HEAD OF EDITORIAL CONTENT, BRITISH VOGUE
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I’m so glad that our December cover is finally out in the world. Honestly, this one has been really, really tough to keep under wraps. I lost count of the number of messages I received from friends, family and colleagues when England was playing in the World Cup over the summer, all asking for British Vogue to please give Jude Bellingham his moment. So I couldn’t be more elated to say that the wish has been granted: Jude’s first glossy magazine cover ever – and just in time for Christmas! There’s tonnes of other great stuff inside the issue too – including a fab pull-out poster of the golden boy himself.
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British Vogue’s associate features editor Riann Phillip, a fellow Midlander, spoke to Jude about his phenomenal rise to global stardom, and the irrepressible drive that propels him forward. It’s her first cover story for the magazine, and she absolutely nailed it. Jude was on top form on the day of the shoot, and proved to be a natural in front of the camera. In a matter of hours, and with Jude’s preferred playlist of golden oldie Elvis tunes on repeat, photographer Alasdair McLellan and stylist Max Pearmain captured countless killer shots of the football star. His mum and manager, Denise, was on set all day and is a legend in her own right.
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My dear friend Gaby Wood is chief executive of the Booker Prize Foundation, and invited me to the ceremony earlier this week. It’s always refreshing to venture outside the world of fashion and get a peek into a totally different scene. Luckily for me, I was seated next to the insanely chic and talented novelist and playwright Deborah Levy, who made me feel right at home. M John Harrison became the first science-fiction author – and at 81, the oldest author ever – to win the prize. I’ll be adding his post-apocalyptic novel The End of Everything to my list of must-reads this winter, along with finalists Marlon James and Elizabeth Strout’s new books, The Disappearers and The Things We Never Say.
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I have Alexa Chung to thank for introducing me to the wonderful world of Vickie Biggs, reiki healer, massage therapist and founder of The Dream Of. I remember the first time I walked into her little space in Hackney, with that familiar end-of-year world-weariness on my shoulders. By the end of our session she’d literally picked me up and put me back together. A cup of her delicious cacao in my hands, I sat there for what felt like hours (but was probably more like 15 minutes) in a blissful daze. Vickie recently opened up a dreamy new studio in Shoreditch, filled with an apothecary’s worth of her favourite floral tinctures, skincare, scents and cacao-based treats. It’s a great place to shop for Christmas gifts, and I highly recommend gifting yourself, too, by booking a soothing treatment while you’re at it.
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