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We love him here at Woman’s Own but our showbiz expert Richard Arnold is winning other hearts too. Former EastEnders’ actress Kacey Ainsworth says her top crush is the Good Morning Britain presenter. It’s high praise indeed, as Kacey’s current role in ITV’s Grantchester sees her starring with Robson Green and James Norton! But Kacey says, ‘They’re not in my top three crushes. That would be too weird.’ So it’s our Dickie – and Kacey’s partner Darren Hales – who gets her vote. Says Richard, ‘I’m tickled in all the right places, but I stress, when we wake up together, she’s at home and I’m on the GMB sofa.’ Join us online Head to our fabulous website, womansown.co.uk , to get all the latest celeb gossip, great…

TV’s Emma Willis has been very busy recently, hosting not just one but two prime-time TV shows, looking after her three children and everything else in between. Now pals are worried she’s forcing herself to do too much and are telling her to slow down. ‘Emma has been burning the candle at both ends and is exhausted,’ a source close to the star told us. ‘It’s a worry that she is putting herself under a lot of stress to deliver. It’s having an impact on her family time as she will literally crawl in the door, see to the children and go to bed!’ Emma, who turns 41 in March, hosts ITV’s new series of The Voice and is about to finish this year’s…

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1 Appreciate others. Do you ever tell your loved ones how much you appreciate them? If not, now is the time to start. You reap what you sow. 2 Listen carefully. Are you sure someone isn’t telling you they care about you in their own way? Not hearing it the way we want can mean we don’t hear it at all. 3 Tell people what you need. It’s all too easy to assume that our loved ones can read our minds. Often they really don’t know what we need to hear. 4 BE sure you aren’t asking for too much. Constant reassurance is exhausting for everyone. Try to get the appreciation balance right. 5 Be  grateful. This isn’t a one-way street – people will appreciate you more often if…

1 THE EXCUSE: ‘EXERCISE IS BORING!’ THE REALITY You need to change your mindset. Cleaning your teeth is boring, but you do it to avoid gum disease, decay and bad breath. So, tell yourself you’re exercising to avoid weight gain, heart disease or cancer. TRY THIS MAKE IT FUN Listening to music while you exercise can keep you motivated. And add variety – drive somewhere beautiful to walk or run instead of just round the streets. EXERCISE WITH FRIENDS Working out with friends is more fun, says personal trainer Kim Ingleby (energised performance.com). ‘Make it a regular part of your weekly routine so you’re less likely to cry off and let others down.’ SET A GOAL THAT SLIGHTLY SCARES YOU: Sign up for the Race For Life, Zumbathon or a…

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When one of my friends, Tracy, told me about Woman’s Own Bingo, I was all ears. She’d had a few wins and said it was good fun, so I thought I’d sign up. I’d played bingo at a local hall a few times, but playing online sounded like it would be very different, with lots of games to choose from. After I joined in June 2015, I soon got the hang of the games. I play on my laptop but you can play some games on a tablet or phone as well. I’m a community care worker, so I often do long hours. Playing Woman’s Own Bingo fits around my lifestyle, which is something I love about the site. It’s a great way to spend some…

We’ve all been there, scanning the supermarket shelves wondering which products are the best. That’s where the Product of the Year seal of approval can help. These annual awards are voted for by UK consumers just like you and they give the inside track on the most innovative and value-for-money buys around. They cover everything from food and drink products to beauty buys and health and household essentials. So we’ve teamed up with Product of the Year once again to offer 50 of our lucky readers the chance to bag a selection of the award-winning products. HEALTH & BEAUTY TOOTH CARE Oral-B 3D White Luxe Whitening Accelerator, £4.49 This is an intensive whitening treatment to use after brushing with toothpaste. It contains Oral-B’s advanced whitening Glass-H technology. KIDS’ VITAMINS Bassetts…

