All news by author: Donna Smiley

ANDY Harmer, 45, runs a lookalikes agency and lives in Eastbourne.“Feeling despondent after watching David Beckham get sent off in the 1998 Wo

KATY Stephenson, 49, is an estate agent.She lives in Bury St Edmunds with her husband Patrick, 56, an architect, and their children Jack, 18, and Till

CAMILLA Eldridge, 42, lives in East Sussex with her husband Ben, 40, a PE teacher, and her children Brandon, 21, and Bella, 13.“Walking throug

LYING on the bathroom floor, beaten black and blue, I drifted in and out of consciousness, thinking about my baby asleep in the next room and wonderin

STEPPING off the boat at Patitiri village – Alonissos’ main port that connects the little isle to its more famous neighbours Skiathos and Skopelos

CLOSING the door on our home of 15 years, my husband Mark and I drove away with mixed emotions.But when we got to our new home overlooking the gloriou

CARA Metz, 49, a fitness trainer, lives in Surrey with husband Larry, 60, an accounts manager.But it hasn't all been plain sailing for the couple. Her

ON Valentine’s Day 2021, my husband Matthew gave me beautiful red roses and cooked me a delicious meal.We reminisced about happy memories, like rest

WHEN Carole Fisher dated sought-after surgeon Bob Bierenbaum, she had no idea he was hiding a deep, dark secret – one that she and his other ex-girl

LOUISE Lopez, 39, is a body positivity, health and wellbeing influencer from Gloucester.After chatting to a man 10 years younger than her on Instagram

PATTY Hernandez, 40, a cleaning business owner, lives in North Carolina, USA, with her husband and business partner Carlos, 39, and their 17 children.

TEN years ago, 1,138 garment workers – mainly women and children – were killed and a further 2,500 severely injured when the building they w

TESSA Bona, 30, a corporate worker, lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her girlfriend Phoebe, 24.Here, she reveals how her experience coming off The

With NHS waiting lists for mental health services at an all-time high, increasing numbers of women are turning to unqualified Instagram therapists for

WE’VE spent 15 years championing women, so we caught up with three whose lives changed after featuring in the magazine.Ellie Goldstein, 21, is a mod