Francesca Eke

Senior Assistant Editor

Francesca Eke
Location
Leeds
Education
Newcastle University
Expertise

Universities, student stories and lifestyle, campus culture, higher education, chick flicks, Netflix and American sitcoms.

  • Francesca is the Senior Assistant Editor at The Tab and currently oversees all of The Tab’s local sites, which are directed regionally at different universities.
  • She is knowledgable on universities, student lifestyle, campus culture and all associated trending topics after being part of The Newcastle Tab as a student.
  • When she’s not assisting student journalists, Francesca loves both travelling and reading and spends most of her free time outdoors.

Experience

Francesca joined The Tab as an Assistant Editor in 2023, before becoming Senior Assistant Editor after one year. Whilst at university, Francesca joined The Tab as a student writer, going on to become Co-Editor in Chief after eight months.

Education

Francesca graduated from Newcastle University in 2023 with a BA Honours in Geography. She completed her final dissertation on sustainability, graduating with a 2:1 overall.

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Posts

From abuse to false imprisonment: Where is Worst Ex Ever’s Seemona Sumasar now?

Her ex-boyfriend’s lies resulted in her seven month imprisonment in a maximum security facility

A look at the crimes of Worst Ex Ever’s Mei and Rosa and where they are now

The mother and daughter who inflicted lies and violence in a battle for custody

Guys, the first episode of MAFS UK 2024 has been confirmed and it’s in less than two weeks?!

And it’s going to be an extra long episode

Raygun claims she’s still Australia’s best breaker, blaming scores on ‘lack of resources’

The dancer defended her performance in her first interview since the Olympics

Sick of seeing the sky blue French tip 1.5 TikTok trend on your FYP? Here’s what it means

This feels like the gulag drama all over again

Trisha Paytas just celebrated King Tut day again, so here’s her viral dance video explained

She even got her kids involved for the fourth duet of the original video

Here’s the surprisingly low amount the cast of Emily in Paris earns for each episode

Clearly there’s some favouritism going on

Molly-Mae posts for the first time since Tommy Fury split and thanks everyone for support

Fellow Islanders have left cute and supportive messages in the comments

Emily in Paris showrunner reveals if it was actually lube on everyone’s faces in *that* episode

I literally can’t with this show

Why are so many girlies getting ‘Augusted’ on TikTok and what does the trend actually mean?

Getting Augusted in August is ROUGH

Who is Alex Neustaedter? Inside his insanely private life outside the It Ends With Us spotlight

Of course he’s an environmentalist

DNA tests to sex timelines: Here’s all the Gypsy Rose pregnancy drama if you can’t keep up

Ryan is BRAVE to delay the paternity test

Erm, Blake Lively is actually a huge nepo baby and people are only now realising it

Her parents even took her to their acting classes instead of getting a babysitter

Inside the low-key life of Isabela Ferrer, Blake Lively’s bestie and It Ends With Us star

She even has Blake’s famous face mole…?!

Choose your fighter: The seven types of people you’ll definitely see on A-Level Results Day

Win or lose, we’re on the booze

Blake Lively finally issues statement on domestic violence in It Ends With Us after backlash

She also shared details to a domestic violence hotline after criticism from viewers

Character ages and all the other huge differences in It Ends With Us from the book

Atlas’ restaurant is unrecognisable to readers

From spouses to authors: All the famous faces who made celeb cameos in It Ends With Us

Some of these were too sneaky

Olympian who went viral for her ‘Mickey Mouse’ voice admits it’s not her real accent

Femke Bol explained exactly why her voice sounds so high pitched in interviews

Olympic nepo babies: These are all the Paris 2024 athletes who got a leg up from mum and dad

Rowers breed rowers like there’s no tomorrow

Get over the fact you didn’t get picked for the Paris 2024 Olympics with these painful memes

Sad to announce I will never recover from these

Inside the YouTuber life of Kelsey Kreppel, Cody Ko’s wife and podcast co-host

They share a seven month old son, Otis

All the insanely successful side hustles of power couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds

They have a combined net worth of $400 million

Who is Jonathan Owens? Simone Biles’ NFL player husband cheering her on from the sidelines

He’s got a net worth of $2 million?!

