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If you want something a bit different, here are some alternative pancakes you need to try today

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(Picture: Education Images/UIG via Getty Images)

You might think Shrove Tuesday just wouldn’t be Shrove Tuesday without a plate of home cooked pancakes smothered in lemon and sugar.

But what if you don’t have the time or energy to start whisking and flipping? What if you’re sick of the same old toppings?

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For the love of God stop celebrating Pancake Day with the wrong pancakes

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These are real pancakes, all other pancakes can go to hell today (Picture: Getty)

It’s Pancake Day and I’m flipping out.

Why? Because so many of my countrymen – my seemingly normal, well-meaning, rational peers – are celebrating this auspicious occasion, this day of days, all wrong.

How?

How could anyone possibly get a day dedicated to simple fried batter wrong?

I have no idea, to be honest, and yet it seems millions are turning this day into a total flop.

And this is how.

Instagram feeds are clogged with thick, unsightly American pancakes.

Facebook feeds brag of fancy French crepes.

Twitter is a messy, batter-spattered nest of stacks.

My journey to Miss Bikini Body: My sparkling stage bikini will be out of this world

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Deni in her first Allure Couture bikini (Picture: Deni Kirkova)

This may be the most exciting and glamorous blog so far – the one where I try on stage bikinis and plan my bespoke piece for UK Ultimate Physiques.

I met with Lucy Ashworth of Allure Couture, The Bespoke Bikini Boutique, a few days ago.

Lucy designed my winning bikini for Miss Galaxy Universe in July 2016 – where I won first place Beach Body – now she’s making me a stunning Swarovski-scattered gold number for my show in May.

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Pancake Day: 15 pancake toppings ranked from worst to best

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Happy pancake day!

Welcome to quite possibly the greatest day of the year – Pancake Day!

As we rejoice across the nation, and work hard to avoid getting pancake batter on the ceiling during an overly ambitious flip, we’re faced with a challenge, that could make or break this wonderful day.

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Which topping to choose?

The right choice will cement your status as a pancake connoisseur, but one false move could result in tears.

Luckily we’ve compiled a handy list of pancake toppings from worst to… Read the full story


Couples who pick Mexico for their first holiday are the most likely to break up

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Beautiful Mexico where relationships end (Picture: Getty)

If you’ve got a holiday booked to Mexico, you probably aren’t feeling too bad for yourself. 

This Woman Responded To The Body-Shaming Comments On Her Photo And It Was Gloriously RefreshingWoman responds to trolls who said she looked better when she had an eating disorder

Or at least you weren’t. But we’ve come along to change that. It turns out that rather than a way to spend time lying on a beach, drinking cocktails and uploading smug Instagrams, it might actually be the reason that all of the wheels come off your relationship.

(Those of us who don’t have any… Read the full story

What is Shrove Tuesday and why do we celebrate Pancake Day?

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It’s Pancake Day! (Picture: Getty)

Today is Pancake Day, that is a self-explanatory kind of day – just eat a load of pancakes, but what is Shrove Tuesday? And why are some people calling it Mardi Gras?

Not only are we all greedily stuffing our faces with pancakes all day, today might well be the most gluttonous day of the year as it has three different names.

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Now millennials are killing marmalade

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Millennials. Aren’t we just bloody awful?

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We don’t use fabric conditioner, because we are monsters. We refuse to eat cereal because we’re too bloody lazy to pour things into bowls.

And now, we’re responsible for the slow death of marmalade. We are the worst.

According to new data from Kantar Worldpanel, marmalade is being rejected by those of us under the age of 28. As a result, marmalade sales have been steadily falling since 2013.

What would Paddington Bear think of this madness? Won’t somebody think of Paddington? Or all the poor… Read the full story

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People are tweeting their online dating fails and they’ll make you cringe

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(Picture: Shutterstock)

Most of the time, online dating sucks. 

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It’s filled with a persistent need not to bore your match, the awkward use of unnecessary emojis and, worst of all, the often unavoidable unsolicited d*ck pic *shivers just thinking about it*.

But, it’s 2017 and long gone are the… Read the full story

This Anti-Trump art exhibition in Amsterdam is raising money for all kinds of Nasty Women

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Pussy Pendant, Denise Rosenboom (Picture: Nasty Women Amsterdam)
Pussy Pendant, Denise Rosenboom (Picture: Nasty Women Amsterdam)

If you’re looking for a fun, feminist thing to do that doesn’t involve inking your allegiance to Elizabeth Warren, then you might want to pop over to Amsterdam for a cheeky weekender.

The international art movement Nasty Women now has 45 venues all over the world, and it’s now come to the dutch capital.

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On Saturday 4 March, Nasty Women Amsterdam will open… Read the full story

Woman responds perfectly to trolls who said she looked better when she had an eating disorder

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This Woman Responded To The Body-Shaming Comments On Her Photo And It Was Gloriously Refreshing
(Picture: Instagram)

24-year-old Megan Jayne Crabbe is a body positivity advocate from Essex, who runs the Instagram account bodyposipanda.

Now millennials are killing marmalade

Megan’s feed is full of beautiful photos, inspirational quotes and pictures of other advocates who are all aiming for one thing – to help their followers achieve the self-love that they have.

But when Megan, who had suffered from anorexia as… Read the full story


This couple have been taking photos in photobooths every year for sixteen years

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Best Pancake Day World Records: From how many pancakes tossed in a minute to most made in an hour

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Woman quits her job to travel the world in a teardrop trailer

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Woman Quit Her Job To Travel In A Teardrop Trailer
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A woman is pursuing her dream by travelling the world in a teardrop trailer. 

I refuse to be ashamed of relying on my partner for money

American freelance photographer Mandy Lea dropped everything – including her job – to travel and to pursue her passion for travelling after spotting her ‘teardrop’ trailer while passing by an RV dealership.

According to Mandy the trailer – a tiny mobile… Read the full story

People from all around the world are sending love to an 11-year-old in Norwich

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