Linda Kelsey

London

Journalist at Freelance

Articles

Linda Kelsey: I’m considering charging my Christmas dinner guests $40-a-head

Dec 24, 2024 | perthnow.com.au | Linda Kelsey

Christmas Eve and I find myself, as I’m sure many of you do, rolling up my sleeves for the final push. All in all, it has been a four month long campaign and, as I consult the spreadsheet showing who among this evening’s 20-odd guests has food allergies, food intolerances, is vegetarian, vegan or simply a foodie fusspot, I feel my festive martyrdom pricking at the edge of my consciousness. How many times have I done this before: 30, 40, more? Now that I’m 72, why isn’t someone else doing it for me?
What Gillian Anderson's new book of real-life sexual fantasies reveals

Sep 2, 2024 | dailymail.co.uk | Linda Kelsey

From fantasies of domination to tales of degradation, from playing the voyeur to performing sex acts in front of an audience, and from intercourse with robots to intimate encounters with a tentacled male member, women’s sexual imaginations appear to know no bounds. Having lived for a week on a raw diet of 400 pages of dozens of other women’s erotic fancies, all curated by actress and activist Gillian Anderson for her book, Want, I am not sure whether I feel satiated or merely exhausted.
Have sex before you go out to dinner. Never tell your partner your fantasies... As she dies at 96, why the unvarnished sex advice from the legendary Dr Ruth is as relevant today as it was 40 years ago | Daily Mail Online

Jul 15, 2024 | dailymail.co.uk | Linda Kelsey

When I heard the news that the indomitable Dr Ruth, sexpert, author of 40 books, celebrity broadcaster and courageous Holocaust survivor, had died on Friday at the very great age of 96, a moment of sadness at her passing quickly gave way to a grin. It's impossible for me to think about this diminutive and delightful pioneer of sexual straight-talking without remembering both her twinkly personality and great humour.
I’m not brainy, but my 72 years give me an edge over younger people

Jun 19, 2024 | msn.com | Linda Kelsey

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I’m not brainy, but my 72 years give me an edge over younger people

Jun 19, 2024 | msn.com | Linda Kelsey

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I'm not brainy, but my 72 years give me an edge over younger people

Jun 19, 2024 | telegraph.co.uk | Linda Kelsey

Linda Kelsey: 'It's the depth of experience that makes me more sure-footed' Credit: Andrew Crowley for The Telegraph “Welcome to The Wonder Years” read the message on the front of the birthday card sent to my partner, who turned 70 last week. “You wonder where your glasses are,” it continued.
At 71, I’m finally going to therapy – I’ve bottled up my emotions for decades

Jun 11, 2024 | msn.com | Linda Kelsey

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At 71, I’m finally going to therapy - I’ve bottled up my emotions for decades

Jun 11, 2024 | independent.ie | Linda Kelsey

Every Monday at 5pm for the last three months, I have been lying on the metaphorical couch and talking for 50 minutes all about me. Never mind that the couch has been replaced by an office chair, and rather than my therapist sitting silently out of sight behind me I am face-to-face with her on Zoom and she actually speaks when I pause for breath. My wonder at what I’m doing has less to do with 21st century technology than the fact I’m 71-years-old and a novice when it comes to this kind of thing.
At 71, I’m finally going to therapy – I’ve bottled up my emotions for decades

Jun 11, 2024 | telegraph.co.uk | Linda Kelsey

Linda: 'For young people, therapy today is widely accepted and openly discussed.
Don't dare SKINNY SHAME women like me and SJP - we can't help being effortlessly SLIM!

May 22, 2024 | dailymail.co.uk | Linda Kelsey

Just as women are attracted to men of particular body types, Anya knows she won’t be to every man’s taste. A single mum, she recently had what she describes as a horrible experience with a chef she met on a dating app. ‘On our second date he took me to a restaurant and being a chef he took over the ordering. When I tucked in he said he was relieved because he thought I was the type who wouldn’t eat anything and was probably anorexic.