Charl Wright

Assistant Editor at The Tab

Charl Wright
Location
London
Education
Cardiff University
Expertise

Student news, student lifestyle, Welsh universities, Spanish language and culture, British politics, US politics, far-right, populism, breaking news, broadcast journalism, sports journalism, Netflix, pop culture, celebrity news

  • Charl Wright is a former Assistant Editor at The Tab. She commissioned, edited, and assisted 12 university teams across the UK, as well as writing content for the national site.
  • Charl enjoys working on original stories, investigative pieces, and fun features - whether they be local or national.
  • Charl has written many stories covering a range of specialities and has featured on Talk TV's Talk Today show with Jeremy Kyle and Nicola Thorpe to promote an original story on Cardiff University's rugby team. She has also had her stories featured in a number of national newspapers.

Experience

Charl joined The Cardiff Tab in late 2019 during her first year at university as a student writer. She was its News Editor from 2022 to 2024, and worked as an Assistant Editor at The Tab (UK) from September 2024 to July 2025. She also has experience working at Global and BBC News, with by lines on the BBC Wales and Wales Online websites.

Education

Charl completed a MA Broadcast Journalism at Cardiff University (CJS) in 2024. She also has an undergraduate degree in BA Spanish and Politics from Cardiff University. During her first degree, she lived for a year in Barcelona where she studied Spanish language and literature.

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Posts

Sam Thompson diagnosis

Sam Thompson praised for opening up about receiving life-changing diagnosis

‘I really hope that I can be a small part of young people accepting themselves for who they are’

Annie Knight hospital

Annie Knight reveals real reason for hospitalisation, and it wasn’t 583 men challenge

The OnlyFans star confirmed she’s been suffering with health problems since January

Molly Martens retried

Expert weighs in on whether Molly Martens could be retried over killing of Jason Corbett

Molly and her father were convicted of manslaughter in 2015

Annie Knight fiance

Here’s everything Annie Knight’s fiancé has said about her 583 men in six hours challenge

The couple got engaged after one week of dating

Jason Corbett’s sister says she was blocked from attending his memorial by off duty police

Tracey Corbett Lynch alleges that Molly Martens hired the officers to stop her and her husband from attending

Brunel stabbing

Breaking: Man taken to hospital after stabbing at Brunel University of London

His injuries are not considered life threatening

Annie Knight challenge

Behind the scenes of Annie Knight’s 583 men in six hours OnlyFans challenge

She’s shared inside footage with her Instagram followers on how she made sure the day ran smoothly

OnlyFans challenge

OnlyFans star reached out to Bonnie Blue for advice before 583 men in six hours challenge

Annie Knight slept with one man every 0.6 minutes on average during her event

These are the Russell Group unis which make the most money when you lose your ID card

One is making a nearly 2,000 per cent profit per ID card

Sarah Corbett secret recording

A Deadly American Marriage: Sarah Corbett says she believes her dad’s death was recorded

‘It begs the question, where is that recording device?’

Mark Geragos lawyer

Who is Mark Geragos? The celebrity defence lawyer working to keep Diddy out of prison

He’s represented Michael Jackson, the Menendez Brothers, and convicted killer Scott Peterson

Netflix’s A Deadly American Marriage: Jack and Sarah Corbett’s full victim impact statements

‘Her betrayal and infliction of pain continued for years. I was used by her. All I have ever been was a piece on her chess board’

Omaze most expensive houses

Ranked: These are the 10 most expensive houses Omaze has ever given away

Surprisingly, most of them aren’t in London

Justin Bieber's albums

In preparation for JB7, here’s a definitive ranking of Justin Bieber’s six studio albums

Years of being a Belieber has truly prepared me for this moment

student killed Texas

Roommate charged with murder after London nursing student stabbed to death in Texas

Elizabeth Tamilore Odunsi was just days away from graduating when she died

Here’s exactly what the 2025 Met Gala’s Superfine: Tailoring Black Style theme means

The theme hopes to thrust black dandyism back into the international spotlight

No social media and banned onions: These are the weirdest Met Gala rules celebs must follow

Jotting down the rules for next year when I inevitably get invited

Sinners 2

Sinners 2: Here’s everything Ryan Coogler and the cast have said about a potential sequel

As Sinners continues to rise in popularity, dominating the box office, could we see a sequel any time soon?

