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It is a wonderful rarity to marry your first love and stay together until you’re old and grey. Although, ‘Can’t help falling in love…’, as Elvis sang, is something that most of us will end up doing more than once in our lifetime. Love second time around (or even third and fourth) is obviously different. But that can be the beauty of it – so I was delighted to read that Tom Jones and Priscilla Presley are now dating. The legendary crooner lost his wife, Linda, last year, but as our feature on page 10 asks, when is too soon to love again? ‘She’s a lovely lady,’ Tom said of the late singer’s former wife. And certainly a beautiful one, Tom! Ain’t love grand… • Let us know your thoughts…

CAROL McGIFFIN ‘It’s bad enough splitting up with someone you thought was The One, but when you’re Kylie Minogue and you were gushing about him just two weeks earlier, it’s terrible. And the absolute worst thing about Kylie’s separation from fiancé Joshua Sasse is the way so many people can’t wait to blame it on the age gap. Kylie is 48; Joshua is 29, and gossip is at fever pitch over his alleged closeness to Marta Milans, his co-star in US series No Tomorrow, who happens to be 14 years younger than Kylie. Of course, had Mick Jagger, 337, split up with the 29-year-old mother of his eighth child, no one would be saying, “Well, it was never going to work.” Some people will never get their heads around the…

HOW IT WORKS 1 Piling on the pounds and then losing them again makes our muscles waste – and the less muscle you have, the slower you burn calories when at rest, which makes it hard for yo-yo dieters to keep weight off. 2 Drastic weight loss and serial dieting can also affect the immune system. Research has shown that dieters who have lost weight on more than five occasions had three times fewer disease-beating cells than those at a regular weight. 3 We should have no more than the equivalent of one teaspoon of sugar in our bloodstream at any one time, so eating foods with highly refined carbohydrates, such as sugary drinks, white bread, cakes, ice-cream and chocolate, causes the body to release large amounts of the fat-storage…

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Panang chicken and rice stir fry A wonderfully handy recipe for an everyday midweek supper – one to rival any takeaway! The delicious mixture of honey-coated chicken with tender rice and stir-fried vegetables is a meal in itself, though you could serve it with prawn crackers for a weekend treat. This is also great for using up any veg that you have in the fridge – just remember to cut them into small pieces to cook with the other vegetables. Serves 4-6 COOK: 25 mins 225g long-grain rice 2tbsp olive oil 2 skinless and boneless chicken breasts, sliced into very thin strips 1tbsp runny honey 1 onion, finely chopped 1 red pepper, deseeded and finely diced 2 celery sticks, finely diced 1 medium courgette, finely diced 2cm knob of fresh root…

TRAVEL SNAPSHOT Imagine lounging on a deckchair by crystal-clear waters, sipping a rum punch as the sun gently warms your shoulders… there’s nothing like a Caribbean cruise to beat the winter blues. Sounds expensive, right? Not necessarily. Carnival Cruise Line has a range of twoto nine-day cruises, stopping at island paradises such as Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Aruba, at affordable prices. Throw in exciting excursions, impressive onboard entertainment and all meals, and your dream of dancing the merengue on the open seas may come true! INSIDER’S GUIDE Carnival’s newest ship, Carnival Vista, certainly has the ‘wow’ factor, with 15 floors of things to see and do: 19 eateries, 10 bars (the Red Frog Pub has its own brewery!), three pools, hot tubs, open-air cinema, casino, gym, nightclub, sports deck, spa…

Best Test ON Start simple Asda Chosen By You Salted Popcorn, 79p The bag might suggest it’s just enough for you, but it’s possible to share. Perfect amount of salt and a great budget buy. Aldi Epic Sweet Popcorn, 79p The American-style packaging gives a real homecinema feel and, although a tiny bit too sweet, the texture is lovely and crunchy. Lakeland Natural Salted Popcorn, £1.69 It’s pricey but, as the corn is popped in coconut oil and topped with pink salt, all the ingredients are natural! Twice as nice Co-op Maple & Bacon, 49p This flavour is the next level of sweet and salty. It won’t be to everyone’s taste but we love it. Think bacon pancakes. Morrisons Sweet & Salty Popcorn, 88p More sweet than salty, but still…

Even in the confines of the doctor’s clinic room, some issues can seem too awkward to mention. But rest assured, your GP has most likely seen and heard it all before. If you’re suffering from an embarrassing problem, don’t be afraid to mention it. Sometimes it’s the embarrassing issues that actually reveal the important diagnoses. BEDROOM AFFAIR You probably wouldn’t think your doctor needs to hear about your sex life, but some symptoms can really be worth mentioning. Pain during sex may be a sign of an infection or endometriosis, and it’s especially important to discuss any bleeding afterwards, which can be a sign of cervical problems. Consistently not fancying sex is also a significant problem: it can be a sign of thyroid disease and depression. TOILET TALK Any persistent…

