Celebrity Interviews

Katy Moran with her sheep
15 June 2021

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me, by Katy Moran
To celebrate the release of her new book, Scandalous Alchemy, we asked author Katy Moran to let us in on seven things she'd like her readers to know about her! 1. I love ...

How To Mars
15 June 2021

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by David Ebenbach, author of How To Mars
My book How to Mars was inspired by the crazy (and quite possibly fraudulent) Mars One project, which promised to send a couple dozen people on a one-way trip to ...

Murder at the Fair
15 June 2021

Crazy things women did 100 years ago by Verity Bright, author of Murder at the Fair
My Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery series features a no-nonsense, kick-ass amateur sleuth who doesn’t like being told what she should or shouldn’t do as a woman. Trouble is, she lives ...

8 Wise Ways: To A Healthy Happier Mind
14 June 2021

8Wise™ ways to take back control of your mental health
This week is Mental Health Awareness week in the UK… and whilst I love the fact we are shining a light on mental health, I truly do believe every day ...

Believe In Spirit
14 June 2021

Seven reasons to believe in spirit by Steve Bridger and Janet Neville
As a child I was told to believe everything my teachers said about religion. As an adult I wanted proof. I did NOT believe in spiritualists or spiritualism. All nonsense. ...

Kylie Carter
14 June 2021

Seven tips to help make you a confident mum by Kylie Carter, author of Finding Yourself
When you become a mum, all your thinking and being goes into your children. They become the centre of your world and you pour your heart and soul into them. ...

Julie Wassmer
14 June 2021

From page to screen: Julie Wassmer on how her novels have become a new TV series
For 20 years I was a TV drama writer for shows like EastEnders, all the while harbouring a desire to write crime novels. In 2015, my debut novel, the Whitstable ...

Jasmine Cephas Jones plays Ashley in Blindspotting
14 June 2021

Exclusive: Jasmine Cephas Jones discusses new Starz Original series Blindspotting
New Starz Original series Blindspotting kicked off this past weekend (June 13th, 2021), following on from the 2018 movie of the same name but shifting the perspective of the show ...

You Can Cook Tasty Food
14 June 2021

How to get your kids to eat healthily - by teaching them to cook
By Helen Burgess from Little Cooks Co YOU CAN cook tasty food is out now: https://collins.co.uk/products/9780008420987 Knowing how to feed ourselves is one of life’s most important skills. It’s as ...

The Family Tree
14 June 2021

Writing a book with your friend by Steph Mullin and Nicole Mabry, authors of The Family Tree
When we first decided to embark on this journey to transform our friendship into being co-authors and business partners, we had no idea what to expect. We were nervous we ...

I Know What I Saw
14 June 2021

The humourless judge by Imran Mahmood, author of I Know What I Saw
Because I am a criminal barrister, when I watch court-room dramas on TV I can't help complaining to anyone in earshot about how WRONG they got stuff. Some stuff, of ...

Cathy Lake and her dogs
14 June 2021

Nine things I'd like my readers to know about me by Cathy Lake
1. I’m an avid reader. I LOVE books and read a lot – paperbacks, hardbacks and on my Kindle. When I was a child, I read all the time, and ...

Lianna Champ
14 June 2021

Five ways to manage your first Father's Day without him
Grieving the loss of your father can make Father’s Day a harrowing experience and even though the build-up doesn’t seem to be as overwhelming as the flowers, happiness and chocolates ...

Nicole Kornher-Stace
13 June 2021

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Nicole Kornher-Stace
1. I'm actually a very private person so it's hard to imagine what people might want to know about me! I started writing and trying to publish professionally around age ...

Zen Cho (Copyright: Darren Johnson)
10 June 2021

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Zen Cho, author of Black Water Sister
1. I speak 2.3 languages. Growing up in Malaysia, I spoke English with my family at home. My parents spoke Hokkien (a Chinese dialect) with each other. Among my wider ...

The Summer Holiday
10 June 2021

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Jo Clegg, author of The Summer Holiday
After I saw my first stand up gig aged 21, I didn’t sleep a wink, scrawling down ideas for jokes. Although that didn’t go anywhere for me, now that I ...

Fresh Water for Flowers
10 June 2021

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Valerie Perrin
I’m totally passionate about car-boot sales and flea markets. I can travel many miles to track down antique china, lace, or other items that move me, that have a past. ...

Windswept
10 June 2021

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Annabel Abbs
I once swore at two policemen for 20 minutes straight, in the worst language you’ve ever heard … I was about to give birth in my car because I was ...

Widowland
10 June 2021

Read an exclusive extract from C. J. Carey's new novel Widowland
Monday, 12th April 1953 A biting east wind lifted the flags on the Government buildings in a listless parody of celebration. All the way from Trafalgar Square and down Whitehall ...

Lives Like Mine
10 June 2021

Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Eva Verde, author of Lives Like Mine
*I can’t drive and have often felt bit of a walking peculiarity for never wanting to learn. I’m an Essex girl these days, but a true Londoner at heart, and ...

Georgia Legg chats to Female First
9 June 2021

Exclusive: Georgia Legg discusses her work as a personal trainer, virtual gyms and more
Thespian turned personal trainer Georgia Legg is a part of TRX’s Training Club, an all-in-one virtual gym, enabling people from all over the world to take part in a workout ...

Jeanette Kwakye chats to Female First
8 June 2021

Exclusive: Jeanette Kwakye discusses her incredible career, from sprinting to broadcasting
Athlete turned journalist, Jeanette Kwakye, is the face of boxing on Channel Five – the first black woman to present boxing on terrestrial TV, but she isn’t shouting about it ...

The Wellbeing Toolkit for Doctors
8 June 2021

Seven of the biggest challenges doctors face today by Lesley Morrison
The biggest challenge that all of us, including doctors, face today is climate change. Unless we succeed in keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees in the next ten years, the ...

Ama Agbeze MBE speaks to Female First
7 June 2021

Exclusive: Ama Agbeze MBE on playing in New Zealand, the Commonwealth Games and more
Ama Agbeze MBE, part of the England Roses netball team and experienced in both the domestic Vitality Superleague and the ANZ Championship down under, is calling for volunteers to help ...