2020-07-01RedUK

red woman

‘I turn 40 next year and I have to say, I’m really

looking forward to it. My 30s have been all

about the kids – bringing them up, keeping all these

balls afloat – but now they’re getting older, there’s

a bit more space where I can start focusing on

things that are happening for me.

I see my 40s as a chance to find myself again and

figure out who I am. You sort of lose sense of that

a bit when you become a mum. I want to rediscover

some of the things I’ve forgotten about – like music.

I haven’t been to a gig in forever. Watch this space!’

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‘I’ll be honest, style doesn’t come naturally to me.

For a long time, I was pretty clueless. There’s a

picture of me on the red carpet when I first started

in TV and I’m wearing a brown belted cord skirt,

a brown cord jacket, fishnet tights and a weird round

toe shoe. What was I thinking? But I’ve grown

to like clothes more the older I’ve got and I now

recognise the importance of having key staples that

‘My female friendships are some of the most

important things in my life; they’re integral to

making me tick. There’s a big group of us – Nic

Appleton, Emma Bunton, Christine Lampard, Niki

de Metz and a few others – and it sounds silly, but

we’re really good for each other. We just know when

one of us needs the others and we’re there to listen

to each other and hold each other. Nothing is off

limits with them. But our friendship is also very

fluid – and that’s a good thing. Sometimes, we

might not speak to each other for two weeks and

then we’ll speak every day and then we’ll meet once

a month for lunch and Champagne, which will last

through to dinner – and there’s never any judgement

there. It’s just a really safe space to be open and

honest and I hold that so dear.’

Embrace the fluidity

of friendship

Realise good style

doesn’t have to

be complicated

fit well in your wardrobe. Once you have those – a

good pair of dark denim jeans (I like high-waisted),

a classic shirt or a T-shirt to team them with, and a

button-up dress that you can throw a leather jacket

over or put a rollneck jumper under – the hard work

is done for you. When I’m doing my M&S edit, I

always try to choose the things that are easiest to

style up in different ways because that’s how

I shop myself. I buy everything online – I’m not

patient enough to comb the rails – and I often buy

the same thing in several different colours. And the

other thing I swear by? M&S knickers. Honestly,

I’m always topping up on them!’

Honour every

decade

‘My friends are integral to making me tick’

From left: Holly’s

friends include

Nicole Appleton

and former Spice

Girl Emma Bunton;

stepping out in

style is Holly’s forté