How do I tell my daughter she may never be a mother? After her own early menopause, Anna-Louise worries about the legacy she may have passed on

The 40-year-old said night after night she is kept awake by the 'terrible legacy' she could have passed on to her daughter. She discovered her fate when her period was a couple of months late and she visited to doctor, thinking she might be pregnant. But blood tests revealed she had gone through the menopause

Sophie Wessex breaks down in tears as she is reunited with the midwife who helped save her life when she gave birth to Lady Louise

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The Countess of Wessex, whose children, Louise, 10, and James, seven, were both born there, paid an hour-long visit to Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey.

'You're gay because there are demons in you': Dr Christian Jessen breaks down in tears as he goes undercover to investigate bogus 'gay cures'

Dr Christian Jessen goes through a number of 'therapies' that claim to 'cure' him of his homosexuality in C4 documentary

The Embarrassing Bodies doctor explores the various extreme methods being deployed in the UK and US, which claim to 'rehabilitate' gay people.

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'I enjoyed listening to Madonna, but I'll pass for now': Rejection letters sent to the world's most successful people revealed

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Madonna was rejected by the music producer Jerermy Ienner -- who is behind Dirty Dancing's iconic soundtrack -- the year before she signed with Sire records and debuted her first album in 1982, meanwhile in a letter dated 1956, the MOMA notified Andy Warhol that its collections committee had decided to turn down the drawing Shoe, which the artist, who had moved to New York seven years prior to work in advertising, had offered as a gift.

Tabasco heir opens the doors to his private island where 'around $200m' worth of the spicy condiment is produced each year

Dedication: Tony Simmons, the heir of the Tabasco empire has revealed that he taste tests the hot sauce everyday and eats it for 'breakfast, lunch and dinner'

Tony Simmons - the current CEO of the condiment brand - let cameras from CBS into his factory on Avery Island, Louisiana.

Want to lose weight? Abandon the Big Weekly Shop! We BINGE when buying food in one go, says new study

Over half of us still do a big weekly shop despite the fact it makes most of us hungry to walk the food aisles

Just the act of buying groceries makes 84 per cent of us hungry with a third of people tucking in as soon as the goodies arrive home.

Flirty thirties: Women reach the peak of sexual confidence at the age of 31- like Anne Hathaway, Kate Bosworth and Nicki Minaj says new research

A study of 2,000 people found 31 - the age of Nicki Minaj- to be the age when most women are experienced enough to be confident in their sexual prowess

Apparently at the age of 31, like Nicki Minaj, Anne Hathaway and Kate Bosworth, women are experienced enough to be confident in bed.

'Being 9st didn't make me happy': Mother lost 8st but only felt confident when she began powerlifting and GAINED weight

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Lisa James, 29, from Llanelli, South Wales, gained weight after giving birth, and at her heaviest she weighed 17st struggled to fit into size 20 clothes.

Anorexic woman who once weighed just FOUR STONE debuts healthier body two years

Road to recovery: Danielle Buettner pictured a year ago, when she was still severely underweight (left) and in her recent interview with Fox4kc (right) at a healthier 99lbs

Danielle Buettner, 36, from Lawrence, Kansas, was admitted to a hospice two years ago and given just six months to live.

'I want QQQ boobs!' Mother of six who's 'proud to be plastic' vows to defy doctors - and her family - to DOUBLE her LLL breasts

Lacey Wildd is planning on doubling the size of her breasts

Former showgirl Lacey Wilde, 45, from Florida, went from a 32AA to a LLL size but still wants more, in spite of her family's grave concerns.

Siblings who share same birthday and found out they were pregnant on same date beat odds of a million to one to also give birth on same day

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Step-sisters Lydia Crispin and Dawn Bamber - who also share a birthday of April 1 - each discovered they were mothers-to-be by chance on June 18 last year.

'Do you like horror movies?': The surprising questions that will tell you if your relationship is likely to last...

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Harvard mathematicians have revealed three quirky questions to determine whether a couple have real potential.

Are BROKEN ELBOWS in fashion now? U.S. label The Limited is accused of deforming models' arms in Photoshop fail

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Several images of the Luxe Fit Scoopneck Tee show the model's upper arms dramatically 'streamlined' and her elbows appear to be entirely inverted.

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Amy turned up for a dinner date in Los Angeles looking kitsch chic with a vintage style tea dress and bright accents. She kept the winter blues away with a healthy glow.

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Is this the world's smallest piece of sushi? Tokyo chef shrinks Japanese delicacy to a single GRAIN of rice

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Tokyo based Mr Ikeno has spent 13 years perfecting the art. Each miniature creation takes five minutes to craft and weighs less than one gram. The chef explains that his unusual art was born out of a joke with a customer, who he had once served a mini creation to, and which made him start to 'wonder' how tiny he could make it.

A knockout proposal! Bruised and bloody boxers stun girlfriends by popping the question - in the middle of the RING

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Adrian Firkins, 44, and Ricky Welsby, 24, both from the West Midlands, got down on bended knee on Friday night.

Meet the vloggers making millions from makeup tutorials: Beauty videos reach the 700 million hits a month mark

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A new survey has revealed that 41 per cent of women are watching beauty videos on YouTube or dedicated blogs.

High fashion label Sophie Theallet collaborates with plus-size chain Lane Bryant on 'risqué' lingerie collection

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A first sketch from the line, which hits stores this fall, is of underwear with a black lace overlay in a floral pattern, and a matching bra with sheer lace detailing.