‘I was still wearing school uniform at 22, so my Emmerdale wardrobe has been a welcome change’ Former Inbetweeners star Emily Head joined Emmerdale as glamorous Rebecca White last year. The daughter of actor Anthony Head, she made her TV debut at 16 alongside her sister Daisy in Lynda La Plante’s drama Trial And Retribution . In 2008 she landed the role that was to make her name, schoolgirl Carli D’Amato in cult comedy The Inbetweeners . Emily, 28, who lives in Leeds, talks to us about kissing scenes, hating the gym and growing up with a famous father… Hey Emily. So, The Inbetweeners years must have been fun. Did…

‘Your husband is worried about your drinking’ Linda Robson has revealed that she can drink up to a bottle of wine a night, and confessed that she gets a weekly delivery of booze. The Loose lady was chatting about weight loss and sugar intake when she made the revelation – something that sparked concern among her friends on the show. Husband’s concern ‘I have wine delivered,’ Linda, 58, said. ‘Six bottles arrive every week.’ Asked if the wine was just for her she replied, ‘Yeah, and I’ll be ready for the next lot on Friday when it gets delivered again. In fact, when I stop ordering it, it will probably come anyway because they’re so used to taking my order.’ Co-panellist Saira Khan appeared so shocked that the delivery was…

She made trackies cool in the 90s as the back-flipping member of the Spice Girls. But mum-of-one Melanie C has had quite a rebirth recently. While she still loves working out (she’ll always be Sporty Spice to us), having her daughter Scarlet, now nearly eight, changed her life immeasurably. Now, with her new album Version Of Me hitting the charts, the 42-year-old talks exclusively to Woman’s Own about her favourite things. 1 TAKEAWAY It depends on the occasion but we’ve got a really great fish and chip shop down the road. Even though I’ve lived in London since I was 16, I’m still a northern girl and every Friday night used to be chippy night. So my little girl and I have…

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50 species of microbe live in your belly button. Time for a clean out? MEDICINE CABINET MUST-HAVES Combogesic Double Action Pain Relief, £3.99, Lloyds Pharmacy If you’re one of the 14 million Britons who live with pain, you may find this new strong, double whammy painkiller helpful. It combines paracetamol and ibuprofen in one tablet to give you 30% more pain relief than either tablet on their own. It means you only need to take one to two tablets, up to three times a day. Combogesic has no addictive ingredients, so it is safe to take for regular pain management. Reader rated Janet Kerr, 54 from Essex: ‘I started to get severe breast pain in my twenties. It was so bad it hurt to lift my arms. My doctor explained…

‘She gently stroked his tiny hand’ This photo of my sister, Lisa, cradling her newborn baby is one of my favourite pictures. I’ve never seen her look more happy or content. But as much as it brings a smile to my face, I can’t help but feel sadness, too. You see, it’s the last photo we have of her. None of us could ever have imagined what would happen next… Although Lisa and I were very different – I was the quiet one while she couldn’t stop talking – we’d always been close. We’d phone each other every day and would catch up each week with our mum, Judith. Then, in October 2013, she asked to come round to mine, saying she had some exciting news. Mum was there too…

Sitting in the sunshine with sand between my toes, I couldn’t believe me and my husband were finally on holiday together. Married for 16 years, we’d never been abroad together until last year. We have mostly enjoyed spending summers in the UK. But last September, after a windfall on Woman’s Own Bingo, we finally decided to jet off abroad! I joined Woman’s Own Bingo in May 2016. A friend told me about a few wins she’d had, so I thought I would give it a whirl. I’m not a big fan of traditional bingo, but luckily there are lots of other games on the site, including slots, which I really enjoyed playing. And using the demo mode for free, I could find other games I like and was good at.…

No age limit for love I heard that between 28 and 32 is the best age to get married if you want it to last… I couldn’t disagree with this more! Age really is just a number, and everyone and every relationship is different. It all depends on the individuals and how hard they are willing to work on their marriage. I was 26 and my hubby was 22 when we got married! Nicolette Marie PIC OF THE WEEK Win £50 if we feature your photo Clooney baby? I hope the rumours are true about Amal and George Clooney! They look like a pair of lovesick puppies at the moment, what brilliant news for the two of them if she is pregnant. How beautiful would their child be?! Lynwen Gwynne…

