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SEPTEMBER 2019
TRIED AND TESTED: The $69 straightening brush that's just as good as the $230 ghd Glide.
'I had sex when I was 14': 11 people share the teenage secret they hid from their parents.
'My husband was told he had 5 years to live. So I left him.'
A wolf in sheep's clothing: Simon Gittany threw his girlfriend from a 15th floor balcony.
'I squirt every time I orgasm.' What sex is like when you're a "gusher".
A sex list and attempted kidnapping: Just 13 things we forgot about Lindsay Lohan's past.
'You feel at fault, but you have no idea why.' How to know if you’re being gaslighted.
'I'm trying to be worthy.' The disarming reality of parenting a special needs child.
HOROSCOPES: How Sunday’s new moon will affect your week, according to your star sign.
'My boyfriend ghosted me without a word. A year later, I ran into him.'
Nicole wanted to save 25k for a house deposit. It quickly exposed her "fair-weather friends".
'I was diagnosed with dementia at 49. It felt like my soul was being sucked out.'
'I tried to save a friend from a toxic relationship. It ended our friendship.'
"A sales assistant suggested I get Botox. Then my daughter called my wrinkles 'pretty'."
'My boyfriend was 27 when I lost him. But the process was like watching him die twice.'
"I’m 10 years old, and I can’t eat..."
"Like being shot:" I tried electro-shock therapy to deal with chronic pain.
From Paris Hilton's best mate to reality TV queen: Here's what Nicole Richie's life looks like now.
'I had a labiaplasty and I’m terribly sorry to my vagina.'
"I got hundreds of messages." The Bachelor’s Abbie on her worst moments of public shaming.
January, Ashley, Brittany, Demi, Mila...: The many loves of Ashton Kutcher.
“Please don’t touch my hair or question my family”: The reality of casual racism in Australia.
'As women, we're fed a friendship myth about life after babies. For many of us, it's a complete lie.'
"The worst three minutes of my life": The story you need to hear before you see Ride Like A Girl.
"I'm so fragile." 35 women share their most cringe-worthy Facebook statuses.
What's In Her Bag? A 24-year-old beauty writer with a surprisingly minimalist beauty routine.
"Your new TV obsession The Politician is better than Glee and House of Cards combined."
'The world will always call them 'the twins'." What no one tells you about having twins.
"At just 28 years old, my daughter Kirby was suddenly unable to talk or move."
Sybil was tortured by her mum. She developed 16 personalities to protect herself.
TRIED AND TESTED: I tried 7 new foundations in 7 days to see if they live up to the hype.
Libra season is here and it needs you to calm the hell down, whether you want to or not.
"I had to strip him completely." Just 5 parents on the embarrassing place their kids pooped.
'I asked a teacher what she thought of my parenting. She told me... the truth.'
'My name is Antonia Crane and I'm a celibate sex worker.'
ROAD TEST: I got 'tear trough' filler to see if it could plump my hollow under eyes.
'I was a happily married mum of two when I embarked on an intense emotional affair with John.'
HOROSCOPES: New romances and big decisions. The week ahead according to your star sign.
Anne and Kerryn were interviewing for a new flatmate. They opened the door to their killer.
'Two weeks before my wedding, I was in hospital planning my mum's funeral.'
Hannah always knew she never wanted to have kids. At 31, she got her tubes tied.
'I don't cover up the scars from my cancer. But I felt shame about my mental illness.'
How is their skin so... glowy? 5 Bachelor contestants share their beauty routines.
'When I rejected my ultra-religious upbringing, my parents rejected me.'
ASK SEAN: "I'm so attracted to my fiancé, but he's never once made me orgasm."
Leukaemia and a fatal drug overdose: Inside Louis Tomlinson's tragic family history.
"I wore festival fashion to work for a week. Arseless chaps were involved."
"I took my six-year-old daughter to meet a stranger in an Asian prison."
'Sensible' style be gone: how to curate a killer work wardrobe.
12 years before Madeleine McCann, Ben Needham, one, vanished on holiday. He's still missing.
"I know you were still there." A letter to my grandpa on Alzheimer's Day.
Criminal is Netflix's unmissable new "experimental" TV series you must binge this weekend.
