Nicole Kidman dazzles in a floral full length gown as she celebrates Best Actress win at star-studded WhatsOnStage theatre awards
She's received a range of accolades for her work on the silver screen.
And
Nicole Kidman will have to find room in her trophy closet for another
award as her acting skills were honoured yet again, but this time for
her work in the theatre.
Appearing
at the WhatsOnStage awards in the Prince of Wales Theatre on Sunday,
the Oscar-winner beamed as she scooped Best Actress in a Play for her
role in Photograph 51.
Clearly elated by her
win, the 48-year-old posed for snaps with her award, which she
beat Denise Gough, Lia Williams, Rosalie Craig and Harriet Walter for.

Donning a floor length gown for the evening, the mum-of-four upped the glamour in the evening, dazzling in her two-toned dress.
Featuring
a flattering high neckline, the eye-catching frock featured a pink
chest that was heavily embellished with embroidered poppies and a gem
covered bird

Cleaning out her closet: The Oscar-winner will have to find room in her
trophy closet for another award as her acting skills were honoured yet
again, but this time for her work in the theatre



Hello birdy! Featuring a flattering high neckline, the eye-catching
frock featured a pink chest that was heavily embellished with
embroidered poppies and a gem covered bird


Pretty as a petal: Donning a floor length gown for the evening, the
mum-of-four upped the glamour in the evening, dazzling in her two-toned
dress



First time: Nicole was visibly pleased with her win - her first at the WhatsOnStage theatre awards

Selfie time! The actress was in her typical friendly mood and posed with fans for selfies before the awards
Nipping in
at her tiny waist with an emerald green band that seemed to signify
grass in the wildlife pattern, the taupe coloured skirt fell in soft
pleats to the floor.
Adding
to the glitz of her outfit with a set of sparkling jewels, the
Australian actress donned a glittering stack of silver bracelets on her
slender wrist whilst sporting a myriad of rings on her fingers.

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Blonde beauty! She swept her golden
tresses back into a chic chignon bun, leaving two tendrils loose to
expose her heart shaped face, whilst exposing an impressive pair of
dazzling diamond chandelier earrings

Natural beauty! Sporting a neutral
make-up palette, Nicole accentuated her stunning features with a sweep
of rouge across her defined cheekbones and a slick of mascara over her
dazzling blue eyes

