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Daily Record
7 days ago
- Health
- Daily Record
'I lost three stone using Mounjaro - my sex life has never been better'
Jackie Collins, 44, said she now 'looks and feels good' A woman claims her sex life has dramatically improved after shedding nearly three stone using Mounjaro. She says her sex life has never been better - and she feels 'amazing' Jackie Collins, 44, tipped the scales at 17st 11lbs and wore a size 18 at her heaviest before deciding to try the weight loss jab after battling the "vicious circle" of dieting. Following a friend's recommendation to try Mounjaro, Jackie noticed her appetite diminishing within weeks. She swapped bags of crisps, chocolate and generous helpings of creamy pasta for fruit, salads and protein-packed meals. Since beginning Mounjaro in February on a 2.5mg dose, Jackie has progressed through the dosages and now weighs exactly 15st and fits into a size 14, reports Bristol Live. Jackie now intends to add some fitness to her transformed lifestyle after buying a bicycle. But perhaps the most significant transformation is that Jackie says the "passion" in her love life with partner Carl, 44, has returned - jumping from just a couple of times monthly to four times weekly. Jackie, who works for a shop fitting firm from Southampton, Hampshire, said: "Before, the times we were intimate were few and far between - I didn't feel sexy, so how could he find me sexy? It never happened. I always said it was never him - it was me. "But since I've started getting that confidence back, the passion's come back. We've gone from a couple of times a month to three or four times a week." Jackie recognised she needed to take action after discovering that conventional diets and exercise weren't delivering results. She explained: "I'd been struggling to lose weight for so long. Diets would spark out and I'd comfort eat and binge eat again - it was a vicious circle. "Last October, I did a charity walk for motor neurone disease. When I walk, I march and I did the 75 miles in 3 weeks and I lost 2lbs, that was it. I thought something wasn't right. Mounjaro came up and I was told to try it by a friend. "So I did, and it's been brilliant. The weight's been coming a few lbs every week - I can see so much difference and in my clothes. I started off on 2.5mg and I would find the day after the jab I was a bit tired initially, but that was it. "The hunger wasn't there - I was very food orientated, and I'd have it on my mind all the time and a few weeks after I started it, that's when I really noticed that my hunger wasn't there. You think you're hungry, you go to eat and you're not. I'm now eating correctly, have lots of protein and more water. "Now my body is getting used to it, I fancy meals, but I don't eat as much. I was plating up a roast dinner for everyone yesterday, but I hardly put anything on my plate, and I don't have to think about it." Jackie claims her transformation has boosted her self-esteem - enabling her to "feel and look good." She expressed: "I've got so much more confidence. A while ago I bought a red dress and when I wore it all the buttons were popping. I went and saw Craig David and now I was able to wear the dress and I felt amazing. I felt and looked good."
Scottish Sun
7 days ago
- Health
- Scottish Sun
I lost 3st in just 6 months on Mounjaro – but the best bit is a rampant side-effect I wasn't expecting
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A WOMAN who lost nearly 3 stone in just six months on Mounjaro says weight loss wasn't the only benefit - as she made the most of a "sexy" side effect. Jackie Collins, 44, was a size 18 at her heaviest and decided to try a weight loss job after being caught in a "vicious circle" of dieting and binge eating. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 8 Jackie Collins, 44, decided to try Mounjaro after being caught in a cycle of dieting and bingeing Credit: SWNS 8 Jackie weighed 17st 11lbs but saw the pounds drop off her every week Credit: SWNS 8 Now 14st, Jackie has benefited from an unexpected side effect from her weight loss Credit: SWNS After a friend suggested she try Mounjaro, within weeks Jackie began to notice her hunger reducing. She went from eating bags of crisps, chocolate and big portions of creamy pasta to fruit, salads and protein rich meals. Since starting Mounjaro in February on a 2.5mg dosage, Jackie has moved up through the doses, dropping from 17st 11lbs to 15st exactly and fitting into a size 14. She now plans to incorporate some exercise into her new lifestyle after purchasing a bike. But Jackie has had an unexpected side effect from Mounjaro. Jackie says the jabs have reignited the "passion" in her sex life with her partner, Carl, 44. The couple have gone from being having sex a couple of times a month to four times a week. Jackie, who works for a shop fitting company from Southampton, Hampshire, said: "Before, the times we were intimate were few and far between - I didn't feel sexy, so how could he find me sexy? "It never happened. I always said it was never him; it was me. "But since I've started getting that confidence back, the passion's come back. Towie star Saffron Lempriere reveals how she lost 12 