Table of contents for 10-Jun-2021 in Chat

How do you feel about getting naked? Don’t worry, it’s not an invitation! Whether you’re happy to flash the flesh or not, you’ll find Maggie’s story as fascinating as I did. She explains why she and her fellow ‘wild women’ have no problem baring their bits (p24). If you love a happy ending, check out Kaylee’s lockdown love story (p19). It’s like something from a film! Plus Kerry shares the tragic consequences of her daughter’s ‘harmless’ habit (p44). Check out our supermarket style bargains (p12), delicious summer puddings (p40), all our fiendish prize puzzles and loads more. Stay safe and well this week!…

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WHAT’S THE VERDICT? It took under three hours for the jury to decide that Brittni Colleps was guilty. Colleps was convicted of 16 counts of having improper relationships with students. In August 2012, she was sentenced to five years in prison. After the trial, Colleps said she was at a ‘dark point’ in her life when she had sex with the teens, but maintains she did not do anything unlawful. ‘In no way, shape, or form was I ever preying on anybody,’ she said in a TV interview. ‘I never coerced anybody to do anything. I never bribed anybody to do anything. I didn’t offer grades in exchange for anything.’ She also claimed she was victimised, as she hadn’t given her consent to be filmed while having sex. She and…

Maggie Martin, 50, Cramlington Strapping up my boots, I grabbed my rucksack and headed out for a day hiking in the Simonside Hills, Northumberland. ‘Into the wild!’ I grinned. I loved spending time outdoors, and if I wasn’t hiking, I was kayaking, climbing, wild camping. Although I’d been a climbing instructor for years, I liked venturing out alone. I’d tried organised groups, but found myself surrounded by ‘mansplaining’ men, who assumed that I didn’t know what I was doing. Frustrating! So it was far more peaceful going it alone. But when four of my girlfriends asked if they could join me, in March 2019, I loved the idea. ‘Let’s do it!’ I smiled. I agreed, once a month, I’d plan an adventure for the five of us to go on.…

James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis were the co-developers of what scientific theory? Solve the crossword, then read down the yellow squares. The yellow shaded squares will spell out the competition answer. ACROSS 1 Witchcraft (5) 4 Kris Jenner’s second daughter (3) 5 Cup for coffee or tea (3) DOWN 1 Produce, create (4) 2 _ Collins, The Only Way Is Essex star (5) 3 Type of dog kept by the Queen (5) WIN £50 Puzzle 13 Your answer: TO ENTER Turn to page 56 for details or visit comps.lifedeathprizes.com/puzzles…

Jealous of his fans Q My boyfriend of four years has a huge following and is famous. I really love him but struggle with jealousy, although he’s never done anything to make me doubt him for a minute. He’s talented, funny and handsome, and I can see why people fancy him. I’ve seen women flirt with him and feel terrified he’ll leave me. I even look through his posts and comments to see if anyone is flirting. We’ve had a few arguments because I’ve questioned his friendships on social media. I know that it’s my issue but how can I fix it before I lose him? Anon, 27 A Well done for acknowledging it’s your issue, because it is. The poor fella’s done nothing wrong! What happened in your past?…

Emily Gibbons, 24, from Bolton Scrolling through Facebook, I spotted photos of a friend holding her newborn baby.‘That’ll be us soon,’ I whispered softly. It was February 2020 and I’d just found out I was six weeks pregnant. It felt like a miracle – the doctors had always said I’d struggle to conceive, due to polycystic ovary syndrome. Yet here I was, having my first baby with my boyfriend Nathan Lowerson, then 24. We’d only been together for a few months but we were both excited. However, the following week, as I sat on the loo… ‘I’m bleeding!’ I yelped. Nathan rushed me straight to Royal Bolton Hospital for an emergency scan. Clutching his hand, I froze as a blob appeared on the screen. ‘What’s that flickering light?’ I asked,…

Q What’s a UK Global Health Insurance Card and do I need to pay for one? A The GHIC is the new replacement for the European Health Insurance Card and they are free. So when your EHIC expires, you’ll be able to replace it with a GHIC. However, Direct Line Travel Insurance has warned that some online companies are claiming you can apply for GHICs via them - and charging a fee to do it. So, make sure you visit the official website, ghic.org.uk - there’s more information about it on there.…

