Opinion
Views and opinion on the biggest stories of the day from the Editors at Marie Claire
Opinion
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What the Prince Andrew debacle teaches us about how powerful men view sexual abuse
As Prince Andrew retires from royal duties ‘for the foreseeable future’, Olivia Foster asks why did it take him so long to acknowledge Jeffrey Epstein’s victims?
By Marie Claire
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The Clemmie Hooper scandal – an insider tells all: ‘It’s easy to get addicted to trolling just like I was’
After witnessing the Mother of Daughters drama unfold, a mumfluencer reveals the murky underworld of mummy blogging and the toll it took on her mental health
By Marie Claire
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Anti-Bullying Week 2019: Stella Creasy on being targeted by an abusive campaign
While the Labour MP was eight-months pregnant she was publicly harassed by anti-abortion organisation, as a result of her role in the decriminalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland. Now on maternity leave, she's still fighting to change hate crime legislation to offer women greater protection
By Niamh McCollum
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Anti-Bullying Week 2019: Hayley Hasselhoff opens up about body shaming
Kicking off our Anti-Bullying campaign this week is size 16 model, Hayley, sharing her life-changing experiences and why she believes clothes size should not define us
By Maria Coole
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Why the Queen is totally right to demand that adults and kids sit at separate tables for Christmas lunch
A biographer's revelation that the Queen puts children in a different room for Christmas lunch had Niamh McCollum looking wistfully back on her years spent at the kids' table
By Niamh McCollum
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'When did our telephone mania become a phobia?'
We send millions of texts, emails and WhatsApps, but the phone call is steadily dying out. When did it stop being good to talk, asks Daisy Buchanan.
By Marie Claire
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‘Meghan and Harry are rich royals but they can still feel anguish’
After hinting to struggling with their mental health, many criticised the pair saying they’re too privileged to have problems, Kerry Parnell explains why the bullying has to stop…
By Marie Claire
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'Child-free by choice: why I'll never want to be a mother'
More women in the Western world are now choosing not to have children. Here, author Catherine Gray reveals the reasons behind her own decision to remain child-free - and why, despite the ongoing stigma, she's happier than ever
By Marie Claire
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‘I grew up in a sex cult’: surviving the Children of God abuse
When Rose McGowan spoke out about the childhood abuse she suffered within the Children of God organisation, it shone a spotlight on a global cult engaging in the widespread exploitation of children. Fellow survivor Christina Babin tells how she too overcame the trauma to rebuild her life
By Marie Claire
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'No - we don't need a diet app for eight year olds, thanks'
By Jadie Troy-Pryde
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Meet the woman who is campaigning for a Compassion Act
Jennifer Nadel is a journalist and barrister. While at ITV in the 90s, she led investigations into global injustices, exposing the use of rape as a weapon in war. In 2018, she co-founded Compassion in Politics, a campaign group aiming to place ‘empathy at the heart of politics'
By Niamh McCollum
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How was an app used to 'undress' women even created in the first place?
It's 2019.
By Jenny Proudfoot
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'Since when were women only allowed to have female friends?'
By Jenny Proudfoot
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Would you sleep with a 'sex surrogate' to save your love life?
We explore the ultimate ‘hands-on’ therapy...
By Marie Claire
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Meghan Markle’s postpartum appearance has made me feel better about childbirth
Marie Claire’s Jenny Proudfoot explains…
By Jenny Proudfoot
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We went to Michelle Obama's UK tour last night and here are our most inspirational takeaways
By Jenny Proudfoot
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Mrs Hinch and the great cleaning con: why women should be worried about the rise of domestic influencers
Thanks to an explosion of domestic influencers on Instagram, housework – once feminism’s public enemy number one – is experiencing a resurgence.
By Marie Claire
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Why wasn't upskirting made illegal years ago?
It's 2019.
By Jenny Proudfoot
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Activist Virgie Tovar on the realities of 'fatphobia' and why diets don't work
In her new book You Have The Right To Remain Fat, author and activist Virgie Tovar tackles the 'minority stress' caused by fat discrimination and the damaging effects of dieting
By Lucy Pavia
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'What I learned from six months off social media - and what brought me back'
Charlotte Philby was feeling strung out and exhausted when, on an impulse, she switched off all her social media accounts. Here's what the experience taught her, and why she's returned for good.
By Charlotte Philby
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In defence of Brigitte Nielsen: why having a baby over 40 actually isn't that big a deal
One older mum offers her advice to Janet Jackson who is having a baby aged 50.
By Miranda McMinn
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'Do they know each other yet?' - a royal wedding review by our 5-year-old correspondent Beatrice ?
'Is that the one that's getting married? The one with the orange beard?'
By Lucy Pavia
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'My right ear was so badly damaged, it had to be removed' - one brave woman's story of her acid attack
Five years ago Katie Gee was travelling in Zanzibar when a stranger threw acid on her, changing her life forever. Here, she tells Kate Graham about that fateful day and how she overcame the trauma to travel again
By Marie Claire
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A new campaign for less guilt and more support in childbirth has launched and we're so on-board
Yes to this.
By Marie Claire
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How to argue with a gender pay gap denier (and not lose your cool)
'Hello? 1958 called, they want their opinion back'
By Lucy Pavia
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Can we please stop calling maternity leave ‘time off’?
In her first Friday column, Marie Claire's entertainment editor Lucy Pavia tackles the language of maternity leave, Nepal's period banishment and why Cameron Diaz should demand a 'Reese' rider
By Lucy Pavia
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‘I’m fed up of just hoping for better for women in politics. It’s time for action’
Labour-party activist Bex Bailey, 25, has served on the party’s National Executive Committee. Last October, she revealed that she was raped at a Labour party event in 2011, aged 19, by someone senior to her, but was discouraged from reporting the attack by a Labour official
By Andrea Thompson