Issue 20-Jul-2020 - Woman's Own (2024)

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Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Woman's Own is one of the best loved weeklies for women who know how to enjoy life, are fun-loving, confident and whatever their age, feel 10 years younger. It delivers a weekly mix of news, views, celebrity gossip and intriguing real-life. It's smart, surprising, and straight talking.

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In This IssueThis week we’re lovingPAUL O’GRADYPaul O’Grady is back this week showing us what happened to all the adorable rescue dogs we saw in the last series of For the Love of Dogs…Filmed across Battersea’s three centres in London, Old Windsor and Brands Hatch, Paul will be reunited with some of the Battersea dogs who were looking for help, love and new homes, and seeing how they’re getting on with their owners – as well as meeting some who are still looking for a best friend to rescue them. Paul recently adopted adorable Nancy after his beloved dog Boycie’s death.● Paul O’Grady for the Love of Dogs: What Happened Next is on Wed, ITVRemember, you can download Woman’s Own from the App Store or Google Play Store direct to your smartphone or tablet…1 min

CelebrityRICHARD ARNOLD’S week in showbizKatherine Dow Blyton‘It’s the longest I’ve been home in years’Why Emmerdale vicar Katherine Dow Blyton is hot under the collar…How’ve you been, old pal?Despite everything, being back at home in London for so long was quite a novelty. It’s the longest I’ve been home for seven years, which was nice.Your dog Dexter must have been delighted…Dexter was great – my partner Jason was like, ‘Are you still here?!’ The boyfriend took a bit more getting used to it. We learned the best way was to meet for meal times then stay apart as much as possible, which was quite healthy. But we saw each other a lot because we were always eating.I hear he’s been whipping you into shape?He said he’d train me for two weeks, every day, in the…4 min

CelebrityPIERS ‘Susanna is SO DULL!’She’s usually a ray of sunshine presenting Good Morning Britain beside self-confessed grump Piers Morgan, but Susanna Reid has been out of sorts recently and he thinks it’s her abstinence from alcohol that’s making her ‘miserable’.Having ditched the booze back in 2019, Susanna, 49, has managed to remain teetotal during lockdown and Piers, 55, has questioned her decision.‘No wonder you’re so miserable,’ he said. ‘Get a bottle of wine and treat yourself.’Susanna herself has admitted that she is ‘a lot less fun’ since quitting the booze, saying, ‘Piers and I would have these big nights out... but I haven’t done one of those since I stopped drinking. Basically, I’m a lot less fun now – as Piers tells me all the time.’It’s not uncommon for Piers to tease Susanna –…4 min

CelebrityLoose CONFESSIONS!‘I EAT ROADKILL’Janet Street-Porter, 73, has confessed she eats the dead animals she comes across on the road, as she believes it’s environmentally friendly. She admitted, ‘If I see a deer by the side of the road that’s been hit by a lorry or a car, what else are you going to do?’ She added, ‘We used to eat it, there’s nothing wrong with it. You can go on YouTube and watch a video on how to slaughter it.’‘I LET MY SON HAVE A PROSTITUTE’Coleen Nolan revealed she allowed her son, Shane, 31, to visit Amsterdam’s red-light district if he passed his GCSEs, when he was 17. The 55-year-old said he could go with an adult and have ‘very controlled and very clean controlled sex, not backstreet prostitution, and only…3 min

CelebritySHE WORE IT BESTLegendary actor and national treasure Dame Helen has graced more red carpets than we can possibly count. We always look forward to seeing what she’ll wear to an event and this pink tulle Schiaparelli gown illustrated she’s a true reigning style sovereign.For her slot on ITV’s Lorraine show, Helen paired a sunshine knit with an on-trend leopard-print midi skirt – with pockets! Yes, this pro knows that having somewhere to put your hands makes for a more relaxed photograph.Always a picture of elegance, the Dame chose a sweeping blue Alberta Ferretti maxi skirt for the Palm Springs film festival. Teamed with a simple matching cardigan and waist-cinching belt, this 50s look had a thoroughly modern feel.Helen successfully pulled off one of her edgiest looks when she mixed a leather biker…1 min

FeaturesGrandma for one dayScrambling for my phone, it would have been impossible to have dialled my mum’s number any faster. It was May 2017 and after eight months of trying with my partner, Paul, then 34, a pregnancy test had come back positive. ‘We’re having a baby,’ I gushed the moment Mum, Elizabeth, then 70, answered, and we burst into excited chatter about me becoming a mummy and she a grandma.I grew up in a tight-knit family, sharing some of the happiest times with my brother, James, Mum, and my dad, Graham. Sadly, Mum and Dad split when I was 18, but Mum and I propped each other up as we adjusted to life without him around as much.Even when I left home at 28, I only moved around the corner, and Mum…6 min

Issue 20-Jul-2020 - Woman's Own (2024)

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