In 2015, Welsh weathergirl Siân Lloyd was dumped by her husband, motor racing entrepreneur Jonathan Ashman, after eight years together, leaving her utterly heartbroken. Now Siân, 58, is single and ready to mingle, and chats to best about the perils of dating in her 50s. How are you at the moment, Siân? I’m OK. I really didn’t think it would take two years to get over my split. I’ve never really been on my own for any length of time before, so it was a real culture shock. You realise tragedy and hardship affects everyone, and for me it was the harsh truth that was the hardest pill to swallow. They say ‘survive and thrive’, but I don’t think I’m at the thrive stage yet. I’d say I’m in the…

Tea break Enjoy the perfect cuppa to suit your mood with a Twinings Selection pack, £2.69 for 20 bags. Our favourite is the Classics box – ideal if you can’t live without English Breakfast but you live with an Earl Grey fan. The range also includes Fruits, Gingers and Mints. Turn up the heat If you like a snack with bite, try Doritos Heatburst, £1.99 per pack, from all major retailers. Choose BBQ or Chipotle Cream. Both have an additional fiery chilli burst, so we advise serving with a cooling dip! Pour yourself a piña colada Apparently, this retro tipple is the UK’s second most frequently drunk cocktail. It can be a bit of a palaver to make at home but, for a delicious compromise, mix coconut rum Koko Kanu…

‘I really believe in [Julian], and think he’s a good person. I just hope that by some miracle he’s set free’ If these two are dating, this could well be the most bizarre hook-up ever. Mother-of-two Pamela Anderson, 49, is a former Baywatch star, known for her rocky romances (she divorced third husband Rick Salomon in 2015); Julian Assange, 45, a controversial Australian journalist who is living in political exile. He has been in London’s Ecuadorian Embassy for the past four years after his company, WikiLeaks, published secret files on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. If he leaves, he may be extradited to the US. Former Playboy pin-up Pamela has sparked gossip of a potential romance after being spotted dropping into the Embassy six times since last October. If love…

Actress Pauline Quirke has fought a long battle with her weight – and, after years of yo-yo dieting, it looks as if she’s facing another health crisis. The Birds Of A Feather star famously dropped 8st back in 2011 on the LighterLife weightloss plan, eating a 600-caloriea- day diet of shakes and soups, and shrinking from a size 28 to a svelte size 12. Speaking at the time, the star said, ‘I was the size of a sumo wrestler, and [it put] my health at risk. ‘When you’re 19st 6lb, technically that’s morbidly obese. So, very fat? Yes. Go on – use the f-word. Fat is fat. ‘I was unhealthy, and so fat that I had to have a hip replacement at 49. I don’t want another’ Did you know?…

In a daytime TV first, Linda Nolan, 57, went under the knife on Loose Women for a facelift. This week, I reveal the secrets behind her new look… At the age of 57, singer Linda Nolan decided to undergo a £6,000 facelift and has admitted she now feels like a new woman. Linda once admitted she considered suicide because she looked tired and haunted after 10 years of mourning her husband and beating cancer, only for it to take her younger sister, Bernie. ‘I looked so tired before,’ she said. ‘I would look in the mirror and see everything I’d gone through in the past 10 years on my face. The facelift has enhanced my life. The sadness has now gone.’ We advised Linda to choose a lower facelift, focusing on her…

With her sandy blonde hair and bright green eyes, Madeleine McCann is possibly the most recognisable missing child in the world. The Leicester-born threeyear- old disappeared from her bed in a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, on the Algarve, where she was staying with her twin siblings, Amelie and Sean, and parents Kate and Gerry, on 3 May 2007. This year marks the 10th anniversary of her disappearance just before her fourth birthday, but her parents have never given up hope of her return. As time passes, the chances diminish – yet, in a few cases, some abducted children are miraculously found again. So, as the tragic landmark anniversary of Madeleine’s disappearance looms – and the couple admit to being ‘crushed’ by a new book by a Portuguese investigator,…

Tony Cowell BEST’S CELEBRITY INSIDER TALKS TO COLLABRO They’ve found global success with their unique operatic musicaltheatre style, and their debut album knocked Ed Sheeran off the top of the charts. Jamie, Matt, Michael and Tom explain why they feel they now have a whole new lease of life. Simon [Cowell] has always been a fan. You’ve come a long way since performing at his 2014 birthday party… JAMIE It’s been an amazing few years. I remember we got a standing ovation at Simon’s party – and since then, we’ve sung for royalty and toured the US, Canada and Japan. We’ve been very lucky. But anyone who’s won BGT knows that it’s hard work that pays off. When we started Collabro, we had all been trying to break into musical…