Wonderful Wales with Michael Ball CHANNEL 5 Singer and West End star Michael Ball discovers his Welsh ancestry in this four-part series. As well as exploring the country’s landscape, historical traditions and cultural heritage, he’ll be performing with a local choir too. Sacred Islands BBC1 Ben Fogle fell in love with Scotland when he took part in BBC1’s social experiment show Castaway 2000 and in this four-part series he explores some of its islands on a journey that takes him from the Western and Northern isles to the Hebrides. Love, Victor STAR ON DISNEY+ The drama following gay high-school student Victor (Michael Cimino) is returning for a second series. It will pick up from the cliffhanger at the end of the first series when the teenager finally came out to…

Beauty Editor Stephanie Maylor shares her favourites The Body Shop Body Butter, £16 This iconic cream has undergone a makeover. It has the same intense yet un-sticky texture in a new-look, recyclable tin. Avocado is our fave. Slather over skin to soften dry patches. Soap & Glory All the Right Smoothes In-Shower Moisturiser, £7, Boots The zesty, floral aroma has been scientifically proven to boost your mood, plus the in-shower format will save you drying time in the morning. Apply to wet skin in the shower, towel-dry and you’re good to go! Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula Hemp Oil Body Lotion, £8.49, amazon.co.uk Dry, itchy, rough-as-sandpaper skin will lap up this deeply nourishing moisturiser, enriched with calming hemp seed oil and signature cocoa butter. It’s particularly comforting to touchy, eczema prone…

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In 2020 US actor and comedian Kristen Wiig had baby twins named what? To find out, solve the crossword then read down the shaded squares to find the three-word prize answer. ACROSS 11 Device for taking photographs (6) 12 One who gathers things of a certain type (9) 13 Not at home (4) 14 Obvious, evident (8) 15 Called (5) 16 Writer (6) 17 Drastic (7) 18 Female students (11) 20 Group of eight (5) 22 Newspaper captions (9) 24 _ Logan, TV presenter (5) 28 An animated TV show (7) 29 Silhouette (7) 32 Indonesian island (6) 34 Former PM, _ Thatcher (8) 36 Large root vegetable (8) 37 Open with a key (6) 39 Vanquish (7) 40 Betrothed (7) 45 Remains of a fire (5) 47 Lily Allen…

Can I get my bits trimmed? Q My vagina lips are huge and floppy. They’re embarrassing! Can I have them trimmed on the NHS? Meg, Spalding A Your inner lips or labia minora, the two folds of skin beside the entrance to your vagina, enlarge around puberty. Sometimes they grow unusually large and floppy – this is just the way you are and doesn’t mean anything’s wrong. But having very large lips is called labial hypertrophy and can be a nuisance. The labia might cause an embarrassing bulge, or chafe and become sore. Sometimes they might interfere with sex, or activities like cycling or running. Unless the enlargement’s severe, there’s usually no need for any treatment apart from wearing loose clothes to prevent rubbing, and avoiding soap, perfumes and shaving in…

WEDDING-DAY KILLER On 23 October 1983, Basil and Avril Laitner had just celebrated the wedding of their daughter Suzanne at their home in Dore, Sheffield, when a stranger named Arthur Hutchinson, 42, broke in. Hutchinson butchered Basil, 59, Avril, 55, and their son Richard, 28. The killer was on the run for 39 days before being captured. In 1984, Hutchinson was found guilty of three murders and also of rape. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. Now 80, he will die in prison. POSTCODE GANG WAR Jonathan Matondo, 16, was shot dead In October 2007. His body was found near a basketball court in Burngreave, Sheffield. The youngster, who dreamt of becoming a preacher, was killed in an increasingly vicious ‘postcode war’ between rival gangs, S3 and S4. He was…

Emily Bailey, 35, Oundle, Northamptonshire Slipping on my trainers, I stepped into the fresh air and headed for a run. ‘See you back here,’ I waved to my friend Emma, setting off on our usual Tuesday-night 5km circuit. I loved the feeling of freedom it gave me. It was November 2019, and I’d suffered anxiety for years, but running helped me clear my head and regain focus. I was 22 the first time I had a panic attack. I worked in an office doing admin, and out of nowhere I was gripped with a tightness across my chest. ‘I can’t breathe,’ I managed. It was terrifying. I was rushed to hospital and thought I was having a heart attack. But tests showed everything was normal, so doctors presumed that it…

