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Emma Beddington

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Forget Jomo, gezellig and hygge – this winter, let’s get a grip and go out

Forget Jomo, gezellig and hygge – this winter, let’s get a grip and go out
sunday 10

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Is it really outrageously uncool to have a boyfriend?

Is it really outrageously uncool to have a boyfriend?
sunday 8

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From ‘mood hoovers’ to ‘energy vampires’ - here’s why negative friends are good for you

From ‘mood hoovers’ to ‘energy vampires’ - here’s why negative friends are good for you
27.10.2025 3

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I never wash our bread knife – and I won’t let the internet shame me into changing my ways

I never wash our bread knife – and I won’t let the internet shame me into changing my ways
20.10.2025 10

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The lavender marriage is back – but why?

The lavender marriage is back – but why?
19.10.2025 10

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One Bladder After Another: why bros are finally having to queue for the loo

06.10.2025 30

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996 work culture is sad and inhumane. Whatever’s wrong with 888 – or even 000?

05.10.2025 3

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£6.50 for a coffee? I’m going back to instant

29.09.2025 8

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Tech bros want women to have more babies. But they’re going about it the wrong way

28.09.2025 7

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Stop sneering at mothers. Most of us have done things you wouldn’t believe

22.09.2025 30

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Try again. Fail again. Fail better: eight things I’ve learned in my year of ‘lifting heavy’

21.09.2025 10

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A heaving Bridgerton cleavage or bloody decapitation? What your favourite era of history says about you

15.09.2025 6

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The super-rich are swapping mansions for £2m motorhomes. Do they know something we don’t?

14.09.2025 10

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The ‘Great Lock-In’ is here. Are you ready to commit ruthlessly to your fitness goals?

08.09.2025 6

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Ready to give up social media? ‘Advice pollution’ might just get you there

01.09.2025 10

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I don’t believe we’re a nation of neighbours at war – despite what the headlines say

31.08.2025 10

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Chillies are so hot right now – in every sense

25.08.2025 6

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Is behaviour at work getting worse – or are we just becoming oversensitive snowflakes?

24.08.2025 8

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Why have I been hoarding 39,674 emails?

18.08.2025 30

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What’s your 2025 vibe? Take my big summer quiz to find out!

10.08.2025 8

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Are heterosexuals OK?

04.08.2025 10

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The best way to age? Forget the longevity bros – and be more Mariah Carey

03.08.2025 30

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What counts as a ‘bad day’ is subjective – but I’ve found something that I’m sure annoys absolutely anyone

28.07.2025 10

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Have you been a victim of the ‘gen Z stare’? It’s got nothing on the gen X look of dread

27.07.2025 8

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The very worst thing about And Just Like That? The contents of Carrie Bradshaw’s bathroom cabinet

21.07.2025 7

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Could you love someone who believed in fairies, wanted an open relationship or even took up golf?

20.07.2025 10

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I’m not keen on the Clooneys’ ‘no phones’ rule for guests. But I’d still accept an invitation

14.07.2025 10

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How do I feel about air conditioning? On the one hand, I’m extremely hot. On the other, it’s destroying the planet

13.07.2025 20

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The worst thing about AI? That stupid Samsung ad where the guy adds ‘way too much sugar’ to his pasta sauce

07.07.2025 30

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What’s a guaranteed way to find peace in these troubled times?

04.07.2025 9

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Is ‘princess treatment’ a harmless trend – or yet more fuel for misogyny?

04.07.2025 10

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I was a big orca fan – but their skincare regime is giving me the ick

30.06.2025 60

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What’s it like to be 23 and starting a new life? I’m unpacking a lot of emotions as my son heads to the US

29.06.2025 10

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I’m thrilled that Liz Hurley is 60, naked and smiling in a meadow. But when will the nude celeb arms race end?

16.06.2025 6

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Are you a woman dreaming of a career change? Here’s my advice

15.06.2025 7

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Real Housewives is coming to London? I can’t wait for the boozed-up shouting to begin

09.06.2025 10

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You say we need more babies, rightwingers? Come back to me after you’ve fought in the trenches of soft play

08.06.2025 40

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‘Chic’ is dead, says Vogue. Is it time to revive ‘jazzy’, ‘snazzy’ and ‘swish’?

02.06.2025 6

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Working from home? It’s so much nicer if you’re a man

01.06.2025 20

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Could the right question bring some magic to your meetings?

26.05.2025 4

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How will you remember your loved ones? With the nationwide Celebration Day – or by shouting at squirrels?

25.05.2025 20

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I’ve been living each day as if it were my first – and the results amazed me

19.05.2025 20

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That’s enough pro-pet propaganda! There are at least seven things that humans do better

18.05.2025 10

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What’s better than a cafe, wilderness retreat or spa? A silent cafe, wilderness retreat or spa

12.05.2025 20

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Why should the US have all the new holidays? Here are five to make the UK a happier place

11.05.2025 5

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I watched a woman clear her shower drain – and realised I had to get my own life in order

05.05.2025 7

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Do we ever stop feeling anxious, angry or sad about relationships? Not if my older friends are any guide

04.05.2025 8

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The interim pope is a guy called Kevin. Why do people find that funny?

28.04.2025 20

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I’ve never kept a diary. But if I had, I’d want it destroyed when I die

27.04.2025 10

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Spring is here! Why are some people in flip-flops – and others in padded overcoats?

21.04.2025 40

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