Blog — this vegan life

Closer’s vegan special, starring moi et le mien

C’est la vegan! My mum, sister and I wrote about why we love veganism so goddamn much, for the new special vegan edition of Closer. We’re in great company in the mag, it’s full of super stories and inspiring ideas. Out now!

Read More Big News! (for me)

I’ve been busy writing some sparkling new pages for Vegan Living. This requires me to eat and drink a whole lotta vegan goodies and I don’t mind.

Read More Top 5 Vegan Holidays

Top 5 Vegan Holidays for Vegan Life magazine. I deep dive into some glorious vegan-friendly holiday destinations especially for you.

Read More Cheeky Monkeys – My Weekly

I wrote about three incredible women and their commitment to helping the animals they love, in My Weekly magazine. Out this week! With photos by equally extraordinary woman Jo Anne McArthur.

Read More Meet the Producers – Radnor Preserves

What an absolute joy it was to write about Joanna from Radnor Preserves. This is a woman who knows how to grow-her-own! Puts my failed crop of tomatoes to shame.

Read More Somewhere for the kings to swing – Vegan Life

My feature for Vegan Life magazine about the utterly wonderful Forest School, a Four Paws project in Borneo.

Read More Chef of the Month – Jon Devine-Gay

Back in wintry old December, I interviewed the lovely Jon from Erpingham House of Norfolk. Now if someone could just whisk me off to Norfolk for a weekend so I could sample some of Jon’s exquisite menu, that’d be great.

Read More Chef of the Month – Alex Santoro

My interview with Alex Santoro from London’s Genesis for the January 2019 edition of Vegan Living. From a family of meat lovers who worked in the meat industry for over 100 years, Alex and his brother Oli have set out on a different path…

Read More Going Vegan Changed Our Lives

A quick toot of my own horn (said the actress to the bishop). Here’s my piece in Top Sante’s January 2019 edition, interviewing three awesome vegans. Toot toot!

Read More Chef of the Month – Nicola Morek

For the November 2018 issue of Vegan Living, I interviewed Nicola Morek, who makes delicious raw, plant-based desserts. From cakes to powerballs, Snixers bars to blackberry and lemon bites. Come drool!

Read More Fireworks and Bonfires

This is Lola. Look at that happy face! She gets very frightened during fireworks season, as do millions of other domestic and wild animals. I wrote a report about animals, fireworks and bonfires for Best Magazine. Read on to find out more…

Read More Meet The Producers – Kings

For the October issue of Vegan Living, I interviewed Blue from King’s Grooming – King’s is an ethical aftershave brand and Blue is dedicated to giving back and helping other chaps. He’s a wonderful man on a wonderful mission.

Read More Chef of the Month – Tammi Willis

For the October 2018 issue of Vegan Living I interviewed Tammi Willis of Nourish Cafe, Bangkok. I loved finding out about Asia’s Refill Not Landfill initiative and Tammi’s other eco-friendly touches, as well as her tantalising menu. Read on!

Read More Chef of the Month | Amy Ogilvie

For the June issue of Vegan Living, I interviewed the lovely Amy, entrepreneurial ice cream inventor on tour every summer, coming to festivals and food fairs armed with rhubarb and custard, peanut butter and chocolate, cookie dough and caramel honeycomb Ice Green – all vegan!

Read More Stop the Shocks

My feature for Vegan Life magazine’s May issue about Refuge for Wildlife, a Costa Rican charity helping thousands of howler monkeys brutally electrocuted by power lines. Warning: very cute (and only a few sad) photos included!

Read More Love Sunday

Sharing some of my recent interviews with animal lovers in Love Sunday magazine. If you like cats and dogs, you’ll love these stories.

Read More Vegan Living – All You Can Eat

In the March 2018 issue of Vegan Living, I wrote about how two little coffee junkies ran around the beautiful city of Turin, Italy. The vegan options are as good as the coffee is strong!

Read More Chef of the Month – Jay Halford

This month I interviewed roaming retreat chef and raw food specialist Jay Halford. Read on to discover just how little Jay uses his oven.

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