pounds in 4 weeks - without fat jabs "We've gone from a couple of times a month to three or four times a week. "We're like kids again, which is great." Jackie knew she needed to make a change after finding that diets and walks weren't helping. She said: "I'd been struggling to lose weight for so long. 8 Jackie wasn't able to wear this red dress without the buttons popping open but now she feels 'amazing' in it Credit: SWNS 8 She and her partner Carl have gone from having sex a couple of times a month to four times a week Credit: SWNS 8 Mounjaro has left Jackie feeling confident and sexy Credit: SWNS "Diets would spark out and I'd comfort eat and binge eat again - it was a vicious circle. "Last October, I did a charity walk for motor neurone disease. "When I walk, I march and I did the 75 miles in 3 weeks and I lost 2lbs - that was it. "I thought something wasn't right. Jackie's diet before and after her weight loss Jackie has found it easier to eat healthily since starting on Mounjaro. Her diet before consisted of: Breakfast: Nothing Lunch: Sandwich, packet of crips and a chocolate bar, snack on sweets Dinner: Big bowl of creamy pasta, big bags of crips Since starting on the jabs, this is what she's eaten: Breakfast: Bran flakes, with banana or other fruit Lunch: Tuna salad Dinner: Couple of pork steaks with sweetcorn and jacket potato "Mounjaro came up and I was told to try it by a friend. "So I did, and it's been brilliant. "The weight's been coming a few lbs every week - I can see so much difference and in my clothes. "I started off on 2.5mg and I would find the day after the jab I was a bit tired initially, but that was it. "The hunger wasn't there - I was very food orientated, and I'd have it on my mind all the time and a few weeks after I started it, that's when I really noticed that my hunger wasn't there. "You think you're hungry, you go to eat and you're not. "I'm now eating correctly, have lots of protein and more water. "Now my body is getting used to it, I fancy meals, but I don't eat as much. "I was plating up a roast dinner for everyone yesterday, but I hardly put anything on my plate, and I don't have to think about it." Jackie says her new look has given her confidence - allowing her to" feel and look good." She said: "I've got so much more confidence. "A while ago I bought a red dress and when I wore it all the buttons were popping. "I went and saw Craig David and now I was able to wear the dress and I felt amazing. "I felt and looked good." 8 Jackie before her weight loss Credit: SWNS 8 Jackie said she and Carl are 'like kids again' Credit: SWNS
The Sun
7 days ago
- Health
- The Sun
I lost 3st in just 6 months on Mounjaro – but the best bit is a rampant side-effect I wasn't expecting
A WOMAN who lost nearly 3 stone in just six months on Mounjaro says weight loss wasn't the only benefit - as she made the most of a "sexy" side effect. Jackie Collins, 44, was a size 18 at her heaviest and decided to try a weight loss job after being caught in a "vicious circle" of dieting and binge eating. 8 8 8 After a friend suggested she try Mounjaro, within weeks Jackie began to notice her hunger reducing. She went from eating bags of crisps, chocolate and big portions of creamy pasta to fruit, salads and protein rich meals. Since starting Mounjaro in February on a 2.5mg dosage, Jackie has moved up through the doses, dropping from 17st 11lbs to 15st exactly and fitting into a size 14. She now plans to incorporate some exercise into her new lifestyle after purchasing a bike. But Jackie has had an unexpected side effect from Mounjaro. Jackie says the jabs have reignited the "passion" in her sex life with her partner, Carl, 44. The couple have gone from being having sex a couple of times a month to four times a week. Jackie, who works for a shop fitting company from Southampton, Hampshire, said: "Before, the times we were intimate were few and far between - I didn't feel sexy, so how could he find me sexy? "It never happened. I always said it was never him; it was me. "But since I've started getting that confidence back, the passion's come back. Towie star Saffron Lempriere reveals how she lost 12 pounds in 4 weeks - without fat jabs "We've gone from a couple of times a month to three or four times a week. "We're like kids again, which is great." Jackie knew she needed to make a change after finding that diets and walks weren't helping. She said: "I'd been struggling to lose weight for so long. 8 8 8 "Diets would spark out and I'd comfort eat and binge eat again - it was a vicious circle. "Last October, I did a charity walk for motor neurone disease. "When I walk, I march and I did the 75 miles in 3 weeks and I lost 2lbs - that was it. "I thought something wasn't right. "Mounjaro came up and I was told to try it by a friend. "So I did, and it's been brilliant. "The weight's been coming a few lbs every week - I can see so much difference and in my clothes. "I started off on 2.5mg and I would find the day after the jab I was a bit tired initially, but that was it. "The hunger wasn't there - I was very food orientated, and I'd have it on my mind all the time and a few weeks after I started it, that's when I really noticed that my hunger wasn't there. "You think you're