WHATSONSTAGE AWARDS 2016 WINNERS
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY
Benedict Cumberbatch, Hamlet - WINNER
James McAvoy, The Ruling Class
Bradley Cooper, The Elephant Man
Mark Rylance, Farinelli and the King
Alex Hassell, Henry V
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Nicole Kidman, Photograph 51 - WINNER
Denise Gough, People, Places and Things
Lia Williams, Oresteia
Rosalie Craig, As You Like It
Harriet Walter, Death of a Salesman
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Killian Donnelly, Kinky Boots - WINNER
Michael Ball, Mack and Mabel
Matt Henry, Kinky Boots
Sam Mackay, In the Heights
Ben Forster, Elf the Musical
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Imelda Staunton, Gypsy - WINNER
Beverley Knight, Cats
Kimberley Walsh, Elf the Musical
Lily Frazer, In the Heights
Katie Brayben, Beautiful
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Mark Gatiss, Three Days in the Country -WINNER
Ciaran Hinds, Hamlet
Bertie Carvel, Bakkhai
Johnny Flynn, Hangmen
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Hamlet
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Mark Gatiss, Three Days in the Country -WINNER
Sian Brooke, Hamlet
Anastasia Hille, Hamlet
Imogen Doel, The Importance of Being Earnest
Patsy Ferran, As You Like It
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
David Bedella, In The Heights - WINNER
Lucas Rush, American Idiot
Alexis Gerred, American Idiot
Jack Edwards, Mack and Mabel
Peter Davison, Gypsy
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Lara Pulver, Gypsy - WINNER
Jennie Dale, Elf the Musical
Amy Lennox, Kinky Boots
Lauren Samuels, Bend It Like Beckham
Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, In The Heights
BEST NEW PLAY
Photograph 51 - WINNER
Hangmen
Oppenheimer
People, Places and Things
Farinelli and the King
BEST NEW MUSICAL
Kinky Boots - WINNER
Bend It Like Beckham
Elf the Musical
Beautiful
In The Heights
BEST PLAY REVIVAL
Hamlet - WINNER
Importance of Being Earnest
The Ruling Class
Death of a Salesman
Oresteia
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL
Gypsy - WINNER
Cats
High Society
Mack and Mabel
American Idiot
BEST DIRECTION
Hamlet, Lyndsey Turner
In The Heights, Luke Sheppard
American Idiot, Racky Plews
Kinky Boots, Jerry Mitchell
Gypsy, Jonathan Kent - WINNER
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Kinky Boots, Jerry Mitchell - WINNER
In The Heights, Drew McOnie
High Society, Nathan M Wright
Gypsy, Stephen Mear
American Idiot, Racky Plews
BEST SET DESIGN
Hamlet, Es Devlin - WINNER
American Idiot, Sara Perks
Kinky Boots, David Rockwell
In The Heights, Takis
Gypsy, Anthony Ward
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Hamlet, Jane Cox - WINNER
In The Heights, Howard Hudson
American Idiot, Tim Deiling
Kinky Boots, Kenneth Posner
Gypsy, Mark Henderson
BEST OFF WEST END PRODUCTION
Carrie, Southwark Playhouse - WINNER
Shock Treatment, King's Head Theatre
You Won't Succeed on Broadway If You Don't Have Any Jews, St James's Theatre
Grand Hotel, Southwark Playhouse
Assassins, The Menier Chocolate Factory
BEST REGIONAL PRODUCTION
Mack and Mabel, Chichester Festival Theatre and tour
Mary Poppins, tour - WINNER
Anything Goes, Sheffield Crucible and tour
Hairspray, tour
Henry V, RSC
BEST WEST END SHOW
Les Miserables - WINNER
Wicked
Kinky Boots
Miss Saigon
Matilda
Right Time, If You Want to Break Up?

