If I said the name Becky Bloomwood to you, what would that mean?
To me Becky Bloomwood is so much of my late teens and early twenties. She was the person who made me feel not-so crap about the fact I was terrible with money, she was someone who made me laugh, made me cry, she taught me so much about life, love and who I wanted to be.
First impressions of someone you follow online can be weird. I find it’s often split into two camps: you think, yep, you’re the exact same person I see on my phone every day, which I always think is quite a comforting realisation. Or you’re baffled at the difference between the on-screen personality and their real-life counterpart.
Stephanie Yeboah glows. Like, from the inside out she glows. Which is something I always think is the sign of a really lovely person: one who is totally down with double cleansing.
There’s nothing I love more on a grey drizzly morning than a bit of an Instagram pick-me-up. It’s far and away my favourite of all the social networks and is such a tool of inspiration: be it food, home, clothes…
I always think the most inspiring women-in-business stories arise when life circumstances lead to new career opportunities borne of passions. And this is certainly true of Mel Bound, who founded fitness-based This Mum Runs when she popped a Facebook post…
What did you want to be when you grew up? My aspirations were: fashion journalist (not far off), solicitor (I watched too much Ally McBeal), and Hollyoaks cast member (WTF). My dreams changed depending on the day of the week…