Woman's Own

It doesn’t seem long ago that Alex Webb won MasterChef: The Professionals , but that doesn’t mean we’re any less excited that judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode are back for a new series. As always, 60 amateur chefs will be fighting it out in the k

We’re used to seeing Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes bickering when they present telly together, but she’s revealed life at home can also get quite tense at times! Eamonn recently took to Instagram to share a quote that read, ‘She loved him. But wh

Rylan Clark-Neal is renowned for his sparkling white teeth and infectious personality, having presented several shows from This Morning to Strictly: It Takes Two. But since making it to the final of Celebrity MasterChef in 2015, the 32-year-old TV h

As my younger sister Sadie, then 24, rested her head on my shoulder, she sighed deeply. It was a Friday night and we were hanging out together watching our favourite TV show, Love Island – a guilty pleasure of ours. Only two years apart in age, Sadie

Picking my newborn son up from his cot on the hospital ward, I held him close and breathed in his new baby scent. With his brown hair and tiny fingers and toes, Koa was absolutely perfect and I couldn’t have been more proud. But as I started putting

Q Please could you settle an argument? I am concerned about my partner’s drinking. He doesn’t drink much during the week but, most weekends on Friday and Saturday night, he’ll drink around eight pints of beer. He insists that, as he gives his liver a

It's important that we keep training our brain, to keep it sharp, focused and working at its best. ‘If we tried to lift a 40kg dumb-bell without any training, it would hurt,’ says Gary Small, chair of psychiatry at Hackensack University Medical Cente

Q My 82-year old mother has been abusive towards me all of my life. Her behaviour has dominated everything, especially in the last year as I have been her primary carer. She is now in a home, and it’s such a relief. I no longer want to see her and I’

From eye health through to liver health, we all know that eating well – plenty of fruit and veg, a balanced and varied diet – is good for us. But what are the foods we should really be eating more of if we want to boost our health? Introduce these fo

Defined arches are great youth boosters. However, overly strong brows can age faces, especially if you’re pale skinned, so make sure you pick a brow shadow that is either the same as your hair colour or one slightly darker than your natural tone. Try

Sophie Harker is an engineer, as well as a charity founder and volunteer dance teacher. She lives in Blackpool. Sitting at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, while on a family holiday aged 16, I watched a video about astronauts on Mars, and the t

Serves 12 This was one of the first items on the menu at Hannah Catley’s bakery, Lockdown Loaves, Bristol, and it remains a firm favourite. ✽ 200g caster sugar✽ 300g butter✽ 2 eggs, beaten✽ 500g flour✽ 4g salt ✽ 500g double cream✽ 140g caster su

Known as the island of rhythm and sway, and also famed for being the birthplace of reggae music and, of course, delicious Jamaican jerk chicken, this Caribbean island has plenty to offer. Dip your toes into the crystal-clear blue sea, stroll along lo

When you think of a divorce, thoughts may turn to warring couples, custody battles and dividing assets, and that’s not to mention the huge legal bills from expensive solicitors to negotiate everything. So it may come as no surprise that many couple

As ITV crime drama McDonald & Dodds returns for a second series, there are three new mysteries for the mismatched detective duo to solve in the picturesque city of Bath. When we first met the feisty and ambitious DCI Lauren McDonald (Tala Gouveia), s

This stylish comedy finds Michelle Pfeiffer on delightfully droll form as wilful New York socialite Frances Price who moves to Paris after her money runs out. Not that she is exactly on her uppers. She still travels and arrives in style, accompanied

‘You look lovely, Tara,’ smiled Janet, watching her daughter’s third attempt at putting her eyeliner on neatly. ‘Are you OK, darling? You seem a bit on edge?’ ‘I’m fine, Mum,’ replied Tara, trying to keep a steady hand. ‘Mmm, all right.’ But Janet wa

You know spring has truly sprung when our gardens fill up with tulips. Great places to see them include North Berwick (which in normal times hosts a tulip festival), Hever Castle in Kent, RHS Harlow Carr in North Yorkshire and Abbey House Gardens in

Flashback to the BAFTAs in 2015 with Golden Balls himself! David Beckham walked the red carpet with the likes of Reese Witherspoon, Dame Julie Walters and Benedict Cumberbatch that year. By now the BAFTAs would have been done and dusted and we’d be c

Zita Wells, 51, runs a petcare company and lives in Hartfield with her husband, Graham, 74. Just the thought of a man bun makes me shudder. In fact, if I was single, I would steer clear of any man with long tresses or a bun on his head. It’s defini