hungry, you go to eat and you're not. "I'm now eating correctly, have lots of protein and more water. "Now my body is getting used to it, I fancy meals, but I don't eat as much. "I was plating up a roast dinner for everyone yesterday, but I hardly put anything on my plate, and I don't have to think about it." Jackie says her new look has given her confidence - allowing her to" feel and look good." She said: "I've got so much more confidence. "A while ago I bought a red dress and when I wore it all the buttons were popping. "I went and saw Craig David and now I was able to wear the dress and I felt amazing. "I felt and looked good." 8 8 What to do if you lose too much weight too quickly whilst on Mounjaro IF you're losing too much weight too quickly while on Mounjaro, it's important to take action to avoid potential health risks like muscle loss, malnutrition, dehydration, and fatigue. Here's what you can do: Evaluate Your Caloric Intake Mounjaro reduces appetite, which can make it easy to eat too little. If you're losing weight too fast (more than two to three lbs per week after the initial adjustment period), try: Tracking your food intake to ensure you're eating enough calories (apps like MyFitnessPal can help). Increasing protein intake to preserve muscle mass (aim for 0.6–1g per pound of body weight). Adding healthy fats and complex carbs (e.g., avocados, nuts, whole grains) for balanced energy. Adjust Your Dosage (With Doctor's Approval) If your weight loss is too rapid or causing side effects, your doctor may: Pause dose increases or lower your dosage. Adjust your treatment plan to stabilise your weight loss. Strength Training & Exercise To prevent muscle loss: Incorporate resistance training at least two to three times per week. Stay active with low-impact exercises like walking or yoga. Hydrate & Manage Electrolytes Drink enough water (Mounjaro can reduce thirst). Electrolytes matter - Consider adding magnesium, sodium, and potassium if you feel weak or fatigued. Monitor for Malnutrition & Deficiencies Rapid weight loss can cause vitamin/mineral deficiencies (especially B12, iron, and electrolytes). If you experience: Fatigue, hair loss, or dizziness, ask your doctor about supplements. Consider Further Medical Guidance If your weight loss is excessive or causing health concerns, speak with your healthcare provider. They might adjust your dosage, diet, or exercise plan to help stabilise your weight loss.
Forbes
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
In Beverly Hills, This $59 Million Estate Rewrites Jackie Collins' Legacy
At nearly 22,000 square feet, 616 N Beverly Drive has mega-presence in Beverly Hills Flats. Carolwood Estates Every home has a history. This one had a Hollywood powerhouse with a best-selling pen and a penchant for leopard print. Before it was a solar-powered mega mansion, this property in the Beverly Hills Flats was the private playground of the late romance novelist Jackie Collins. She wrote steamy bestsellers by the window and entertained Hollywood elite next door—Al Pacino leased her guest house for over a decade. The pool—inspired, it's said, by David Hockney's "A Bigger Splash"—was one element that remained intact, refreshed during the current owners' five-year renovation. Carolwood Estates Now, the house has been reborn. Rebuilt from the ground up—save for the pool—it stands as a bold, modern counterpoint to its Art Deco-style origins. The scale? Monumental. The tone? Contemporary. And the price tag? $59.5 million, making it the most expensive listing currently available in the Flats. The current owners, property investors and philanthropists Ben and Bita Nehmadi, bought the estate in 2016 for $21 million. Then they did what Collins herself might have done with a plot line once upon a time: tore it down to the studs and reinvented it with élan. The result is a 21,780-square-foot estate that stands out in Beverly Hills Flats. It has the size, the presence and the amenities you might find in the gated Beverly Park neighborhood in the hills—but sits just a 15-minute walk away from Rodeo Drive. 'It's rare to get this kind of scale in the Flats,' says Susan Smith of Carolwood Estates, who holds the listing. From the curb, this home makes a statement: all white, sleek lines, towering palms and a footprint that spans two lots. Inside, amenities have been elevated to meet today's expectations: an enclosed glass wine cellar, elevator, full gym, cinema, wet bar, dual kitchen islands, and a built-in espresso machine to fuel your next great idea. The enclosed glass wine cellar is one of many features that wouldn't be out of place in a boutique hotel. Carolwood Estates Upstairs, the primary suite reads like a private wing. There's a lounge area tucked behind velvet curtains, a glam room, a soaking tub, plus a walk-in wardrobe that rivals the upscale shops nearby—spacious enough to host a book club. There are seven bedrooms, 14 bathrooms (yes, 14) and more marble and Italian millwork than some boutique hotels. But despite some of its excesses, the home is also energy-sensitive. It runs on solar power, with a backup generator available in case of need. Utility bills? Reportedly under $200 a year, says co-listing agent Richard Maslan. Impossible not to make a slow-motion dramatic entrance—it's what Jackie would have wanted. Carolwood Estates Outdoors, the original Collins-era pool remains—refreshed, of course—now paired with a hot tub, a full outdoor kitchen and multiple lounge zones. Layered landscaping and mature trees create privacy that feels more park-like than residential. There's also a motor court and dual garages. Staying L.A.