I am based in Stroud UK. I have had over 200 direct-quote interviews published in The Independent newspaper, including interviews with Tracy Emin, Meatloaf, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Boy George, Hugh Jackman and Gerry Anderson. I was also the first journalist to interview Banksy (1999) whom I interviewed face-to-face. These interviews primarily appeared in a series of columns including, How Do I look?, How We Met, and The Knack.

I have worked for The Reader Organisation, a national charity for the promotion of reading literature, for 7 years - providing a number of roles including the creation of numerous case studies with individuals who have benefitted from the charity’s work. These interviews are used for archival, development and marketing work. I also run a weekly shared reading group inside a women’s prison.

My research work includes work as a Research Fellow at Liverpool University, investigating the relationship between reading and mental health.

My training includes a BA (Hons) English Literature (Sheffield University), MA (Hons) Reading in Practice (Liverpool University), and Micro-Phenomenological Elicitation Interview Training (Institut Mines-Télécom, Paris).

I have recently co-authored the book, “Reading” with Professor Phil Davis (Emerald Publishing Limited, part of the Arts for Health series), published Nov 2020.

Interviews published in The Independent (UK)
Lindsay Duncan, Mar 00 (How do I look?)
Tana Janowitz, May 00 (How do I look?)
Banksy, May 00 (Feature)
Lionel Fanthorpe, May 00 (How do I look?)
Mandy Moore, Jul 00 (How do I look?)
Craig David, Jul 00 (How do I look?)
Lee Chapman, Sep 00 (How do I look?)
Sophie Raworth, Sep 00 (How do I look?)
Charlotte Church, Oct 00 (How do I look?)
Courtney Pine, Oct 00 (How do I look?)
June Whitfield, Nov 00 (How do I look?)
Keith Floyd, Nov 00 (How do I look?)
Alice Evans, Dec 00 (How do I look?)
David Matthews, Jan 01 (How do I look?)
Jasper Britton, Jan 01 (How do I look?)
Sam West, Jan 01 (How do I look?)
Holly Aird, Feb 01 (How do I look?)
Maria Doyle Kennedy, Mar 01 (How do I look?)
Eric Sykes, Mar 01 (How do I look?)
Joan Smith, Apr 01 (How do I look?)
Daisy Cook, Apr 01 (How do I look?)
Zed Nelson and Tyler Brulee, Jun 01 (How We Met)
Mary McCormack and Minnie Driver, Jul 01 (How We Met)
Daphne Selfe, Aug 01 (How do I look?)
James Frain, Aug 01 (How do I look?)
Johnny Vegas, Aug 01 (How do I look?)
Maxi Jazz, Aug 01 (How do I look?)
Vinnie Jones, Aug 01 (How do I look?)
Gerry Anderson and Bob Bell, Aug 01 (How We Met)
Victoria Hamilton, Aug 01 (How do I look?)
Jeremy Guscott, Sep 01 (How do I look?)
Femi Kuti, Nov 01 (How do I look?)
John Rocha, Dec 01 (How do I look?)
Sam Roddick, Jan 02 (How do I look?)
Peter Tatchell, Jan 02 (How do I look?)
Tracey Emin and Nic Blincoe, Feb 02 (How We Met)
Cosgrove and Hall, Feb 02 (How We Met)
Leslie Phillips, Mar 02 (How do I look?)
Herbert Ypma and Hugh Jackman, Mar 02 (How We Met)
Ayesha Dharkar, Mar 02 (How do I look?)
Victoria Smurfitt, Mar 02 (How do I look?)
Julien MacDonald and Martine McCutcheon, Oct 02 (How We Met)
Angela Hartnett, Nov 02 (How do I look?)
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jan 03 (How do I look?)
Donovan and Jonathan Harvey, Jan 03 (How We Met)
Ashia Hansen, Mar 03 (How do I look?)
