ECO ANGEL: Teri Hatcher

TERI HATCHER Hatching Change 

ECO ANGEL 

Actress, Author, Mum and Activist Teri Hatcher is our featured Eco Angel for September 2019. In this cover story from our special 8th Anniversary issue, we spotlight Teri's journey hatching change, clever cooking and celebrate her iconic acting role. 

Leading Lady.
Known as Hollywood's iconic Lois Lane, Teri Hatcher co-starred with 90's heartthrob Dean Cain in the tv cult classic Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. 

Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher graced the silver screen from 1993 to 1997 as the dynamic duo Lois & Clark. This month we celebrate the 26th anniversary of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. The television series premiered on ABC on September 12th, 1993 with the memorable pilot episode where Lois Lane meets the mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent for the first time at the Daily Planet. 

Lois & Clark

As the lead character Lois Lane, Teri Hatcher received top billing in 1993 during a time when Hollywood was heavily male dominated. 

Teri: "The idea of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, what it meant to me was, not the billing order, but what they were gonna put first and foremost was the romance of the relationship. The relationship between Lois and Clark and Lois and Superman, so I thought that was an exciting new way to tell the story, as apposed to usually told through the adventures, you know, the fighting and saving the world and all of that. This was putting the relationship first and I thought that was really exciting and I think at the time that's what audiences responded to." 

Every episode of the show was lead by Lois and her fierce and fearless "don't mess with me I'm Lois Lane" attitude. The result of feminine energy from the show's female writer and producer Deborah Joy LeVine, which contributed greatly to the success of the show, which was loved by so many. 


Dean Cain: "I think Lois Lane drove the show. I still think Teri is the greatest Lois Lane of all time."

Teri Hatcher & Dean Cain | Lois & Clark

Teri & Dean shared four seasons together on screen in the 90's as the ultimate super couple Lois & Clark. After her iconic role of Lois Lane came to an end in 1997 - Teri took a break from acting to start a family and raise her daughter. 

Teri: "I knew there was no way I wanted to be on a television show schedule while I was raising my child, so that was like a good four years." 

When Teri was ready to return, a television script came along and she auditioned for a new show called Desperate Housewives. Teri went on to star as Susan Mayer in every episode of Desperate Housewives from 2004 to 2012. The provocative show lasted 8 seasons and centred around five female friends living in the suburbs and their seductive secrets. Teri co-starred with fellow Hollywood actresses including Eva Longoria, Marcia Cross and Felicity Hoffman.

Teri Hatcher | Desperate Housewives

Kryptonite Queen.  After her iconic role playing Lois Lane, Teri Hatcher returned to the realm of DC Comics with a cameo as Ella Lane in Smallville in 2010 and as a special guest star in Supergirl as Rhea - Queen of Daxam. Dean Cain also guest starred on Season 2 of Supergirl, however the pair didn't share any scenes together. 

Teri: "The biggest reason that I did it [Supergirl] in the first place, there is nothing like the fans of Lois and Clark and they are so devout and so loyal and I knew they would get the biggest kick out of me showing up in that genre, so that was first and foremost why I did it.  And secondly getting to play the most evil person in the world and not just a person because she was an alien it was really fun as an actress... because I could be as evil as I wanted to be and I had never really done that before so that was really fun." 

Teri Hatcher in SUPERGIRL | Robert Falconer | The CW

The Next Adventure.
In July 2018 Teri channeled her inner Lois Lane, slipping into her signature grey suit jacket and matching pencil skirt to delight fans at Comic Con. 

Ever since the finale on June 14, 1997, Lois & Clark fans have been keen for the perfect pair to reunite in a reboot of the popular tv series. 

Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain reunited last October, appearing together onstage at the Lois & Clark 25th Anniversary Reunion during New York Comic Con on October 5th, 2018. During the panel both actors expressed their interest to reprise their iconic roles. 

Dean Cain: "I think it [Lois & Clark] needs more than an episode. I would love to see what Lois & Clark are up to 25 years later. I think that'd be amazing. The possibilities are endless. I know I'd love to do it and if I could have my Lois Lane then I'd be very very happy." 

Teri Hatcher: "You can have me." 

Lois & Clark

Cooking up a storm. 
Teri brings her effortlessly chic on-screen charm and charisma into her new role cooking up a storm on her new Youtube channel Hatching change. Teri joins a wave of Hollywood Starlets making moves on Youtube, revealing behind the scenes of their real lives for the first time to a younger generation of new viewers. 

Teri's new Youtube channel combines motivational stories with making meals. Hatching Change features Teri's easy to follow cooking how-to videos, with clever One Pan for One Person meals you can whip up at home. From Teri's home cooking cam to her retro camper van, follow Teri's journey as she travels America interviewing inspiring people inside her green and white van. 

