Woman's Own August 26, 2013

I’ve already reserved my place on the sofa (between the kids, the dog, the cat and the husband) to watch this year’s Celebrity Big Brother. I can’t wait to see what antics Loose Women’s Carol McGiffin gets up to! I love her strong opinions and think she will clash brilliantly with the other housemates. In January last year, Carol’s co-star, Denise Welch, won CBB thanks to her boob flashing, while in September, Coleen Nolan was runner-up, beating the ‘bitchy’ former Corrie legend, Julie Goodyear.…

The A team The Saturdays singer Mollie King, 26, is a dab hand at summer dressing. She pairs a fitted, corset-style top with a printed A-line midi skirt for a flattering silhouette. Suits you Gorgeous X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger, 35, adds edge to her tailoring – and shows off a taut tum – with a plain cropped T-shirt. A hint of attitude Mum-of-two Gwen Stefani, 43, reveals just a suggestion of her fab abs with her halterneck top and statement belt combo. Super-cool. Easy chic Cat Deeley, 36, teams her bare midriff with long sleeves and a full skirt for a less-is-more effect that makes the most of her nautical navy and red stripes. Elegantly waisted Kimberley Walsh, 31, combines her tummy-skimming beaded top with a pair of high-waisted…

A changed man It looks like Strictly Come Dancing star and gymnast Louis Smith left his six-pack at home when he jetted off to the White Isle. While in Ibiza, Louis, 24, appeared to have relaxed his strict diet and was spotted sipping on champagne and eating burgers as he chilled out with friends. Sent packing Poor Christine Bleakley, 43, has been handed a TV presenting lifeline – she’s going to be fronting a new travel show that will take her around the UK. Despite the fact that her lucrative ITV contract has just run out, bosses managed to find a space for her onscreen, with a six-part series called Country Roads. Sources claimed, ‘Christine was heartbroken to have missed out on lucrative opportunities elsewhere on the channel, but she…

She confessed that she had put her wedding to her fiancé George Kay on ice after she was declared bankrupt, but it seems as though Kerry Katona has found a rather nifty way of getting her big day back on track. Kerry, 32, has reportedly been inspired by Emmerdale characters Bob Hope and Brenda Walker, who celebrated their love for one another in a ‘handfasting’ ceremony. Although it isn’t legally binding, Kerry sees the pagan ceremony, in which the couple’s hands are tied together, as the perfect declaration of love for each other until they can afford a proper wedding. A source said, ‘Kerry knows that it’s a bit bonkers but she was really touched by their ceremony. It’s not legally binding, but as far as Kerry is concerned, it’s…

As one of the world’s most celebrated funny women, Dawn French is well known for her happy-go-lucky, self-assured personality. But Woman’s Own can reveal that she’s been suffering a real crisis of confidence since she moved all the way to the other side of the world for her stint as one of the judges on Australia’s Got Talent. Despite previously insisting that her life was here in the UK with husband Mark Bignell, Dawn jumped at the chance to star on the prime-time talent show and was on a plane to Australia just weeks after the pair said ‘I do’ in April. Crushing dreams But it seems that it’s not just the long distance that has taken a toll on Dawn. Dawn, 55, has revealed that she’s been finding it…

Just a couple of weeks after Woman’s Own revealed Lynda Bellingham’s fight against cancer, she has gone on to say she has managed to find a ‘silver lining’ in her diagnosis. Family time While she recovers from a course of chemo, Lynda has been spending time at home, telling fans, ‘I’m trying hard to do something that’s eluded me recently – just relax and potter.’ And it seems that having the extra time on her hands has had a positive effect. Lynda, 65, reveals, ‘I love being at home, but for the past five years I’ve hardly spent any time at all here. Now the laundry is done on time and we all sit down to a fabulous dinner at night as I’m cooking for England! I hope [husband] Michael,…