Here at Pride we strive to give our readers nothing but the best and what better way to prove that than with our Gold issue!

We catch up with the Noisettes frontwoman and golden girl of Indie/Rock, Shingai Shoniwa to get her two pence on everything from tough times to fashion choices to the natural hair movement. Also check out our interviews with R&B sex symbol Trey Songz and British tennis’ girl du jour Heather Watson. We celebrate 53 years of the cultural institution that is Notting Hill Carnival by reliving celebrity carnival memories as well as some of your most treasured stories.

Also –upgrade your hair to gold status with our awesome feature on 24-carat tresses; Olympic gold medallist Tommie Smith reveals the truth about that Black Power salute and find out how to harness the power of ‘yes’ and revamp your life for the better!

The August 2012 issue of Pride is on sale now!