The moment I knew: As a reality TV contestant, I was allowed one 15-minute call a week. Even at 3am, Chris would always pick up
Conor Curran’s first date with Chris lasted nine hours but their relationship remained casual. Then, when Conor was at his most vulnerable, Chris was there for himFind more stories from the moment I knew seriesAt 29 I had lost my career in hospitality…
My relationship with food was broken. Then I killed my own dinner
For years, eating was something to control, fear or regret. After I hunted my first deer, I started to see fat, hunger and my own body in a different lightI muffled my sobs with a pillow so my family couldn’t hear me from the adjacent room. I was 19…
‘A hefty umami punch’: the best (and worst) supermarket light soy sauce, tasted and rated
Which salty condiment nails that deep flavour profile, and which is saltier than the sea Our resident taster tries 10 soy sauces straight from the bottle• The best supermarket kimchiSoy sauce was created in China about 2,200 years ago, as a means to…
Time to ditch the iron? I spent six months testing the best clothes steamers – here are my favourites
Steam through the laundry pile with our expert’s top picks for smoothing creases on cotton, linen, silk and more• How to look after your knitwearI grew up in a household where everything was ironed. And I mean everything: tea towels, pyjamas, bath mats.…
Daniel Roseberry adds ‘aerodynamic‘ edge to Schiaparelli’s surrealist glamour at Paris show
American in Paris showcases new simplicity with stretch cocktail frocks, but there’s still plenty of gold-foiled nipples and peekaboo fabrics to wow the frowIn a world of mega brands, the house of Schiaparelli is small but perfectly formed. There are…
They’re delicious, popular and versatile – but how healthy are berries?
Experts say that if you’re eating any berry – strawberries, blackberries, currants, raspberries, blueberries – you are benefitingSprinkled on top of yoghurt, blended into smoothies or baked into crumbles, berries are among Americans’ favorite…
Brimful of personality: the rise of fashion’s ‘silly little hats’
From pillboxes and boaters to bicornes and buckets, characterful hats are making their way from the catwalk to the high street“Here goes – an order for a million hats,” wrote Jackie Kennedy to Bergdorf Goodman before moving into the White House in the…
Feeling wired? The truth about ‘nervous system resets’
The internet is full of warnings about our ‘dysregulated’ nervous systems. But, experts say, you don’t need to reset yours – you might just need to make it more flexible. Here’s how (and no, you don’t need an acupressure mat)Whether it’s tapping the side…
While I dream of garden greenhouses, a coldframe will do me just fine
A hothouse in my garden may be just a fantasy, but I can still offer plenty of protection for tender plantsI thought I would have had a new coldframe by now, but the only new thing in the garden is a fox hole. It would be more polite of them to direct…
‘It could get an orgasm out of a cabbage’: the best vibrators, tested
From bullets to rabbits to wand vibrators, our sexual wellbeing expert demystifies what’s available and rates her top 17 models (she tested 67)• 26 easy ways to spice up your sex lifeI could write here about how almost a fifth of women surveyed by Durex…