Lydia Spencer-Elliott

Chief Features Writer

Lydia Spencer-Elliott
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Location
London
Education
Exeter University
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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

It’s time to realise Holly Willoughby quitting This Morning isn’t a national emergency

Let’s gain some perspective x

David Beckham durag Prince Charles

‘It haunts me’: The true stories behind David and Victoria’s most iconic photo moments

God bless the Beckham documentary for resurfacing this golden content

‘It haunts me’: The true stories behind David and Victoria’s most iconic photo moments

God bless the Beckham documentary for resurfacing this golden content

Jorja Smith weight gain fat before and after

Jorja Smith being called ‘fat’ shows how warped our body standards still are

She can’t perform without her weight being relentlessly trolled online

Jorja Smith being called ‘fat’ shows how warped our body standards still are

She can’t perform without her weight being relentlessly trolled online

Matilda Djerf Avenue drama controversy TikTok

Matilda Djerf drama explained: Why the TikTok girlies are ditching Djerf Avenue

She’s deactivated her personal account

Matilda Djerf drama explained: Why the TikTok girlies are ditching Djerf Avenue

She’s deactivated her personal account

Victoria Beckham Rolls Royce childhood

It’s David’s Netflix doc but Victoria is the most iconic Beckham and these moments prove it

I will simply never get over her asking for her drivers license to be photoshopped

It’s David’s Netflix doc but Victoria is the most iconic Beckham and these moments prove it

I will simply never get over her asking for her drivers license to be photoshopped

90s yearbook photos how to TikTok

Here’s how to create the ’90s AI yearbook photos you’re seeing all over TikTok

It’s giving Sex Education

Here’s how to create the ’90s AI yearbook photos you’re seeing all over TikTok

It’s giving Sex Education

hating girlfriend phase thread

A thread of men discussing how much they ‘hate’ their girlfriends has horrified the internet

Relationships are TERRIFYING

A thread of men discussing how much they ‘hate’ their girlfriends has horrified the internet

Relationships are TERRIFYING

Love Island games cast

Love Island Games: All of the contestants’ opening lines, ranked from cringe to pure hell

Trigger warning: Curtis Pritchard is doing the worm

Love Island Games: All of the contestants’ opening lines, ranked from cringe to pure hell

Trigger warning: Curtis Pritchard is doing the worm

girl first date red flag

If a girl says any of these things on a first date, run and never look back

We’re not always perfect

If a girl says any of these things on a first date, run and never look back

We’re not always perfect

Rebecca Loos now

So, what happened to Rebecca Loos after her alleged ‘affair’ with David Beckham?

Her life looks VERY different now

So, what happened to Rebecca Loos after her alleged ‘affair’ with David Beckham?

Her life looks VERY different now

Noel Fielding GBBO controversies

Age gap ‘romance’ and controversial comedy: All of Noel Fielding’s biggest controversies

He’s back on TV for another series of The Great British Bake Off

Age gap ‘romance’ and controversial comedy: All of Noel Fielding’s biggest controversies

He’s back on TV for another series of The Great British Bake Off

David Beckham affair

Did David Beckham have an affair? The marriage ‘difficulties’ in his Netflix doc explained

He and Victoria discuss the allegations on camera

Did David Beckham have an affair? The marriage ‘difficulties’ in his Netflix doc explained

He and Victoria discuss the allegations on camera

Taylor Swift sex tape

Ew, men are demanding to see Taylor Swift’s ‘sex tape’ to prove she’s dating Travis Kelce

‘Until then I think she’s using the NFL to make her star bigger’

Ew, men are demanding to see Taylor Swift’s ‘sex tape’ to prove she’s dating Travis Kelce

‘Until then I think she’s using the NFL to make her star bigger’

Miles Nazaire Dancing on Ice

Omg, Made in Chelsea’s Miles Nazaire is going to be a Dancing on Ice contestant

This is a crossover I didn’t see coming

Omg, Made in Chelsea’s Miles Nazaire is going to be a Dancing on Ice contestant

This is a crossover I didn’t see coming

first date red flags

If a guy says any of these things on a first date, run and never look back

It’s hell out there

If a guy says any of these things on a first date, run and never look back

It’s hell out there

Taylor Swift Blake Lively NFL Travis Kelce

You need to calm down: Taylor Swift isn’t ‘ruining football’ by attending NFL games

God forbid a globally adored woman go to a sports event

You need to calm down: Taylor Swift isn’t ‘ruining football’ by attending NFL games

God forbid a globally adored woman go to a sports event

Beyonce Renaissance film music videos

Guys, BeyoncĂ©’s Renaissance film is coming and it includes all of the album’s music videos

Get me to the cinema NOW

Guys, BeyoncĂ©’s Renaissance film is coming and it includes all of the album’s music videos

Get me to the cinema NOW

Made in Chelsea new season

Omg! Made in Chelsea is back TONIGHT and the drama did not stay in Corsica

Liv snogging Temps is my villain origin story

Omg! Made in Chelsea is back TONIGHT and the drama did not stay in Corsica

Liv snogging Temps is my villain origin story

Sam Kerr partner girlfriend

Boujee holidays and backflips: Inside Sam Kerr’s vibey life off the pitch

Her and her girlfriend are so cool I actually can’t deal

Boujee holidays and backflips: Inside Sam Kerr’s vibey life off the pitch

Her and her girlfriend are so cool I actually can’t deal

elianne adnan zombie knife

This week has been another harsh reminder of why women are afraid to say ‘no’ to men

Rejecting a man could cost you your life

This week has been another harsh reminder of why women are afraid to say ‘no’ to men

Rejecting a man could cost you your life

Barry George compensation

Lawsuits and compensation: What happened to Barry George after the Jill Dando trial

He was imprisoned for her murder for eight years

Lawsuits and compensation: What happened to Barry George after the Jill Dando trial

He was imprisoned for her murder for eight years

Jill Dando house

Jill Dando’s house: What happened to the BBC presenter’s Fulham home after her shock death

A new owner moved in just three months later

Jill Dando’s house: What happened to the BBC presenter’s Fulham home after her shock death

A new owner moved in just three months later

Jill Dando suspects Who Killed Jill Dando

So, who killed Jill Dando? Key theories about what happened to the beloved BBC presenter

The case has been unsolved for 24 years

So, who killed Jill Dando? Key theories about what happened to the beloved BBC presenter

The case has been unsolved for 24 years

TikTok still got your things here

Let’s ride: Girls on TikTok are taking parts of their ex-boyfriends’ cars for revenge

Between the For You Page we can build one whole vehicle

Let’s ride: Girls on TikTok are taking parts of their ex-boyfriends’ cars for revenge

Between the For You Page we can build one whole vehicle

Taylor Swift seemingly ranch

‘Ketchup and seemingly ranch’: The obsession with Taylor Swift’s food really needs to stop

She can’t have a condiment without the internet imploding