I’m Bianca Barratt - writer, journalist and editor.

My purpose is to tell stories about the glorious mess of being a human, so that I can help people feel less alone. My job is to write these stories for the media. This includes being a culture and lifestyle features writer for titles such as Cosmopolitan, Refinery 29, The Sunday Times, Evening Standard, the Independent, BBC Good Food and Sheerluxe as well as being a columnist for The Media Leader and a Senior Contributor to Forbes .

I also run media workshops and speak on panels at live events and, passionate about equal opportunity for young people ( I’m a Teach First Ambassador and used to be a teacher in an inner-city school) I mentor young journalists hoping to break into the industry, too.

When I’m not doing that, I can usually be found working on my novel and screenplay or (let’s be honest, right?) fantasising what I’m going to be eating for my next meal.