It's the wedding day frock off! Men would choose a meringue while women go simple and pared-back when it comes to bridal dresses

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Brides magazine worked with designer Ian Stuart to create a man’s ideal gown for his bride, which turned out to be ivory and meringue-shaped.

Brides beware! Wedding vendors are now suing newlywed couples for leaving negative online reviews

Wedding vendors are now adding clauses to their contracts that prohibit newlywed couples from posting any negative reviews online - and brides who break these contracts are now being threatened with lawsuits

Photographers, DJs, and even florists are adding clauses to their contracts that prohibit newlywed couples from posting any negative reviews online.

'Apres ski... you sled!' Ivanka Trump hits the Aspen slopes with her two-year-old daughter Arabella

Ivanka Trump, 32, shared a picture on Instagram yesterday from Aspen, Colorado, sledding with her two-year-old daughter Arabella

The 32-year-old is also on vacation with her five-month-old son Joseph in Aspen, Colorado.

Duchess of Delusion: Fergie's lost 3st - and says you can, too! You need a Swiss chalet, a private Pilates instructor... and lots of money to spend on her slimming fruit teas

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Hear ye, hear ye! Let joy be unconfined; let the lid stay on the biscuit tin; let the news go out from here and now that Sarah, the Duchess of York, has lost weight.

Zero calories - and totally natural. But is the 'miracle' new sugar substitute too good to be true?

The 'miracle' ingredient, stevia, is between 250 and 300 times sweeter than sugar

You may well already have had some. Look on the label of a can of Sprite and you’ll notice stevia in the ingredients — that’s why it’s now 30 per cent lower in sugar.

Female check-up that can be more painful than giving birth - and 'barbaric' clinics that don't give pain relief

Invasive: A hysteroscopy involves using a narrow tube with a telescope called a hysteroscope at the end to investigate the inside of the womb and transmit the images to a computer screen

Debbie Vince began to experience severe pain and bleeding episodes a few months later after her menopause. She had a condition called endometrial hyperplasia.

'Luxury is a state of mind': Despite being $6M in debt, L'Wren Scott lived a life of glamor and rock star royalty on Instagram

To L'Wren Scott's 11,000 Instagram followers, the designer lived a glamorous life full of luxury and love, regularly posting images of herself on exotic vacations

Scott, who was found dead at 10am on Monday by an assistant in her Manhattan apartment, regularly posted images that lived up to her glamorous image.

The day I was seduced by the postman's wife: More delightfully dotty - and touching - letters from a very eccentric dad to his daughter

Grandpa wasn't always grumpy: Roger with Jane's son Piers in 1975

Racing journalist Roger Mortimer wrote dozens of gloriously funny letters to his three children. Here, are some written to his eldest daughter, Jane.

What will our children be calling their babies? Names of the future look to nature with Everest, Beach and Nile among top predictions

Back to nature: Everest, Beach, Nile and Oceana have been predicted among the top baby names for the future

Pamela Satran, the woman behind the website Nameberry.com, believes that the world map will be a major source of inspiration for future baby names.

A vegetable made in hipster heaven: Meet Brusselkale - a hybrid of Brussels sprouts and kale - that's set to be a supermarket hit

Like flowers: The veggies look like loose cabbage heads, with primarily green leaves and purple stems

A new vegetable that fuses Brussels sprouts and red kale may soon be hitting your supermarket shelves.

From eating clay to sunbathing nude: Shailene Woodley's organic beauty routine inspired by 'indigenous cultures'

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Miss Woodley, 22, is a known environmentalist and says that her beauty and food routines have been tailored to reflect her earth-saving philosophies. She says: 'I started studying the lifestyles of indigenous cultures, and through that, herbalism. That empowered me to make my own beauty products—how could I make my own lotion with medicinal properties?’

Turn your selfies into nail art! Ingenious new app creates custom nail stickers out of Instagram images

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NailSnaps, which are are easy to apply and last about a week, were designed by LA-based duo Angel Anderson and Sarah Heering and are currently a Kickstarter project.

Would you spend $250 on a bottle of OLD nail polish? The discontinued shades commanding prices over TEN TIMES their original value

Rare goods: Clarins's 230 has been discontinued since 2008, making it so elusive that bloggers have nick named it 'unicorn pee'

The trend for crazy nail polish has now inspired a subculture that scours the internet for bottles of old, discontinued colors for which they will pay up to $250.

Who needs Botox? The £28 piece of sticky tape that 82% of women say beats wrinkles

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Realine Beauty has created a £28 hypoallergenic frown line patch, made from tape, that claims to 'naturally and effectively' smooth out forehead lines.

Forever Beautiful: Banish those bumps!

Lorena Oberg, a laser specialist in Harley Street, says: 'The best way to treat [bumps on your face] is to use a good exfoliation product and a product containing retinol'

Elsa McAlonan advises on how to battle white heads and small lumps on your face, as well as sharing her top beauty products for the week - including rain-inspired Jo Malone scents.

For £15, the formula to banish frizzy hair: Rush for Boots treatment that beats £400 salon rivals

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The new Free From Frizz 6 week Blow Out is the UK's first home-based keratin treatment which claims to eliminate frizzy hair for more than 40 days.

Will cleansing wipes wreck your looks? Femail examines the dangers from sagging eyes to spots

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Sales of cleansing wipes have doubled in the past year as busy women enjoy a simple way to remove make-up. But could they be doing long-term damage to your skin?