Sophie Gallagher

London

Deputy Head, Features and Lifestyle at The i Paper

Feats & Lifestyle Editor @theipaper | Award-winning writer @BBCNews @guardian @thetimes @huffpostuk @FT | Author #HowMenCanHelp | Cyber flashing expert

Articles

The seven reasons your partner might cheat, according to therapists

6 days ago | inews.co.uk | Sophie Gallagher

Cheating breaks up families and can ruin lives. The commonly-held view is that there are villains (the cheater) and victims (the cheated-upon), and the only reason to indulge in such behaviour is a flawed character. And yet, most of us still know someone who has done the dirty, or are guilty ourselves.
I spent two years and £400 on my Irish passport - it's worth its weight in gold

1 month ago | inews.co.uk | Sophie Gallagher

I keep my secret weapon in my bedside cabinet. Snuggled alongside my engagement ring, a multipack of hairbands, and an old packet of cigarettes, it is the item in my house that I am most smug about owning: an Irish passport. Yes the British passport is also in there somewhere – buried under a stack of pension leaflets and other things I never read – but that now plays second fiddle to its counterpart from the Emerald Isle.
Inside Prince Harry’s new ‘influencer husband’ Montecito life

1 month ago | inews.co.uk | Sophie Gallagher

Regardless of how you feel about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, you can’t deny she keeps busy. Weeks after the launch of her series, With Love, Meghan, as well as her sell-out collection of luxury jams and fashion channel, she has released a new podcast, all the while sending edible flowers to every celeb with a California postcode. But the other half of Team Sussex has been more conspicuous in his absence.
I opened a bookshop after leaving my £40k job - I earn nothing but love it

1 month ago | inews.co.uk | Sophie Gallagher

It was a beautiful sunny Sunday in November 2019, and Nicci Rosengarten’s family, including her two children, had gone to Ramsgate for a morning coffee and a walk. As they turned into the quaint Addington Street, just off the harbour, her husband noticed a new bookshop. They popped in and had a chat with the owner of the tiny blue shop, Tales on Moon Lane, which had only been open for two days. Everyone got along well like they’d known each other for years, but the chat was brief.
I lived in the US - the meat was so bad, I went vegetarian

1 month ago | inews.co.uk | Sophie Gallagher

The first time I laid eyes on an American breakfast buffet was in the mid-90s at Disney World, Florida. I couldn’t believe how many Mickey Mouse pancakes were stacked on the plate in front of me. That childhood holiday redefined everything I knew about portion sizes and how much sugar it was acceptable to eat before lunchtime. The smell of syrup or fried bacon still instantly transports me back to that jungle-themed dining room.
My daughter cut me off from my grandchildren - so I spent £20k taking her to court

1 month ago | inews.co.uk | Sophie Gallagher

It was the food that was hardest to plan. After not having seen their grandchildren for a year, Mark and Vanessa* no longer knew what the 13 and 10-year-old liked to eat. They stocked up on the old favourites – crisps, sweets, and fish for dinner – but the children didn’t want it. Their tastes had changed. When their daughter first had her two babies, Mark, 66, and Vanessa, 65, from Scotland, were really involved.
My nice, normal mate turned into a right-wing bigot - I can’t speak to him

1 month ago | inews.co.uk | Sophie Gallagher

The change began slowly at first, until it was so noticeable that every conversation had become a potential minefield of disagreement or tension. This shift in the relationship was disorientating for Charlie*, 33, because his friend – who he has known since school – never used to have far-right views.
I was arrested for criticising King Charles. It could happen to you too

2 months ago | inews.co.uk | Sophie Gallagher

It was a sliding doors moment. Symon Hill was never meant to be in Oxford on Sunday 11 September, 2022. After going to his regular morning church service, he planned to walk to the station and take a train to Birmingham to visit a friend. But she was feeling unwell, so instead, he left his Baptist church and turned in the opposite direction to walk home, via the city centre. It was a warm day and the streets were busy with shoppers and pub-goers, says 47-year-old Symon who now lives in Coventry.
My daughter died waiting 1,023 days for a gender identity clinic

2 months ago | inews.co.uk | Sophie Gallagher

Caroline Litman considered herself a liberal parent. When her eldest daughter Kate came out as gay at 13, she said it was such unremarkable news – simultaneously welcome and insignificant – that the conversation almost immediately moved on from her teenager’s sexuality to breakfast. “I was like ‘ok honey, but what do you want on your toast?’” Just another day. But, several years later, when Caroline’s youngest, Alice, was struggling with her LGBTQ+ identity, things would not be so straightforward.
Esther Ghey: I lost Brianna twice - first, to her phone, then to her murderers

2 months ago | inews.co.uk | Sophie Gallagher

Saturday 11 February, 2023, was turning into the perfect day for Esther Ghey. After a tough week with her youngest child Brianna – their relationship had become strained and explosive fights were common – she woke to find a sweet text of gratitude from her 16-year-old daughter. Buoyed by this small olive branch, Esther set about weekend chores and popped into her mother’s for a cup of tea. Then she got a second welcome message from Brianna: she was going out to see a friend.