-cool by the pool—a masterclass in California style. Carolwood Estates Collins built the original home in the early '90s, inspired by David Hockney's iconic 1967 painting A Bigger Splash . It was bold, theatrical, unapologetically hers. When Collins died in 2015, her daughters sold the property to the Nehmadis, who spent five years transforming it for a new chapter—one that dials back the leopard print, but not the glamour. As dusk falls on the Flats, 616 N Beverly Drive becomes a beacon of old-school glamour. Carolwood Estates For those looking for more space (or more lore), the adjacent property is also available. That's the former guest house where Pacino once lived, listed separately by the same owners for $16 million. Much like the sex-obsessed characters in Collins' 32 bestselling novels, the estate captures the drama and glamour that define Beverly Hills at its best. The only thing missing is a new main character. 616 N Beverly Drive is listed with Susan Smith and Richard Maslan of Carolwood Estates, a member of Forbes Global Properties —an invitation-only network of top-tier brokerages worldwide and the exclusive residential real estate partner of Forbes .
The Independent
13-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
The five love lessons I've learnt dating again in my fifties
Every now and then, while I was married, a single friend would come over and describe the hell of the dating apps. It didn't look like hell. It looked like enormous fun: a smorgasbord of single men, all of whom were looking for their partners. How much easier than when I was last single, when you had to go to a party and pray that there might be someone there who you fancied and – if the gods were smiling – hope they might fancy you too. Or, you'd hope a friend might offer to set you up on a blind date. My smug married self would sit next to those single friends on the sofa as they speedily swiped left. 'Stop, stop. Wait! He looked so nice,' I'd shout while they mercilessly swiped left. 'Ugh,' they'd reply, continuing to swipe, only ever occasionally swiping right. Mostly though, as fun as it looked, I was enormously relieved I didn't have to be out there. The thought of having to tell my stories again, get to know someone, play those dreadful games and go through all that insecurity and fear was horrifying. I was single at the same time Helen Fielding was in the Nineties. As she was dreaming up her Bridget Jones Diary, which first appeared as a column in The Independent, I was writing about all my crazy dating mishaps in newspapers, which were followed by a book about being single in your thirties, living in London. I wrote about what it was really like dealing with all the terrible men, falling madly in love only to get your heart broken over and over. I wrote about the boozy parties, and waking up next to the man whose face had blown up during the night because he didn't tell you he was allergic to cats. At the time we were said to have created a new genre in literature, one that was dubbed 'chick lit'. Before then, women's fiction had been glitz and glamour, Jackie Collins and Judith Krantz. No one was writing about single women in a realistic, emotionally honest and funny way. I honestly thought I was going to be single for years, but wonder of wonders, I found someone, and ended up, as Bridget would say, as a smug married. I was also relieved. And this relief only grew as I grew older. Who else would embrace this middle-aged body other than my husband? He knew this body before midlife, when it was still relatively firm. He knew this body when it was regularly waxed, and shaved, when varicose veins were something that happened to someone else. I shuddered in horror at the prospect of revealing this body to anyone other than him. Thank god, I thought, surveying the winter hair on my legs that I swore kept me warm during those cold months, I would never have to go through that again. Except here I am, at 56 years old, with four grown children who have flown the nest, and suddenly single after the long three-year rough patch. After a year of being alone, I'm starting to dip a toe back into dating waters, and it is a terrifyingly different world from the last time I found myself out there, 25 years ago. My first instinct was to run away. Which, dear reader, I did, to Marrakech. One of the benefits of my job is that I can work from anywhere and I wasn't looking for a relationship. I just wanted to meet new people. I felt completely liberated, freed from the old-fashioned notion that you have to be married in order to be happy. After all, I'd been married. It hadn't made me happy. I decided I was not destined to be a wife. Perhaps I was instead destined to be a great friend, to have great friends. Single Jane in her 'Bridget years' was always up for an adventure, she lived her life