Between them, they’ve conquered the showbiz world. Now Denise Van Outen, Alexandra Burke and Fearne Cotton are taking on their toughest challenge yet

Eighty kilometres, nine days and an abundance of deadly altitude sickness. That’s the daunting task facing Fearne Cotton, Denise Van Outen and Alexandra Burke this week when they ditch their Jimmy Choos and cool clutches for sturdy hiking boots and heavy rucksacks to hike the gruelling Inca Trail in Peru. In return for swapping their […] Read more

Meet the five super-talented girls who are setting the world alight

‘I’m going for gold in 2012’ Jessica Ennis, 24, is a gold-medal-winning heptathlete and Great Britain’s big Olympic hope. With her seemingly endless legs and supermodel looks, Jessica Ennis wouldn’t look out of place on the catwalk. It’s only the powerful lines of her leg muscles that betray her true vocation: world champion heptathlete and […] Read more

After a heartbreaking miscarriage and then the breakdown of her marriage, Emilia Fox hit rock bottom. Here, she talks about her new love and surprise pregnancy

If anyone has a right to be a bit of a diva, it’s Emilia Fox. Born into one of Britain’s most powerful acting dynasties, she won her first acting role playing Colin Firth’s little sister in the TV adaptation of Pride And Prejudice at the age of 18, and she’s never looked back. But not […] Read more

Gavin Henson’s used to taking knocks on the rugby pitch, but splitting from Charlotte Church has hit him hard. Here, he tells friend Michelle Mone OBE about their heartbreaking decision to part

Few people know the real Gavin Henson. To most, he’s the Welsh rugby star with the golden boots who first found fame on the field, then in the pages of glossy magazines when he started dating Charlotte Church. With his model looks, St Tropez fake tan, and just-so hair, he quickly gained a rep for […] Read more

Handsome, suave and beloved dad of his boy, George, Larry Lamb reveals the explosive family secret that’s haunted him for 40 years

Watching TV star Larry Lamb and his son George lark about for the cameras their bond is obvious. But here, in his own words, Larry, 62, reveals the tormented childhood that made him a bad father – and how his son saved him. “I wasn’t born a good father. I wouldn’t have been a good […] Read more

Girls Aloud’s Kimberley Walsh on marriage, meltdowns and making friends with her figure

When we first see Kimberley Walsh, she looks like a ’50s swimwear goddess.We’re in awe of her glamorous hourglass figure. Not that she’s aware of it. She smiles falteringly as she places a shawl around her hips, trying to hide them from the camera. “I’ve got extreme proportions,” she explains – her way of saying […] Read more

She’s overcome addictions, marriage trouble and an eating disorder, but will Ms McCall survive the end of the show that made her name?

On screen, she is larger than life. A high-octane whirlwind, she yells, screams, laughs and sometimes even cries at the trials and tribulations of a string of Big Brother wannabes. Off screen, Davina McCall is just the same. It’s early morning, the rest of us haven’t even rubbed the sleep from our eyes, but Miss […] Read more

Helen Flanagan, Sammy Winward and Tiana Benjamin tell their secrets.

Helen Flanagan, 20, who plays Coronation Street minx Rosie Webster, opens up for the first time about dangerous dieting and learning to love her body. With the hourglass figure of a ’50s film star, it seems impossible to think that Helen once agonised over her looks. But the actress reveals that as a young teenager […] Read more