Lydia Spencer-Elliott joined The Tab in 2022, currently working as the Chief Features Writer. She has previously freelanced for VICE, The Guardian, The Independent, Cosmopolitan and was Grazia's Senior Features Writer before joining the team.
Lydia graduated from the University of Exeter with a BA Honours in English Literature and Film Studies. After she graduated, she completed an MA in Magazine Journalism at City University, London and freelanced throughout her post grad.
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Lest we forget he was in The Inbetweeners
I’m freaking out
Who wouldn’t want to be the honorary people’s princess of Ireland?
Why can I see an ostrich
Things do not go smoothly
I’ll never get over La La Land
People aged 16 to 24 are the loneliest age group in the UK
The Guy Ritchie web is webbing
The most yee-haw vibe shift ever
The internet is baffled
They have the fashion girlies in a choke hold
‘She is a very smart woman’
Apparently she used Photoshop so the ‘children looked good’
Martin Scorsese was bored out of his mind
I may never recover from this
Emma Stone was not impressed
If I see one more cheesy quote I’m going to scream x
This product list is chaos
He’s the ‘Godfather’ of rough sex
She’s spoken openly about her sudden weight loss
Yes you read that right
It’s one of the most persistent conspiracies
Women’s Aid have already spoken out about his behaviour
‘Count. Me. In.’
‘He’s taking the p*ss’
A pap shot has never been blurrier
A new hunt for the vanished aircraft could be starting soon
They paid her £5 million
Raye danced with her shoes off until 5AM
There are so many theories
Hate to break it to you baby girl
‘Girl, we can see the timelines’
This should give anyone in a situationship some hope
She’s just been named songwriter of the year
Clips from The Eras Tour won’t stop going viral
This documentary kept me awake for days
Her husband was NOT who she thought he was
‘If we give him an Oscar will he stop doing this kind of thing?’
She’s just issued an apology
It took police 11 years to put him in jail
He’s had to set up a regular ‘staff patrol’ of the grounds
What even happened to Margaret, Hilary and Mercy?
And their theory is seriously convincing
Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, and Emily Blunt together again!!
Bieber Super Bowl half time show WHEN
Everyone on TikTok is heading there already
Impossible to say if Jack or Dexter is hotter
Drama drama drama
I’m never using social media again
Ok so this is why I can’t find love
Prepare to sob (again)
She’s so cool I could scream
He’ll be replacing Jordan North in March
And just like that I support Man United
The British Academy were forced to make a statement after the backlash
She had a huge win at the BAFTAs last night
He deserves all the BAFTAs
I need them available to buy NOW
Bella Hadid is also mentioned
They know what they’re doing
It didn’t go smoothly at all
So ready for my country era
They’re judging you x
She’s actually terrifying
It’s time to call in the professionals
‘I don’t care, bro’
It’s hell out there
Still recovering tbh
Can’t wait to look wistfully out of a train window to this
We all owe the producers a big thank you
The final episode is in memory of him
He exposed her breast on stage in 2004
Respectfully, wow
Netflix’s ending needs some explanation
She knew how to throw a party
Influencing is clearly going well
He just never really got into football haha x
The Godmother is mothering
It looks very different now
When will the Saltburn suffering end
‘He’s a bit of a manipulator’
‘There were definitely some red flags’
Wonder what he was doing in Costa Rica
‘They’re good people’
‘First thing I did was panic’
‘It got me into trouble’
2006 was WILD
She was running drugs before he even entered the game
New punishments include jail time, fines and being added to the sex offenders register
He’s so mysterious I can’t cope
The drug lord’s family were not happy with how Netflix made her look
‘Don’t come asking me disrespectful questions’
Things have never looked bleaker
She’s still not Gemma Owen though