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SOFT and tranquil lighting, the calming aromas of essential oils, and minimalist decor welcome me into the peaceful lobby.

It sets the tone for what is guaranteed to be a relaxing getaway.

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Almost instantly I feel my shoulders loosen and I haven’t yet dipped a toe into the plethora of soothing activities on offer at the Longevity Health & Wellness Hotel.

Nestled in the Algarve, Portugal, this five-star retreat offers bespoke wellness plans accompanied by state-of-the-art facilities.

As well as an outdoor yoga studio that lets you find your zen amid nature, there’s an advanced spa with an ice fountain, Epsom salt room, a sauna, and a heated relaxation pool — plus a traditional Hammam room, where the Moroccan aromatic scents transported me to another world.

Rooms are modern yet simple, as you would expect from a resort that takes wellness seriously, while food is healthy and nutritious.

Expect vegan feta, sugar-free muffins, and an assortment of organic juices for breakfast, while dinner menus offer everything from homemade soups to perfectly-cooked fresh fish and seasonal vegetables.

When you aren’t busy undergoing a rejuvenating treatment or joining an energetic gym class, there’s also a rooftop infinity pool overlooking the city skyline — the kind of spot that begs to be shared on Instagram.

Here you can lounge on daybeds dotted around the poolside, sipping on a freshly squeezed juice.

Normally, I’d roll my eyes at influencers striking poses by the pool, but something about the vibe here drew me in.

Slipping off my sarong, I snapped a few photos for the ’gram. When in Rome, right?

I was meant to be keeping booze-free, but I convinced the waiter to sneak me a Sauvignon Blanc. Bliss.

Upon arrival, a host had sat me down to discuss my tailored plan.

There’s something to suit every need, including weight-loss plans, anti-ageing programmes, and itineraries for those in need of a detox.

I had already completed a health questionnaire outlining my concerns and goals which, after a tough break-up and juggling life as a stressed-out mum of two, was simply to reset and relax.

And both of those things I could do in abundance here.

My four-day programme promised ten treatments, each designed to relax and rejuvenate me inside and out.

One standout was the Iyashi Dome, a Japanese infrared sauna that claims to burn up to 500 calories in 30 minutes all while detoxifying you.

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It looks like something out of a sci-fi movie, and while it isn’t for the faint-hearted (even with a fan, it was HOT!), I emerged feeling lighter and incredibly energised.

My stomach felt flatter — a bonus given the amount of complimentary gluten-free biscuits I had been scoffing.

Other treatments included relaxing massages, lymphatic drainage, and a Himalayan salt scrub that left my skin glowing.

I also had a one-hour session with renowned celebrity osteopath Dr Ricardo Rosa.

At the Longevity Health & Wellness Hotel stresses from the outside world feel a million miles away

People fly from all over the world to see him, and I can see why.

He taught me innovative exercises to help with shoulder pain and to realign my body, something I never knew I needed, especially after breastfeeding two children.

A game-changer

It was truly a game-changer.

The tailored treatments aren’t the only draw, though.

There’s an eclectic mix of holistic workshops too.

As someone managing Crohn’s disease, I loved learning how citrine gem stones can reduce stomach pains, as well as how carnelian gem stones can spice up your sex life.

At one workshop, my tutor Ros­anna humorously demonstrated how to “pop them in your pants” and managed to lose her crystal in the process, which had the group in stitches.

An astrology class, on the other hand, mapped out my cosmic journey.

Perhaps the most unexpected thing of all, though, was connecting with an inspiring group of women, each on their own transformative path.

We bonded deeply and even snuck out for a few secret sangrias.

By the time I left, I felt re­newed, relaxed and ten years younger.

At the Longevity Health & Wellness Hotel stresses from the outside world feel a million miles away.

And where else can you emerge from a sauna session feeling both glamorous and 500 calories lighter?

THE lights in London’s West End will be dimmed for two minutes on Tuesday in honour of award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, who has died at the age of 95.

She was a star of stage and screen for more than 70 years, but her toughest role was being the wife of the world’s most famous actor, Lord Laurence Olivier.

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Critics said their marriage would not last, but Joan learned to live with the Oscar-winner’s demons and voracious appetite for sex, and they stayed together for nearly 30 years.

In a rare interview in 2006, Joan admitted Larry, as he liked to be called, was “a man touched by genius and such men are also attended by demons”.

She added: “He would fight to overcome those demons and sometimes he would and sometimes he wouldn’t.

“If a man is touched by genius, he is not an ordinary person. He doesn’t lead an ­ordinary life.

“He has extremes of behaviour, which you understand and you just find a way not to be swept overboard by his demons.”

Joan fell in love with the man who would become her second husband in 1956, while playing his daughter in John Osborne’s West End play The Entertainer.

She had married actor Roger Gage just three years earlier and Laurence, who was 22 years her senior, was unhappily wed to Vivien Leigh, star of Gone With The Wind.

Larry had confided in a friend that his wife’s sex drive was too much for him, saying: “With Vivien, it’s every day, two or three times. She’s wearing me out.”

And when Vivien started an affair with the actor Peter Finch, it was almost with his approval.

Settle down

A friend said: “Olivier was almost happy to palm Vivien off to Finch.”

In Joan, Olivier saw a different life — one where he could settle down and have more children.

Vivien eventually agreed to a divorce and Laurence went on to marry Joan at a US register office in Connecticut in 1961.

