Best Magazine UK: Suddenly Single

She slept with David Bowie, dated Elizabeth Taylor’s son Michael Wilding, was married to Only Fools and Horses star John Challis, and now actress, singer and local Surrey matchmaker Debbie Arnold talks openly about having her heart broken at 71, the life lessons it’s taught her, why she’s always preferred bad boys, and why humour is the sexiest thing when it comes to chemistry.

In one of her most honest conversations yet, Debbie reveals how finding love later in life gave her hope again, only for it to end suddenly, leaving her determined to understand why. She opens up about avoidant attachment, self-respect after heartbreak, and the psychology she’s immersed herself in since the relationship ended.

Siobhan and Debbie also discuss whether dating apps have ruined modern romance, why meeting people in real life still matters, whether good men have disappeared, and why Debbie believes helping others find love through her Suddenly Single Surrey club is helping her heal too.

Along the way, Debbie shares stories about meeting David Bowie as a teenager, dating Michael Wilding, her memories of John Challis, and why, despite everything she’s been through, she still believes it’s never too late to fall in love.

Plus, another hilarious round of the Suddenly Single Honesty Box, where Debbie reveals whether she’d choose a bad boy with chemistry over a sensible man with stability, admits the lengths actors will go to for a free meal, and shares what she’s learned about living in the present after heartbreak.

Whether you’re single, dating, divorced or simply fascinated by relationships, this episode is packed with warmth, honesty, laughter and plenty of life lessons.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome back, Debbie Arnold

01:00 Finding love at 70… then losing it 💔

02:00 What is an avoidant partner?

05:20 Self-respect after heartbreak

08:40 Psychology, healing and starting over

11:20 Why Debbie started Suddenly Single Surrey ❤️

13:45 Dating apps vs real-life chemistry

15:35 Where have all the good men gone?

18:35 Do older men let themselves go?

19:50 Why humour is the sexiest quality 😂

21:50 Debbie’s untold David Bowie story ⭐

24:00 The Suddenly Single Honesty Box 📦

27:20 Living in the present after heartbreak

28:50 Debbie’s advice for anyone starting again 🌱

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She’s still hilariously good fun, but the star of the naughty Noughties, Live & Kicking’s Sarah Cawood, reveals some of her early dating disasters. She insists she was more of a ‘buying the white dress after the first kiss’ Bridget Jones kind of girl than the Sara Cox-style ladette we all thought she was. But that didn’t stop her ‘face-smashing’ both Declan Donnelly and a guest at Holly Willoughby’s wedding. Ah, to be young again…

In this warm, funny and honest conversation with Siobhan Wykes, Sarah looks back on the wild days of 90s and 00s television, the parties, the dating disasters and the relationships that shaped her life. She shares the real story behind the infamous Declan Donnelly kiss, talks about life alongside the ladette generation, and explains why she was always a hopeless romantic beneath the party-girl image.

Sarah also opens up about the heartbreak of television moving on without her, finding lasting love with her husband Andy, becoming a mum later in life, and the life-changing health battles that followed, including sepsis, breast cancer and navigating menopause without HRT.

As always, Sarah finishes by taking on the Suddenly Single Honesty Box, revealing her biggest dating red flags, love language, relationship deal-breakers and why banter beats beauty every time.

If you enjoyed this episode, please like, subscribe and leave a comment. We’d love to hear your own Bridget Jones-style dating stories!

00:00 Welcome – Sarah Cawood joins Suddenly Single 🎙️

01:35 Life as one of the biggest TV presenters of the 90s 📺

04:10 The infamous Declan Donnelly kiss story 😳

08:15 Holly Willoughby’s wedding & Bridget Jones dating moments 💋

10:45 Sarah’s new Substack and reading her teenage diaries 📖

13:00 Dating Blue Tones guitarist Adam Devlin 🎸

16:20 Why women leave relationships differently to men 💔

18:40 The “last f***” candle and dating after divorce 🕯️

21:15 When TV stopped calling – losing a presenting career 🎬

26:10 Meeting husband Andy and finding love later in life ❤️

30:00 Why Sarah never posed for lads’ magazines 👙

34:00 Perimenopause, Irregular Bitches & losing herself 🌸

37:30 Breast cancer diagnosis and surgical menopause 🎗️

42:15 Nearly dying from sepsis after a bowel obstruction 🚑

46:00 Gratitude, marriage and appreciating the little things 🥰

49:00 Suddenly Single Honesty Box of Truth 📦

58:45 Final thoughts and what Sarah has learned about love 💖00:00 Welcome – Sarah Cawood joins Suddenly Single 🎙️

