‘i’m just getting started’

If you’d told my younger self that my 50s would be the decade I’d run three independent bookshops, put on huge author events with the likes of Michael Palin and Matt Haig, and win a FutureBook Award,

Julie Balchin has had an emotional rollercoaster with her body image and health throughout the years. But she’s become a personal trainer to share what she’s learned and help others...

Rachel Ward, with actor husband Bryan Brown, in 1983 (below) and on her cattle farm recently (inset) Why do we think it’s acceptable to comment on someone’s looks? Seriously, if I had a quid for every

With her winning combination of brains and beauty, Carol Vorderman became a household name during her 26-year stint on Channel 4 game show Countdown. Since then the 65-year-old, who has a degree in en

I turned 50 this year and threw my arms wide. Not for a facelift or a sports car, but for the sheer privilege of still being here. My mum died at 59 from breast cancer. When you have that fact stitche

My last place was lovely but very neutral, and I’d always held back a bit with decorating. But this home felt different. Although the interior was stuck in the 1990s, it had great bones. The big rooms