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Kerry Parnell is a features writer for The Sunday Telegraph. Formerly the Head of Lifestyle, she now writes about a wide range of topics, from news features to fashion and beauty, health, travel, popular culture and celebrity as well as a weekly opinion column.

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Thieving TikTokers and the decline of the influencer game

Kerry Parnell thought she’d seen everything in her career until a restaurant witnessed a TikTok ‘influencer’ swipe the contents of a table of free food at a restaurant event.

Opinion

Even a Prime Minister can find love at Christmas. Hugh Jackman and Martine McCutcheon in a scene from Love Actually.

Nat, fat? Weight is over for Love Actually director

Love Actually turns 20 in November and, while it is one of the great Christmas movies, the treatment of one character stands out for poor jokes about her weight that even the writer says he would never do again.

Lifestyle

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Chanel fever is sweeping London

A new exhibition at London’s V&A is celebrating the life and designs of one of fashion’s greatest icons: Coco Chanel.

OPINIONOpinion

After The Crown, can we finally lay Diana to rest?

It’s about knowing when to leave. Careful, Crown creators, if you push the envelope too far your love letter to the Queen is in danger of becoming a poison pen, warns KERRY PARNELL.

OPINIONOpinion

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 03: Victoria and David Beckham attend the Netflix 'Beckham' UK Premiere at The Curzon Mayfair on October 03, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Beckham did what Harry couldn’t – accepted the blame

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle scored a massive own goal with their ‘poor us’ doco. But their one-time mates Posh and Becks have scored with their own Netflix offering.

Opinion

VERSAILLES, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 20: Queen Camilla and King Charles III attend a State Banquet at The Palace of Versailles on September 20, 2023 in Versailles, France. The King and Queen's first state visit to France will take place in Paris, Versailles and Bordeaux from Wednesday 20th to Friday 23rd 2023. The visit had been initially scheduled for March 26th - 29th but had to be postponed due to mass strikes and protests. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Bravo! How Camilla is reaching new fashion heights at 76

At the same age Queen Elizabeth started opting for sensible shoes, Queen Camilla has upped her game in a magnificent navy Dior gown and matching cape at the kick-off of Paris Fashion Week, writes Kerry Parnell.

Lifestyle

Poolside perks at The Calile Hotel on James Street in Fortitude Valley Photo: Sean Fennessy

Aussie hotel named one of the world’s best

Want to stay in one of the world’s best hotels? You don’t have to travel far, as Brisbane’s own The Calile Hotel has just been voted in the top 20 around the globe.

Opinion

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‘Sad-fishing’ the new trend we really don’t need

Mental health has never been more talked about, yet that’s all it is, words. So, let’s make it a mantra to really talk to each other, writes Kerry Parnell.

Entertainment

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TV’s hot new chef loves the Jamie Oliver comparisons

Thirty-year-old Julius Roberts is the hottest new face in cooking and says he’s delighted to follow in the footsteps of his idols, Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

Opinion

Supplied image for The Sunday Telegraph.Jamie Oliver's son Buddy presenting a new recipe on #KitchenBuddiesCredit: Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CBXpSRjoCdV/

Why Buddy Oliver has right recipe to encourage kids

If 12-year-old Buddy Oliver encourages kids to cook food from scratch, eat healthily and grow up knowing kale from kumquats, he’s doing an enormous public service, writes Kerry Parnell.

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