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HELLO
I’m a London-based freelance writer and commissioning editor specialising in travel and lifestyle. From 2009 to 2019, I worked in house at The Sunday Times, followed by shifts at Cosmopolitan, Stylist and the Daily Mail. I have also written for The Times, Guardian, Telegraph, Spectator, Women's Health, Sunday Times Travel Magazine, Wanderlust and BA High Life across a broad range of topics. I have appeared on Sky, 5 News and BBC Radio 5 Live.
I’ve interviewed a number of celebrities over the years, including Westlife, Colin Farrell, Dame Kelly Holmes, Jeremy Corbyn, Nicola Sturgeon, Jess Phillips, Victoria Hislop, Celia Imrie and, the nation’s favourite, Joe Wicks.
I also write and speak about fertility, advocating for a change in the negative discourse surrounding it. I currently have 27 eggs on ice.
I grew up in the travel industry, my father long-serving cabin crew for British Airways. Holidays on staff travel instilled a love of exploration and adventure that has fuelled my career. After five years also flying for British Airways, I retired my wings in 2009 for a different version of the high life, as a travel writer. My career has broadened beyond travel but it always remains at the heart of what I do. If I’m not riding a horse in the shadow of the Andes in Argentina, scaling a frozen waterfall with ice picks in the Dolomites, having kittens on a red run in the Alps or watching a train depart a station with my car but not me on it in Australia, you’ll probably find me planning my next adventure. After all, what else is life for?
If you'd like to commission me, book me as a keynote speaker or for a live broadcast, please email me at katevleahy@gmail.com