Raj Persaud and Simon Singh, Mar 03 (How We Met)
Eley Kishimoto, Mar 03 (How do I look?)
Ian Pollard, Mar 03 (How do I look?)
Ian McCulloch and John Simm, Apr 03 (How We Met)
Jack Vettriano and Raymond Blanc, May 03 (How We Met)
Marieanne Spacey, May 03 (How do I look?)
Ismail Merchant, May 03 (How do I look?)Meatloaf, Jun 03 (How do I look?)
Norman Wisdom and Tony Hawkes, Jul 03 (How We Met)
Olivia Williams, Aug 03 (How do I look?)
Gilley and Barron, Sep 03
Gavin and Cunningham, Sep 03 (How We Met)
Ruthie Henshall and Howar, Nov 03 (How We Met)
Gary Rhodes, Nov 03 (How do I look?)
Helen Baxendale, Nov 03 (How do I look?)
Stephen Berkoff, Dec 03 (How do I look?)
Lixenberg and Thomas, Dec 03 (How We Met)
Tara Fitzgerald, Jan 04 (How do I look?)
House of Jazz, Feb 04 (How We Met)
Robyn Sisman and Kevin McCloud, Feb 04 (How We Met)
Anne Marie Duff, Feb 04 (How do I look?)
Lisa Maffia, Feb 04 (How do I look?)
Melissa Auf De Maur, Apr 04 (How do I look?)
Kerry Fox, Apr 04 (How do I look?)
Seth and Smith, May 04 (How do I look?)
Alan Davies and Louise Rennison, May 04 (How We Met)
Simon Murray and Pen Hadow, Jun 04 (How We Met)
Jo Caulfield and Cathy Dunning, Jul 04 (How do I look?)
Wendy James, Aug 04 (How do I look?)
Lisa Stansfield, Aug 04 (How do I look?)
Anthea Turner and Claire Sweeney, Aug 04 (How We Met)
Tim Booth, Aug 04 (How do I look?)
Estelle and Adeyemi, Sep 04 (How We Met)
Sophie Grigson, Oct 04 (How do I look?)
Mary J Blige, Nov 04 (How do I look?)
Sam and Sam Clarke, Nov 04 (How We Met)
Jimmy Carr, Nov 04 (How do I look?)
Ardal O’Hanlon, Dec 04 (How do I look?)
Kwame Kwey Armah, Dec 04 (How do I look?)
Magenta de Vine, Dec 04 (How do I look?)
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis, Jan 05 (How We Met)
Nick Rhodes, Jan 05 (How do I look?)
Rankin, Feb 05 (How do I look?)
Jamie Theakston, Feb 05 (How do I look?)
Tracey Emin, Mar 05 (How do I look?)
Matt James, Mar 05 (How do I look?)
Boy George, Mar 05 (How do I look?)
Sharon Osborne, Mar 05 (How do I look?)
Robert Elms, Apr 05 (How do I look?)
Ben Price, Apr 05 (How do I look?)
Nick Moran, May 05 (How do I look?)
Ruth Rogers, May 05 (How do I look?)
Gillian McKeith, Jun 05 (How do I look?)
Joanna Briscoe and Mary Nightingale, Jun 05 (How We Met)
Omid Djalili, Jun 05 (How do I look?)
Nick Park and Steve Box, Aug 05 (How We Met)
Kelly Holmes, Dec 05 (How do I look?)
Laurence Llewelyn Bowen, Dec 05 (How do I look?)
Jean Novelli, Feb 06 (How do I look?)
Anna Chancellor, Feb 06 (How do I look?)
Roddy Llewelyn and Alan Titchmarsh, Feb 06 (How We Met)
Petit and Blondeau, Jun 06 (How We Met)
Eric Sykes and Norma Farnes, Jul 06 (How We Met)

Interviews published in The Spark
Jane Stephenson, May 03
Richard St George, Jul 03
Pat Pilkington, Oct 03
Tessa Barefoot Books, Jan 04
Adrian Lawton, Apr 04
June Burroughs, Jul 04
Patrick Holden, Oct 04
John Grimshaw, Feb 05
Jo Hook, Apr 05
Neil Crofts, Jul 05
Lucy Pedlar, Oct 05
Dr Rosy Daniels, Jan 06
Lois Atherton, Apr 06
Nell Gifford, Aug 06
Phil Haughton, Dec 06
Kate Evans, Mar 07
Richard Adams, Mar 07
Lorraine Ayensu, Mar 07
Dr Jane Grubb, Mar 07
Patricia Alvarez, Jul 07
Dale Vince, Sep 07
Dawn Morgan, Sep 07
Subvertiser, Dec 07
William Bloom, Dec 07
Alex Barton, Mar 08
Pip Sheard, Mar 08
Sandra Manson, Jun 08
Tracey Smith, Jun 08
Gisela Norman Apr 10