Welcome to My World

Welcome to My World
Coleen McLoughlin

One of the most photographed women in Britain, Coleen knows what it's like to live in the celebrity glare. The fully updated paperback of her number one bestselling style autobiography 'Welcome to My World' offers exclusive insights into her transformation from an ordinary Liverpudlian schoolgirl into a glamorous style icon.During that transformation, Coleen has become a huge inspiration to young women everywhere. We have watched in admiration as she has become sought after for the cover of the world’s fashion and style magazines, featured in Vogue, presented her own TV programme, become a regular magazine columnist and worked as the face of high profile brands.The updated paperback includes the story of her star-studded 21st birthday bash and her exciting new TV plans.‘Welcome to My World’ is Coleen's chance to share with her millions of fans the ways in which she has developed her taste in fashion, and the tips she can pass on from her increasingly admired style and her fitness regime. She also gives fascinating insights into what life is really like in the unrelenting celebrity spotlight and amidst the glare of the constant paparrazi flashbulbs.Along with often humorous insights into Coleen's world, the book includes her tips on fashion and style do's and don'ts based on her own experience of growing up in the limelight. It will be an inspiration to anyone interested in fashion, glamour and how one girl coped when she was thrust into the celebrity spotlight and her life changed forever.

Welcome to My World

This book is for the people most important to me in life, the ones who matter the most and the ones who have loved and influenced me throughout my life and still do so today.

Mum and Dad

Two very special people who I love very much. Thank you for giving me the life I love and have loved, for the continuous love and support you have always given me and continue to give me.

Our Joe and Anthony

My mates, our kids, the lads! I love you and thanks for all our laughs.

Rosie

You are a very special little girl who has brought so much love and happiness into our family. We all love you x (A sister I thought I would never have.)

Wayne

My friend, my rock, my lover. I love you so much; you mean the world to me. Thanks for just being you!

This book isn’t an autobiography, I’m too young to write one of those. Instead it is the story of the last few years and all the experiences I’ve faced. It’s as much about my life as it is my love of fashion, style and beauty. And, of course, shopping! Hopefully I’ll be able to tell you what it’s really been like living in the spotlight while trying to stay true to myself and my background, and I’ll share some of what I’ve learned along the way. Since the hardback was published, my life has changed even more, so I’ve updated the story in chapter 21 with what’s happened since then, including my new, exciting wedding plans! It really has been every young girl’s dream come true.

Welcome to my world.

Table of Contents

Cover Page (#u93363f37-f643-5609-9ddc-b1a9c1f61cf2)

Title Page (#u63e24550-0cdb-5f6c-a091-7e4746dfc1fb)

Dedication (#u94dac32d-3779-525b-a6af-0d67074a835d)

chapter one croxteth, baden-baden, monaco, cannes & st tropez (#u2833c4eb-30b2-5b4b-9a43-dee65d1bbe00)

chapter two question: what’s my favourite sport? answer: cricket (#u4dd45867-b679-5404-b6cb-71cbb7c84875)

chapter three always a liverpool girl (#u8b73d55d-4d73-595e-aab4-1745311d5e89)

chapter four dancing the night away with the stars (#u2d820286-71c6-5f2d-8d97-1fa0934b1795)

chapter five a very strange relationship (#u526994e2-50ec-578e-8b85-4cfbd28d3a3c)

chapter six the vogue shoot that almost never happened (#litres_trial_promo)

chapter seven big betty, bob and doing a klinsmann: growing up a mcloughlin (#litres_trial_promo)

chapter eight welcome to the world of colly mac (#litres_trial_promo)

chapter nine food and fitness: it’s like my dad has always said… (#litres_trial_promo)

chapter ten are they talking about me? (#litres_trial_promo)

chapter eleven photo-shoots and the art of breathing in (#litres_trial_promo)

chapter twelve we’re not all called chardonnay or cristal (#litres_trial_promo)

chapter thirteen don’t stop shopping ‘til you’ve had enough… (#litres_trial_promo)

chapter fourteen pulling into a garage for petrol and an engagement ring (#litres_trial_promo)

chapter fifteen the tears of leaving home & the house of our dreams (#litres_trial_promo)

chapter sixteen when the world isn’t watching (#litres_trial_promo)

chapter seventeen my experience of men and fashion…i.e. wayne (#litres_trial_promo)

chapter eighteen eyes and teeth: if they’re smiling then so’s the rest of you (#litres_trial_promo)

chapter nineteen beach babe (#litres_trial_promo)

chapter twenty give it a go: that’s my attitude to life (#litres_trial_promo)

chapter twenty-one my whole life ahead of me (#litres_trial_promo)

chapter twenty-two my big list of questions (#litres_trial_promo)

acknowledgements (#litres_trial_promo)

index (#litres_trial_promo)

Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

chapter one croxteth, baden-baden, monaco, cannes & st tropez (#ulink_209bc317-1ef2-5c72-aece-4d39c8ea0184)

It’s the summer of 2006. England’s World Cup is over, and me and Wayne are aboard a yacht called The Willsea, spending a week sailing round the French Riviera. We flew in to France by private jet, then took a helicopter to Monaco before sailing to St Tropez, then on to Cannes.

After Germany, we just wanted to go somewhere and totally relax. Wayne likes Barbados, that’s his favourite holiday spot, but we’d been going there for the last two years and didn’t want to travel too far this time, and I wanted to try somewhere in Europe. At the football there had been loads of talk among the wives, girlfriends and players about chartering yachts, because doing this made it much easier to deal with the press attention – or so we thought – and that made our decision.

The Willsea is a 100-foot yacht, with four bedrooms for guests – two double rooms and two singles – all with en suite bathrooms. Upstairs there’s a dining room, a living room, a kitchen and another three bedrooms where the staff sleep – the captain, his right-hand man, the cook and two waiters. There are decks where you can sunbathe, eat or do whatever you want. Eight of us are on this trip: me, Wayne, my Auntie Tracy and Uncle Shaun, and two other couples who are friends of ours.

Wayne hates the sun, so when we go away he usually likes to stay in the shade, or he’ll go and watch DVDs. The weather has been amazing but he’s been quite good on this trip, and I think it’s because we’re with a group and it’s been really enjoyable going out with the others. It’s also been nice to have time to ourselves as well, just the two of us lying out in the sun. Of course, Wayne is putting on loads of sun cream to stop himself burning. Factor 40, I think.

It’s funny to talk about something being over because we’re still so young and things are just starting for both of us.