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

If you see any of these things in a boy’s lounge, run for the hills

DJ decks are a RED FLAG

date cancellation fee

A woman has gone viral for charging her date an £80 ‘cancellation fee’ after he rescheduled

‘I was gonna cancel because it’s raining but he doesn’t know that’

A woman has gone viral for charging her date an £80 ‘cancellation fee’ after he rescheduled

‘I was gonna cancel because it’s raining but he doesn’t know that’

Ashton Kutcher Mila Kunis Hilary Duff

Right, this is why everyone is furious with Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis right now

Their Instagram apology video just dropped

Right, this is why everyone is furious with Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis right now

Their Instagram apology video just dropped

Daniel Abed Khalife prison escape

A chef’s outfit and a delivery van: Inside 21-year-old Daniel Abed Khalife’s prison escape

This is all very Paddington 2

A chef’s outfit and a delivery van: Inside 21-year-old Daniel Abed Khalife’s prison escape

This is all very Paddington 2

Timothee Chalamet ick embarrassing moments

Unhinged Timothée Chalamet moments to get you over the pain of him dating someone else

I’m actively trying to give you all the ick right now

Unhinged Timothée Chalamet moments to get you over the pain of him dating someone else

I’m actively trying to give you all the ick right now

Sophie Turner Joe Jonas divorce why

Blaming Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner’s divorce on her ‘party’ lifestyle is totally unfair

‘This is just a bad attempt at framing Sophie to be some careless mother’

Blaming Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner’s divorce on her ‘party’ lifestyle is totally unfair

‘This is just a bad attempt at framing Sophie to be some careless mother’

Kylie Jenner Timothee Chalamet backlash kissing

Let’s call the backlash to Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet dating what it is – sexist

They actually make total sense as a couple

Let’s call the backlash to Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet kissing what it is – sexist

They actually make total sense as a couple

Central Cee Madeline Argy break up

TikTok thinks Madeline Argy and Central Cee have broken up and there’s convincing evidence

How many iconic celebrity couples must we lose to 2023

TikTok thinks Madeline Argy and Central Cee have broken up and there’s convincing evidence

How many iconic celebrity couples must we lose to 2023

Jacob Elordi girlfriend

A-list stars and nepo babies: Inside Jacob Elordi’s long and winding relationship history

This man is too fine for his own good

A-list stars and nepo babies: Inside Jacob Elordi’s long and winding relationship history

This man is too fine for his own good

Mahek Bukhari TikTok

Mahek Bukhari: How 24-year-old TikTok star went from viral videos to double murder

Her TikTok account is still live

Mahek Bukhari: How 24-year-old TikTok star went from viral videos to double murder

Her TikTok account is still live

Burning Man what happened

‘Circle jerking and d**k pimping’: All the wildest stories from Burning Man festival

This is very different to Coachella

‘Circle jerking and d**k pimping’: All the wildest stories from Burning Man festival

This is very different to Coachella

Tabi Swiper girlifriend

‘Beware the Tabi Swiper’: Inside the $1k shoe-stealing saga all over your timeline right now

This story just keeps getting wilder

‘Beware the Tabi Swiper’: Inside the $1k shoe-stealing saga all over your timeline right now

This story just keeps getting wilder

Luca Bish MasterChef

Every dish Luca Bish has made on Celebrity MasterChef, ranked by how shockingly peng it looks

Nobody saw this coming

Every dish Luca Bish has made on Celebrity MasterChef, ranked by how shockingly peng it looks

Nobody saw this coming

Every dish Luca Bish has made on Celebrity MasterChef, ranked by how shockingly peng it looks

Nobody saw this coming

Trump mugshot

Say cheese and enjoy these 25 memes of Donald Trump’s presidential mugshot

Make mugshots great again

Say cheese and enjoy these 25 memes of Donald Trump’s presidential mugshot

Make mugshots great again

Say cheese and enjoy these 25 memes of Donald Trump’s presidential mugshot

Make mugshots great again

Girl Math TikTok

Right, let’s talk about the dark side of TikTok’s ‘girl math’ trend

I’m not sure this is healthy

Right, let’s talk about the dark side of TikTok’s ‘girl math’ trend

I’m not sure this is healthy

Right, let’s talk about the dark side of TikTok’s ‘girl math’ trend

I’m not sure this is healthy

Lizzo sue dancers

Um, Lizzo is going to sue her backup dancers for ‘malicious prosecution’

Her lawyer claimed the performers’ lawsuit is ‘a sham’

Um, Lizzo is going to sue her backup dancers for ‘malicious prosecution’

Her lawyer claimed the performers’ lawsuit is ‘a sham’

Um, Lizzo is going to sue her backup dancers for ‘malicious prosecution’

Her lawyer claimed the performers’ lawsuit is ‘a sham’

Lionesses Instagrams back in uk

Black eyes and Ibiza: All the Lionesses’ first posts since flying home from Australia

Alex Greenwood has been THROUGH it

Black eyes and Ibiza: All the Lionesses’ first posts since flying home from Australia

Alex Greenwood has been THROUGH it

August bank holiday plans

Here’s exactly what your August bank holiday plans say about your overall vibe

I want to see nothing but havoc

Here’s exactly what your August bank holiday plans say about your overall vibe

I want to see nothing but havoc

Fyre Festival II

Solitary confinement and $7,999 tickets: Inside the chaotic plans for Fyre Festival II

The sequel literally nobody asked for

Solitary confinement and $7,999 tickets: Inside the chaotic plans for Fyre Festival II

The sequel literally nobody asked for

Joe & The Juice founder Kaspar Basse

Meet Kaspar Basse: Joe & The Juice’s hot founder who’s charging us all £7 for fruit pulp

Robbing the girlies BLIND

Meet Kaspar Basse: Joe & The Juice’s hot founder who’s charging us all £7 for fruit pulp

Robbing the girlies BLIND

Catherine Love Island US reaction

Everything Catherine’s been up to while Scott causes mayhem in the Love Island USA villa

Sooo maybe they’re not getting back together after all

Everything Catherine’s been up to while Scott causes mayhem in the Love Island USA villa

Sooo maybe they’re not getting back together after all

Lionesses England statements home airport

‘Hurting is an understatement’: Lionesses’ heartbreaking statements as they arrive home

‘We created history but we wanted more’

‘Hurting is an understatement’: Lionesses’ heartbreaking statements as they arrive home

‘We created history but we wanted more’

Olly Bowman TikTok girlfriend

‘The best self-made dancer ever’: How Olly Bowman became the luckiest man on TikTok

He spoke to The Tab about dating and his new life in London