From "eye-watering" to "not a cent": Australian women share how much childbirth cost them.
"Brad Pitt doesn't think he should win an Oscar for Ad Astra and after seeing it, I agree."
'I never understood the point of sport. Then my son lost his footy final.'
Caity, 25, put her sore back and cramps down to exhaustion. She was 35 weeks pregnant.
What My Salary Gets Me: A 22-year-old disability worker who spends $1117.75 on pay day alone.
"Set up a WhatsApp group." Everything that helped me when I was first diagnosed with cancer.
What's In Her Bag? A 31-year-old former lifestyle editor juggling a toddler and a newborn.
In the age of 'peak anxiety,' millennials might be onto something with cross stitching.
“You’re the most ungrateful little sh*t!” Yesterday, I knew I had to dob in my friend's mean nanny.
Jeannie Moore's murder was unsolved for 38 years. Last week, police named her killer.
'I needed to find my identity again beyond "mother." That's the real reason I went back to work.'
DUPE ALERT: The $9.99 chemist buy that rivals Charlotte Tilbury's $49 Pillow Talk lipstick.
'My daughter's operation didn't go to plan.' The scare Luke Toki missed while on Survivor.
"When mum gets up in the middle of the night, you get up." One dad's very real advice for new fathers.
Godfather of Harlem is the new "based on a true story" series to add to your watch list.
The seven weirdest storylines from Friends that we will never, ever forget.
TRIED AND TESTED: I had my pubes 'sugared' off to see if it really hurts less than waxing.
Blood vials and burial plots: The intense relationship of Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton.
Jeff Davis 8: The unsolved murders behind Stan's baffling true crime series, Murder in the Bayou.
Samantha Armytage is stalked on a daily basis. Her crime? She's single.
'My post calling out lazy dads was read by women all over the world. Clearly, it needed to be said.'
A reality TV star and two divorces: Inside Zooey Deschanel's relationships.
ANONYMUM: 'I fake my son’s "nude food" lunch box and I'm not even sorry.'
"Only have the best people around you." What almost dying taught me about really living.
The Backstreet Boys are touring. Here's a reminder of where those 26 years went.
HOROSCOPES: How Saturn's shift will affect your week, according to your star sign.
"He's far from an adult in reality." What life is like when your child with autism grows up.
'I thought a new baby would heal our toxic relationship. Three months later, he left us.'
The little-known tragic real lives of the Mary Poppins cast.
'When I gave birth, my family were "too tight" to buy presents for me and my newborn.'
'I've been a stripper for 20 years. This is the craziest sh*t I've seen at buck's nights.'
TULLY SMYTH: 'While my mum was battling dementia, I was looking after everyone but myself.'
'I survived the boss from hell.'
To my 12yo: 'This is the birth story I never told you, so I could save you from the sadness.'
'After 14 practically sexless years, I bought a vibrator and left my husband.'
"Celebrity astrologer, Chani Nicholas, read my birth chart. This is what happened."
Anonymum: "I love my kids, but here are 10 things I loathe about parenting."
From Knocked Up to a 'Worst Actress' award: What happened to Katherine Heigl's career.
"She had a 0% survival rate." Taylah, who died age 7, was brave until the end.
ASK SEAN: "I love my boyfriend but I'd happily never have sex with him ever again."
In 2012, Margie Cummins won The Biggest Loser. Then she barely left her house for years.
Just the four best new TV shows you absolutley need to watch this weekend.
Miscarriage, addiction, and a "do over": Inside Demi Moore's relationship with Ashton Kutcher.
Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery played a young widow. Then her fiancé died age 34.
'I never understood what made people cheat. And then I met Simon.'
What My Salary Gets Me: A 32-year-old homeowner with $70,000 in savings.
We just remembered Angela Anaconda and excuse us while we relive our nightmares.
What's In Her Bag? A 25-year-old ex-makeup artist who uses men's hair gel on her brows.
Mamamia recaps the 4 most intense moments from the premiere of Roxy Jacenko's new TV show.
A talented teenage swimmer won her big race. And then she was disqualified for showing too much skin.
