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The National
8 hours ago
- The National
Kristie De Garis on the 10 things that changed her life
1. The first drink I ever had I WENT to The Central Hotel Bar in Thurso for the first time when I was 15. My friends assured me that the staff wouldn't care if I was underage, as long as I was pretty. So, ignoring the churn in my stomach, I handed the doorman my obviously fake ID. Shivering in a short skirt and pink cami, feet already sore in a pair of borrowed heels, I waited for a middle-aged man named Johnno (who wasn't allowed to see his kids) to decide whether I was pretty enough to break the law. Inside, I was handed a double vodka and coke. Twenty minutes later, my vision was blurry, but I remember clearly how I felt. For the first time in my life, I was free from myself. Less of a shedding, more of an abandonment. I loved it. And I kept loving it for many, many years. 2. Helena THE first woman I met who felt like she could consume the whole world and be hungry for more. I was 19, on my third attempt at a first year of uni, still existing solely within the boundaries that other people had drawn for me. Helena introduced me to the righteous, lyrical anger of Fiona Apple, the emotional intensity and vulnerability of Spanish cinema, and the idea that sex could belong to women too. She didn't flinch: not in life, not in love, not in anger. Everything I'd been told was 'too much', she leaned into. Years later, with dysfunction as my baseline, she wrote me an email. It was full of love, telling me I had to get it together, not just for myself, but for my daughter. It wasn't cruel, it was clear, and exactly what I needed. To understand that she could see me in all my weakness and struggle, and still care. 3. A really bad mushroom trip I'D wanted transcendence. To see bearded, benevolent gods in the trees, like I did that time I took mushrooms in Kensington Gardens with a pal. Instead, I sweated and shook through six hours of pure terror and came out absolutely wrecked but strangely clear. I've heard it said that mushrooms don't give you what you want, they give you what you need. And that night what I needed (they know best) was a white-knuckle existential rollercoaster ride through my issues with control and perfection. Their lesson was simple: you don't really control anything. Watch as we, the mushrooms, ragdoll your ego, and shred your sense of psychological safety, across the twilight of the Scottish countryside. RELINQUISH. And when I did, finally, give in to them, lie down, and sink into the never-ending fractals behind my eyelids, they released me. No big deal. It was the worst night of my life and one of the most useful. I wouldn't recommend it, and I also wouldn't take it back. 4. Stoner by John Williams I'D read quiet prose before, prose that wasn't clever or showy, but I'd never read anything this precise. Stoner is about a quiet, ordinary life. It's devastating not because of any single tragedy, but because of how precisely it shows the inevitability of being human; how rarely we step beyond the boundaries of what we know, and how much of life passes quietly, unseen, unknown, untouched. Every word is structural, nothing goes to waste. It showed me that restraint doesn't restrict, it creates possibility. This book changed what I look for in others' writing, and what I ask of my own. 5. James Crawford's DM 'EVER thought about writing a book?' Jamie had read some blogs I'd been tentatively posting, part of a promise to myself that I'd put myself out there, show more of my authentic self online. I thought it was a scam. I looked him up online (seemed legit). We had a Zoom call (also seemed legit). But even after I'd written the proposal, the first chapter, the whole book, I still half-suspected he might just be really committed to the bit. My book came out August 2025, and if Jamie hadn't messaged me, hadn't offered that piece of much-needed validation, I don't think I ever would have written it. 6. Living with my two ex-husbands I SPLIT with my first husband when I was 21, my second when I was 34, and at age 36 I moved in with both of them. Our setup is simply an antidote to the relentlessness of adult life, and to answer the first question that popped into your head: platonic. It's not always easy, but with all of us bought in and making consistent effort, it works. We share chores, share bills, and show up. The kids have everyone under one roof, the adults have a failsafe when things get hard. It's also teaching our daughters what a fair split of domestic labour actually looks like, and that feels revolutionary. Many things had to come together for me to finally begin my career at age 40, but this is one of the essentials. It really does take a village. 7. Methylphenidate I'VE taken a lot of anti-anxiety meds and anti depressants over the years: Most did very little. And when one worked, even slightly, I felt two things: immense relief, and immense guilt. Methylphenidate, though, is as close to a magic pill as I'll ever get. It worked so well, so quickly, that any guilt or 'why should I have it easier?' shame was blasted out of the murky waters of my psyche. I couldn't have written my book without it. I couldn't have parented the way I wanted to. I couldn't have built this quiet, steady confidence that I now carry. And if a daily dose of something gives me all that (and more!), then yes, I'll take it. These days, I don't just allow ease into my life, I welcome it. I throw the door open and call it in. Fight me! You'll have to pry it out of my cold dead hands. 