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Polly Hudson

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I clicked on an Instagram post about a happy dog – and opened a hellish portal

I clicked on an Instagram post about a happy dog – and opened a hellish portal
11.03.2026 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Let’s be blunt – British people need to stop being so polite

Let’s be blunt – British people need to stop being so polite

Sunday lunch guests often check in the day before, but this text was different. Rather than making sure of the time, or wondering what to bring, it...

10.03.2026 7

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

The great shared bed debate is here – and you have to pick a side

How well do any of us really know our friends? You may be confident of the answer to that, feel secure – smug, even – but be warned. One day, a...

04.03.2026 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Women everywhere are extolling the single life – not least, Pamela Anderson

Pamela Anderson has been married five times. She has made the kind of romantic decisions – impulsive, reckless, incorrigible – that suggest...

03.03.2026 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

The ‘vegan but bacon’ principle is here. Could it help us achieve our goals?

You might at first be tempted to mark the date and write down the exact time, certain that this was the moment we really had heard it all. A new...

25.02.2026 8

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Amused by that AI video of a dancing raccoon? This is how the misery starts ...

Moan all you like about technology, there’s no denying it’s made friendship easier. In an ideal world you would spend quality time together, have...

24.02.2026 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

I tried the latest sleep trick – and my husband and I were up all night

A doctor has gone viral – which sounds like the beginning of a dad joke, but isn’t – with a hack for getting back to sleep if you wake at 3am....

18.02.2026 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Katherine Ryan has had a facelift at 42. Why do I feel betrayed?

Katherine Ryan’s podcast is called Telling Everybody Everything, and she does. The comedian is honest to a fault: her comments are regularly...

17.02.2026 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

You might love olive oil, but don’t put it on your CV

11.02.2026 30

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Fellow parents! Jan Leeming is right – our kids need to be trained to behave in public

10.02.2026 3

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Want to avoid an invitation? Try the ‘soft no’

04.02.2026 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

I confessed a deplorable secret about motherhood to a friend – and it changed my life

03.02.2026 7

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Why would anyone buy Lily Allen’s haunted house? I have an inkling ...

28.01.2026 8

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Are you an oversharer? Maybe it’s time to rein it in

27.01.2026 30

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Why are British people so obsessed with bins?

21.01.2026 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Is it ever a good idea to give someone a nickname?

20.01.2026 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Brooklyn Peltz Beckham set an important trend. Will other men follow?

08.01.2026 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Nicola Jennings on Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland – cartoon

07.01.2026 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

‘For a moment, only that story matters’: my plan to reignite the all-consuming love of books

07.01.2026 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

We live in a surveillance culture – but why would I want to track my son or husband?

07.01.2026 9

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

I've shouted at seven-year-olds to support my son - he can do no wrong

02.01.2026 7

iNews

Polly Hudson

'Reaching out' and 'circling back': the 34 clichés we must ban in 2026

26.12.2025 10

iNews

Polly Hudson

I’m a Grinch and my husband is like Buddy the Elf – here is how we found a Christmas compromise

21.12.2025 20

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

The real winner of The Salt Path scandal? Raynor Winn

19.12.2025 9

iNews

Polly Hudson

At least there’s one thing we can all agree on: Claudia Winkleman

11.12.2025 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Received an unwanted gift? Here is your failsafe guide to how to respond

10.12.2025 7

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Yes, it’s full of nonsense, extreme hosting and psychobabble. But I do love Meghan’s Christmas special

07.12.2025 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Never argue with your partner? That's not a good thing

06.12.2025 10

iNews

Polly Hudson

I bought my flat in the 90s with a £5k deposit – my son will be lucky if he can afford rent

30.11.2025 10

iNews

Polly Hudson

Don’t filter your dates by age and hobbies, ask them how they shop

30.11.2025 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Party season is coming – and I am the tense, sweaty, shrill hostess with the leastess

23.11.2025 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

My husband cooks all the meals in our house - I resent cleaning up his mess

22.11.2025 10

iNews

Polly Hudson

Who to prioritise, my partner or my baby? It’s a complete no-brainer

16.11.2025 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Sweating, wailing, drunk on power: Alan Carr is a true British hero

07.11.2025 7

iNews

Polly Hudson

Is it OK to talk at the cinema? How about if it’s just during the trailers?

30.10.2025 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Are you a ditherer, sharer or pre-preparer? What your menu ordering style says about you

29.10.2025 5

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Marriage getting you down? Can I interest you in a year-long break?

26.10.2025 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Should friendship really be a ‘one strike and you’re out’ deal?

19.10.2025 20

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Cruz Beckham is the unlikely anti-nepo baby

18.10.2025 5

iNews

Polly Hudson

My foolproof guide to living with a partner – and not falling out about home decor

12.10.2025 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

Jilly Cooper's wishes for what goes in her coffin is a lesson for us all

10.10.2025 7

iNews

Polly Hudson

Manual labour / Driving an automatic car is cheating

06.10.2025 10

The Spectator

Polly Hudson

Some people have a choice about whether or not to vote Labour. I wish I did too

05.10.2025 7

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

What would you do if a supermarket accidentally gave you £300 of groceries you hadn’t paid for?

28.09.2025 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

I have a dirty TV secret – and there’s a 50/50 chance that you do too

21.09.2025 20

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

My husband looks like Jeremy Clarkson - even though I’ve been dressing him for years

21.09.2025 10

iNews

Polly Hudson

Prince Harry and King Charles reconciling? Their feud was the only relatable thing about them

14.09.2025 20

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

I hate being naked at home - that apparently makes me stupid

07.09.2025 10

iNews

Polly Hudson

Is anything more awkward – and potentially insulting – than giving up your seat on public transport?

07.09.2025 10

The Guardian

Polly Hudson

I couldn't forgive my cat's killer - even if it was my husband

31.08.2025 10

iNews

Polly Hudson