The wedding officiant there was ­probably the only person in the world not to recognise the actor.

After asking his name, she said: “Profession?”

And when Laurence, a household name all over the world, replied “actor”, she asked: “Are you? How very nice.”

Joan’s mum thought her new son-in-law was little more than a philanderer. There had also been rumours that Larry had enjoyed gay affairs.

My mother had a reputation for being an outstanding local actress and she channelled her enthusiasm back to us.

Joan Plowright

Soon after marrying Joan, he began an on-off affair with another young actress, Sarah Miles, his co-star in 1962 film Term Of Trial and, ten years later, the romantic film drama Lady Caroline Lamb.

Despite his affairs, they had three children — son Richard, who became a theatre director and daughters Tamsin and Julie Kate, who both became actresses.

They had the family life that Olivier craved at their manor house near Brighton.

And when the children complained that they didn’t like being picked up in a Rolls-Royce, Larry bought a London taxi for the school run.

After the birth of each of her children, Joan took two years off work, but she always returned to the stage because acting for her was “as necessary as breathing”.

In 1961, Joan won a Tony Award for her role as Jo in Shelagh Delaney’s

A Taste Of Honey on Broadway, alongside Dame Angela Lansbury. She made her film debut in 1977 as the mother of a troubled boy in Equus.

Joan’s co-star Richard Burton later asked her to run away with him, but she insisted she was with Laurence “for the long haul”.

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A star was born

Joan was destined for the limelight.

Born in Brigg, Lincs, in 1929, her mother Daisy was an amateur actress and her father William was the editor of the Scunthorpe and Frodingham newspaper.

In a 2018 documentary, Nothing Like A Dame with Maggie Smith and Judi Dench, Joan said: “My mother had a reputation for being an outstanding local actress and she channelled her enthusiasm back to us.”

When Joan told her mum she was going into acting, her mother said: “You’re no oil painting, but you’ve got the spark and thank God you have my legs and not your father’s.”

Joan got herself an agent who thought her name “sounded like a trade. Like ploughs and agriculture”.

Joan said: “He suggested something like Desiree Day.

“I said there was no way I could live up to that. I didn’t change my name — I changed my agent.”

After drama school, she trod the boards in the West End, playing cabin boy Pip in Orson Welles’s production of Moby Dick in 1955.

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Her first marriage fell apart the following year when she met Larry.

Joan said: “[Laurence] would talk about his life — that he was at a crossroads, that life had become horrendous for him and he had to make a break. He wanted a family life, a life of substance, not living out of a trunk and glitzy parties.”

Their marriage endured for 28 years, with Joan becoming Larry’s carer during myriad illnesses, ­culminating in his death from prostate cancer in 1989, aged 82.

Every Christmas, Joan and her children would visit Poet’s Corner in Westminster Abbey, where Larry’s ashes are interred.

In widowhood, her career flourished.

She starred in Love You To Death with River Phoenix in 1990 and hit movie 101 Dalmatians in 1996.

She won Golden Globes in 1993 for comedy Enchanted April and the TV biopic Stalin.

In 2014, ten years after being made a Dame, Joan announced she was retiring due to going blind.

Confirming her death, Joan’s family said yesterday: “She cherished her last ten years in Sussex with constant visits from friends and family.

“She survived her many challenges with Plowright grit and courageous determination to make the best of them, and that she certainly did.”

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LOVE Island All Stars’ Luca Bish has left fans in hysterics after shouting out a crude comment as Curtis Pritchard snogged Ekin-Su in bed.

The new lovebirds were getting hot and steamy with the lights out in the bedroom when Luca suddenly piped up.

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Leaving Curtis laughing with embarrassment, Luca shouted: “Curtis has got a b**er!”

The islanders, who had all bedded down for the night, were left chuckling at Luca’s crude remark about Curtis’ erection.

Love Island All Stars viewers also laughed at home.

Sharing their amusement on X, formerly known as Twitter, one wrote: “Luca calling Curtis out on his b**er…! icl I’m liking Luca this time #loveisland.”

Another posted five ‘crying with laughter’ emojis, saying: “Curtis got a b**er.”

A third also shared a string of the same emojis, adding: “Curtis and Ekin snogging….Luca ‘Curtis has got a b**er’!”

Ekin was the first bombshell to enter the villa this year and took Curtis, Ronnie Vint and Scott Thomas on a group date.

The following day, she made the decision to steal Curtis from Kaz Crossley and they shared their first kiss shortly after.

Ekin is hoping to find love in the villa after her very bitter split with Italian model Davide Sanclimenti in January 2024.

Davide has already shared his savage thoughts on Ekin’s kiss with Curtis though, after a fan commented on one of his Instagram posts about her antics.

His follower wrote: “Bro stay strong when she’s on tv kissing loads of wee boys.”

But the Love Island winner swiftly star replied: “I really hope she does (laughing face emoji’s) At least she will leave me alone and stop talking about me once and for all.”

Ekin and Davide won the 2022 series of Love Island and are one of the most high profile couples to ever appear on the ITV2 show.

But their romance came crashing down in January last year and they called it quits.

This week, viewers were gobsmacked to see Ekin choose to couple up with Curtis.

The gang have already had their first group recoupling, and showing the feeling is mutual, Curtis decided to stay with the Turkish actress.

After he made a speech about why he wanted to couple up with Ekin, he could be heard telling her that she makes him feel “excited”.