57 h. ago For decades, US Open women's champs got a smaller replica trophy than the men. Now they're equal

For decades, U.S. Open women's singles champions received a replica trophy that was much smaller than the ones the men's title winners were allowed to take home

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2 w. ago Loose Women star confesses she 'outright lied' to children for decades in personal update

Loose Women presenter Kaye Adams has opened up about a lie she told to her children for decades, only owning up to her deception after getting caught out

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2 w. ago Loose Women star Kaye Adams admits she lied about her age for decades

‘There's this sense the moment you hit a certain age, you risk being replaced by someone younger – no matter your talent,’ Adams said

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2 w. ago I lied about my age for a decade, even to my own children. Here's how I got away with it

On a Spanish beach, my daughter Charly lifted her phone and took the photo that would show me just how far I had come.

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2 w. ago Celebrities like Andie MacDowell and Pamela Anderson are all for the grey revolution – are older women caring less about what people think?

Now that I’m in my 50s, I care less about how my appearance is perceived by society. It’s a subtle shift from age empowerment to age liberationI am noticing a growing movement where women are less concerned about looking their age, whether it’s makeup-free Pamela, silver and chic Andie Macdowell, or Ashley Judd not caring what we think about her swimsuit-clad mature form in a splashy Instagram frolic.In fact, it almost seems like older women are caring less about what people think about their appearance, despite other age groups feeling less confident than they did a decade ago. This isn’t to say that older women don’t want to present themselves in fashionable and stylish ways like their younger counterparts; they’ve just probably grown a little tired of the narrow societal expectations of having to look the youngest they possibly can. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘We made it our catwalk’: the photos showing Black British women’s Saturday night fashion through the ages

Archivist Deborah Carnegie has gathered 70 years’ worth of photos of women from the Windrush generation to the present day getting ready for a big evening out – and changing the face of fashion in the UK as they wentBefore the beat drops, there is first the bedroom. A hot comb sizzling fresh from the stove, the gentle whirring of a sewing machine. A group of women cross-legged on the floor, swapping clothes and gossip: who got turned away at the club door last weekend? Who might show up tonight?For the London-based archivist Deborah Carnegie, there is something atavistic and sacred about the pre-night out ritual, in particular for Black British women. It is the subject of her latest work, a photography archive spanning 1950 to the present day, chronicling Black British women’s Saturday night fashion across the decades. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Myleene Klass is accused of brutally 'ghosting' a close friend for contacting her ex

The Loose Women presenter exchanged vows with Graham Quinn in 2011, almost a decade after meeting the Irish businessman when he provided security for Hear'Say.

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