Sinner spit scene

Here’s how *that* raunchy Sinners spit scene was filmed and no, it wasn’t with CGI

Hailee really was living the dream

shows like Last of Us

These are the five best TV shows to watch with a similar vibe to The Last of Us

Surely one of these shows will fill the Joel shaped void in your lives

Ranked: Russell Group uni cities where you’re most likely to survive a zombie apocalypse

Good luck Scousers, you’re going to need it

The most heart wrenching Pedro Pascal character deaths we’ve been forced to sit through

Why do they continuously kill such a loveable man off? I can’t cope

Sinners post-credits scenes

Here’s what happened in both of Sinners’ post-credit scenes, in case you missed them

Don’t let the first post-credit scene fool you, there’s more to come

Leeds attack suspect

Man accused of seriously injuring two women in Leeds’ Otley Run crossbow attack dies

The suspect has now been named as 38-year-old Owen Lawrence

Applications are now open for The London Tab’s 2025/26 editorial team, and we want you!

No experience required, you just need to be a student at one of the universities in London

Attention aspiring journos: Applications are open for The Exeter Tab’s 25/26 editorial team

Fancy being a journalist? Well, now’s your chance!

Lancaster city centre explosion

Police carries out controlled explosion with roads reopened in Lancaster city centre

This comes as a ‘suspicious package’ was found near St Nicholas Arcades

Lancaster suspicious package

Lancaster shopping centre evacuated after ‘suspicious package’ found

Lancaster Police confirmed a bomb squad is on the scene

Landlord secretly filming woman

Woman reveals how she discovered her landlord was secretly filming her at home

Robert Holden had been spying on his victims for 14 years via several hidden cameras

hemp oat milk

From nutritional value to zero waste: Here’s why hemp milk is 10 times better than oat milk

Please don’t come for me, oat milk lovers

Here’s what’ll happen in HBO’s The Last of Us season two if it follows the game’s plot

Prepare to be heartbroken

Cardiff University strike boycott

Confirmed: Marking boycott and strike action to go ahead at Cardiff University this semester

Here’s what we know so far

Queen Mary University camera

Queen Mary students no longer wearing skirts after camera found under university desk

‘It makes you feel like a sex object…it makes me feel sad I do not have any control’

Nottingham Trent staff member told child ‘age doesn’t matter’ during sexual relationship

Stephen Gill was a photography tutor at the university when he was caught with the girl by a colleague

Video shows murderous London student lying to detectives about killing woman on beach

Despite Nasen Saadi claiming he had not killed Amie Gray, he could not explain his whereabouts at the time of her murder

Video shows the moment London student is arrested for murdering woman on Bournemouth beach

Nasen Saadi has been sentenced to serve a minimum of 39 years in prison

23 more women come forward to Met Police over former UCL student and rapist Zhenhao Zou

Officers say half of those who have contacted them say the attacks happened in London

London student murder

London student sentenced to life for murdering woman on Bournemouth beach

Amie Gray was said to have ‘saved’ her friend’s life when Nasen Saadi came at them both with a knife

Queen’s Uni Belfast to open vape rooms in all buildings to stop students vaping in lectures

The designated rooms will be open from 8th April

Oxford Brookes students banned from Fishies due to ‘low attendance’ at Thursday lectures 

‘This is not something the university wanted to do but it is unfortunately a step we have had to take’

Coventry University to implement 11pm curfew on all student house parties

A leaked email blames the new rule on ‘a significant increase in the number of complaints received from residents’

All Bournemouth University students to have compulsory surfing lessons from September 2025

An email obtained by The Bournemouth Tab detailed the new programme

UCU says Cardiff University’s Kazakhstan campus proposal ‘is in danger of rebounding’

The union also said it had concerns about corruption, repression and human rights abuses supposedly happening in the nation

Cardiff University tells 1,400 staff members they’re at risk of losing their jobs

This comes as numerous courses are set to be cut across the institution

Want to be a journalist? The Bournemouth Tab is hiring new editors for next academic year

We’re hiring for Editor in Chief, News Editor, and TikTok Editor

London student escort

Exclusive: London’s ‘most expensive’ student charges men £200k a month to be their girlfriend

From Hollywood parties to dating sheikhs, inside the life of a rich man’s student girlfriend

Students left feeling ‘intimidated and threatened’ by recent protests, Glasgow Uni says

An email sent to all students claimed the university has received a number of complaints about recent demonstrations

King’s College London vice-chancellor releases statement after student dies in van crash

‘A senseless tragedy struck our campus on Tuesday – a tragedy that has led to the loss of life of one of our students’