Woman's Own

It’s a bumper issue this week, with more of everything you love – including 10 pages of puzzles to keep you on your toes, more showbiz news, more real life, more beauty, more fashion! Plus, we’ve got five-minute puddings (easy enough for even the wor

She’s a household name and he’s a global superstar, but Denise Welch and son Matty Healy have both struggled with addiction. Now, Denise, who gave up alcohol in 2012, has admitted she feels immense guilt that her son ended up facing the same problem

They’ve been married for 36 years, but it seems Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan still struggle with co-habiting, as Judy has admitted that they often squabble behind closed doors. The former presenter, 75, says she and Richard, 67, are having regu

Politicians need to quit treating us like naughty toddlers In many cultures around the world, the elders of the tribe are revered and respected. They have the wisdom and life experience that the following generations can listen to and learn from. A

She’s one of Loose Women’s most famous faces thanks to her long-running role in sitcom Birds of a Feather, which ultimately cemented Linda Robson as a household name. Yet the 65-year-old is her usual warm and down-to-earth self when Woman’s Own speak

Looking for a quick way to jazz up simpler outfits? Try adding a statement jacket to elevate your look. Throw on this beautiful, embroidered velvet number over jeans and a tee or a block-colour dress, keeping it open, and push up the sleeves to revea

Walking into my son Harry’s bedroom to wake him from his nap, I knew immediately something was wrong – the room was too quiet. I stood over his cot, he was lying face down and motionless, and when I turned him over and saw his face and lips were blue

In the giddy early years of our relationship, my husband Gaz, 41, and I excelled at dates. We frequented restaurants and cinemas, hiked up volcanoes in the Canaries, went wild swimming in the Solent and wild camping in the Black Mountains. Then came

We’ve all been there. You’re busy getting ready for your holiday, but there’s a mountain of washing to do, the in-laws are bickering and your partner still hasn’t started their packing. What do you do? Enter a slanging match that ends with nothing re

Q My older sister hasn’t spoken to me for five years, after her ex told her we’d had an affair. This never happened, and I even have text messages from him admitting he lied. Despite this, and countless other people saying he lied about other things,

Struggling to exercise in the heat? Find yourself lounging around in the sun instead of having a walk or workout? When you’re hot and sluggish, the last thing you feel like doing is breaking a sweat. So you exercise less and also snack more in a desp

When my hair is looking and feeling thirsty, I swap from everyday conditioner to rich masks to give it a more intensive dose of moisture. To double up on hydration, once a month I’ll apply a mask like Garnier Ultimate Blends Smoothing Hair Food Cocon

At the start of summer my husband Pascal, 62, and I left our home in the south of France, got into our car and headed further southwards, checking into a gorgeous hotel on the Med for a week of sea, sand and sunshine. After a late afternoon check-in

Eating disorders charity Beat advises that loved ones can play a key part in spotting the signs of an eating disorder. The sooner someone gets help, the better their chances of making a full recovery. ✣ Saying they have eaten earlier or will eat lat

Q I’ve just bought myself an electric fan. Where’s the most cost-effective place to put it? A ‘Electric fans can use a lot of energy and don’t actually cool the air,’ explains OVO Energy’s Greig Millar. ‘Since heat rises, the coolest air will be at f

Sarah Scudamore, 39, lives in Bournemouth I live near the seven-mile stretch of golden sand at Bournemouth, and would exercise with friends at sunrise, using the seashore and promenade for our workouts. The combined impact of exercise, fresh air and

The doctor pressed my stomach as I lay on the hospital bed, and asked if it hurt. I hesitated, then saw my mum’s face contort with fury behind his back. I remembered her hissed instructions before we’d entered the room, telling me to lie, her vice-li

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From the road, this whitewashed building doesn’t look like much. But step through the lobby and restaurant and you’ll see it open up to a sweep of outdoor lawn that slopes down to the sea. It’s just another way the tiny fishing village of Mousehole i

Your bold, daring nature is in evidence this week. Others may see you as demanding, but you are just making your needs known. Always be true to yourself. You are romantic, loyal and also patient. Well, until someone waves that red flag in front of yo

Out 18 August You may look at your pet differently after this raucous comedy tracking an abandoned dog (voiced by Will Ferrell) who bands together with other mutts to wreak revenge on his mean former owner. Potty-mouth pups and outrageous acts aboun

Which Australian city was named after the wife of King William IV? To find out, solve the puzzle… Enter the answers to the clues in the grid. Every word is an anagram of its neighbours, plus or minus a letter. Read the shaded squares in number order

The Mohs Scale measures the hardness of which substances? Fit the words into the grid, then read down the letters in the shaded circles. BAPHUEIMPRUG BLOCCHICISLELILOMEANMULEPEEPPUSSRULESTIRTACT EXTOLEXULTGAMMAHEARTORATE OPENER INHUMANREFRA

Walking down the stone steps to the sea, feeling the hot sun soak into my skin, I scanned the beachfront. It was a beautiful day in September 2022 and I was on a girls’ holiday in Lesbos, Greece, with six of my friends. We’d spent the past few days d

I enjoyed an afternoon delight with pal Harriet Thorpe – aka new Queen Vic landlady ‘Hurricane’ Elaine – and Gaby Roslin, out and about in London’s Soho. The pair had just been to The Ice Cream Project in Belgravia, where you can pick up ice creams w

She’s the undisputed queen of show business and, at 90, Dame Joan Collins has done it all. A teenage film starlet, she is most famous for playing Alexis Colby in TV soap Dynasty in the 1980s, and has penned some 20 novels, lifestyle guides and memoir