Grace Beverley admits she’s won over ‘£1.5 grand’ from bets made on Love Island finals

Her ‘niche talent’ earned her £73.84 after Mimii and Ayo won Love Island 2024

Gossip Girl, Celene Dion and all the other pop culture easter eggs you missed in Deadpool

Ryan Reynolds is obsessed with Sabrina the Teenage Witch and it shows

Cowgirl boots, lace and an ode to the cherry: The best outfits from Tramlines Festival 2024

The lime cardi SCREAMS Brat summer

Inside Olympian Adam Peaty’s relationships with Holly Ramsay and ex-girlfriend Eiri Munro

He shares his three-year-old son, George, with Eiri

Ariana Grande to Lady Gaga: All the A-List celebs cheering for their country at the 2024 Olympics

Snoop Dogg is living his best life in Paris rn

Sprains, proposals and a dance off with Lenny Henry: All the chaotic graduations of 2024

The girl who was too busy focussing on her walk to pick up her certificate is so real

They’re more than just pretty faces! Here’s where the House of the Dragon cast went to uni

Two of them went to Oxford?!

MAFS UK Matt and Shona are on a loved up anniversary cruise round Europe rn and it’s so cute

They’ve been living their best lives in Cannes and Marseille

Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh calls out producers’ failure to light black actors properly

The Lady Danbury actress claimed Bridgerton’s huge success has done ‘nothing’ to change how black actors are treated in the industry

Every weird thing Joe Jonas has done since his extremely public divorce with Sophie Turner

So he’s the co-founder of a popcorn business now?

Here’s exactly when Georgie & Mandy’s First Wedding is set in relation to Young Sheldon

The Young Sheldon spin off will follow Georgie and Mandy’s life together

Inside Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom’s relationship when they’re not pushing her flop single

It’s all a bit gushy

Glasto and Guinness’: Inside the incredibly humble Londoner life of Daisy Edgar-Jones

How do I become besties with Glen Powell and Paul Mescal too?

Violence erupts in Harehills as hundreds of rioters gather to flip police car and torch bus

The disturbance lasted for several hours and has been declared a ‘serious public order incident’

A rundown of all the Love Islanders you forgot had rogue relationships with reality TV stars

Jonny Mitchell and Stephanie Pratt’s fling feels like a lifetime ago

He’s been in almost everything, so here’s a ranking of all Zac Efron’s highest paying roles

He got paid $8 million to be topless in most of Neighbours

Incest, cameos and burning alive: The most controversial moments from Game of Thrones

I expected incest from the Lannisters but Jon Snow and Daenerys were a curveball

From co-stars to models, here’s a look at Zac Efron’s complete relationship history

Sad that he and Vanessa Hudgens aren’t endgame

All the House of the Dragon behind the scenes pics that prove the cast are actually v cool

I don’t condone smoking but Fabien looks fit, sorry

A cheeky peek inside the real life love lives of all the House of the Dragon cast members

I’m praying that Ewan Mitchell is single

A cheeky peek inside the incredibly private life of House of the Dragon star Ewan Mitchell

He has absolutely zero social media

House of the Dragon fans spot Olivia Cooke in a super old One Direction tour video

She was paid £50 AND a got piggyback off Harry Styles

Distract yourself from tonight’s pre-match nerves with this tricky Euros 2024 brain teaser

Or give up like I did because it’s so hard

Rugby tours, festivals and pubs: Everything Ciaran gets up to outside the Love Island villa

He actually makes Wales look fun?!

