Vanessa George was my best friend
Little Ted Nursery worker Laura*, 48, met Vanessa George through a friend and they quickly forged a tight bond. But then the news of the child porn horror story broke and her life changed forever… In Laura’s eyes Vanessa seemed like an ordinary, middle aged mum-of-two when she met her in a playground. Immediately Laura…
Prince thanks Royal Wedding wine campaigners
Prince William has thanked campaigners who wrote to him requesting that English Sparkling Wine be served at Friday’s Royal Wedding. Thousands of patriotic Brits joined a Facebook campaign requesting the Royal family shun traditional French Champagne in favour for wine produced on home soil for the Prince and Kate Middleton’s wedding reception. The campaign, organised…
Eastenders Cot Death: My heartbreaking reality
When Eastenders hit the headlines with a traumatic cot death storyline, Benri Henry, 22, could relate to the heartache all to well… Just like any other evening, Berni, 22, and her partner Matthew, 29, tuned in to EastEnders. Curled up on the sofa next to each other, with their daughter Rhiannon, 3, and son Rhys,…
Steven Gerrard in Twitter pledge
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has revealed he’ll join Twitter this summer – but only if his best mate gets 50,000 followers. The 30-year-old midfielder will join the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Michael Owen and Cristiano Ronaldo on the social network if actor buddy Paul McGrattan reaches the milestone. McGrattan, who is inseparable from the England…
I fell in love with my RE teacher
Jess Anderson,16, gave up everything when she moved in with her former teacher Clive Richards, 50. As I looked at my timetable with my friends we cheered. It was RE next and we really enjoyed it. Clive Richards had started teaching Humanities at my school, Mounty’s Bay in Penzance, and he made the lesson fun…
My husband was a conman with a secret sex-fuelled double life
Gill Hopes, 62, had been happily married to Paul, 58, for 23 years and thought everything was perfect – until she found out that he had swindled £3.7 million and spent it on a sex-fuelled double life… Gill met the love of her life Paul in 1971 at an amateur football match when she was…
Liverpool owner thought Steven Gerrard was gay
Former Liverpool owner George Gillett thought captain Steven Gerrard was gay, according to an explosive new book. The American, whose controversial co-ownership with Tom Hicks ended last year, thought Gerrard’s partner Alex was a man - and not a striking blonde. Gillett then contacted Hicks and said: “Tom, there’s something you need to know. Our team…
Katie Price enjoys race-y session with boyfriend Leandro Penna
Katie Price’s new man is already driving her around the bend. The glamour model, 32, currently serving a driving ban after being caught speeding, took out her frustration on the karting track with boyfriend Leandro Penna, 25. They joined two pals for a private session at the TeamSport circuit in Crawley, West Sussex, on Wednesday….
He can never make me a victim again
Emily Cartwright, now 19, never dreamt about her wedding when she was growing up. Instead she was praying her dad’s intention of marrying her would not come true and that she would escape his evil clutches… As I watched my mum put her purse and lipstick in her bag I sat on the sofa and…
I am fighting to get my husband off a sexual assualt charge – so he can go back to his mistress!
When Cheryl Anderson, 27, threw husband Tam, 29, out after an Internet affair he secretly went to Mexico to meet his chatroom lover, Carla Santos, a 29-year-old American. However on his flight home he was arrested at the airport for an alleged sexual assault and now five-months-pregnant Cheryl is having to work with Carla to…
£100,000 of plastic surgery changed my life – and now I want more!
When Nicola Stratton won an incredible plastic surgery makeover worth £100,000 she had no idea just how much it would change her life… And now her heart’s set on getting even more! To other people Nicola lived a glamorous life flying around the world as an air hostess. However, underneath her confident exterior she felt…
I fell in love with a conman who swindled me out of £80,000
Kate Roberts, 47, couldn’t believe her luck when she met hunky soldier Sgt. Mark Ray Smith online. Talking every night on the phone it wasn’t long until the pair were deeply in love – or so she thought…. Clicking to save my profile on the friends re-united dating site I smiled proudly to myself. I’d…
My bargain boob job helped me beat the bullies!
When Danielle Sheehan, 20, scooped a £5K prize, her troubled childhood came flooding back – she knew what she’d have to splash the cash on… As soon as I spotted the school gates my heart began to race. “Another day in paradise,” I mumbled to myself. If only. Behind me, I heard the voices I…
I arranged my wedding… Without telling the groom!
Arlene Hunsdale, 30, took two years planning her wedding – without her groom David, 29, even knowing! Beaming with happiness I stared back at my reflection in the mirror. I was finally wearing the beautiful wedding dress I’d always dreamed of. It was Wednesday 6th October, the day of my final dress fitting and four…
Anything you can do, sister: My daughters and their battle against anorexia
When Anna Jones (48) watched daughter Ramona (now 17) develop anorexia at just 12 years old she never dreamed her younger daughter Kiara (now 15) would follow in her footsteps, with devastating consequences… Sitting in our living room in summer 2006 with my daughters Ramona (then 12, pictured above) and her sister Kiara (then 10,…
Liverpool and Man United target defender
Aston Villa defender Richard Dunne could be a summer target for Manchester United and Liverpool. The Irish international is in the bad books at Villa Park following two embarrassing off-the-field incidents. He was recently fined two weeks wages for his drunken antics on a recent training camp and nearly came to blows with assistant manager…
Islamic gang daub ‘Support Taliban’ graffiti on war memorial
Police are hunting a gang of Islam yobs who vandalised a village’s war memorial with the words ‘Support Taliban’. War veterans in the picturesque village of Stretton, Staffs., were horrified when they saw their memorial defaced over the weekend. Vandals used red spray paint to daub the words ”Support Taliban” in capital letters across the…
