38 h. ago I liked my summer tan so much I turned myself into a black woman...I'm unrecognisable and people can never work out my age

Growing up in west Germany, Martina Big had a pale complexion and bleach-blonde hair. After using tanning injections in 2017, she now 'identifies as Black'.

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40 h. ago Woman with 'Europe's biggest boobs' to move to Africa as she 'wants to be black'

Tanning addict Martina Big, who was born white and now identifies as a 'black woman', is unable to tie her own shoelaces or use a seatbelt because of her 32T breasts

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3 d. ago James Bond should not be a woman due to franchise’s ‘profound sexism’, says Helen Mirren

Actor says she is opposed to the possibility of a female 007 and that cinema should focus on telling stories of ‘extraordinary’ real female spiesHelen Mirren has said that James Bond should never be played by a woman, as the spy franchise is “born out of profound sexism”.The future of 007 is currently up in the air, after Amazon MGM Studios struck a $1bn (£770m) deal for creative control over the character with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, the British-American heirs to the film producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli and longtime stewards of the Bond films. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The thinning brow gel so effective, shoppers aged over 60 with grey hairs love it

"For those of us with grey hair and do not want big black brows, the taupe is perfect."

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6 d. ago The gel for thinning brows so effective, shoppers aged over 60 with grey hairs love it

"For those of us with grey hair and do not want big black brows, the taupe is perfect."

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7 d. ago Black women's hair products are in the safety spotlight. Here's what to know

Black women around the world spend hours at a time getting synthetic braids but are wondering if the convenience and fashion benefits are outweighed by potential health hazards

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9 d. ago Gérard Depardieu appears in Paris court for trial on sexual assault charges

Actor is expected to testify on Tuesday over allegations by two women who worked with him on 2021 filmThe French actor Gérard Depardieu has appeared in court in France on trial for allegedly sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021.Depardieu, 76, dressed in a black suit and trainers with his grey hair swept back, arrived at the Paris criminal court amid a large police presence. Dozens of protesters had gathered outside the courthouse and shouted: “Victims, we believe you; rapists, we see you.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Too relaxed about the risks: the crisis in Black women’s hair care

For generations, Black women have been put at risk by a hair care industry that evades regulation. But is change on the way? Plus: the history of Black US postal workersHello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week I look into the emerging health hazards associated with styling Black hair, and how for generations Black women have been let down by legislation, social pressure and the forever shifting demands of the beauty industry. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago White glamour model Martina Big, 36, who 'identifies as black' after having tanning injections announces plan to 'move to Africa'

Martina Big, the German-born white glamour model who has had tanning injections to darken her skin because she 'identifies as a black woman', has shared her plans to 'move to Africa'.

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2 w. ago Woman born fair with blond hair says she is 'black' and moving to Africa

Martina has also changed her name to Malaika and is planning surgery to change her face and buttocks

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2 w. ago Tanning addict now identifies as black and wants to move to Africa

Malaika says she will have surgery to change her appearance before she moves

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2 w. ago The blond advantage: fair hair completely changed my life – but is it time to give it up?

When I first dyed my hair, the difference in how I was treated made me assume life got better the more you lightened your look. I have now spent years testing the theory ...I saw the light at 22. Since my teens, I had been dyeing my naturally mousy hair very dark brown. Shades such as “mahogany” and “praline” were unforgiving against my pale skin, but that wasn’t important to me. As a teenager, I was desperate to be taken seriously and thought of as smart, maybe even intimidating. I wanted to be brunette to signal that I had chosen books over looks.Then, one day, shortly after I started my first job, it dawned on me: I didn’t have to do all that. It took two sessions with a professional to lighten my defiantly darkened hair, but I felt lighter at once. It was as if the bleach had seeped through to my brain, lifting not just my locks but my disposition. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Woman who lived to age 117 had genes keeping her cells ‘younger’, study shows

Maria Branyas Morera, US-born supercentenarian who died in Spain last August, found to have microbiota of an infantThe US-born woman who was the world’s oldest living person before she died in Spain last August at age 117 once attributed her longevity to “luck and good genetics”. And, evidently, Maria Branyas Morera was right.A study of Branyas’s microbiome and DNA that scientists began conducting before her death reportedly determined that the genes she inherited allowed her cells to essentially feel and behave as if they were 17 years younger than they actually were. And Branyas’s microbiota – which primarily refers to the bacteria in people’s guts that has a role in keeping them healthy – mirrored that of an infant, according to the research led by University of Barcelona genetics professor Manel Esteller, a leading expert on ageing. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Woman who was declared dead appears during court probate row saying 'I'm very much alive'

A long-running probate wrangle was upended after the 'dead' woman – Nigerian-born June Ashimola – gave evidence in the High Court in London and told a judge that she was alive

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3 w. ago Bollywood royalty Kareena Kapoor Khan's little black book of London beauty: HARI's and her favourite hair oil

Fable & Mane’s newly-appointed Global Ambassador opens her beauty address book

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