The BBC’s scattergun study of ‘tradwives’ fails to identify their motivation; Jackson Lamb is back and kicking up a stink; Nicole Kidman excels in ice queen mode; and Gemma Arterton returns as Britain’s answer to Mrs Maisel
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For a movement built on female ultra-modesty and subservience, “tradwife” has a strong look. Stateside, that look involves flowing mermaid locks, 1970s TV anchor-woman styling and makeup spread as thick as buttercream. The effect is churchgoing Barbie dolls with a dash of Stepford wife.