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Charlene White

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Sleep deprivation nearly broke me after my first baby - this what I wish I had known

Sleep deprivation nearly broke me after my first baby - this what I wish I had known
30.03.2025 10

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Don't call me a 'dance mom' - I'm not defined by my kids

15.03.2025 10

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Changing my accent helped me into my career - but now I've reclaimed it

16.02.2025 10

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I’m open with my kids about death – it’s made them more compassionate

17.01.2025 3

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I don't believe in buying my children lots of presents at Christmas

It started with a conversation with Coleen Nolan on Loose Women about her utter disbelief at how calm I was having not done any present shopping...

20.12.2024 5

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Men use me as a prop in conversations – I'm sick of it

The day-to-day experiences of women have been discussed a lot lately in light of the allegations against Gregg Wallace. I’m talking about the stuff...

07.12.2024 10

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How I changed my approach to exercise – and what happened one year on

This week I had the most incredible endorphin rush. I was grunting loudly, releasing every single bit of pent-up aggression and stress that had...

24.11.2024 4

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Beauty brands are finally catering to Black women – are we supposed to be grateful?

This week I was lucky enough to be invited to host a session at The Beauty Beat event in London. It’s the only luxury beauty event in the UK...

10.11.2024 10

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I was on an all-black Loose Women panel - racist trolls won't silence us

Think back for a moment to being at school. Can you remember that kid, the one who did all those foolish and ridiculous things simply to get...

27.10.2024 2

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Finally making friends with my neighbours has changed my life

I’ve always marvelled at those TV shows where neighbours float in and out of each others’ houses, with kids so comfortable in the house next door...

12.10.2024 20

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There's no shame in teaching children to say 'vagina'

I’ve always taken a very conscious decision not to use made-up names with the kids when talking about parts of their body. When they were running...

15.09.2024 50

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I won't let the far right dictate where I call home

If your skin is of a particular hue, namely that of the majority in the country where you live, the likelihood is that no-one has ever questioned...

30.08.2024 4

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My parents were right to tell me off for mumbling

It was the millionth time of telling the kids to speak up with clarity and confidence when addressing adults that it dawned on me: I had turned...

18.08.2024 3

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What America’s ‘Divine Nine’ could teach our political leaders

“Oh wow, you’re heading to Florida? Good luck with that,” was the response from a colleague when I told them I was heading out with the kids to...

04.08.2024 4

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A month of difficult goodbyes has left me unsettled – and nostalgic

I’ve spent a lot of this month with a lump in my throat, fighting back tears, as I say goodbye to daily routines which I’ve cherished. The routines...

21.07.2024 2

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