Hollywood star Thandie Newton and author Georgia Foster give their tips on how to socialise in style this Christmas…

Women these days are growing more aware of the amount of alcohol they drink with as many as 73% of women who drink, aged between 25-34, now drinking less than the recommended weekly allowance having realised the affect it can have both in terms of long term health and their looks.

The new study released as part of the Martini ‘The Beautiful Drink’ campaign suggests an emerging trend amongst women who enjoy a drink but want to be able to maintain their style & sophistication throughout the evening.

This noticeable shift in attitude to drinking has been linked to women’s desire to maintain their looks and their admittance that they’re ‘always conscious’ of their behaviour and appearance on a night out.

In this video, author of ‘The Drink Less Mind’ Georgia Foster and acclaimed actress Thandie Newton discuss this shift in attitude towards using alcohol as an expression of celebration not escapism and give advice on how to embrace the party season with confidence.

View Video at So Feminine.co.uk

Coming to the cinemas soon is the mega disaster film, 2012. This apocalyptic thriller starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet and Thadie Newton is being tipped as one of the year’s biggest visual spectacles along with James Cameron’s Avatar. Here is an excerpt from Rajeev Masand’s interview with Thandie Newton who has also starred in popular films such as Mission Impossible and Crash.

The world will end. It’s going to happen in 2012, which is actually November 13, 2009. So good luck trying to set your calendars or bothering to live each day to the fullest.

Here’s interviews from the quality cast (Woody Harrelson, John Cusack, Amanda Peet and Thandie Newton) … even though the film will most likely choose special effects over substance every chance it gets. And no, it doesn’t always have to be that way, as Star Trek proved.

You can stream a video of Thandie from “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” from October 7 below. Thanks to Cutelittleartist from the IMDB boards for the link! I’ll add a download-able version to this website really soon!