Jill Foster

Contributor, Yahoo Life UK

Jill Foster is a contributor at Yahoo Life UK, a one-stop destination that focuses on every aspect of lifestyle. Jill specialises in real life stories and celebrity news.

Yahoo Life UK
Being naked boosts my mental health – I wouldn’t live life any other way
Mum-of-one Rachel Seymour says she feels 'depressed' when she has to wear clothes but that her mood lifts as soon as she strips off.
11d ago
Yahoo Life UK
I’ve been paid over £100K to foster more than 30 children – but I’d do it all for free
Tina Bird has fostered over 30 children in the past 12 years and now legally adopted six. Here she explains the highs and lows of being a foster parent.
17d ago
Yahoo Life UK
Motor neurone disease has left me unable to speak, walk or feed myself but I’m determined to enjoy life
Susan Fletcher Watts was fit and healthy before motor neurone disease changed everything. Here, she shares her hopes and fears for the future.
2 months ago
Yahoo Style UK Real Life
I haven't spoken to my cruel mother for 10 years
Charlotte Richards* has been estranged from her mother for a decade, after a lifetime of cruelty and indifference.
3 months ago
Yahoo Life UK
How to be happy: The numbers that add up to a better life
Here's how to count yourself lucky this International Day of Happiness and beyond.
3 months ago
Yahoo Life UK
What International Women's Day is all about – and why it's still so important
Across the world, women and girls are still left behind in political, economic and social terms.
3 months ago
Yahoo Life UK
International Women's Day: Fascinating figures show the truth about a woman's life
How tall is the typical woman in the UK? What's the average number of children she'll have? Check out our vital stats.
3 months ago
Yahoo Life UK
I was scared I was dying – but it was the menopause
One day out of the blue, Lisa Hall experienced a panic attack so severe she took to her bed for four days, before finally getting the help she needed.
4 months ago
Yahoo Life UK
Woman who lost five stone is unrecognisable but says she is now treated differently for being ‘beautiful’
After losing five stone and gaining a new confidence, Liv Ralph was amazed to find she was treated as a completely different person.
4 months ago
Yahoo Life UK
My open marriage destroyed me – I don’t trust anyone anymore
When Stella*, 37, realised her husband was a serial adulterer, she decided to suggest an open marriage, but it went badly wrong.
6 months ago
Yahoo Life UK
How to break up with someone gently before Christmas
Christmas is coming but if you’re in the wrong relationship, here’s how to break up without too much heartache.
7 months ago
Yahoo Life UK
I was 22, single and didn’t want children – now I have triplets
Bethany Harris was stunned to discover she was pregnant, but an even bigger surprise was in store during her first scan.
7 months ago
Yahoo Life UK
Breast cancer changed my whole mindset - I’ve never been happier
When Jacqueline thought she was going to die she made some serious changes to her life - career, diet, friends. Now she’s never been happier.
7 months ago
Yahoo Life UK
Dad’s heartbreaking stillbirth story: ‘My son looked perfect even though he wasn't alive'
Stillbirth affects thousands of families every year. Here one bereaved dad shares his powerful story of loss.
8 months ago
Yahoo Life UK
'I had to go to the toilet 20 times a day' due to bowel disease
Lauren Rooney put her symptoms down to pregnancy but the reality was far more serious.
8 months ago
Yahoo Life UK
My postpartum psychosis left me so unwell I forgot I’d had a baby
Lobeh Osagie-Asiah, a devoted mum from Essex, already had three children, but after giving birth to her fourth daughter, she became ill with postpartum psychosis, unsure what was and wasn't real.
8 months ago
Yahoo Life UK
I suffered financial abuse – my husband would get angry if I even spent £1.50
One in six people in Britain can’t spot the signs of being financially abused. Susie Mackie, from Gloucestershire, was one of them.
8 months ago
Yahoo Life UK
Was the Queen the ultimate feminist?
Although the Queen didn't openly speak out on women's rights, there were many key clues to her feminist credentials.
9 months ago
Yahoo News UK
King Charles III: Longest monarch-in-waiting whose time has finally come
Charles is the longest-serving heir apparent in British history.
9 months ago
Yahoo Life UK
The Queen by the people who knew her
From her 'wicked sense of humour' to her ability to mimic accents, these Royal insiders share the Queen's secret self.
9 months ago