I opened the door for a delivery – then I realised I was half naked
When you’re told you’ve got breast cancer, you think nothing will ever be funny again. But my experience has been quite the opposite.
I thought my diet was healthy until I cut out one thing we all eat
I was eating cereal for breakfast, a sandwich and a packet of crisps for lunch and maybe a ready meal lasagne for dinner.
I came out as trans to a nine-year-old – their response floored me
‘I feel like you feel.’
Our first date lasted 10 hours – by the end of it I was in love
The phrase 'love at first sight' is such a cliché, but when our eyes locked, my heart landed straight in my throat.
My 26-year-old friend told me she’s engaged. I asked her to call off the wedding
I genuinely felt I had to say something.
I have a stammer but you’d never know – not even my wife did
I worked so hard to keep it a secret from everyone.
My Traitors parting gift wasn’t cheating – it was just psychological warfare
I made sure to take the day after the first episode off work. I’m glad I did because I was busy that day: busy being ripped to shreds.
I cried watching my death on The Traitors – but not for the reason you’d think
It was surreal watching the rest of the cast grieving my ‘death’. On the one hand, I was thinking, ‘guys, it’s not that deep’, but on the other, it was one of the nicest moments ever, really.
My ex insisted on knowing my body count – he instantly regretted it
Nothing good ever comes from this conversation.
I quit saying ‘no worries if not’ and it changed my life
Keeping my own needs to myself left me feeling resentful and exhausted.
I didn’t realise I’d been groomed and trafficked – then the panic attacks started
I was just 14 when I was raped for the first time.
I thought my drinking was normal even when I couldn’t remember the night before
I’d wake up, my stomach clenched with nerves, worrying about how I’d got home and whether I’d made a fool of myself.
I came out as trans after completely losing my eyesight
The clothes and make-up matter, but they are just an expression of the inward beauty.
I thought I had everything. Then I realised I was just happy on the surface
The moment of clarity that changed my life wasn’t, on the face of it, all that significant.
I told a stranger that I liked his shirt as I was walking home – now we’re in love
I spotted him as he was about to walk past me on the street, and I fancied him straight away.
I ran to escape the grief of my dad’s killing and didn’t stop for 15 years
There was zero space for thinking about anything else – including my dad’s death.
A family funeral revealed something scary about my health
Little did I know that often there are no symptoms with prostate cancer in its earlier stages.
I was in for a surprise after spending £8,000 to become a mum
When a very dark test line appeared straightaway, I got butterflies.
I was asked out on a date while on a date with someone else – I said yes
'Let me take you out sometime to make up for this horrible night?,’ Nick said, holding up his phone for me to type in my number.
This should have been the worst year of my life after a terminal cancer diagnosis
I’ve lived an exceptional three hundred and sixty something days for someone with Stage 4 bowel cancer – all things considered.
I spend my days jumping off buildings and getting in gunfights
I regularly come centimetres away from smashing my face on concrete.
I thought I just had a cough that wouldn’t budge. Then a doctor broke the news
I'd never even smoked a cigarette.
People don’t realise the damage they do every time they mispronounce my name
‘Ban-jo? Ban-jaar? B’naar Jaar?’ My teacher carelessly mangled the three easy syllables, and everyone laughed.
I love my 6-year-old son more than anything – but I’ve decided to cut contact with him
One day, I will prove that I am not the villain of his story, that I never forgot about him, and never stopped loving him.