Everything is drying up
There was a time when your relationship was fresh and blooming with love and passion, but now your partner doesn’t want to spend time with you and forget about the other soft feelings. You are feeling that you are living with a stranger under one roof.You have left in your social life
If you feel that you have given up everything for this relationship like you stopped talking to your BFFs to spend time with your boyfriend/girlfriend or always given priority to him/her over your near and dear ones and your partner has no value for your sacrifices then it is a right time to part your ways.Constant arguments
Earlier there was teasing, flirting and small fights which you would forget when you say sorry to each other, but if you are fighting regularly even on small topics and you are not at fault most of the times, then it is a time to tell your partner that he/she can do all the fighting alone because you are going away.No future together
If your partner doesn’t seem to be interested in discussing future planning like starting a family or investing in something and you come to know that he/she is making his/her way in another direction then there is no reason of burdening yourself or your partner with a failed relationship.Reduced family attachments
When we love someone, then we love everything related to him/her and partner family is the most crucial aspect of your loved one’s life. So, if you think that he and his family is increasing distances with you or your family or vice versa, then you should know that the bond has very slim chances of mending.No response from your partner
You have tried everything to bring the life back into your relationship, but every time you partner let you down. If you tried to stay away from him/her and still gets no response in return like a request for coming back or any messages and on top of that your partner is actually enjoying his/her life without you then it should be considered as the final nail in the coffin.Cheated by your partner
A break up is much better than living with an unfaithful partner because you will feel the betrayal with every sight of him/her. If you have caught your partner while cheating on you then break with him/her as soon as possible to reduce your agonyWhat Happens When You Stop Brushing Your Hair for a Week?
Imagine a week without brushing your hair.
Many of you will say that it is impossible. Though, brushing is a less
noticeable activity but you can’t imagine going out without it. You
always feel that something is missing in your grooming session if there
is no brushing. An experiment has been performed with six women who have
been told to stop using brush for a week. These women went through
different experience but they came to a conclusion that brushes are not
that much necessary that we think. Read further to know what they have
experienced during the experimental week.
Woman #1 with straight long and thick hair
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straight long and thick hair |
She claims that she is not a grooming
freak but she likes to brush her hair daily. It was very hard to avoid
the hair brush on the first day of experiment but she did. She has just
applied some morocco oil on her hair and ends to avoid any tangling or
messy hair. She has a bit changed texture on the second day which was
not really straight and not completely wavy. It seemed that she has left
her hair in a ponytail for a long time. On third day she felt that her
hair is tangled and icky. She has started missing her hair brush because
her hair has become oily due to deposition of natural oil on her scalp.
She has made a bun out of her messy and oily hair. She has to keep her
hair into a workday bun because of unbrushed hair in the last days of
experiment. The conclusion of this experiment according to her was that
the absence of brushing has not made a substantial difference.
Woman #2 with short and straight hair
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short and straight hair |
She was compulsive about using a hair
brush and therefore she was feeling anxious on her first day of
experiment. The forecast of rain and humidity has also added to her
anxiety level but after the experiment she has admitted that this
activity was quite liberating for her because she felt that she can live
without brushing. Brushing her hair was like keeping the things in
order or “perfectly placed” attitude. She has used a mild shampoo and
more conditioner to prevent any tangling. During this week, she has left
her hair damp after the shower (usually she towel dry her hair) and
when they get air dried, she used a blow dryer while combing her hair
gently with her fingers. Although, she has experienced this liberating
feeling but she didn’t like her hair after a week without brushing. So
she decided to stick with her love for brush.
Woman #3 with mid length and wavy hair
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mid length and wavy hair |
She used to brush her hair before shower
or when she need to pull it back so she has not seen any noticeable
difference in her hair texture. The only negative thing about avoiding
brushing was clogging of shower drain more than usual. She has the same
but bit more wavy hair at the end of week on which she has used some
hairspray to tame it. She has continued not brushing her hair as it
doesn’t make a remarkable difference and she chose to use the brush
before taking shower like before.
Woman #4 with fine, short and wavy hair
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short and wavy hair |
Since this week was rainy and humid
therefore she has got frizzy and bed head hair which she could not tame
so she has used a wide toothed comb after the shower. She has used curl
enhancing product to give her a tousled appearance rather than an
unkempt one. She felt her hair finer on the last day which badly needs
brushing. According to her, this experiment has made her think that how
much she usually brush her hair and is that the right amount of
brushing.
Woman #5 with natural thick curly hair
natural thick curly hair |
This experiment was not difficult for
her because she used brushing only to detangle her hair or to remove the
hair that’s already shed. She has felt a little flattening on back of
her hair on the third day which was a self conscious moment for her.
This experiment has not altered her hair habits so this was a common
activity to her.
Woman #6 with thin but voluminous hair
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thin but voluminous hair |
She has fine but voluminous hair and
because of that she was bound to brush her hair twice a day. She also
has a fear of knots so she used to comb her hair with her fingers during
conditioning her hair. She has kept her hair up into a bun to save it
from a windy weather, during sleep and office hours for three days but
after that she felt that her scalp can’t tolerate the weight of her hair
so she let it down while sleeping. She has got a wavy texture on the
last days of the week which has earned her several compliments.
According to her, this experiment has not affected her much in good or
bad way but if she is asked to repeat the experiment she would like to
do it again.
On
the basis of the above explained cases, it can be concluded that your
hair is not dependent on brushing. It can’t affect your hair texture
drastically but it can make you look more groomed and in order.
Restoring Hormonal Balance for Good Health
Hormonal imbalance does more than just make a person moody or
emotional, and this is not exclusive to women in their menopausal years
either. You may not be aware of this, but your hormones may be making
you sick, or to be more precise, the imbalance of your hormones may be causing your health issues.
Believe it or not, when some of your hormones are too high or too low,
these will bring about illnesses that are either merely annoying or
pretty serious.
The balance of your hormones is crucial to your overall wellbeing and
a slight imbalance in any of the five major ones (estrogen,
testosterone, thyroid, cortisol, and progesterone) that your body
depends on can bring about both physical and mental health concerns. For
example, women can experience rather extreme PMS when they have high
estrogen levels. Another possible effect of an estrogen imbalance is
weight gain and difficulty in losing weight.
It is not that difficult for a person to actually find themselves
suffering from hormonal imbalance, particularly in this day and age when
people are too busy to live a healthy and balanced life. Factors like
the high levels of stress people experience every day, a sedentary
lifestyle, and bad habits can also be blamed for this problem. Add to
these poor food choices, and sleeping less due to a hectic schedule, and you have the perfect recipe for hormonal imbalance.
Can Getting Your Hormones Back On Track Help?
Before you even think about trying to get your hormones back in balance, you should first check with your doctor to know which ones need some adjusting. It’s just like trying to find out what ingredients are missing in a recipe – you need to find out what these are before adding them in to balance out what you are cooking. You cannot just indiscriminately add in whatever you think is missing.
Once your doctor tells you what is out of whack in your system, you can then begin the restoration process, and this can involve a few things. Your doctor can recommend specific treatments for you, if they feel that this can help get things back on track better, like hormone replacement therapy. You will also be told how to keep your hormones balanced by way of lifestyle changes.
Some of the things you need to avoid in order to keep yourself hormonal balance and in the pink of health include high alcohol intake, caffeine, lack of sleep, and stress. You also need to choose what you eat since your diet can and will dictate how healthy your body is and will be. You will also need to curtail bad habits like smoking and lazing around. You need to get up and exercise in order to get your body back in balance.
One of the things that may also be giving you problems with imbalanced hormones is the intake of the wrong supplements. You might not be aware of it, but you may actually be causing your own imbalance due to the ingestion of supplements that increase the levels of hormones that are already high enough or on even keel to begin with. Before taking any supplements, it is a good idea to ask your doctor for recommendations.
Taking your doctor’s advice, living a healthy lifestyle, and trying to steer clear of nasty habits will help you remove any of the problems brought about by hormonal imbalance. Avoiding these problems will also help you to avoid the more serious illnesses that come with such imbalances. These include diabetes (due to insulin imbalance), hypothyroidism (due to thyroid hormone reduction), and osteoporosis (prolonged lack of estrogen).

