Charlotte Cripps

Shay Mitchell has launched soothing, cooling, and hydrating face masks for kids as young as four years old in the name of self-care. But, argues mum of two Charlotte Cripps, real care is giving them a childhood free from this toxic beauty-industrial complex

David Aird, 56, a London-based musician, builder, and father of one, had been suffering from migraines for five years before he saw his GP, who broke the news to him that he had a brain tumour the size of a golf ball. It blew his world apart, he tells Charlotte Cripps – but it also means he no longer sweats the small stuff

After a job advert seeking a £180,000-a-year tutor to help a one-year-old child become an ‘English gentleman’ went viral, Charlotte Cripps reflected on how extreme helicopter parenting can so often be an expression of love filtered through the lens of trauma

Lenka, 27, a student and dumpster-diver from Slovakia, has been living off food from bins for seven years while living in Denmark. She talks to Charlotte Cripps about spreading awareness of food waste through her Instagram account, and making delicious soups for her roommates from items that were thrown away

The Office for National Statistics has revealed that women in the UK lose about £65,000 from their earnings in the five years after the birth of their first child – and with three kids, it’s up to £100,000. It’s shocking, but we can’t reduce motherhood into a spreadsheet, says single mum of two, Charlotte Cripps

While Kate makes a lot of good points about the dangers of screen time, it’s easy for a princess to take a high-horse view of how much time parents let their children – or themselves – spend on smartphones, says single mum-of- two, Charlotte Cripps

Spreading gory details about having a baby on parenting platforms and forums probably doesn’t help anyone, says Charlotte Cripps, a mum of two, who ignored the litany of worries, including cracked nipples, blocked milk ducts and diaper blowouts

The F1 champion’s dog Roscoe found a new lease of life after going plant-based, like his owner – but, says Charlotte Cripps, if her golden retriever Muggles is put on quinoa, blueberries and alfafa, will she have to, too?

James Richards was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023 aged 36. After finding that so much of the support is geared towards women, he launched Moobs in 2023, the UK’s first dedicated male breast cancer organisation, to raise awareness and help men with the disease. He tells Charlotte Cripps his story

After the sudden loss of her son Archie, who died from SIDS at just three months old, Emily Oliver went through hell and back. With her husband, she is now launching the Baby Loss Club to help support others. She tells Charlotte Cripps their story

Frédéric Roscop, 49, contracted Lyme disease aged five years old but wasn’t diagnosed with it until his mid-thirties. He tells Charlotte Cripps about his lifelong battle with the disease, along with co-infections and associated mental health challenges, and how he found his way to a normal life

After reading a new book, ‘My Parent the Peacock’, Charlotte Cripps realised that narcissistic parenting may well have been at play in her large family. She explains how she was cast in the role of the ‘golden child’, and the impact of this on her later life

What do Posh Spice, myself and many others have in common? We all think people like us less than they actually do, writes Charlotte Cripps

Kid’s club holidays conjure up water slides, blue bubble-gum ice cream on tap, and screaming, but not at The Peligoni Club on the Greek Island of Zakynthos, where, says Charlotte Cripps, the vibe is a cross between ‘White Lotus’ and ‘Motherland’

As the former Eurythmics superstar publishes a new illustrated memoir of her extraordinary career, she talks to Charlotte Cripps about being diagnosed as neurodivergent, why the American dream is over for many working-class Americans, and how the pop industry is hypersexualised

Weight-loss drugs for dogs are the next big thing in pet healthcare. It’s no bad thing, says Charlotte Cripps, who desperately wants to get her dog the help he deserves for his rampant food obsession

Is it really possible to align your wardrobe with your intentions and manifest your dream life? Charlotte Cripps reluctantly trades her usual wardrobe staples for Egyptian goddess threads to find out

The government is finally waking up to the fact that the cosmetic industry needs regulating, writes Charlotte Cripps. But she fears that for many who, like her, are suffering after botched procedures, the damage is already done

From a mix-up over breakfast in ‘Pretty Woman’ to a modern car in the background of a battle scene in ‘Braveheart’, Charlotte Cripps picks some of the most famous film mistakes ever made 

Brooklyn Beckham showing us how to cook seawater pasta, the Oasis offspring recreating the Cool Britannia magazine cover… celebrity kids have realised we like to laugh at them. Should we let them get in on the joke, asks Charlotte Cripps