Lydia Spencer-Elliott

Chief Features Writer

Lydia Spencer-Elliott
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Location
London
Education
Exeter University
Expertise

Pop culture, politics, entertainment, trends, opinion, dating, real-life stories, guides, The Tab's Do Better Campaign, The Tab's You Matter Campaign

  • Lydia has interviewed everyone from the women who brought down Harvey Weinstein to Love Island's Ekin-Su.
  • Her expertise in pop culture has seen her appear in a documentary about Harry Styles and go viral on TikTok explaining the infamous Wagatha Christie trial.
  • Lydia pioneered The Tab's coverage of the Women's World Cup and wouldn't rest until her Mary Earp's profile was the most read story of the tournament.

Experience

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.

Education

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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Posts

What your New Year’s Eve motive says about your overall vibe

Welcome to the most uniquely stressful night out of the year

What your New Year’s Eve motive says about your overall vibe

Welcome to the most uniquely stressful night out of the year

Inside the luxury Greek resort where Glass Onion: Knives Out was filmed

It actually makes The White Lotus hotel look shabby

Inside the luxury Greek resort where Glass Onion: Knives Out was filmed

It actually makes The White Lotus hotel look shabby

Even Benoit Blanc would laugh at these Glass Onion: Knives Out memes

Yes, some of these are aimed at Ben Shapiro

Even Benoit Blanc would laugh at these Glass Onion: Knives Out memes

Yes, some of these are aimed at Ben Shapiro

Inside Raffles nightclub where all the Made in Chelsea drama goes down

One guy managed to spend £40,000 on drinks in one visit

Inside Raffles nightclub where all the Made in Chelsea drama goes down

One guy managed to spend £40,000 on drinks in one visit

What coat you wear everyday determines how much of a fuckboy you really are

Carhartt beanie boys we’re looking at you

What coat you wear everyday determines how much of a fuckboy you really are

Carhartt beanie boys we’re looking at you

‘I thought I was going to die’: Women are sharing their experience of getting the ‘pain free’ coil

‘My whole body was shaking’

‘I thought I was going to die’: Women are sharing their experience of getting the ‘pain free’ coil

‘My whole body was shaking’

We asked a psychologist why drunk people run off from their mates on a night out

We all have that one friend

We asked a psychologist why drunk people run off from their mates on a night out

We all have that one friend

All of the most ridiculous things nepo babies have said about being nepo babies

‘It’s completely normal to be in the family business’

All of the most ridiculous things nepo babies have said about being nepo babies

‘It’s completely normal to be in the family business’

Meet Arabella Ovenden, the 22-year-old graphic designer joining Made in Chelsea: Bali

She’s besties with Ekin-Su

Meet Arabella Ovenden, the 22-year-old graphic designer joining Made in Chelsea: Bali

She’s besties with Ekin-Su

Georgia Harrison calls on the government to simplify revenge porn laws in the UK

‘There’s no need to prove that you intended to cause distress’

Georgia Harrison calls on the government to simplify revenge porn laws in the UK

‘There’s no need to prove that you intended to cause distress’

People are using this AI robot to write Hinge responses and the messages are shockingly good

Is the era of the failed talking stage over?

People are using this AI robot to write Hinge responses and the messages are shockingly good

Is the era of the failed talking stage over?

These are the top 10 most undoubtedly evil Love Island boys of all time

If they have a square head it’s a big red flag

These are the top 10 most undoubtedly evil Love Island boys of all time

If they have a square head it’s a big red flag

All of the Christmas film men ranked on how good they’d be in bed

Jude Law is definitely the worst

All of the Christmas film men ranked on how good they’d be in bed

Jude Law is definitely the worst

Ok, so this is why Melissa and Harry from Made in Chelsea actually broke up

It all happened off camera

Ok, so this is why Melissa and Harry from Made in Chelsea actually broke up

It all happened off camera

Stephen Bear is just one of many men filming women during sex without their consent

The stories coming out on TikTok are truly terrifying

Stephen Bear is just one of many men filming women during sex without their consent

The stories coming out on TikTok are truly terrifying

Hickeys and comedowns: The hectic campus ambulance call outs that cost thousands

We’ve all convinced ourselves we’re dying on WebMD

Hickeys and comedowns: The hectic campus ambulance call outs that cost thousands

We’ve all convinced ourselves we’re dying on WebMD

All the signs you’re channeling the frazzled English woman aesthetic

There’s more to the look than one of those thin little scarves

All the signs you’re channeling the frazzled English woman aesthetic

There’s more to the look than one of those thin little scarves

Aubrey Plaza is the queen of unhinged interviews and these clips prove it

Jamie Laing and Spencer Matthews didn’t know what hit them

Aubrey Plaza is the queen of unhinged interviews and these clips prove it

Jamie Laing and Spencer Matthews didn’t know what hit them

How to survive the Christmas holidays with your Tory family

The Waitrose mince pies are out again x

How to survive the Christmas holidays with your Tory family

The Waitrose mince pies are out again x

Nine shows that will fill The White Lotus shaped hole in your life right now

It could be a long wait till season three

Nine shows that will fill The White Lotus shaped hole in your life right now

It could be a long wait till season three

All of the Made In Chelsea cast members’ business ventures that flopped hard

Tbh, what do you expect when you call a tracksuit company Ambience Vibes

All of the Made In Chelsea cast members’ business ventures that flopped hard

Tbh, what do you expect when you call a tracksuit company Ambience Vibes

Okay, where does the ‘you make me un poco loco’ TikTok sound actually come from?

¡Ay, mi amor!

Okay, where does the ‘you make me un poco loco’ TikTok sound actually come from?

¡Ay, mi amor!

All of the clues you missed from The White Lotus opening credits

That intro music really did distract us all from the spoilers

All of the clues you missed from The White Lotus opening credits

That intro music really did distract us all from the spoilers

All of the moments from the Harry and Meghan documentary giving everyone the royal ick

Some scenes just didn’t need to be in there

All of the moments from the Harry and Meghan documentary giving everyone the royal ick

Some scenes just didn’t need to be in there