AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatar5 days agoKaren Millen: ‘I miss the cleaner I had before my bankruptcy’The Telegraph - Karen MillenHow do famous names spend their precious downtime? In our weekly My Saturday column, celebrities reveal their weekend virtues and vices. This week: Karen Millen I get up early every day of the week. Once I’m awake, I find it hard to lie in bed. I’ll snuggle up on the sofa with my dog Lou – she’s a …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatarMichaela Strachan: ‘One of my best friends died of breast cancer – she wasn’t lucky like me’The Telegraph - Michaela StrachanHow do famous names spend their precious downtime? In our weekly My Saturday column, celebrities reveal their weekend virtues and vices. This week: Michaela Strachan My Saturday mornings have completely changed recently as my son Ollie is 18 and has left home. Home for me now and for over 20 years …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatar‘The older I’ve got, the kinkier I’ve got’: How porn is booming for midlife womenThe Telegraph - Ella Cory-Wright“Please can someone do something to rein in the current Woman’s Hour preoccupation with masturbation and pornography,” scolded a Radio 4 listener last week, referring to the show’s recent porn series. Speaking to the station’s Feedback show, another called in to say that she and her husband found it …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatar‘Motherhood is a trap. Marriage is a bad deal’: Feminist Corinne Maier on learning to be selfishThe Telegraph - Celia Walden“It’s never too late to learn how to be selfish,” says Corinne Maier, grave-faced behind her heavy-rimmed spectacles. “Sadly, women aren’t born that way, so it does have to be learnt. But if we can forget about the ‘superwoman’ we’ve been bullied into thinking we have to be – at home, with the …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatarThe 20 best dating sites and appsThe Telegraph - Katie RussellRebecca AstillOnline dating and dating apps are now one of the most popular ways to meet a new partner and there are more than 1,400 sites in the UK alone, catering for people from all walks of life and interests. Take comfort in the fact that almost one fifth of the UK now uses dating apps, according to a …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatarHow the world’s most powerful women really ‘have it all’The Telegraph - Kate WillsThis week, Lily Allen became the latest celebrity mother to dispel the “having it all” myth. The 38-year-old singer has told The Radio Times podcast that having her two daughters, Ethel, 12, and Marnie, 11, “totally ruined” her pop career. “I get really annoyed when people say you can have it all,” …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatar50 best gifts for her for birthdays, anniversaries and ‘just becauses’ in 2024The Telegraph - Rebecca AstillA bouquet of flowers, a box of chocolates and a bottle of wine are the classic moves when it comes to buying the best gifts for her. While there’s nothing wrong with those (we have some excellent options below), if you want to find something a little different this year, we’ve prepared a guide to …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatar‘How has my ex-husband ended up in a situation where he’s living off me for the rest of his life?’The Telegraph - Katie GlassIt was only when they divorced that the financial gulf between them became so apparent. Jackie had been a CEO for a decade before they met, while Charlie “never had a particularly notable career”. Charlie seemed “very charming, very good-looking, gregarious and I was a little under-confident and …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatarI escaped life as a nun because of bullying and the convent’s toxic cultureThe Telegraph - Catherine ColdstreamArriving at Akenside Priory in early autumn had been beautiful, but, as some had warned me, challenging. We postulants would have to survive a full monastic winter before receiving the habit and enjoying our first summer. And this was the Cruel North. ‘Bricks before bedtime and ice on your water …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatarHow Mormon women found an audience online – and hid abuse in plain sightThe Telegraph - Abigail BuchananGeorgina FullerNot long ago, 42-year-old Ruby Franke had an audience of millions. The Utah-based Mormon mother of six was the host of a popular YouTube parenting channel called 8 Passengers. Before its deletion, it had amassed 2.5 million subscribers and one billion views. Now, Franke faces up to 30 years in …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatarPatronising and unhelpful or a leap forward? What women think about the new menopause legislationThe Telegraph - Telegraph WritersThe Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued new guidance on menopause in the workplace, saying that symptoms can be considered a disability and employers face being sued if they do not make “reasonable adjustments”. For women who have had to struggle with unforgiving work uniforms or …
AvatarThe TelegraphAvatarAvatarSuranne Jones: ‘I’ve had gut issues for years – but I can’t resist a croissant at the weekend’The Telegraph - Suranne JonesHow do famous names spend their precious downtime? In our weekly My Saturday column, celebrities reveal their weekend virtues and vices. This week: Suranne Jones We may have a lie in because our son, who’s eight soon, will go downstairs to feed the dogs. We have two sausage dogs, Mickey and Chase, …