‘it would be boring if everyone was the same!’

Double-gold Olympic medal winner Dame Kelly Holmes is enjoying some much-needed downtime after a busy 12 months – no doubt tending to her herd of five alpacas that live in a field near her Kent home.

Helen Skelton chats about her love of exercise, from running to boxing, and why she likes to mix things up.

Amid reported slumps in viewing figures, it was revealed last week that ITV is set to cut jobs and slash the budgets of the UK’s biggest daytime shows – including Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, Loose

Life can surprise you – at any age. Just take it from these women

LOOSE WOMEN IN CRISIS

Your mum Janice scored goals for England at the unofficial World Cup in Mexico in 1971, in front of huge crowds. When did you become aware of her football pedigree? I was maybe seven when she got out