As Nathan and I looked at Myles, a nurse came up to us. ‘Don’t fret,’ she said. ‘Babies have closed eyes until around 27 weeks gestation. They’ll open properly soon.’ More worrying were his ears – just tiny flaps with no cartilage – and his lungs weren’t strong enough for him to breathe unaided, so he needed an oxygen tube. I thought sadly about friends on Facebook, proudly posting pics of first cuddles. My baby was too frail even to be held. The tiniest nappies and clothes were too big, and the nurses said he was one of the smallest prem babies they’d treated. As I recovered from surgery, we spent hours in the Neonatal Unit. Myles wasn’t strong enough to breastfeed, but I expressed milk for him to be…

Cheat’s lemon tart This tart looks impressive but only requires five main ingredients and is easy and speedy to make. SERVES 6 PREP TIME 10 MINS, PLUS CHILLING TIME ● 2 lemons ● 1 orange ● 300g lemon curd ● 150ml double cream, whipped ● 20cm sweet pastry case ● Icing sugar, to dust 1 Using a peeler, pare off a couple of strips of lemon and orange peel, then cut into thin strips for the decoration. Grate the rest of the lemons and orange. 2 Mix the lemon curd with the whipped cream and zest. Spoon into the ready-made pastry case. Refrigerate until ready to serve. 3 Sprinkle with the strips of lemon and orange zest and dust the top with icing sugar. Victoria sponge loaf Try this revamped…

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Sandy Abrams, 54, Cheshire Settling in for the evening, I cuddled up with my cats Freddie, Ziggy, Alfie and Robbie. Bliss! I thought, sandwiched between their warmth. I loved cosy nights watching TV in bed. It was February 2019, and I’d spent a lovely day with a friend. But I’d lived alone for years. The comfort of my kitties on an evening was all I needed to feel safe. I’d served as a police officer for Merseyside in my 20s, you see. Then I’d moved to America in 1995 to marry my then boyfriend. I eventually divorced and came back to the UK in 2013, getting a job as a supplier for Bentley. But I was grateful for the skills five years on the beat had given me. Now 53,…

Rhea Martin, 24, Stockport My boyfriend Luke cleared a space on the living room floor. ‘I’m doing an Instagram live workout – fancy it?’ he asked. ‘Sure,’ I laughed. It was October 2020 and I’d still not shifted the dress size I’d gained during the first lockdown. Luke, a personal trainer, and I often exercised together. We’d met in a bar just a year earlier. Despite recently moving in together, we were still in the honeymoon phase. Yes, we’d tentatively talked about marriage, maybe kids one day. We’d jokingly bandied around baby names we liked – Myles for a boy. But for now, all that could wait. Luke was 27 and I was only 23 years old. Plenty of time for all that. Besides, I was busy job hunting after…

YOU’RE THE JUDGE! Hey… It’s Coach Colleps. Do you know what time the baseball game starts? An innocent-enough message, many would agree, sent by Brittni Colleps, then 27, in spring 2011, to a boy named ‘Aaron’. Aaron was an 18-year-old athlete at the school where Brittni was a teacher and coach. But within 24 hours of this first message, things had taken an incredibly inappropriate turn. The conversation was no longer about sports. It had become extremely explicit, with Colleps admitting to her student she was an anything goes in sex kinda girl. I like pullin’ hair, bitin’, scratchin’, spanking, I even like being choked, Colleps wrote. She discussed her favourite sex toys and, from there, it only became more graphic. An English teacher at Kennedale High School in Arlington,…

Stephanie Castelete-Tyrrell, 26, Northampton True-life PATIENT CASEBOOK On first hearing of COVID-19, I’d no idea how monumentally it’d affect me. In February 2020, I left my buzzing uni life in Bristol, and my hubby and I moved back in with my mum and two brothers in Northampton. You see, I was extremely clinically vulnerable. I have congenital muscular dystrophy, a life-limiting muscle-wastage condition that causes respiratory problems as well. You must shield, a letter warned me. Then, that March, we went into lockdown. My grandad moved in, too, and as COVID-19 closed in, we didn’t set foot outdoors. ‘I want to document this,’ I said to my family one day. ‘Just us at home?’ they asked. That was exactly it. I wanted to put a spotlight on the struggles endured…

