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Rebecca Loos claims she had an affair with David Beckham. Now, she says, he's playing the victim.

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Trinny Woodall's husband gave her some advice before he died. She still uses it to this day.

‘It doesn’t mean what you think it means.’ Gen Z words that Millennials just... don’t get.

Shannen Findlay

From linen to tailored, these are the shorts you'll want to live in this summer.

'Better, easier, endless orgasms.' How sex after 50 can be your best ever.

From Rebecca Loos to an Aussie model: A recap of every rumoured David Beckham affair.

'I worked for the uber rich for 18 years. Here's what it's really like.'

Shannen Findlay

HOROSCOPES: Prepare for a cosmic blessing, Aries.

Twenty years ago Natalee Holloway vanished. Now, her murderer has spoken.

A therapist ranks TikTok mental health trends from best to worst.

This is why you look incredible in the mirror, but crap in photos.

Jessie Stephens

There's a 65-year-old woman simulating masturbation for a crowd of thousands.

Holly Wainwright

'I almost did a Charlotte.' This is what happened when I finally tried The Rabbit.

Editor's Picks

An open letter to the Real Housewives of Sydney, from a working mother.

MIA FREEDMAN: 'My deeply serious theory about Taylor Swift’s new boyfriend.'

The last words Chris Dawson heard from his daughter.

Shanelle Dawson

What happened at the Gaza hospital? What we know about the air strike.

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'Women cheated with me, but it wasn't for sex.'

'I wasn't me': 10 women share what perimenopause is really like.

'I'm a proud member of the big titty committee. Here are my favourite bras for big boobs.'

Jessica Vander Leahy

SEX DIARIES: 'The night I ended up in an accidental lesbian threesome.'

The 5 best sneaker trends to shop right now.

'Today is my 21st wedding anniversary. And I've just realised I want out of my marriage.'

PARENTING CONFESSION: 'My husband’s 'dad bod' just doesn’t do it for me.'

'I'm an ex-escort. There was one specific type of client I never expected.'

Saucy secrets: 'Once I drop off my kids, I go to a hotel with other mums to have sex.'

The biggest relationship issue, according to a male escort.

'My partner and I have sex with zero foreplay. Should I stay?'

'I feel like I was brainwashed.' 3 women on divorcing in their early 20s.

'My husband and I were drugged at our wedding. One of our friends was responsible.'

'Yes, 'lash Botox' is a thing. Here's what happened when I tried it.'

'I'm done with sex since menopause. So my partner wants to sleep with other people.'

'I've been testing concealers for midlife under-eyes. Here's my favourite spendy, savey & mid.'

Holly Wainwright

I read the worst things written about me on the internet. This is what happened.

An open letter to my husband on why I want a divorce.

Sex Diaries: A very realistic recap of trying a threesome for the first (and last) time.

'I test beauty products for a living. Here are 8 products I just finished to the very last drop.'

Lifestyle

PSA: There's an easy way to make your sunscreen stay on your face.

'A stylist dressed me in 5 outfits with the same denim set. Here's my verdict.'

Hold up. Do anti-grey hair serums really work?

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Australia voted No for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. So what happens now?

The result of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum is No.

'Do First Nations people support the Voice?' All your Voice to Parliament questions, answered.

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'Closing the gap' with the Voice referendum: What is it and what does it mean?

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Entertainment

'Two of the rooms are a bad decision.' All the photos from The Block's kitchen reveal in one place.

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'No one was speaking.' Inside the affairs that nearly destroyed Fleetwood Mac.

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Justin Timberlake allegedly cheated on Britney Spears. The same scandal happened with his wife.

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Relationships

"Blood went everywhere and he fainted." 13 women confess their most embarrassing sex stories.

"We had sex 16 times in 40 hours": 19 women share their steamiest sex stories.

"I'm a 32-year-old woman who's never had sex, or even been kissed."

'I will always regret how I reacted when I found my wife having sex with another man.'

Ira van den Heuvel

"Size doesn’t matter in the way you think." What women wish men knew about sex.

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The extraordinary story of the girl born without an anus.

"I got an erotic yoni massage, and had the best orgasm of my life."