8. Rural Scotland SURE, Edinburgh is beautiful: a jostling, joyful congregation of 500 years of architectural one-upmanship. And Glasgow, with all its grit and generosity, has a kind of cultural electricity. But rural Scotland will always have my heart. The wee bakeries with weird cakes (straight-up burger rolls with icing; monstrous, sickly-sweet frog cakes). The honesty boxes. The fairs, the shows, the galas. The village shops. The terrible, overpriced public transport. The infuriating 'it's aye been' attitudes. The chokehold the Co-op has on local economies. The way nothing happens fast. The way it slows you down, whether you want it to or not. Every part has shaped how I see the world, how I write, how I work. It's why I stay, and why I sometimes think about leaving. But I don't think I'm going anywhere. For all of rural life's flaws, there's a kind of freedom inside it. 9. My first drystone wall IT'S still there, in a field near Logiealmond in Perthshire, bearing the scars of weather, time and sheep trying to use it as an escape route. I was there to repair a gap caused by a fallen tree. First I stripped out the stone, then organised it, then rebuilt the wall. It took all day. In bed that night, holding my phone, lower back aching, hands and arms weakened from the tough manual labour, I swiped through photos. Where there once was a gap, now stood a wall. I slid my thumb back and forth. Gap, then wall. Gap, wall. Built by me. Feeling proud, and some kind of powerful, I was aware of something shifting within me. In drystone, the finished product is directly related to physicality. There's no separating the two. Looking at what I'd built, I knew without any doubt that my body had brought it into existence. This wall wasn't just my first contribution to the long tradition of drystone in Scotland. It was something indisputable, a demonstration of the undeniable value of my physical form. Put simply, when I realised I could build a wall that would last hundreds of years, men wanting to fuck me felt a little irrelevant. 10. The last drink I ever had IT was my fourth organic Viognier at the, now closed, L'escargot Blanc on Queensferry Street in Edinburgh. One arm in my coat, I downed the whole glass to make sure I was as pissed as possible before running for the train. The next day, hungover (again), completely sick of myself (again), I had a realisation: I was an alcoholic. For more than 10 years, alcohol had been my principal method of dealing with boredom, socialising, stress, sadness. It gave me relief, which I mistook for catharsis, and then for closure. Suffice to say, getting sober was brutal, but this year marks seven years. And each one has been better than the last. Drystone: A Life Rebuilt by Kristie De Garis is published by Polygon (£14.99, hardback).
Daily Mirror
19 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
Lucy Bronze cosies up with Spain football star in Ibiza following Lionesses' Euro 2025 win
The Lionesses have been enjoying some much deserved downtime following their second consecutive European Championship win - and several players have jetted out to the Spanish party island of Ibiza Lioness legend Lucy Bronze has been snapped cosying up with fellow footballer, Spanish international Ona Batlle. Just weeks ago they were fierce rivals, but this week the pair were seen wearing matching orange bikinis as they soaked up the sun in Ibiza. Wearing matching snorkelling goggles, the pair enjoyed a dip in the Mediterranean Sea and were seen laughing together on a paddle board before rinsing each other off on the deck of a white yacht. Lucy, 33, from Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, is rumoured to have been dating Ona, 26, from Catalonia, for several years. Although neither players have officially confirmed their relationship, they have shared cosy holiday snaps from a number of trips including one to Disneyland Paris in December 2024. And just weeks before the Women's European Championship in Switzerland kicked off last month, the pair shared photos from another sunny getaway in Altea, just five miles north of Benidorm. When the Lionesses came from behind to beat Spain and take home the Euros trophy, Lucy was moved to tears as she was seen comforting Ona after the final whistle. It was a moment that echoed similar scenes following the World Cup final in 2023, when the heartbroken Lionesses lost 1-0 to Spain in Sydney, Australia. Then Ona was the one who had held Lucy as she wept into her lap while sitting in the dugouts. The pair are thought to have grown close while playing together at Barcelona. And Lucy, who moved from Barcelona FC to Chelsea last year, was one of the first Lionesses to go over and comfort her former teammates following England's victory in July. After their incredible Euros 25 campaign, several Lionesses have been enjoying some much deserved downtime. Among those who have also jetted out to Ibiza are Lauren James, Ella Toone and Ella's boyfriend Joe Bunney. Ella, 25, from Tyldesley, Greater Manchester and Joe shared loved-up snaps on Instagram of their trip to the San Antonio side of the island, where they visited Ocean Beach and super club Ushuaia. The couple had joined Ella's teammate and best pal Alessia Russo, 26, and her Love Island star brother Giorgio to watch Oasis at Wembley before jetting off. Captain Leah Williamson flew stateside to watch a basketball game with her close friend and former Miss USA Elle Smith. And England hero Chloe Kelly, 27, who scored the winning penalty in the final was given a heroes welcome when she returned to a street party with all her pals in West London. She was pictured alongside husband Scott Moore wearing a yellow Corteiz jersey - a London streetwear brand which the striker has enjoyed a number of collaborations with.
