Jesy Nelson EXC: Star reveals her Odd One Out film was inspired by I Feel Pretty

Late last year, Jesy Nelson detailed her horrific trolling ordeal for the first time – which clouded her perception of success, left her in a ‘deep depression’ and even caused her to attempt suicide. Six months on from the release of her BBC documentary, Odd One Out, the Little Mix star, 28, has revealed she’s … Read more

Grief that inspired the Bard

Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (Tinder Press £20, 384 pp) Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (Tinder Press £20, 384 pp) This is Maggie O’Farrell’s first foray into historical fiction, and, as with her contemporary work, it’s the ebb and flow of emotions that carry this heartbreaking, beautifully written story along on its melancholy current. On a hazy … Read more

Why Whitby, the seaside town that inspired Dracula, is to die for

Britain at its best: Whitby is the Yorkshire seaside town that inspired Dracula – and it’s to die for In Bram Stoker’s 1897 classic, Count Dracula lands at Whitby on a schooner The most splendid Gothic spot is its abbey, which overlooks the coast Harry Mount stayed at The Riviera, a comfortable B&B with ‘epic’ sea … Read more