OVER TO YOU Can you set a puzzle in this format? Send it, with a photo of yourself, to the address on p3. There’s £20 for every one we use! This week’s puzzle was compiled by Sophie Undrill, Branston, Lincoln ACROSS 1 Nought 2 Declare 3 Tube for transporting fluid 4 Vehicle on snow DOWN 1 Blasts 2 Wicked 3 Thick string 4 Due payment WIN 5x £25 Puzzle 6 Your answer: CHAIN WORDS Galia and Piel de Sapo are varieties of what fruit? Get from Start to Finish, making words by joining two boxes together as you go, eg: TA + SK, SK +… you decide! When you reach Finish, two unused boxes join together to give you the prize WIN £1,00 Puzzle 7 Your answer: IN THE GRID Which…

FILL ME IN Which common flowering plant is also known as cranesbill? Solve the puzzle by following the arrows and writing in your answers. Then read down the letters in the shaded squares to find the prize answer. WIN £100 Puzzle 14 Your answer: CIRCLE TIME The oldest linguistic academy in the world is dedicated to the study of which language? Its name translates as ‘Academy of the Bran’. Fit the words into the grid, then read down the shaded circles. 3 letters ASH ASK INN IRE OIL RYE WEB WHO WOK 4 letters NONE NOON OWLS PINK TAXI TONE 5 letters EXCEL GROWL HAVOC SONIC 6 letters ATOMIC IGUANA IMPORT NICKEL 7 letters BANKING RAVIOLI WIN £100 Puzzle 15 Your answer: TO ENTER Turn to page 56 for details…

3 ways to… use less water in your garden You can not only save water but money, too, when you’re looking after your garden this summer. We show you how… 1 Take it easy When you use a hosepipe, you’ll typically use around 16ltr of water a minute. The Energy Saving Trust (energysavingtrust.org.uk) says by fitting a hose-gun attachment to your hose – which helps you control where and when you use water in the garden – you’ll use up to 50% less water. However, it says you should think about using a watering can first to save even more. 2 Use it or lose it Make the most of the rain by collecting it in a water butt. They come in lots of shapes and sizes and can hold…

Kerry Head, 50, Derby Holding my hands up to admire my manicure, I grinned. ‘Shall I paint yours?’ I asked my little girl Emily, then 6. ‘We’re not allowed to have nail polish at school,’ she shrugged. ‘Just a clear one?’ I suggested. ‘No, Mummy, I’ll get into trouble.’ I smiled. She was stubborn as anything, my Emily, a stickler for the rules. While her big brother was often getting told off, she was rarely in trouble. Chalk and cheese they were, but close as anything. By their teens, they were going on nights out together, or playing computer games. The three of us loved messing about, having water fights, photobombing strangers and singing to Lily Allen in the car. But when her brother left for university, things changed. In…

Baylis & Harding Elements Pink Blossom & Lotus Flower Body Wash, £3, Tesco We love the shelf-worthy marble-look bottle. The wash itself smells divine, delicate with uplifting florals, and a vitamin E-enriched formula that moisturises. Essie Gel Couture, £9.99, Boots All the things you like about a gel manicure (harder to chip, super shiny, fade-resistant) without the annoying bits. That’s right, there’s no need for a base coat, no UV lamp and no soaking off. It might not last as long as a salon gel manicure but it has more staying power than a regular nail polish. Garnier Over Makeup Super UV, £10 Did you know that over the summer months, you should top up your sunscreen every couple of hours? This lightweight mist makes it easy, with a refreshing…

Chat winners issue 10 (11 March) £1,001 CASH M Johnston, Magherafelt £1000 CASH J Foster, Bolton £500 CASH S Wood, Plymouth; L Appleton, Oldham £250 CASH J Etheridge, Banbury £150 CASH M Jackson, Accrington £100 CASH E Thompson, Newtownards; E Reeves, Brampton, J Cross, Hereford; L Brunt, Doncaster; A Campbell, Livingston £60 CASH P Watson, Gainsborough £50 CASH E Foster, Milton Keynes; S Lyon, Northampton; L Cheney, Morecambe £30 CASH P Kluge, Lewes; J Whitworth, Cromer; C King-Fretts, Taunton; C Howell, Bedminster; A Peel, Oldham £25 CASH B Ellis, Bradford; J May, Wellington; M Tubb, Somerset; M Hince, Ludlow; I Jones, Pontefract; G Smith, Dundee; J Sharpe, Swadlincote; S Ford, Newcastle; T Blundell, Cambridge Anyone from your town in the list this week..? Chat PUZZLE 2 DRACO Chat PUZZLE 11…