Most women would do anything to be rid of breast cancer, but British actress Sally Farmiloe-Neville has refused a mastectomy because she can’t bear to lose her “best assets”. Sally, 57, — who starred opposite Bob Dylan in 1987 filmHearts on Fire— was diagnosed with a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer in May. She […]

Women who want to become mothers but can’t are twice as likely to become alcoholics, a new study has found. Danish researchers found that women who tried to become mothers but failed were at greater risk of being hospitalised for alcohol abuse than those with children. Women who remained childless due to infertility were also […]

The TV host and her cameraman hubby pause to show Clare Rigden their latest exciting project. They’ve been The Three Musketeers for almost two years, travelling Australia as a little family unit. But if 22-month-old Milla is having trouble sharing her mum Shelley Craft and dad Christian Sergiacomi with a new addition, she’s not letting […]

We’re all feeling the winter chill, but is it making you run for the doona and heater instead of the gym? If so, you could be doing more damage than you think. While the winter months are often the hardest time of the year to get motivated when it comes to losing weight, maintaining a […]

New mum Jessica Simpson has denied claims Weight Watchers is pressuring her to get back to her pre-baby weight quickly. Jessica, 31, signed a $4 million deal with the weight loss company to slim down after giving birth to daughter Maxwell Drew in May. Jessica has been hitting the gym hard in the past few […]

Albert of Adelaide by Howard L. Anderson, Allen & Unwin, $26.99. Animal Farm meets The Magic Pudding with a little bit of Ned Kelly charisma in this delightful and surprising adult tale set in the Australian desert. Our protagonist is a duck-billed platypus who has escaped from the Adelaide zoo to try to discover the […]

So-called 'mummy porn' novel 50 Shades of Grey has overtaken Harry Potter to become the fastest-selling paperback of all time.

Kim Kardashian has opened up to Oprah, revealing the intimate details of her teenage sex life on Oprah’s Next Chapter. In the first episode of a two-part series, Kim has admitted to being “almost 15” when her mother, Kris Jenner, put her on birth control. She disclosed that the choice was made after Kim said […]

Depressed, embarrassed and weighing over 160kg, 30-year-old Jacqui McCoy knew she had to lose weight. Today, she stands at a slim 67kg, but Jacqui’s is not your average weight loss story. Battling food addiction and obesity for more than half her life, Jacqui, from West Palm Beach, Florida went on US TV series Extreme Makeover: […]