Jessica Barrett

Read this exciting story from The Independent May 04, 2026 issue. Anna Wintour may have sold out the Met Gala to Jeff Bezos and degraded her own brand while she’s at it. Proof she’s finally lost her cool, asks Jessica Barrett, or a genius move?

As people condemn Anna Wintour for selling out the Met Gala to Jeff Bezos and degrading her own brand while she’s at it, Jessica Barrett looks at whether this is the latest proof that the former Vogue editor has finally lost her cool – or if it is a genius move

It has been five years since a judge allowed Britney Spears to regain control of her life and finances from her father. But as the 44-year-old pop star checks into rehab and pleads guilty to reckless driving, Jessica Barrett looks at who is there to help her today

While celebrities shacking up with fellow celebrities will always be a thing, apparently making your relationship central to your public image no longer is, says Jessica Barrett.

AS the famous Miss Congeniality quote goes, this particular time of year is ‘not too hot, not too cold. All you need is a light jacket’. And as we find ourselves officially in light jacket season, …

As falling home prices leave more Canadians underwater on their mortgages, experts explain the refinancing and renewal options available.

In a week in which Katie Price’s new husband was accused of faking his own kidnap, and John Travolta wore seven different berets at the Cannes Film Festival, dominating the pop culture landscape wasn’t easy. But 16-year-old newlywed Venezuela Fury managed it.

Jessica Barrett climbed the career ladder, but the arrival of her second child heralded a new role: stay-at-home mum

There’s a reason millennial mums like me are rabid for a college-set hockey romance.

From ‘The OC’ to the ‘Heartbreak High’ reboot, here are the coming-of-age comfort shows to scratch that post-Briar University itch.