All the legendary House of the Dragon cast members who look completely different IRL

They’re actually insanely hot under those wigs x

GoT who? All the jaw dropping net worths of the House of the Dragon cast, ranked

That $20 million per episode budget has to go somewhere

A look at Nicole’s Instagrammable life when she’s not arguing with Ciaran on Love Island

She has more holidays than I have hot dinners

Bridgerton producer bombarded with x-rated audition videos from hopeful actors after season three

One woman just sent an image of herself wrapped in plastic…?

Everything lovebirds Matt and Shona have been up to after meeting on MAFS UK one year ago

The experts really fumbled the bag with this one

A nosy at the huge fame and success of our favourite The Office US cast members after the show

It turns out Dunder Mifflin looks pretty good on a CV

Despite being a bachelor in the show, here’s who Benedict marries in the Bridgerton books

And no, it’s not Lady Tilley Arnold

Exactly which UK supermarket each Superstore character would work at, based on vibes alone

The way Mateo would THRIVE at Marks & Spencer

All the glaringly obvious editing errors in The Office US that you shouldn’t have missed

Kevin ‘dropping’ his ice cream is anything but discreet

Pro-Palestine encampment on Leeds University campus removed after threat of legal action

The protest against the university’s ‘complicity’ on the situation in Gaza lasted 47 days

From co-stars to models, read and weep over Luke Newton’s complete relationship timeline

No, he’s not single and yes, I have cried about it

18-year-old left incoherent and unable to walk after being ‘spiked’ at Liverpool Eras Tour

Grace became confused and shaky after drinking from a cup she knocked over at Friday’s concert

Taylor Swift celebrates Eras Tour with whopping 45 doner kebabs order from London takeaway

She ordered £450 of chicken kebabs for her Eras Tour show on Friday

Inside the incredibly adorable long distance friendship of Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey

They met on the set of Wicked and have been besties ever since

Liverpool Uni lecturers instructed to teach whiteness and heterosexuality as ‘problematic’

The guidance has been criticised as ‘ideologically driven’

Uh oh, a new ranking found these 10 Russell Group unis are the worst in the world right now

It’s not too late to withdraw your application

Mudslides, fights and biblical rain: All the cursed Parklife 2024 chaos to cure your FOMO

Serves you right for going in the first place

A peek inside the incredibly private dating history of Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey

Unfortunately, he’s in a relationship *sigh*

Awards, covers and world tours: A look at the Bridgerton cast’s huge fame outside the show

A Nicola Coughlan x Doctor Who crossover is exactly what this world needed

Fans think they know the real reason Penelope wore her hair down in Bridgerton season three

And it’s not because it’s French

Red paint thrown over Newcastle University steps after pro-Palestine protest on campus

Hundreds of people rallied through the city on Saturday before gathering outside the student encampment

20-year-old man charged with murder after attack on two women on Bournemouth beach

Nasen Saadi will appear in Winchester Crown Court on Tuesday

These students celebrated end of uni by dressing up as their lecturer and it’s so adorable

They attended their last lecture wearing beanies, glasses and even drew on fake stubble

Liverpool student woke up Palestine encampment at 3am blasting Rule, Britannia! on speaker

The man accused a protestor of ‘trespassing’ on ‘his university’ and ‘intimidating people’

Jonathan Bailey ran a half marathon this weekend and raised over £30k for a LGBTQ+ charity

As if being Viscount Bridgerton wasn’t iconic enough, he just smashed Hackney Half too

Despite being single in the show, here’s who Cressida Cowper marries in Bridgerton books

And she still doesn’t get her happily ever after

Police launch investigation after Uni of Manchester building vandalised with red paint

Manchester Museum and Queens Arch are located opposite Brunswick Park, where a pro-Palestine encampment is still ongoing

University of Birmingham threatens students with legal action over pro-Palestine encampment

Occupiers arrived on the Green Heart on Thursday and are the first in the UK to have been threatened with police action

University of Manchester animal testing hits seven year high with over 100,000 tested on

