Bonnie McLaren

The Sunday Times Style

Why Gen Z love a celebrity lookalike contest

From Charli XCX to Jude Bellingham, the lookalike competition has become an unlikely cultural phenomenon - but what does it all mean? On the ground reporting.

BBC News

11/01/2024

Marina Diamandis: 'It's important to take the shame from bulimia'

Interview with the singer about why it's important to talk about eating disorders, focusing on bulimia. A collaboration with Beat eating disorders charity.

Grazia

04/05/2022

Why Does It Take So Long For Women To Be Diagnosed With ADHD?

After being diagnosed at 23, I explore why ADHD is still woefully underdiagnosed in women. For Grazia print.

Grazia

08/24/2021

'I Wasn't Prepared For The Backlash About My Plastic Surgery'

Ghostwriting for Megan Barton-Hanson for print edition of Grazia, about trolling since leaving Love Island.

HarperCollins Publishers UK

The Book of Harry: A Celebration of Harry Styles

My book celebrating the kindness lessons you can learn from Harry Styles, commissioned by HarperCollins. Sold over 50,000 copies.

Grazia

10/04/2019

I Became A Journalist To Interview One Direction - Here's The Story Of When I Met Niall Horan

Interview/personal essay with Niall Horan - this was the piece of writing which led to my Harry Styles book being commissioned.

BBC News

10/11/2023

The 1975 at the London O2: Will carbon-removed shows change gigs?

The O2 Arena are trailing carbon removed gigs - will they become more common across the industry? Is carbon removal a responsible way to mitigate emissions from gigs?

BBC News

07/13/2023

Barbie movie: How the marketing campaign has got everyone talking

Film critic Ali Plumb and a marketing expert explain why the Barbie film has been everywhere for months.

BBC News

08/10/2024

New Banksy animal art sparks hunt for hidden meaning

Feature voxing at two locations, and interviewing expert James Peak, on possible meanings behind the daily London Banksy work.

BBC News

03/23/2023

Apple AirTags: Love Island star says device used to stalk her

Montana Brown speaks to me about an AirTag being used to track her in LA - spoke to the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, who said there's been an increase of AirTag stalking in the UK. Spoke about it on BBC News.

Grazia

05/17/2022

What has Kim Kardashian done for criminal justice reform?

A look into the positive impact Kim K has had on criminal justice reform in the US, speaking to Alice Marie Johnson, the 66-year-old she freed from a life sentence in 2018.

BBC News

Unholy: Kim Petras 'grateful' for hit song with Sam Smith

Exclusive interview with Kim Petras, as she became the first trans woman to get a UK Number 1.

BBC News

10/17/2024

'I was a Directioner - here's what Liam Payne and the band meant to me'

I was a teenage fan before I interviewed Liam Payne as a journalist - this is why the band were so important to young girls.

BBC News

01/16/2023

Love Island: Will social media ban protect islanders?

Feature looking at the predicted impact of Love Island's social media ban- from an engagement and welfare point of view - spoke to islanders, and the people who ran their accounts. Followed it up in March on the day of the Love Island final, speaking to islanders who were affected by the ban.

GRAZIA

05/18/2021

Luxe portfolio

Print interviews with five rising stars - Beabadoobee, Mood's Nicôle Lecky, JGrrey, Cosima and Sex Education's Patricia Allison - for the Grazia Luxe issue.

Grazia

02/09/2021

Lydia West On The Success Of It's A Sin

Interview with Lydia West about the Be More Jill movement for Grazia magazine.

Freelance journalist