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We sat down with ex-Blue star Duncan James, 38, who’s now causing a stir in Hollyoaks as dishy detective Ryan Knight. Hi Duncan! Ryan is on the hunt for a serial killer this week. What more can you tell us? There is a murderer on the loose and you’ll see Ryan and Ste Hay [Kieron Richardson] joining forces, which is very strange. It was freezing to film, we were in the woods and it was -1 ¡ C or something ridiculous. We were all wearing thermals and had hand and feet warmers! Ryan’s fiancée Amy Barnes [played by Ashley Slanina-Davies], will be killed off soon… Yes, all I know is that Ryan is going to discover her dead body! It’s going to be very sad because…

You seem right at home on the show! We’ve been training since the end of summer and filming Emmerdale at the same time, so it’s been Leeds to London, London to Leeds. Busy, but incredible! It’s a challenge, but I knew it would be. I’m not a trained dancer. I started as a child and it was a passion, then acting took over and singing and dancing took a back seat. Physically, have you noticed a change? I’ve lost a tiny bit of weight, but I just feel generally fitter. I’m tiny anyway but I eat well and try to keep healthy. It’s more exercise than I’ve ever done in my life, but dancing is a great way to make you feel good about yourself. You’ve been in…

RUTH LANGSFORD ‘I think, especially when people have got young children, you don’t go out, your social life stops a little bit. It’s that thing, it’s your little treat [alcohol]. I certainly did that when Jack was young, I’d go, ‘Right, we’ve done the whole picking them up from school, teatime, bath time, bedtime…’ And by the time you sit down, you’ll have loaded the dishwasher, put the washing on, and so you do have that kind of, ‘Right, this is me time,’ and pour yourself a glass of wine.’ JANET STREET-PORTER ‘I feel conscious of not drinking too much and if I’m by myself I do not finish a bottle of wine. The other thing I do is say, ‘I’m not going to have a drink till 7pm and…

‘I vowed that I’d get away’ ‘I learnt to trust myself’ Chatting to my flatmates over dinner, I glanced at the clock on the wall of my student kitchen and clattered down my cutlery. Hurrying back to my room, I sat and waited. When my phone rang and I heard the familiar gruff voice, my stomach churned. It was September 2001 and I’d just started university in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Threatening calls I was already making new friends but these nightly calls from my father, Drosos Saroukos, were overshadowing my excitement. ‘I’ll know if you’re going out drinking,’ he said now. I gripped the phone uneasily. This wasn’t just a protective parent, this was menacing, threatening. My father – or rather my foster father – had made my life hell…

I live by one mantra,’ admits Beauty Ed Stephanie. ‘When you’re feeling icky, put on some lippy.’ In the same way a spray tan inspires confidence, and a great blow-dry makes you feel a little more polished, the transformative power of lipstick is instant. It can lift your mood, brighten a pallid complexion, or simply help you to walk just a little bit taller. In fact, figures show that during times of economic recession, sales of lipstick increase dramatically. Known as the ‘lipstick index’, a term coined by Estée Lauder’s Leonard Lauder, women have been found to forego more expensive items such as clothing and shoes for the affordable indulgence of a new lipstick to experience that same feel-good factor. HOW TO APPLY 1 Trace around the outer edge of…

The big question They won’t let me throw their childhood things away My husband and I are currently in the process of downsizing. Against our grown-up children’s wishes we have sold our house and are moving into a flat. Their real issue seems to be about us getting rid of things we no longer need. Our house is full of boxes of their old toys, books and clothes. I have given everyone lots of time to take these things but while they say they don’t want them, they don’t want me to get rid of them either. My 24-year-old daughter even said that as their mother I should want to keep these items. What do I do? Jenny, 63, Surrey I think your letter will ring true for many people.…

