Celebrity Interviews

15 March 2022

How can I get my spark back as a mum? by Louisa Herridge author of Stop Ironing, Start Living

Written by Louisa Herridge, 42 from Cheshire is a Mindset and Positive Psychology Empowerment Coach, Founder of the global movement Mamas Ignited https://mamasignited.co.uk/ and best-selling author. Her recent inspirational book ...

14 March 2022

Paul McKenna: "I think for many people it's easier to be negative than positive" [EXCLUSIVE]

He has long been known as the master of the mind and now Paul McKenna is leading the drive to plant positivity back into our lives after such a troubled ...

14 March 2022

The Ides of March by Megan Edwards, author of A Coin for the Ferryman

To be sure, Shakespeare’s version of this saying is far more famous. “Beware the Ides of March” has cast an ominous pall over the infamous date ever since the Bard ...

11 March 2022

Big Brother Canada Season 10: Evictee Jay on their relationship with Kyle and more [EXCLUSIVE]

As Big Brother Canada continues with its groundbreaking tenth season, another heartbreaking eviction took place. Jay Northcott was voted out of the House after failing to pick up the Power of ...
8 March 2022

What I'd like my readers to know about me by Confessions of a Crummy Mummy author Natalie Brown

Mum of four Natalie Brown takes part in Female First's 'seven things' series following the release of her telling-it-how-it-is parenting memoir Confessions of a Crummy Mummy - The Baby Years. ...

8 March 2022

Karren Brady interview: 'More can be done for women in business' [EXCLUSIVE]

She has been a champion for women in business for the last three decades and now Karren Brady is eager to break down more barriers for the next generation following ...
8 March 2022

How to be a more considerate customer or guest by Geoffrey Paris, author of More Sauce Madam?

We’ve all been embarrassed in a restaurant or hotel when one of the other customers or guests is rude or downright abusive towards the hard-working staff who are only trying ...

7 March 2022

Big Brother Canada Season 10: First evictee Melina discusses her time in the House

It’s always hard saying goodbye to Houseguests on a new season of Big Brother Canada, especially so when they didn’t have all that long to make an impact in the ...
4 March 2022

Ashley James Interview: Mother and DJ on body confidence, self-love and feeling anything but ‘basic’

Model, mother and empowerment coach - Ashley James - is working with George at Asda to promote body confidence and empower women with their ‘Back to Basics’ lingerie range. The ...
3 March 2022

Outlander Season 6: Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin discuss Brianna and Roger's future [EXCLUSIVE]

Outlander fans have never had such a long wait between seasons of the show. Making sure that the sixth outing for the series is as good as it can be, ...
3 March 2022

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me, by Claire Frost

Claire Frost is the author of Living My Best Life and Married At First Swipe – and her third book, The One, is published today (March 3). Lottie Brown has ...

3 March 2022

Seven things I’d like my readers to know about me, by Lizzie Pook

Growing up, I never thought writing books could be a job. I loved reading though and my dad would take me and my sister to the library every weekend where ...

3 March 2022

The relationship between stress & creativity by Mark Simmonds, author of Beat Stress at Work

The modern day workplace is not really cut out for creativity. It’s too stressful! But guess what. Ironically, creativity can have a positive impact on your overall stress levels! Just ...

3 March 2022

Author of The Visa, Lizzie O'Hagan writes about growing in love and a new kind of romcom

‘You can’t marry a man you’ve just met.’ If, like me, you spend an inordinate amount of time falling into social-media-cyclones, you’ve probably seen this meme: a sassy still of ...

3 March 2022

Why I found my voice in Scotland by Helen Fields, author of One for Sorrow

My father, a Hampshire boy born and bred, loved Scotland, and I remember being fascinated by the way he talked about it. He was a fiercely practical man who was ...

3 March 2022

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Zoe Somerville, author of The Marsh House

I grew up in Norfolk, the setting of both of my novels and most of my family are still there, in or around Norwich. One of my favourite books as ...

3 March 2022

Five reasons why adults should read YA by Morgan Owen, author of The Girl With No Soul

When people ask me what my book is about, I don’t tell them that it’s YA at first. I tell them that it’s set in a world in which the ...

3 March 2022

Reasons for guilt in single motherhood and how to overcome this emotional state

Guilt is a powerful, uncomfortable emotion which can often show up during the experience of single motherhood. Guilt can spill out in so many ways, for example: - Guilt about ...
3 March 2022

The relationship between stress and creativity by Mark Simmonds, author of Beat Stress at Work

The modern day workplace is not really cut out for creativity. It’s too stressful! But guess what. Ironically, creativity can have a positive impact on your overall stress levels! Just ...
1 March 2022

How writing helped to manage my depression by Ross Patrick, author of A New Dark Age

2014 and the house shakes from the thunder of workmen pounding the street out front with pneumatic machinery. The front window has a hole from when I tried to force ...
1 March 2022

How grumpy are you and what does this say about you and the world? by Grant J Ryan

Independent of how good life is, there seems to be a social preference for having a bit of a grumble. Imagine someone has a story about the horrific customer service ...

25 February 2022

Dani Bowman exclusive interview: Former England player on life as a Brighton player

Former England football player Dani Bowman started her career in the sport at Arsenal, before moving to Chelsea is search of more first team football but is now enjoying life ...

24 February 2022

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me, by Giles Kristian

To celebrate the release of his new novel, Where Blood Runs Cold, we asked author Giles Kristian to take part in our 'seven things' series, where writers open up and reveal ...