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.

Time for great TV!

START YOUR week with a smile

‘The dog who saved my life’ • Kate’s brother, James Middleton has written a moving memoir on his struggles with mental health and how a small spaniel became a life saver…

Eamonn and the Steel Magnolia • While Eamonn Holmes cosies up to his new girlfriend, will his soon-to-be-ex wife Ruth be having the last laugh?

‘Failure? I had a flipping lot!’ • We caught up with Jane McDonald to chat about her new book, which is all about finding the light in the darkness

DRESS TO impress!

I’M BACK, Darlings! • Our fab-u-lous columnist, Craig Revel Horwood, spills the secrets of the latest Strictly line-up to Ed-in-Chief, Siobhan Wykes…

Learning to feel your feet • Once an editor at best magazine, Lindsay Nicholson offered confidence-boosting advice to millions of readers. Then her own apparently perfect life unravelled...

Don’t want to pay? Just stay away • THE WAY I SEE IT... Wise words from our feisty, fearless and funny columnist

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

‘Men want young totty’ • Debbie McGee on why dancing didn’t get her a date, on missing her late husband and turning down a night with Omar Sharif…

I grew up in a commune • Susanna Crossman had an unconventional upbringing in the 70s ... what has it taught her?

Dress UP! • Give your Autumn wardrobe a bold makeover with a statement print dress

Bathroom bliss! • Turn a daily habit into a beauty ritual

Face fix • Puffy complexion? Lesley Reynolds from Harley Street Skin Clinic talks us through why it happens, and how to tackle it

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The pipes are calling! • Writer Wendy Gomersall has a go at playing the bagpipes – with the help of a piper from the extraordinary Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo…

Dish of the day! • Whip up something comforting and super tasty

It’s wine o’clock with Olly Smith • Rosé is a wine for all seasons, its easy charm brightening the mood all year round. And with lots of food pairings from salads to curries, the flavours across the styles of rosé give a rainbow of tastes to please all palates!

Our grans played Cupid from beyond the grave • Vicky Newton’s psychic gift was the reason she was single – until a certain spirit stepped in…

Snuggle season! • Warm up your bedroom without turning up the heat!

Dear Vanessa • Our celebrity agony aunt, Vanessa Feltz, tackles your problems with her usual wit, wisdom and humour

‘Ireland feels like home…’ • Dermot O’Leary is embarking on a brand-new Irish adventure…

See the world from HELEN’S HILARIOUS VIEWPOINT... • Our fabulous and funny columnist, comedian Helen Lederer is here to tell it like it is, in her own witty way…

No Disney fairytale • As Alice Evans is thrown out of court for taking photos of her ex Ioan Gruffudd, how did the couple go from meeting on the set of a Disney classic to the ‘most bitter split in Hollywood’?

Lose up to 7lbs in two weeks*on the reset plan! • If you’re looking to get back into a routine when it comes to hitting your weight-loss goals this Autumn, try this healthy eating plan from Slimming World. It includes a selection of seasonal comfort dishes and easy mid-week meals to fit into your routine. Follow the plan for two weeks and you could lose up to 7lbs!*

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