The Lady Magazine

29 April 2016

Dear Readers, cover photograph: Conde Nast Collection/Getty Im ages u WIN: One of five DVD s of Home Fires, Series Two. u VINTAGE STYLING: Sarah Dunn shows you how to achieve the 1920s look with your make-up. u MAKE: We have some recipes perfect for picnics as the weather turns warmer. It’s always reassuring to learn that superstars have their vulnerabilities just like the rest of us. Hugh Grant’s disarming confession that he felt intimidated at the prospect of working alongside the great Meryl Streep in her latest film, Florence Foster Jenkins, is a case in point. It is, of course, unlikely that the brilliant Miss Streep would dream of upstaging anyone – but can the same be said of the dogs who appear with their owners in the reality TV show Gogglebox? Might they in fact be the real stars of this quirky programme? Could we get to a point where the owners are pushed off the sofa altogether and we end up watching dogs watching television? If the popularity of YouTube videos of domestic pets doing charming things is anything to go by, it may not be long before the hounds featured this week are the ones with a huge Twitter following... For those of you who prefer fresh air and the joys of the natural world to sitting in the cinema or living-room gloaming, we have the first of a four-part series on the Chelsea Flower Show – an interview with the award-winning horticulturalist Chris Beardshaw. If this inspires you to get to grips with some horticultural tasks of your own, then don’t miss our spring gardening features. But whether you’re strolling around a flower show or hosting a tea in your own garden, nothing could be more becoming than a gingham outfit: for inspiration, turn to our fashion pages. Until next week, best wishes, ‘Will we end up watching dogs watching television?’ Sam Taylor, Editor