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Best delivers a varied and lively mix of ideas and inspiration to inform and entertain real women and help them get more out of every aspect of their busy lives. Best is topical, practical, offering more variety than any other weekly by embracing traditional topics in a modern way.

The body beautiful

START YOUR week with a smile

Jack the Ripper! • Gemma Collins made a shock discovery in a recent episode of Who Do You Think You Are – her great-great-grandad could have been…

‘I’m happy in my chubby body’ • This Morning’s Alison Hammond has quite rightly hit back at ‘sizeist’ critics…

‘I wish weight-loss drugs had been invented earlier’ • National treasure Vanessa Feltz has lifted the lid on her incredible life story in an action-packed autobiography

SHADES OF grey... • For casual luxe, team this classic colour with pops of silver

‘I’d love Kate Middleton to be part of our girl gang...’ • Loose Women’s Charlene White talks success secrets, Strictly, and supporting her girls...

My second chance • The 1980s footage of Romanian orphanages crammed with unloved, uncared for children shocked the world. There was an outcry for aid for these poor mites. But, one ordinary couple from Yorkshire did something about it. Here, adopted daughter, actress and presenter, Ionica Adriana tells her story...

Get up, not down... • THE WAY I SEE IT... Wise words from our feisty, fearless and funny columnist

We’re ALL TALKING about • If you haven’t had time to keep up with Facebook, X or Instagram, we’ve done it for you...

Liz Taylor... without the diamonds! • Legendary newsreader Jan Leeming chats about her five failed marriages, dating a narcissist and why she hates Sundays

Queen of thrift! • Suzi Brown has a few tips and tricks when it comes to being more sustainable and saving money…

FLAT out! • From cowboy style to chunky flats, a new pair of boots will instantly update your winter wardrobe!

Strictly FABULOUS, DARLING! • Craig Revel Horwood gives us all the backstage gossip on the biggest show on TV…

Boost your beauty habits! • Five experts reveal easy ways to stay looking good

The scalpel-free guide to a firm jawline • Harley Street Skin Clinic’s Lesley Reynolds reveals the best way to avoid ‘turkey neck’

Elsa McAlonan BEST BEAUTY BARGAINS UNDER £10

Love carbs & lose weight! • Do you crave carbs when the weather turns colder? Great news, you can eat them every day and still drop 10lb

Who are you gonna call? The real-life Ghostbuster! • Joanne Ellwood is a paranormal investigator and has been dealing with spirits – some good, some bad – for years…

Donna Hay’s winter warmers! • Easy to cook and bursting with flavour

It’s wine o’clock with Olly Smith • With Guy Fawkes Night coming up, I always love serving grapes such as Shiraz which have a smokey twist to them. Either way, these smouldering gems will light up your life – they’re all absolute dazzlers!

Bake it better! • Upgrade your kitchen with these bargain baking essentials

Dear Vanessa • Our celebrity agony aunt, Vanessa Feltz, tackles your problems with her usual wit, wisdom and humour

‘I’ve had so many paranormal encounters’ • Comedian Daisy May Cooper on all things supernatural, her book Hexy B*tch – and how new baby Benji is settling into the family

We found love after tragedy • Lynda Wardley was struggling with grief when she struck up a friendship with a man who’d also faced unimaginable loss…

EASY ON the eyes! • Perk up your peepers with these skin saviours...

See the world from HELEN’S HILARIOUS VIEWPOINT... • Our fabulous and funny columnist, comedian Helen Lederer is here to tell it like it is, in her own witty...