Can Getting Your Hormones Back On Track Help?
Before you even think about trying to get your hormones back in balance, you should first check with your doctor to know which ones need some adjusting. It’s just like trying to find out what ingredients are missing in a recipe – you need to find out what these are before adding them in to balance out what you are cooking. You cannot just indiscriminately add in whatever you think is missing.
Once your doctor tells you what is out of whack in your system, you can then begin the restoration process, and this can involve a few things. Your doctor can recommend specific treatments for you, if they feel that this can help get things back on track better, like hormone replacement therapy. You will also be told how to keep your hormones balanced by way of lifestyle changes.

Some of the things you need to avoid in order to keep yourself hormonal balance and in the pink of health include high alcohol intake, caffeine, lack of sleep, and stress. You also need to choose what you eat since your diet can and will dictate how healthy your body is and will be. You will also need to curtail bad habits like smoking and lazing around. You need to get up and exercise in order to get your body back in balance.
One of the things that may also be giving you problems with imbalanced hormones is the intake of the wrong supplements. You might not be aware of it, but you may actually be causing your own imbalance due to the ingestion of supplements that increase the levels of hormones that are already high enough or on even keel to begin with. Before taking any supplements, it is a good idea to ask your doctor for recommendations.
Taking your doctor’s advice, living a healthy lifestyle, and trying to steer clear of nasty habits will help you remove any of the problems brought about by hormonal imbalance. Avoiding these problems will also help you to avoid the more serious illnesses that come with such imbalances. These include diabetes (due to insulin imbalance), hypothyroidism (due to thyroid hormone reduction), and osteoporosis (prolonged lack of estrogen).
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