I spent a day scaring people at the London Dungeon – and discovered you can’t say this one word
Metro goes behind the scenes at The London Dungeons.
My dad was the secret tailor of London’s best dressed
It was a big deal for a Black man to have a shop like Dad’s at the time and to own their own business.
Here’s why you shouldn’t ask cancer survivors about ‘the all clear’
I had no idea that the journey back to normality could be so prolonged, frightening and unpredictable.
I misheard my mum’s simple request and cut her out my life
She claims she said: ‘Leave for the week,’ but I heard: ‘You have to get out of my apartment.’
I had every diabetes symptom – but doctors claimed I wasn’t fat enough
My mouth was so dry that I felt like a camel was going to traipse out of it every time I yawned.
I haven’t been able to watch Friends since Matthew Perry’s death
Rachel, Ross, Monica, Phoebe, Joey and Chandler always felt like real pals.
I feared my eldest would feel left out but it was my newborn who was forgotten
I felt a sad sort of protectiveness on his behalf.
My PT said I’d gain weight if I left him – then he abused me
He’d lean over me, rather than around me, to change my weights – so his hand could stroke me.
I told my husband that someone else was living in my body – he agreed
Dissociative Identity Disoder is rarely known about even within the medical community and often misunderstood.
Clive Sullivan was a rugby legend to the world, but a loving father to me
My dad, Clive Sullivan, was determined never to let anything stop him. He was resilient, tough and brave.
I was told I’d never have kids – it’s made me a better mum
I’m resourceful and resilient, which is easily the one that other people notice the most.
My 11-year-old won’t leave the house when it rains out of fear
When a therapist or doctor asks what started it, I always come back to that storm.
I asked my partner to plan a date night – his idea of romance left me shocked
The date had serious Shreks appeal.
My teacher sent me a cryptic text – then I got word of her death
'Please remember me when I die.’
‘Talk dirty to me,’ I said – then my lover went quiet
When I gathered the courage to share the specific words that turn me on, his reaction left me feeling self-conscious.
We got a sleep divorce just 3 days into our honeymoon
We still fancy each other. A lot.
My boyfriend took the condom off during sex without telling me
I saw the discarded condom in the bin. For a moment, I felt like I'd left my body.
One phone call from a colleague turned my life upside down
The truth is, there are no safe or humanitarian zones in Gaza.
Mum snooped through Dad’s phone and immediately turned on me
My Mum would regularly tell me: ‘I love you, but I don’t like you’.
A bottle of shampoo made me realise how lonely I really was
I was praying for an unexpected item in the bagging area, just to break the ice.
When you think of the menopause, you don’t picture me
And therein lies the problem…
I was ready to trust again until a man from the apps insulted me
I couldn’t understand why society seems to have such a problem with people who have little to no experience with dating.
I struggled with making friends until I made one small change
I used to think I was helping people by finishing off their sentences, now I can see the error of my ways.
I was wrong to assume my 9-5 meant I couldn’t own a dog
We’re not often home during the day, so, for years, I made it clear that it’d be impossible to have a dog of our own.
I knew childbirth would change my life – I didn’t expect this level of trauma
I didn’t know childbirth would come with all this trauma.