Teri: "Welcome to my official Youtube channel Hatching Change. Together we are making positive changes in your life, your health, and your attitude. Join me every Saturday for new videos aimed to help you eat better, feel better, and live better. Life is a journey. Let's take the ride together."  

Youtube.com/HatchingChange

From Chopped to Cooking Cam, Teri's approach to health eating is driven by her philosophy to not eat "shit from a box". 

Teri: "Food-wise, I think the easiest thing is really just - and it's not that genius - but it's: eat real good. Eat whole foods. The further you stay away from processed anything, I think it's better and you don't have to make it much more complicated than that." 


Life is a journey. 
Teri launched her new Van Therapy video series on Youtube in January 2018 to start the conversation with everyday people about life and relationships inside her vintage VW van. Van Therapy combines Teri's wisdom with inspiring stories in a safe nostalgic style environment, in the hopes to enlighten audiences about the real life topics of today. 

Teri: "I have this drive to just want to talk to people. In just a quaint, little safe place where people could just vent what they were feeling about." 

Youtube.com/HatchingChange

Teri: "Part of why I'm doing this is that I just feel the last year has been really crazy in our society and my little part of wanting to do something was just to communicate with people and give people a place to like vent and sort of share their thoughts and maybe not feel alone." 

Teri's original 20 year old VW van that she used to go camping in, up and down the California coast with her family, is now the stage for her Van Therapy video series. 

Teri: "One of the things I like about this car is that it only goes 40 miles an hour up a hill and so it really is a metaphor for just slowing down and enjoying where you are,  recognising that you're doing the best you can. And I think that should be on a bumper sticker for life." 

Hatching change. 
Ms Hatcher turns 55 this December, but she's not slowing down! This Hollywood mum is sharing ideas to bring joy, good health, and laughter into the lives of others as well as her own. 

Teri: "I still am like a thirty-five at heart if not younger. I think my advice on staying youthful as you age, is that you continue to be in touch with your joy and don't fall out of step with your joy." 

Teri Hatcher and Emerson Tenney | Martin Rusch 

Last November Teri teamed up with her daughter Emerson Tenney to run the New York City Marathon side by side on behalf of Save The Children charity. They worked with TrainingMate founder Luke Milton, hatching change to make a positive impact on their physical activity and improve their mental health. 

Teri: "When you're over 50 - and I think this should be the way it is no matter what age you are - I think it's actually easier when you're older to be less lured into feeling like you have to define yourself by how you look in a bikini." 

Teri Hatcher embodies the true essence of hatching change - an intelligent, insightful and inspirational woman with decades of wisdom to share and simply the perfect choice to grace the cover of our special 8th Anniversary issue. 

Teri Hatcher 

Youtube: Youtube.com/hatchingchange
Facebook: Facebook.com/OfficialTeriHatcher 
Twitter: Twitter.com/HatchingChange
Instagram: Instagram.com/officialterihatcher

This cover story is featured in Eco Glamazine September 2019

ECO ANGEL: Kate Upton

KATE UPTON  Strong 4 Me

ECO ANGEL 

Actress, supermodel and new mom Kate Upton is our new Eco Angel for August 2019. 

This month Kate's creating an online community with her fitness program Strong4Me around self motivation and encouraging others to join the conversation and share their stories with the new campaign #ShareStrong. 

Kate grew up in Michigan with her mother and father, Shelley and Jeff Upton. When Kate was seven the Upton family moved to Florida and she pursued her passion for horse riding as a young equestrian. 

Kate: "I loved horses since I was little. My sister and I... we took lessons and then started going into competitions and we got better and better and kept moving up to the next level." 

Upton was signed with Elite Model Management during a casting call in Miami in 2008. When Kate moved to New York and joined IMG Models, she became the face of Guess appearing in the company's sexy ad campaigns from 2010 to 2011. 

Kate Upton GUESS (2011) 

Kate's big break came when the 19-year-old model first appeared in Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit edition in 2011, with the magazine naming her Rookie of the Year. She has graced the iconic cover of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit issue four times. Featuring on the cover and inside the magazine with stunning pictorials in 2012, 2013, 2014 (flip-side cover) and again in 2017. 

Kate's cover of the 2017 SI Swimsuit Issue included three special collector's covers, with the issue focusing on body diversity. 

Kate: "The brand represents to me confident, beautiful, sexy women. For Sports Illustrated to be just as passionate as I am to embrace all body types and all different people and all different types of women, is really special to me, and one of the reasons I am so excited to be part of this issue."

