How we made Embarrassing Bodies: Christian Jessen on TV’s intimate hit

‘We were a lifesaver for people with things – such as wonky boobs – that the NHS might only consider cosmetic’

The truth is that most bellies do, in fact, bulge. We need to see that on our screens

Learning that a director offered Kate Winslet an edit to a sex scene was horrifying, but completely unsurprising

There are two wolves inside me. One is a feminist. The other wants to be thin and beautiful

A lot of talk around body image is just about awareness, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, and awareness and unlearning are very different steps

Hairdressers in England face ‘stampede’ for post-lockdown appointments

With salons reopening on 12 April, customers now demand bold new looks to show off this spring

A year of emotional eating? Don’t feel guilty. We need comfort, not ketosis

Many of us will leave lockdown a few pounds heavier than we started it, but there is no shame in finding pleasure in food, writes Emma Beddington

‘Reclaiming women’s bodies from shame’: a photographic illumination of ageing

Over 12 months, Ponch Hawkes has shot more than 400 nude women over 50 to fix a pervasive problem: ‘We don’t know what the bodies of older women actually look like’

The model who made Instagram apologise: Alexandra Cameron’s best photograph

‘My first picture of Nyome Nicholas-Williams was removed by Instagram. This one was taken as a celebration after it agreed to change its policy’

Weight loss ‘before and after’ photos don’t give us a full picture of our health

As a society we often celebrate thinness unequivocally, projecting virtue on slimmed down figures

The real thing: my battle to beat a 27-year Diet Coke addiction

I have been obsessed with the sugar-free soda since I was four, spending £500 a year on up to seven cans a day. This is what happened when I tried to quit

No more Mr Muscle: the activists championing body confidence for men

Body image issues are rising fast among men. But positivity campaigners are raising the profile of men of all shapes and sizes