in pursuit of fun. I was not so much fun during my marriage, and now single again maybe this was second-time-around fun Jane. I was going to be this bohemian free spirit, floating around the globe having more adventures, even if they weren't the romantic kind. Except after a while, I started to crave.... romance; touch; someone to look forward to, not just something. And so, I entered my midlife dating era. I crafted a profile. I wrote a list of things I love: crisp white sheets. Anita Pallenberg. Gratitude. Early Rolling Stones. Fiction. Cats. Kitchen suppers. Gardening. Dim Sum. Good manners. I hoped I sounded a little quirky, slightly unusual. FUN. The next day I woke up to an inbox filled with likes. One stood out. Handsome, 10 years younger, a twinkle in his eye. A landscape gardener, he lived in London, but after a couple of video calls, suggested we meet in Lisbon, to 'spend a little time together.' It sounded fun. Until it wasn't. We met. We had a fantastic evening, fuelled by much alcohol, flirting and laughter. I had forgotten what it was like to feel this kind of attraction. The problem started the next morning when we actually spent time together, without the balm of alcohol. We had nothing in common, and worse, by the end of day two, clearly didn't even like each other very much. I didn't yet understand how many men use the apps as an unofficial escort agency. Soon after that, I matched with Joseph, a handsome tech guy who wanted to meet up, telling me he particularly liked parading his women around in their very, very short, tight dresses. My writerly curiosity was piqued. I quizzed him mercilessly about how this situation worked. At the end of the night, he said he would buy the women whatever they wanted. 'Is this like Pretty Woman?' I asked. 'Do you take them shopping?' 'God, no.' He said. 'I hate shopping. I give them cash.' I paused. 'Tell me something, Joseph. Do you ever pay for sex workers?' He was horrified. 'I would never do that.' I put down the phone. Then there was a two-month text conversation that was interesting and lively, and ended with the man concerned arriving in Marrakech, with his children. He refused to have a video or phone call saying it was more fun to keep the mystery until he arrived. We met for drinks. Nothing about him said successful entrepreneur, well-travelled, erudite and clever, all the things he had claimed to be. Things took a different turn when he confessed he was into dominating and asked if I was ready to 'embark on this journey together'. The bill came, he disappeared to the bathroom. I paid and never saw him again, aware that I was breaking the golden Bridget Jones rule: 'I will not fall for any of the following: alcoholics, workaholics, commitment phobics, people with girlfriends or wives, misogynists, megalomanics, chauvinists, emotional f***wits or freeloaders, perverts. Then there was Archie, a former officer, who was handsome and charming (v v good). But did I want to wake up to pictures of him in his underpants? No. I did not (Why do middle-aged men think any of us want to see their ageing bodies in greying not-quite-tighty whities? Ugh!). I was starting to feel like a dating drudge, and worse, entirely disposable. A nice conversation starts, and abruptly ends. Or, mid-conversation, they disappear without warning. You sometimes do the same. The other night I was having what seemed to be a great chat with a neurosurgeon on his way back from the ballet. We had moved to WhatsApp, but when I let slip my thoughts about Trump (v v bad). I was immediately blocked. Hinge has the type of men I might run into at a dinner party, but none of them ever like me. Eharmony is the Primark of the dating apps. Raya – the fancy celebrity one – waitlisted me. Bumble has the most hits, but mostly from twentysomethings. Babygirl may be a fantasy for some, but, in reality, I'm not into a romance with someone who reminds me of my children. And yet, there is always the triumph of hope over experience. So I have decided to look at being single as a learning experience. Lesson one: understanding I am a classic people-pleaser, who quashed my needs for my husband's, causing resentments to build. Lesson two: learn how to say no. Lesson three: gym pics, boat pics, T-shirt vest things, anything mentioning a Sunday roast, is a hard no. Lesson four: Do not put up with bad behaviour. Lesson Five: call it out when it happens without fear of pushback I am ashamed to say that it has taken me over 50 years to learn these lessons. I now have a new life here in Marrakech, and regularly fly back and forth to the UK to see my family. I have a circle of friends, both very old in London, and very new in Morocco, who fill my life with joy. And so I am adjusting to being alone, which is not always v good, but is often v marvellous. Adjusting to being single, at my age and stage, truly feels like the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. But I am learning that my friendships will keep me buoyed. I am learning that perhaps I am more resilient than I ever knew. I am learning not to be mad about the boy, and to value myself instead. Which is perhaps the most important lesson of all. So hello new single life, time to start a new chapter…