Kate Upton Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 2017

"It's a full circle moment for us. We started Kate in her career, and you know, we watch her grow and become not only this worldwide, superstar phenomenon; she changed the direction of the modelling industry. Kate Upton was really this trailblazer that led the way for the Ashley Grahams of the world and everything you're seeing happen that's different in fashion right now." 

MJ Day, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Editor

From supermodel to movie star, Kate made the move to Hollywood with a starring role alongside Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann in the 2014 romantic comedy The Other Woman. 

Kate's character Amber is a Swimsuit model and mistress in the hilarious comedy about three women who unite to take revenge on Mark, after they discover he's been dating all three of them at the same time. 

Kate: "Amber is a free spirit, and she's definitely a little bit naive or too optimistic about life. So she never thought she's be put in a situation where she was with a guy who was married or even had a girlfriend, especially not both. So she was really shocked and upset that she hurt these women and I think that was more her shock than actually her boyfriend cheating on her." 

Kate Upton THE OTHER WOMAN

Kate: "The Other Woman to me, is about women who really are there for each other and have found that their friendship means more than that relationship. And it's about going through their lives and having someone who loves them so much they would do anything for them and that's why I really love the movie." 

Kate really enjoyed her first major movie role especially being on set with fellow actors Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann, while filming the movie on location in New York City, The Bahamas and The Hamptons. 

Kate: "I'm so lucky to have you know one of my first movies with Leslie and Cameron - they're such amazing people and they're so inspiring and happy all the time. We have so much fun. We talk and we're laughing all the time off set, it makes it a lot more comfortable when you're on set." 

"This film is hilarious and it's a lot of fun." 

Kate Upton

In real life, Kate found love off screen with American baseball pitcher Justin Verlander. The couple were engaged in 2016 with Upton revealing the news on the red carpet at the Met Gala. 

Kate: "We met filming a commercial for Major League Baseball." 

Following Justin's World Series win, the pair said I Do in a romantic Tuscan villa in Italy on November 4, 2017.  

Kate Upton & Justin Verlander

Wedding Photography by KT MERRY 

When it came to designing her dream dress, Kate chose Valentino.

Kate: "For my ceremony dress, I had the pleasure of collaborating with the fantastic team at Valentino. They are the best at creating delicate, beautiful lace and details, and their Italian heritage kept the fashion and feel authentic to our venue." 

Kate Upton | KT MERRY 

A year later the newly weds welcomed their first child, a baby girl, Genevieve "Evie" Upton Verlander on November 7th, 2018.  

In 2019 Kate's focus is family and fitness with an emphasis on self motivation and self love. Encouraging all women to have a healthy relationship with their mind and body, especially after giving birth. 

This month Kate revealed her un-retouched cover of Health magazine (September 2019). 


Kate: "I don't want anyone to have to be in that negative space where they think, "Oh, no! I don't fit into that size 2 dress." You know what who cares? Buy another one!" 

Kate Upton via Instagram

Kate: #ShareStrong is a campaign to encourage us to post videos or photos of us talking about who or what inspires us to be our best selves. It's to spread positivity and inspiration by creating a community that talks about encouraging, empowering stories and self motivation.


Join Kate's campaign to encourage positivity, inspiration and self love by posting a video or photo explaining who or what motivates you to be strong. Hashtag #ShareStrong and encourage your friends, family and followers to do the same. 

Kate Upton | Instagram

Find your strength. 

Find your confidence. 

Find what makes you strong. 

Kate Upton 

Strong 4 Me by Kate Upton is a workout for busy women on the go. Created by Kate Upton and her personal trainer, Ben Bruno, to help women of any fitness level build strength and confidence. Strong4Me fits into busy schedules and was created to provide sustainable lifestyle changes that keep you energised, motivated and balanced. 

Join Kate's Strong4Me Fitness 12 week at-home fitness program at Strong4MeFitness.com

Kate & Harley | STRONG4ME FITNESS

There's no denying Kate's love for dogs! With her adorable boxer Harley by her side, Kate and her husband Justin are animal advocates promoting shelters in Houston to bring awareness to the #AdoptDontShop campaign. 


From model to movie star to motherhood Kate Upton is motivating women to be strong, authentic, body positive and happy in their own skin. So girls, take note. You don't need to be a size 2. Just be you! Find your strength, find your confidence, find what makes you strong and #ShareStrong. 



Kate Upton 

Instagram: Instagram.com/KateUpton
Facebook: Facebook.com/officialKateUpton

Strong4Me Fitness 

Official: www.strong4mefitness.com
Instagram: Instagram.com/strong4mefit

This cover story is featured in Eco Glamazine August 2019 

Kate Upton Photo credit: Strong4MeFitness.com