Best

Best delivers a varied and lively mix of ideas and inspiration to inform and entertain real women and help them get more out of every aspect of their busy lives. Best is topical, practical, offering more variety than any other weekly by embracing traditional topics in a modern way.

Find your happy

START YOUR week with a smile

Who’s that boy? • If you recognise the new face joining EastEnders, you could be right! Bobby Brazier is the son of late reality star, Jade Goody – just imagine how proud she’d be…

Charlie’s wise words • Worrying about how you look? ‘Life is too short,’ according to Garden Rescue presenter Charlie Dimmock, an attitude she learnt with time… we’re with you, Charlie!

Quitting TV? I thought: What have I done?! • Ex-Loose Woman Andrea McLean talks about her new app for helping women STOP feeling stuck and START feeling excited again, and opens up on life away from TV screens…

Cool DOWN! • Laid-back pieces are perfect for the weekend

‘Carson evolves at the pace of a Galapagos tortoise!’ • Downton Abbey’s Jim Carter talks about life in an acting family, where he differs from his grumpy on-screen persona, Carson and filming on the Cote D’Azur…

Boomers just wanna have fun • Forget a night in with a cup of cocoa: Today’s over-50s are partying more than ever – and certainly harder than their Generation Sensible kids, says Simon Mills (58 years young)…

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Time to face reality

We’re ALL TALKING about • If you haven’t had time to keep up with Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, we’ve done it for you…

SMOOTH operator! • Finding your undies are irritating in the heat? Go for seamless styles and soft fabrics

I feel guilty about Holly and Jessica • Emma Rawson has spent years wondering if her actions could have changed events in Soham 20 years ago…

Love your legs! • Get ready to bare with confidence

The BIG beauty QUESTIONS • Harley Street Skin Clinic’s Lesley Reynolds shares her age-proof advice

Totes AMAZE! • Ooze glamour on the beach with a stylish bag for your essentials…

The veg out plan! • You probably know, the more fruit and vegetables you eat, the healthier your diet – but did you know you could also be slimmer if you stick to a mostly veggie plan? Try our ‘veggie before six’ plan and you could lose up to half a stone this month…

I saved over £3K & shed six stone! • Gemma Montague was uncomfortable with her weight, but some stark words encouraged her to make some much-needed changes…

Stacey & Joe’s (unofficial) wedding day! • Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash had an intimate ceremony at their Pickle Cottage home last week…

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No cook no fuss! • Turn down the heat in the kitchen by whipping up one of these easy meals

Food in a flash • MAKE LIFE EASIER IN THE KITCHEN WITH THESE SPEEDY MEAL IDEAS AND SUPERMARKET BUYS

Our hunt for heroes… • Do you know someone who has gone above and beyond for others? If so, we want to know about them…

HOT WEATHER CLOTHING

Feline like opening your heart? • This week marks International Cat Day and there are hundreds of kitties out there who need loving homes. Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity, helping around 200,000 cats and kittens each year. They have some gorgeous furry friends looking for the purrfect home…

Tea for two! • Make the most of Afternoon Tea Week and indulge in a cuppa and slice of cake at home…

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