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WE WERE PROMISED that, post-Covid, we'd enter the new ‘Roaring Twenties’: a period of wild sex, love and connection to make up for all we'd missed. And yet… if you're anything like the women we spoke to for our big sex special, it's not quite turned out that way. On page 36 we delved into the ‘sexcession’, examining why we're not all getting what we want from sex right now - and how to change that, whether you're single, dating or in a long-term relationship. Meanwhile, on page 12 we explore why fictional character Carrie can still get us talking almost 25 years since she first hit our screens in Sex And The City. And if it's not just your sex life that's stuck in a rut, we also break…

Have your say… Email us at feedback@graziamagazine.co.uk Find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @GraziaUK CRAZY CHILDCARE COSTS Re: Does Rishi's childcare U-turn reveal his ‘womanproblem'? (23 Jan). How do we still have the same problems as 20 years ago?! As a working mum of two the cost of nursery and after-school club is ridiculous and I've had to reduce down to four days a week. Then there are the looks and comments I get from men when I can't make it to the office for 8.30. Why does every Government fail to help working women? If you want women to work and pay tax, give us proper tax breaks to help us fund childcare, and reduce the gender pay gap. Rishi, I'm free to discuss, but only after 8pm,…

All nipples should be set free Fifteen years after breastfeeding mothers staged a protest outside Facebook's HQ at the censorship of their photos, the nipple might finally be set free. Meta's oversight board’ has reportedly called for an overhaul to Facebook and Instagram's ban of boobs, after a couple, who are transgender and nonbinary, posed topless to raise awareness for top surgery and had their posts removed -even though their nipples were covered. (The posts were later restored.) The board said the current ban is based on a binary view of gender’ and should change. Let's hope Meta pays heed - because all bodies should have autonomy.…

WHEN, EARLIER THIS month, social media star Andrew Tate was denied bail by the Romanian police who'd previously arrested him on charges of rape and people trafficking, news platforms largely reported it through the ‘This is the most famous influencer you've never heard of (but your teenage son has)’ angle. But I had heard of him (not from my teenage son. I don't have a teenage son). Six-ish months earlier, a female friend showed me a YouTube video of Tate proclaiming that when women cheat on men, it's just worse than when men cheat on women (NB: Tate has described sleeping with someone other than his girlfriend as ‘notcheating, [but] exercise’). Shortly after, a male friend (clever, handsome, not a teenager) patiently laid out for me Tate's argument that we…

1. Up ANNA TORY Formerly of The Newsreader, one of our fave shows of ‘22, not just for the ‘80s hair; now starring in The Last Of Us, which is terrifying and terribly good. 2. Up MARY J BLIGE On account of this birthday outfit -an explosion of contrasting hemlines, sheer panelling and unadulterated glamour. And why not? You're only 52 once. 3. Non-mover ED BALLS Unexpected but evidently devoted fan of Love Island. Has a branded dressing gown, provides forensic analysis of the previous evening's show when asked. 4. Up JENNIFER COOLIDGE Winning not just awards, but also awards season speeches. Partly through her costumes, mainly with the ‘It's not over till you're dead’ line. 5. New in JULIETTE LEWIS Welcome To Chippendales is a delight; Juliette Lewis's Denise,…

GRAZIA'S SHOPPING EDITOR JULIA HARVEY ON WHAT's GETTING HER 2023 OFF TO A FLYING START HYDRATION STATION Wonder Water's second iteration delivers hair with 18 times more hydration in seconds. L'Oréal Paris Elvive Hydra Hyaluronic 8 Second Wonder Water, £11.99 ACCESSIBLE ART Out this month: The National Gallery x Ruggable collab. Michelangelo's Becoming One in rug form? A masterpiece! From £99, ruggable.com CAN''T WAIT TO WEAR… Ganni's new pre-spring ‘23 collection contains a whole host of sartorial goodies to shop. In-store and at ganni.com GLOW WITH IT I'll be disguising winter skin with this illuminator. Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Highlighter in Champagne Glow, £36 HOUSE PROUD I'll be stocking up on this cheap-n-cheerful candleholder in all available colourways. £12.50, Matalan ROSE TINTED Lexxola, experts in tinted lenses, have just launched these…