1 SET A CHALLENGE This can be small to start with and in bite-sized chunks. If you’ve never walked regularly before it could be as simple as making it to the end of the road. Aim to walk for a time period, say 10 or 15 minutes a day, rather than covering a specific distance. 2 PUT WALKING IN THE DIARY Make it like a meeting and stick to it. Find a walking buddy who can become a special part of the week. Plus, they can help you share your goals, as you’ll take it in turns to be the motivator and pacemaker. Everyone needs somebody to say, ‘We’re going out, come on!’ 3 REMEMBER TO ENJOY IT! Walking is a sport where you don’t have to go through the…

DON’T GET SHORT CHANGED! The old £1 coin will be phased out from 28 March, when a new 12-sided £1 coin hits our purses. The new £1 coin, which resembles the old threepenny bit, has been hailed as ‘the most secure coin in the world’, with features including a hologram. Around the same time, a new Jane Austen £2 and a 50p celebrating Sir Isaac Newton will also go into circulation. You’ll need to get rid of the old coins before 15 October 2017, or they’ll stop being accepted in shops. And supermarket trolleys and vending machines are being adapted to accept both styles of coin. 5 ways to make money from home It is possible to boost your income from the comfort of your sofa… 1 GET PAID TO…

1 If you could be an animal, what would you be? And why? A penguin! They’re social creatures. 2 What’s your dream holiday? Somewhere that I can explore and which has amazing local food. 3 If you won an £80,000 jackpot, what would you buy? Amazing holidays for me and my family, a decent gaming computer, and a lifetime supply of lemonade! 4 What’s your favourite movie? The Green Mile with Tom Hanks. It gets me every time I watch it. I’m getting weepy just thinking about it! 5 What’s the best thing about being a chat host? Meeting such a lovely bunch of people every day, getting to chat about almost anything, and having fun while I do it!…

I can’t get my head around these new stemless wine glasses – I’m almost positive that they make the wine taste different! Ali Carter I bloomin’ love Kate Middleton, she’s a beautiful woman both inside and out! Princess Diana would have been so proud of William having chosen so well. Jan Young I really think the best therapists are the ones with paws. My dog Brandy helped me get through tough times and I love her for that. Margaret Mamiel I’m way too excited to try the new Oreo Cadbury Creme Egg. Roll on Easter! Sue Lawrence…

My daughter Millie is the baby of the family – the youngest of my five children. I’d sit with her until she was asleep and it was a habit we continued even as her fourth birthday approached. But one month before, in May 2011, as I watched her drift off, something odd happened. She suddenly sat up and smacked her lips together. Confused, I tucked her back in and left her room. I hoped it was a one-off, but the next day she did the same, and the next. Worried, I spoke to my partner, Stuart, but we reckoned it was just bad dreams. A worrying diagnosis A week later, Millie started smacking her lips while she was wide awake. Wanting answers, we booked an appointment with our GP. ‘I…

CARPOOL SHAKE-UP! The new series of Carpool Karaoke on Apple Music will soon be airing, but don’t expect James Corden to always be behind the wheel. Show bosses have revealed that there will be a host of celeb guests getting into the driving seat for the new 30-minute episodes. Producer Ben Wiston revealed that there will be 16 hosts, including musician John Legend, 38, who will ride along with a famous pal for a chat and sing along. James, 38, will star in one episode, however, with none other than Will Smith. We can’t wait for that! SHERIDAN’S CLEANING UP After months away from our TV screens, Sheridan Smith will be making her comeback next year in ITV’s new drama Clean Break . The award-winning actress,…

Actress Caroline Quentin has starred in countless classics over the years, from Men Behaving Badly to Jonathan Creek . But more recently she’s been turning her hand to presenting, giving us a glimpse of the high life in The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes . We chatted with Caroline, 56, who is married to business owner Sam Farmer and mum to Emily, 17, and William, 13, to find out about her love of gardening and what scares her the most… If you had 24 hours to yourself, what would you spend it doing? Gardening. I discovered gardening in the early 1980s when I had a tiny little window box in London. Now I grow all my own vegetables and I keep…