Animals which were used for experimentation in 2023 include mice, rats, gerbils, guinea pigs, sheep and fish

Sleeping pills and underwear: All of Martha’s bizarre gifts to Donny that Netflix cut out

The nature of their relationship was completely different in the play

Martha’s arrest and all the other differences in Baby Reindeer from the original play

Netflix also cut out all of the bizarre gifts Martha gave Donny

Liverpool students launch encampment on Abercromby Square in solidarity with Palestine

Students intend to occupy campus until the University of Liverpool meets their demands

UCL students set up encampment on campus in solidarity with Palestine

Tents were pitched last night, with students intending to stay until their demands are met

From casting to release date, here are all the juicy details of the It Ends With Us movie

Getting paid to kiss Blake Lively would heal me too, tbh

‘Aggressive’ Liverpool students kidnapped and attacked woman over jealous Snapchat messages

The women physically assaulted the victim before warning her ‘next time don’t f*cking mess with Arabs’

Saltburn star Barry Keoghan spotted filming advert on street in Manchester

I’m disappointed he didn’t stop off for a pint at Squirrel’s

Raving to radio: Everything Richard Gadd did after the real life events of Baby Reindeer

He even had time to go travelling

A look at Richard Gadd’s intense transformation in order to appear ‘neurotic’ on Baby Reindeer

He drastically changed his appearance for the series

Everything Richard Gadd has said about Jessica Gunning’s captivating Baby Reindeer performance

‘It lived and died on Martha and we couldn’t have been luckier’

A look inside the wholesome life of Jessica Gunning who carried Baby Reindeer as Martha

I can’t believe she’s not actually Scottish

Jessica Gunning has spoken about how ‘tough’ it was playing Martha in Baby Reindeer

‘I never saw her as a villain, I always saw her as multifaceted and complicated’

Madeleine complains that her MAFS Australia edit made her look like a ‘batsh*t crazy b*tch’

The psychic medium said that producers ‘pushed on a relationship topic that she didn’t want to go into’

Glasgow University distances itself from newly elected rector after Israel/Gaza comments

In a letter to UKLFI, Principle Sir Anton Muscatelli said the rector’s views ‘do not represent those of the university’

‘Terrified’ student watched as mouse ran around Manchester Metropolitan University library

The rodent was seen on the first floor of the All Saints Library on Saturday

Police release CCTV image after woman was sexually assaulted near Newcastle University

Northumbria Police believe this man may have witnessed the incident and could have valuable information

Lawyer’s behaviour to Glasgow student rape victim found to have broken professional conduct

Ellie Wilson’s complaint found that Mr Alonzi’s behaviour had ‘repeatedly crossed the line’

Glasgow Uni professor defends Germany at ICJ against claims it ‘enabled genocide’ in Gaza

Professor Tams told judges that Germany had only licensed four exports of weapons of war to Israel since October

Birmingham student police officer harassed ex-partner on social media over five months

PC Price committed gross conduct and would’ve been dismissed from the force had he not already resigned

Manchester police officer accused of raping student in her home after she rang for help

The 20-year-old student had called police after her ex threatened to post naked photos of her online

Northumbria student caught hiding class A drugs with intent to supply avoids prison time

28-year-old Arjun Tandon transformed his life after his arrest which had brought ‘shame’ on his family

Two men sentenced to life in prison for murder of Cody Fisher in Birmingham nightclub

Remy Gordon and Kami Carpenter were sentenced to 26 and 25 years respectively at Birmingham Crown Court today

Glasgow student drives ambulance 3,000 miles to Gaza to assist humanitarian relief efforts

Umran Ali Javaid is currently driving the second-hand vehicle through Europe after setting off from Scotland

Newcastle University student takes home £5,000 prize from ITV gameshow The 1% Club

22-year-old Maisie McClure didn’t use her ‘pass’ card until the 13th question