phrase “non-u”, this is what she was talking about.

Christa D’Souza’s beach bohemian look: yours for £2,000! The writer reports from Mykonos on the real cost of looking footloose and fancy-free.

Everyone has a special talent. A friend of mine can tie knots in cherry stalks with her tongue, for example. Another friend had an uncanny talent for blagging flight upgrades. Mine? It’s sun-tanning.

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A founder of the Primrose Hill set, Meg Mathews at 50 is more likely to spend her Friday night with a takeaway and a box set. From her boob job to her menopause to her habit of oversharing, the former rock chick tells all.

Christa D'Souza feared taking HRT because of breast cancer risks. She shouldn't have.

Christa D'Souza's unflinchingly honest series reveals the real effects of the menopause.

At 37 and post baby, Erin O’Connor is back on the catwalk. She talks about her son, Albert, why she wants another child and rebranding herself in the social-media age

DJs play live in the supermarkets and a pelican given to the island by Jackie O still roams about in the harbour. The good times on Mykonos can be as fully charged or as deliciously mellow as you like.

Jet fleets, umbrella butlers, and incessant demands, the truth is that throughout history there have always been those for whom the best wasn’t quite good enough.

When Christa D’Souza’s periods stopped last summer, she thought her life was over. Then she opened a Tinder account and started taking testosterone...

Meet Natalia Vodianova: supermodel by day, superhero for kids by night. So basically? The ideal face for Glamour's Beauty Issue. Below, read excerpts of her cover interview with Christa D'Souza.

It’s a gloomy November morning, and we are sitting in the main drawing room of Easton Neston, the exquisite English home in Northamptonshire that Leon Max bought in 2005.

She's battled pirates and survived her share of corsets, but after a yearlong acting break and a sweet whirlwind wedding, Keira Knightley is doing something even more courageous. She's singing.

As news emerged this week that our medieval sisters wore underwear just like our own, we asked four women – and one man – to discuss their intimate experiences with bras.

As yet another survey paints a picture of a nation consumed by lust in our middle years and beyond, is it time to admit marriage without sex suits many couples just fine?

For the purpose of this story, I have committed to not washing my hair for six weeks.

Magic Kingdom: Discovering The Mummy on a family-friendly trip to Cairo.

Dalston meets Milan as Christopher Kane joins the House of Versace.

Growing up, Christa D’Souza found her mum’s philanthropy more an irritation than inspiration, yet this year she felt compelled to find out more about her mother’s remarkable work, on a life-changing trip to a school in Kabul.

In Salma Hayek's world, it's straight-talking, power-broking, ball-busting movie-making. That and breast-feeding. Ay caramba!

Sugar and spice and a huge, screaming crush on Zac Efron. Yes, High School Musical III has landed.

A hip new self-help workshop claims that getting naked and sharing the love will allow you to find the ultimate truth. So is it a Pandora’s box or the secret of a purer existence?

The drink, the drugs, the boys, the bust-ups - Lindsay Lohan lives a very 21st-century life.

Gucci Westman had made Cameron Diaz look bad, at least in Being John Malkovich. She's also friends with Drew Barrymore, has worked with Annie Leibovitz and consults for Lancome.

The cancer has gone; so has the boyfriend. But there’s no stopping the pop princess. Style meets Kylie.

Concluding an account of her breast cancer diagnosis, Christa D'Souza describes the agonising moment when a surgeon revealed the results of her biopsy, and how, after seeking a second medical opinion in the US, she had to choose between a harrowing course of treatment or letting nature take its course…

In the first of a two-part series, water-drinking yoga fanatic Christa D'Souza describes the shock of an unexpected diagnosis

A £20m fortune, a to-die-for couture habit and a collection of art to rival Saatchi’s – Daphne Guinness has it all. But, as she reveals to Christa D’Souza, there’s more to life than money.

Christa D’Souza says fighting boredom is a vital, but endangered life skill.

Christa D’Souza ponders our national obsession with fancy dress.

The provocative ‘dragon lady’ tells why she is suddenly so now.

More than ever before, we are obsessed by youth. Self-confessed 'age-orexic' Christa D'Souza peels away her own mask of self-delusion and asks: why are we so scared about acting our age?

Caring for her grandchildren and ageing gracefully have allowed Catherine Deneuve to come to terms with her demons.

Bruce Dickinson, singer with heavy metal band Iron Maiden, is also a commercial airline pilot. Christa D'Souza checks in, nervously.

Sarah Burton is a Woman of the Year because... "Only Sarah could continue McQueen's legacy. She pushes the boundaries between fashion and art, creating the most incredible clothes every time." —Kate Moss, model.

Graydon Carter: 'I always end up looking like Barbara Bush, minus the silk shirt and pearls'.

Tired of playing the perennial English rose, Kristin Scott Thomas triumphed in Chekhov on the London stage and is now cherry-picking her roles while enjoying a 'maelstrom of domesticity' in Paris. By Christa D'Souza.

After her revealing turn in the steamy television remake of 'Dr Zhivago', Keira Knightley is now showing she can hold her own in a big-screen blockbuster.

They said it wouldn't last, but it has - for a year, at least. Liza Minnelli and David Gest's marriage is one hell of a production, with an eye-popping script, a huge cast of dressers and stylists, and the occasional visit to Taco Bell keeping the show on the road. Christa D'Souza has a front row seat

Despite her apple-pie prettiness and sweet demeanour, Laura Linney is less girl next door than snow-covered volcano, an actress whose passions might erupt at any moment. Christa D'Souza meets her.

Christa D'Souza has had a cynical view of weddings since her parents split up in 1974. Last month they remarried, forcing their daughter to reconsider.

Ever since the early 1990s, John Currin has been creating controversy with his busty cartoon blondes and kitsch classical references. Now he has become one of New York's hottest painters.

For all his considerable success running the Royal National Theatre, Richard Eyre's latest achievement is perhaps the most remarkable. By Christa D'Souza

Sven-Goran Eriksson had ambitions to be a psychologist and a writer before he became the coach of England's football team. Christa D'Souza meets a suave Mr Motivator.

When Givenchy's Alexander McQueen met Gucci's Tom Ford it was love at first sight and led to one of the most controversial coups in fashion history. The British Designer of the Year talks about power and politics in the fashion world.

First came the silicone breasts, then the Baywatch hysteria, then the violent rock-star husband. Now all three are history and the only person exploiting Pamela Anderson is Pammy herself.

Amanda Lear - longtime muse of Salvador Dali - became a widow a month ago after a fire at her French home.

Brit-born Brian McNally is Manhattan’s restaurateur du jour. His Midas touch has turned seven downtown eateries into neighborhood hangouts for the most desirable of neighbors - fashionable, successful, but relaxed.

From small-town girl to jet-set designer, L’Wren Scott tells us why being Mick Jagger’s girlfriend is the least of her talents.