Daily Mail
19 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Rylan Clark whisks mother Linda, 73, off on family holiday after she was rushed to hospital with health scare
Rylan Clark has whisked his beloved mum Linda, 73, off on holiday following a recent health scare which saw her rushed to hospital. The presenter, 36, has been enjoying some time with his loved ones in Marbella. On Saturday, he shared a photo dump to Instagram as he reminisced on their time away. The first picture in the carousel saw Rylan and his mum embrace in a hug, both smiling from ear to ear. Other snaps saw Rylan with his friend Kimberley Morgan and the rest of their group pose together for a group photo. They appeared to be staying at the five-star Puente Romano hotel in the Spanish city, with Rylan posting a photo of the outside of the hotel. He penned: 'Gorgeous couple of days in Marbella with the mother and the gang' alongside a red heart. It comes after Rylan informed his followers last month that he wouldn't be hosting his BBC Radio 2 show the day after Linda was rushed to hospital. A few days after, Rylan shared an array of snaps of his mum to mark her birthday and revealed she had been discharged from hospital. 'Happy Birthday to the best mum. So glad ur home for it. Love you x,' he wrote. Among the snaps included a picture of Rylan and his mum dressed to the nines for a glamorous day out together, whereas others showed the pair on lavish holidays. Rylan's celebrity pals were quick to send their birthday tributes, with the former X Factor star's co-presenter Rob Rinder commenting: 'Happy birthday Linda xxx.' Ruth Langsford said: 'Happy Birthday @lindaclark. So pleased you made it home. Have a wonderful day.' 'Massive happy birthday Linda ❤️❤️❤️,' said Scarlett Moffatt, while Ella Henderson added: 'Love you mummy Linda!! Happy birthday beautiful angel!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️.' Rylan Clark has shared a sweet birthday tribute to his mum Linda as she turned 73 and updated fans on her health on Instagram on Sunday Cat Deeley, Holly Willoughby and Alexandra Burke also wished Linda a happy birthday. It comes one day after Rylan gave an update on Linda's condition after she was rushed to hospital, after revealing he wouldn't be hosting his show. 'Mummy Linda isn't well sadly so I won't be hosting the show tomorrow. Thank you to the emergency team at Princess Alexandra Hospital,' he shared at the time. On Saturday, Rylan gave fans an update as he assured fans she was doing better and confirmed that she would be back home for her 73rd birthday on Sunday, July 20. 'Antibiotics have worked. Letting her home on orals. So she's home for her bday,' wrote on his Instagram Stories. 'Cheers everyone for your messages. Means a lot. Off sort wheelie bins x.' The beloved presenter, 36, informed his followers on Friday night that he wouldn't be hosting his BBC Radio 2 show the day after Linda was rushed to hospital It comes one day after Rylan gave an update on Linda's condition after she was rushed to hospital, after revealing he wouldn't be hosting his show Ruth Langsford said: 'Happy Birthday @lindaclark. So pleased you made it home. Have a wonderful day' Earlier in the day, Rylan had told fans how his mother was doing better, but didn't disclose why she had been hospitalised. 'She's all good. Hoping she will be at home for her bday,' he shared. 'She's now worried about wheelie bins going out again.' Linda won the hearts of the nation after her appearance with her son in Celebrity Gogglebox, where she had viewers in fits of laughter with her dry humour. R ylan previously shared in 2023 his mother suffered a horror fall in Marbella and had to have emergency surgery before they both flew home on a private plane. Rylan gave fans an update on her mother's health at the time, writing: 'She's doing really well thankfully. All going good. Cheers for all ur messages x' 'She's doing really well. Now chatting away with a lovely lady next to her. On the mend! Cheers for ur messages,' he added. The mother-son duo have been favourites on Channel 4's Gogglebox since 2019, yet they had to miss the latest series due to Linda's health. Rylan has also previously opened up about his mother's battle with Crohn's disease. Cat Deeley, Holly Willoughby and Alexandra Burke also wished Linda a happy birthday' Linda has battled with Crohn's since her 30s, a condition that causes inflammation of the lining of the digestive system. She often has to undergo multiple operations to remove damaged parts of her bowel and takes numerous medicines each day for her condition. Crohn's disease is a chronic condition, which affects around one in 1,200 people in the UK, causing inflammation of the lining of the digestive system, although it is most commons in the intestines. It causes symptoms including diarrhoea, intense abdominal pain, weight loss and fatigue. Linda had to endure a six-week hospital stay due to her ongoing battle with Crohn's disease back in 2017.