We know having sex with a family member is wrong. So why is consensual incest on the rise?

50 per cent of women have an "outie" vagina, so stop pretending that it’s anything other than normal.

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While Francesca's husband was away, she had the most erotic experience of her life with a woman.

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These photographs of naked women are not what you think.

'I entered my erotic massage ready for a happy ending, but I left in tears.'

SEALED SECTION: The time I blew 3 guys in 3 days.

There's a website showing people having sex, but it's not porn.

A day in the life of a submissive wife.

The tragic story of Judith Barsi, the young girl who voiced Ducky in The Land Before Time.

"I tried the VERY NSFW app helping women have better orgasms. Here's how it went down."

'I went to a high-class Sydney sex party. Here are all the things I didn't expect to see.'

'I married a man with phimosis, a condition of the foreskin. It changed how we had sex.'

Family

'The very honest pros and cons to having 4 kids under 8.'

'Food, food and more food.' 30 women on the things that helped the most after having a baby.

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PARENTING CONFESSION: 'I don't want my daughter to stay at your place and it's because of your husband.'

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3 women try the savey vitamin C exfoliant that promises glowy skin. Here's their honest verdicts.

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'Every parent has their own “I Don't” list. Mine will surprise you.'

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'I tried the L'Occitane Immortelle Divine Cream you're seeing everywhere. Here's my honest thoughts.'

'For her voice, her privacy, her freedom.' The 5 Australian charities actually making a difference for women and girls.

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From acne-prone to pigmented: 3 women with different skin types try the same vitamin B serum.

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'The bride's family wouldn't serve lasagne.' 15 absurd reasons people have called off weddings.

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We found 13 pants that aren't jeans because... comfort.

The real story behind new TV series A Friend of the Family is truly terrifying.

Victoria Beckham's rocky history with the Spice Girls has been mostly forgotten.

'I review s**t rentals online. Here are the worst things I've ever seen.'

The 4 outfit formulas that will never let you down.

Seven months on from Scandoval, the three reality stars involved now have wildly different lives.

Remember this adorable baby? Now she's having her own baby.

It's time for SAS Australia to rethink some of its most dangerous redemption arcs.

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PARENTING CONFESSION: 'My father hates my baby daughter's name so much he won't use it.'

'Do First Nations people support the Voice?' All your Voice to Parliament questions, answered.

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The Cyrus siblings are publicly fighting again, just in time to overshadow their dad Billy Ray's wedding.

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'Cancel her already.' Why everyone is talking about Bobbi Althoff.

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Matty J, Laura Byrne and the conversation all new parents have exactly two months into having a baby.

The top 50 shows of the last 24 years have been definitively decided by critics. We have to disagree.

'I was very lost.' Trinny and Susannah were 2000s icons. Behind the scenes, there was heartache.

Plus-size models are disappearing from the runway. Maybe that’s a good thing.

The new beauty brand claiming to make 'makeup you can sleep in'.

'3 changes I made to my eye makeup in my 30s (that I used to do in my 20s).'

Dayla Karezi's medical advice was viewed by millions. But she isn't a real doctor.

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PARENTING CONFESSION: 'If I had my time again, I wouldn't have a vaginal birth.'

Cal Wilson thought Chris Woods could be a "great fling". He was the love of her life.

'Exhausted with trying.' Jada Pinkett Smith says she and Will Smith have lived separately since 2016.

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7 boujee and budget gift ideas you've been looking for, according to Leigh Campbell.

'Now is the time.' 4 First Nations women on how the Voice will change their lives.

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Cal Wilson’s cause of death has been confirmed.

'This doesn't mean our lives can't come back together.' MAFS' Melinda and Layton have broken up.

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Kim Kardashian said she's "given up" on her chronic psoriasis. Here's how 3 women manage theirs.

'A senseless act of violence': Australian Galit Carbone's death in Israel has been confirmed.

‘He wanted me fired, and dressed like Johnny Depp.’ Amber Heard's allegations against Jason Momoa have leaked.

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No degree? These 8 jobs are high paying and you don’t need to study for them.

Last week, a kidnapping plot against Holly Willoughby was foiled. Now she's quit her job.

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