Orange fake tan and SO MUCH HAIRSPRAY: 7 things women who did Physie as a kid know to be true.
'No worries if not!!!' is the new way women are selling themselves short at work.
"I feel like an imposter." Four mums on the guilt of finding motherhood easy.
Marie was raped and then charged $500: The true story of Netflix's new show Unbelievable.
From Demi Lovato to Lizzo: We're so here for the 'cellulit' movement.
Where are they now? The lads and lasses from the very first season of Geordie Shore.
'I started bleeding profusely at 6 weeks pregnant. Then I found out about 'threatened miscarriages'.'
TRIED AND TESTED: I had my lymph nodes stroked for 90 minutes in a lymphatic drainage massage.
"I watched the new Downton Abbey movie and yes, fans should emotionally prepare themselves."
All the ways Meghan Markle has ruined the world as we know it.
"The security guards were brought in." The 18 signs you're about to get fired.
"I had to draw the line." 4 mums on the time they fought with friends over parenting styles.
HOROSCOPES: How Sunday’s full moon will affect your week, according to your star sign.
'I asked my boyfriend of five years to marry me on New Year's Day. He left me hanging.'
'I remember the terrified look.' Exactly what it's like to experience a psychotic episode.
To the store manager yelling at my 18-year-old son who lives with autism.
Edi's girlfriend posed with her future engagement ring for over month. She had no idea.
"Which clothes will be safest? None will be safest. I know that." This is my brain on OCD.
Signs of cancer and thyroid problems: What your nails say about your health.
It's been a decade since Chris Brown assaulted Rihanna. This is what his life looks like now.
"I did the NRL's Voice Against Violence training. Here's what I learned."
OPINION: I travelled alone for a year. It's completely overrated.
Months of isolation and no visitors: Inside the newborn parenting trend of 'cocooning'.
"I feel so sorry for myself." My best friend slept with my guy. And sued me.
'Redemption profiles' are the new nude magazine covers, just ask Taylor Swift and Kristen Stewart.
Rhiannah has the birth story no one wants to hear. It involves a 'fourth degree tear'.
A Birkin-filled glam room and an office hair salon: Inside Roxy Jacenko's beauty routine.
'After 5 years of teaching, I left the profession. No amount of money would get me back.'
What My Salary Gets Me: A 26-year-old med student with $10,000 worth of designer clothes.
"I went behind-the-scenes of the new Dora the Explorer movie and it's not the story anyone was expecting."
'It's like leaving them in a car.' The dangers of covering your baby's pram with a cloth.
Born with deafness, blindness and disability: We need to remember the 'rubella babies'.
What's In Her Bag? A 52-year-old banker who uses a $39 'bee venom' serum every night.
"She did a poo... on the pathway." 17 parents share their most WTF toddler moments.
Ell met Paul on Qantas' 'I Still Call Australia Home' ad. 16 years later, he proposed at Uluru.
'There is a complete lack of diversity on Aussie reality TV and it's sending a loud message.'
Keagan has ‘chocolate chip syndrome’ and now his favourite doll does, too.
Ignore the headlines. Because no, C-sections do NOT cause autism.
Hidden identities and a tragic death: What we know about Charles Manson's children.
"Kiss the nearest girl": My son is only six and I'm dealing with the beginnings of consent.
"It's not a school's job to teach your children resilience. Teachers are busy enough already."
'I asked an employee... how to fire him.' 10 women on the text they sent to the wrong person.
TRIED AND TESTED: The viral 'exploding' nail polish remover that looks too good to be true.
"I never really believed a TV show could change your life until I watched Shrill."
I did 30 face masks in 30 days to find out if they actually work or are a waste of money.
4 actually useful tips for going back to work, post-baby.
HOROSCOPES: Chance meetings and PDA, the romantic week ahead according to your star sign.
According to The Midwife Mumma, there are two types of partners in the birthing suite.
Revenge, drugs and strippers: The wild, true story behind JLo's upcoming film, Hustlers.
OPINION: Dear mums, please stop faking your "hot mess parenting."
'I let social media take control of my love life, and asked my 750+ friends to set me up.'
Severe burns and alleged groping: 8 scandals that plagued the cast of The Wizard of Oz.
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