Lucy Wigley

1 week ago | womanandhome.com | Lucy Wigley

It's every mother's worst nightmare and played out with nightmarish consequences in the opening moments of The Handmaid's Tale season 1 - June Bankole's child is kidnapped in front of her and she has no idea if she'll ever see her again. Fast forward to season 6 and June has experienced some of the most painful moments of the show's run when she's allowed fleeting moments with her stolen daughter, but ultimately had her snatched away once again. Hannah remains firmly in the clutches of Gilead.

1 week ago | womanandhome.com | Lucy Wigley

The Handmaid's Tale has become an absolute juggernaut of a show, and with the arrival of season 6, the final instalment in the dystopian drama, interest in the series is at an all-time high. Fans are expected to be similarly invested in The Testaments, the TV sequel based on Margaret Atwood's 2019 follow-up novel to her original 1985 release of The Handmaid's Tale. As with any new series of a much-loved TV show, as viewers dissect each episode and its details, questions arise.

2 weeks ago | womanandhome.com | Lucy Wigley

The TV legend entered the Celebrity Big Brother house during the show's launch episode this week, joining the likes of Angellica Bell and Patsy Palmer. She is 67 and battling stage four breast cancer, but wants to show her disease doesn't have to limit life. Trisha was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, which was treated and cured. The cancer returned in 2023 and in 2024, Trisha announced it had advanced to stage four and was metastatic - her condition can be treated, but not cured.

2 weeks ago | womanandhome.com | Lucy Wigley

For six harrowing but addictive seasons, The Handmaid's Tale has kept the world gripped with the story of June Osbourne's plight to be reunited with her stolen daughter, Hannah. Based on Margaret Atwood's 1985 dystopian book of the same name, the red Handmaid's outfits have become an international protest symbol as women's rights are rapidly eroded.

2 weeks ago | womanandhome.com | Lucy Wigley

It's been a long time coming, but The Handmaid's Tale season 6 is now available for US audiences to watch on Hulu. The first season of the show is based on Margaret Atwood's 1985 dystopian novel of the same name - although it was largely faithful to the source material, there are a few key differences between the novel and the series. Every season since the first has been written solely for the show and has no source material - and the creators have not let their audiences down.