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Woman's Hour: Playing Whitney - Naomi Ackie;  Sarah de Lagarde;  Being Cared for at Christmas; False Eyelashes

16/12/2022

Playing Whitney - Naomi Ackie;  Sarah de Lagarde;  Being Cared for at Christmas; False Eyelashes

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Playing Whitney - Naomi Ackie;  Sarah de Lagarde;  Being Cared for at Christmas; False Eyelashes

Naomi Ackie taking on the role of a lifetime for the film Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance.

Sarah de Lagarde survived being run over by two tube trains earlier this year. She shares her story of survival and recovery. British Actress Naomi Ackie on playing Whitney.

Sarah de Lagarde was commuting home on the London Underground when she slipped through the gap between the platform edge and the train at High Barnet station. She was run over by two tube trains. She lost her right leg and arm as a result and spent two months in hospital before being discharged on December 1st. She is now learning how to walk again and is fundraising for a new bionic arm. Sarah joins Anita to share her extraordinary story of survival and recovery.

British actor Naomi Ackie takes centre stage in the new biopic, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance which comes out on 23 December. Naomi spent a year learning to talk, sing and move like Whitney for the blockbuster film which documents the life and career of the woman who became one of the bestselling music artists of all time, known simply as ‘The Voice.’  

We’re getting into the swing of the Christmas party season now with many of us making up for lost time during the pandemic, glamming up with false eyelashes. According to a recent poll, eyelash extensions are one of the top beauty treatments requested by consumers - for example, there was a 795% increase on searches for Russian Lashes in 2019. But how can we best wear and care for false eyelashes? And what are the alternatives? To find out more Anita is speaks to the columnist Sali Hughes and Consultant Ophthalmic and Oculoplastic Surgeon Dr. Elizabeth Hawkes.

Over the Christmas period, it is estimated that more than 950,000 disabled people across the UK will need paid in-home care. The narrative surrounding carer workers has often been one of self-sacrifice and pity for having to work over Christmas - but what is it like as the person who needs care to share your Christmas day with people who aren’t your family? Lady-Marie Dawson-Malcom was a physical training instructor in the British army, a mother to a six-month-old daughter and was preparing to take part in her first London marathon, when she sustained a C5 complete spinal cord injury after a fall – meaning she requires 24/7 in home care. She joins Anita to describe her experience.


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