01:35 Life as one of the biggest TV presenters of the 90s 📺

04:10 The infamous Declan Donnelly kiss story 😳

08:15 Holly Willoughby’s wedding & Bridget Jones dating moments 💋

10:45 Sarah’s new Substack and reading her teenage diaries 📖

13:00 Dating Blue Tones guitarist Adam Devlin 🎸

16:20 Why women leave relationships differently to men 💔

18:40 The “last f***” candle and dating after divorce 🕯️

21:15 When TV stopped calling – losing a presenting career 🎬

26:10 Meeting husband Andy and finding love later in life ❤️

30:00 Why Sarah never posed for lads’ magazines 👙

34:00 Perimenopause, Irregular Bitches & losing herself 🌸

37:30 Breast cancer diagnosis and surgical menopause 🎗️

42:15 Nearly dying from sepsis after a bowel obstruction 🚑

46:00 Gratitude, marriage and appreciating the little things 🥰

49:00 Suddenly Single Honesty Box of Truth 📦

58:45 Final thoughts and what Sarah has learned about love 💖

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Vanessa Feltz – from struggling to zip up a dress alone to disastrous dates – shares the perils of being single, recalls her worst experience on the Big Breakfast bed, and reveals how she innocently told the story to the now-disgraced newsreader Huw Edwards. She also opens up about her obsession with Hollywood A-lister Jeff Goldblum and why she hopes the perfect man might be waiting for her on her next trip to Ireland.

Along the way, she shares her brutally honest dating advice, explains why so many first dates fail, talks about body shaming in television, reveals why grandchildren stole her heart, and gives an exclusive preview of her brand-new YouTube show.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome – Vanessa Feltz joins Suddenly Single 👋

00:23 Vanessa's obsession with Jeff Goldblum 😍

02:00 Grandchildren, family and unconditional love ❤️

04:59 Could the perfect man be waiting in Ireland? ☘️

05:35 The realities (and funny moments) of being single 😂

07:18 Why honesty has defined Vanessa's career ✨

08:49 Body shaming, bullying and surviving TV in the '90s 💔

09:58 Vanessa recounts her shocking Rolf Harris experience ⚠️

14:53 Dating after heartbreak – what she's learned 💕

16:14 The biggest mistake people make on first dates 🚩

18:42 Chickens, *The Good Life* & unexpected deal-breakers 🐔

20:18 Why Vanessa is launching her own YouTube show 🎥

24:06 Two recent dates... and why neither worked out 🤦‍♀️

28:56 Friends, attraction and whether opposites really attract 🤔

30:08 Is love really blind? ❤️‍🩹

30:42 Final thoughts 👋

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Blindsided, numb and disconnected… This Morning’s Dr Ranj Singh’s ex-wife, Sulvinder Samra, opens up about the moment she discovered her husband was gay and how it turned her world upside down.

She talks candidly about the heartbreak of divorce, being childless, losing confidence and spending years simply going through the motions before finally discovering what to do when you feel ‘rubbish on the inside’. From crippling self-doubt to rebuilding her life, Sulvinder reveals how regulating her nervous system became the key to healing after heartbreak—and why it could help anyone recovering from a painful break-up.

This is an honest conversation about grief, identity, healing and discovering that it’s never too late to create a different future after heartbreak.

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to Suddenly Single

00:30 How Sulvinder met Dr Ranj Singh

01:50 Marriage and life together 💍

02:00 "My husband told me he was gay"

04:20 Feeling numb after divorce 💔

05:30 Discovering nervous system regulation

09:00 Coming to terms with being childless

10:40 When the story became public 📰

12:00 Travelling alone after heartbreak ✈️

16:40 Becoming a nervous system coach

17:40 Dating after divorce ❤️

20:50 Why she gave up alcohol

24:30 The silent retreat that changed everything 🧘

27:45 Would she ever marry again?

28:50 Dating apps and finding love 📱

32:30 Quick-fire questions

34:00 Sulvinder's Coaching programme

35:45 Final thoughts

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The best revenge when you get a divorce is ’to be nice’ or so says the Queen of Clean, presenter and now owner of her own beauty range, By Anthea (Turner). Here she explains why table manners maketh man, clean homes are important and the difficulties of blended families

She also reveals:

* why she wrote her divorce survival guide

* the biggest mistakes people make after a breakup

* her funniest dating horror stories

* dating “icks” she can’t ignore

* why kindness is the best revenge

* the beauty tips she swears by

* why she’s busier now than ever in her 60s

📚 Chapters

00:00 👋 Welcome to Suddenly Single with Anthea Turner

00:30 🌟 Meet Anthea Turner

01:30 💄 Anthea’s instant confidence tips

02:20 ✈️ Neck pillows, travel style & pet peeves

05:05 💔 Surviving divorce

06:20 ♟️ Why you should never make knee-jerk decisions

08:20 🏡 Mourning the life, not just the relationship

10:35 ❤️ Can broken relationships be saved?

11:15 🏠 Inside Anthea’s famously immaculate home

15:20 ✨ Finding yourself again after divorce

17:00 🚿 The advice that changed everything

19:00 💼 Starting a business in your 60s

22:40 💍 Finding love with Mark Armstrong

23:55 🚢 Cruising Iceland with her 93-year-old dad

26:50 🌍 Solo travel after divorce

29:45 📦 The Suddenly Single Honesty Box

31:00 😂 Worst dating experiences

32:40 🚩 Biggest dating icks

33:45 💋 Beauty secrets & getting ready

36:45 🛒 Can Waitrose help you find love?

38:50 💖 Final thoughts & life lessons

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