Twinning is in 📈
Plus: 💸 radical finances 👀 trustworthy accents 💌 age gaps
Global birth rates have declined, but the number of twins and triplets is on the rise.
For the first time in history, we are witnessing an increase in multiple births. Why?
From women choosing to start a family later, to advancements in fertility treatments, the reasons behind this boom are fascinating. Discover more, and what this means for the future of parenting, below.
Welcome back to Take The Lead, the fortnightly newsletter from The Female Lead.
Here’s your roundup of our most-read and most-subscribed-to articles of the last month.
Money expert Charlotte Jessop helped millennials and Gen Zers take control of their finances, the UK edition of The Traitors (was that only last month?) got us thinking about the accents we trust the most, and Hollywood’s leading ladies are flipping the narrative on age-gap romances.
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Why more twins are being born than ever – even though birthrates are falling
By Elizabeth Bailey, Associate Professor and Director of the Elizabeth Bryan Multiple Births Centre, Birmingham City University
Millennials and Gen Zs need radically different money strategies from their parents
Overspent at Christmas? Credit card bill through the roof? It’s time to regain control of your finances – yet Gen Z and millennials may h…
The Traitors: Do accents influence who we trust?
Anyone watching The Traitors in the UK, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, will be marvelling at contestant Charlotte’s fake Welsh accent.
Renée Zellweger, Anne Hathaway and Nicole Kidman show Hollywood is finally telling a different age-gap romance story
By Lucy Brown, Professor of Film and Television, Head of Screen, Assistant Head of School, Wes…
Brooke Shields says don't beat yourself up over ageing
At 59 years old, Brooke Shields is “really tired” of caring what people think.
Stars in their 70s and 80s reveal their life lessons: "It's all about attitude"
Dame Prue Leith, 84, Birds of a Feather sitcom star Lesley Joseph, 79, and broadcaster Gloria Hunniford, 84, joined Janet Street-Porter, 78, on the Loose Women panel for a This is 70+ special.
Parents share 6 game-changers that reduced screen time for their children
Children and young people’s obsession with screens can drive their parents mad – almost literally.
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