ALEXANDRA SHULMAN’S NOTEBOOK: The office is vital for cool friendships… and hot gossip 

There isn’t much good news around Covid-19, but for many mothers who have long wanted more flexible working, their day has come. When I edited Vogue, I had a staff of about 30 who were mainly female.  It was a curious fact but office pregnancies seemed to happen in cycles, and often four or five … Read more

Notebook star Rachel McAdams, 41, ‘pregnant with second child’

Notebook star Rachel McAdams, 41, ‘pregnant with second child’ By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 21:49 BST, 20 August 2020 | Updated: 23:05 BST, 20 August 2020 Rachel McAdams appears to be pregnant with her second child, according to a report.  The 41-year-old Notebook star was pictured showing off what appeared to be a pronounced baby bump, … Read more

Meghan Markle ‘gifted Kate Middleton a Smythson notebook to break the ice when they met’

Harry and William fell out, when Duke of Sussex branded older brother a ‘snob’ Prince Harry took offence when his ‘snobby’ brother cautioned him not to rush into marrying Meghan Markle.  Harry took offence when William told him: ‘Take as much time as you need to get to know this girl.’ Harry is said to … Read more

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN’S NOTEBOOK: Seven suitcases Coleen? That’s travelling light! 

I reckon that once you’re checking in a case, you might as well cram in absolutely everything you could possibly need or want. Coleen Rooney is pictured above arriving in Barbados The Rooney family arrived for their Barbados holiday with shedloads of luggage. Seven vast hard-shell suitcases. Yes. I counted.  But seven cases for eight people … Read more

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN’S NOTEBOOK: Let me out… I really can’t face another Zoom dinner! 

It used to be so simple. Your friends were people you liked to hang out with. People you found interesting and had a laugh with. There were some you saw regularly and others less frequently but the key qualification for friendship was whether you enjoyed their company. Now, though, everything is different. Now we have to … Read more

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN’S NOTEBOOK: And now for a new terror… making our new decisions

It’s been nearly 11 weeks since we were told that what we had previously thought of as normal daily life was to be shut down.  Most of the activities we enjoyed would be off the menu: restaurants, hairdressers, dinner parties, garden centres, multi-generational family gatherings, sport. When Boris announced lockdown that evening of March 23, … Read more

Jesy Nelson is left in floods of tears after rewatching The Notebook

‘Without fail every time’: Jesy Nelson is left in floods of tears after rewatching The Notebook during emotional afternoon at home By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 16:26 BST, 4 June 2020 | Updated: 16:28 BST, 4 June 2020 A decades spanning tale of undying love played havoc with Jesy Nelson’s emotions as she settled … Read more

Alexandra Shulman’s Notebook: Boris proves that being bouncy is bad for you! 

The shattering news that Boris had been admitted to intensive care will be remembered as one of the defining moments of the coronavirus outbreak. Until then, for those of us lucky enough not to have severely ill friends and family, there was still an element of this being a phoney war, something we were waiting … Read more

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN’S NOTEBOOK: Should I risk going out – or drive myself mad at home?

Arriving at a lunch last week, my host introduced me to the other guests as ‘a coronavirus denier’.  This was because I had been to a party a few nights before along with several people who had recently spent time in Milan – an activity he regarded as being on a par with visiting a … Read more