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Gorgeous Lives: Grace Victory, No Filter Body image campaigner, blogger, youtuber and 'Internet's Big Sister, Grace tells Donna how it was that she came to find her voice and her vocation as a brilliant role model by telling her story with no filter. As she says: Empowered women empower women. @gracefvictory www.graciefrancesca.com See her youtube channel: The Ugly Face of Beauty #nofilter #beauty...

Gorgeous Kitchen with Sainsbury's Magazine: Eton Mess with Roasted Strawberries Josephine & Donna just about manage to make this deliciously summery dessert and then scoff the lot! The roasting intensifies the strawberries and the fresh mint adds depth and fresh flavour! This is a Sainsbury’s recipe in association with Sainsbury’s Magazine. For more information, go to www.sainsburysmagazine.co...

Author of the Week: Annemarie Neary, The Orphans with Donna Freed Two young children, siblings, abandoned on a beach on Goa; the disappearance blights and drives both their lives but in different directions. She needs to bury the past. He won't let it lie. www.annemarieneary.co.uk @AnnemarieNeary1 #thriller #TheOrphans #radiogorgeous

A notorious child abductor- the Marsh King - escapes maximum security prison and disappears into the marsh. Only his daughter knows the extent of his ability to survive in the wild and she also knows, he is coming for her and her daughters. Lee Child: "I loved this book!" Enough said! #prison #thriller #author #MarshKing @KarenDionne karendionne.net

While it was her goal to write a thriller and if it turned into an international bestseller so much the better but now the pressure is on: we want another one. Happily, Shari thrives under pressure and has produced another page turning, twisting thriller that not only leaves you guessing until the last page, but beyond. She is the cat, we and her characters but mice. #thrillers #thrillerfest17 @sh...

Ashcombe is an enchanting small country house in a lost valley in the heart of Dorset. Society photographer Cecil Beaton lived there in the 30s. In a terrible state Toni set out to make Ashcombe into a family home. After ten years she sold it to Madonna who loved the artistic connection. Toni talks about the house, garden and the people who have adored this extraordinary house. #Interiors #bohemia...

Cara is a social media phenomenon with 70,000 followers on Instagram she gives out solid advice to women worldwide. Cara tells Josephine how she worked at MTV and took a risk leaving her job to become a full time blogger and podcaster. She is a champion of women accepting their their body weight and drinking champagne everyday - living life to the full! Folllow Cara: https://www.instagram.com/thec...

Cousins Will and Cele are twinned souls whose very closeness estranges them from each other and their family. Three generations tell the story of the cousins and the dangerous effect of secrets that reach through the generations. #family #fiction #cousins

Donna goes to Buckingham Palace! Gorgeous Gossip with Josephine & Donna Off she goes all set up with her fascinator and twinkle toes. Our resident yank Donna swaps Acton for the palace and feels quite at home as she discovers the Royal's secret summer house with the straw Corgi. For more capers, japes & interviews go to: http://radiogorgeous.com/sign-up-newsletter/ #royals #royalty #Buckin...

Gorgeous Entrepreneurs: Luxury Swimwear Designer Alexandra Miro with Donna Freed Alexandra's first swimwear collection is making a huge impact due to the elegant, sculptural, structured, fitted and flattering costumes and graphic, flamboyant resort wear. She delivers on the brands ethos: "Luxury Swimwear Designed to Empower!" www.alexandramiro.com @alexandramiroswim #luxuryswimweardesignedtoempowe...

Gorgeous Reads: Caz Frear's Sweet Little Lies with Donna Freed Winner of the Richard and Judy Search for a Bestseller Competition, Caz has been catapulted into a career as a writer. Called a "blistering debut..." her police procedural has vivid characters and a twisting plot. The great news is that her DC creation, Cat Kinsella is here to stay. #SweetLittleLies #debut #CatKinsella @CazziF #SweetLi...

Part psychological thriller part magical realism. Monique a tantric expert has written a book inviting us all to embrace our sexuality. #Sexuality #erotic #TheTryst

Josephine Pembroke chats with Elspeth Beard about her momentous journey aged 23, in the early 80s. She tells us tales of travelling the world on a BMW motorbike. #Legend #LifeStory #bikerchick

A taut psychological thriller: a young woman meets a beautiful and successful writer at a retreat; it's the beginning of a dangerous and sinister relationship...or is it? #thriller #AmReading #books

Do you know the difference between your penne and your orecchiette pasta? Josephine and Donna make this zingy, green, easy peasy light healthy lunch or supper (in 10 minutes). This is a Sainsbury’s recipe in association with Sainsbury’s Magazine. For more information, go to www.sainsburysmagazine.co.uk , and you will find these recipes in JULY 2017 edition of Sainsbury’s Magazine. Enjoyed this? Si...

You must read this book, do you like twist and turns and dark humour? Featuring a funny brain damaged sister and a dark and insecure sister, an artist who finds herself in a job in an all male prison. Listen to Jane tell Josephine how jealousy can change lives for the worst forever. #BloodSisters #JaneCorry #thriller

Bestselling number one on Amazon author Sue Moorcroft tells us about her passion for Formula One, chocolate tasting and her famous distant relatives. #romance #bestseller #holidayread Find more authors at Radio Gorgeous.com

Ayisha's spirited and feisty heroine - fashioned on a modern Muslim Bridget Jones - Sofia Khan has married. In a sort of Into the Woods treatment, what happens when you fall in love and marry in relative haste?

Australian born Joy Rhoades talks to Josephine Pembroke about her debut novel which explores living in the outback in World War Two. Big skies, hard lives and Anzac biscuits. #australia #fiction #WW2

The bestselling author and Contributing Editor at American Vogue, Plum Sykes chats about the first of her Oxford Girl Mysteries, working with Isabella Blow and Alexander McQueen and staying sensible when your job is going to parties. #fashion #PartyGirls #vogue

Our very own Gorgeous Entrepreneur Amanda Ruiz tells us how to pitch in the 21st Century and beware she uses some original methods. https://www.amandaruiz.co.uk/ Follow: https://twitter.com/amandaruizuk @amandaruizuk https://www.facebook.com/AmandaEFRuiz For more podcast's like this sign up here: http://radiogorgeous.com/sign-up-newsletter/ #business #journalism #pr #entrepreneur

Have you ever tried to make your own granola? It's dead easy and keeps in an airtight tin. Add summer fruits, pecans, honey and greek yoghurt and voila a scrumptious breakfast - perfect for the breakfast on the patio. This is a Sainsbury’s recipe in association with Sainsbury’s Magazine. For more information, go to www.sainsburysmagazine.co.uk , and you will find these recipes in June 2017 edition...

A very personal journey of becoming a trans woman. More of a holistic metamorphosis than just a physical transformation. Rhyannon Styles talks to Donna about her journey from the boy who lived in a small rural community in the 80's to a fully fledged women who has her own column in Elle Magazine. #transgender #rhyannonstyles #trans #lifestory

A memoir - as honestly as she can - exploring the lies within herself and her family. In trying to be honest, she started with all the lies; lie after lie, after lie! It is as bold and brazen as some of the lies told. #memoir #family #book #radiogorgeous

At first we seemed to have lots in common at and now our relationship has become one sided. Her only comments are about herself, her dramas and her family. Help she's driving me nuts! And two more everyday problems's from Radio Gorgeous' Dr Jane. Email us with your problems at: info@radiogorgeous.com or contact Jane directly: http://drjane.co.uk/ https://twitter.com/DrJaneMcCartney @DrJaneMcCartne...