Olivia Emily

Olivia Emily

Hello, my name is Liv, and welcome to my journalism portfolio! Here I have collected a few clippings to showcase my recent 'best bits'. Currently, I am an Online Writer at Country & Town House, mainly writing in the Culture and Travel spheres.

Previously, I have written for The Independent, Plant Based News, Square Mile and Livingetc.

I completed the MA Magazine Journalism student at City, University of London from 2021-22. My MA was supported by The Stationers' Company's Postgraduate Bursary. Before that, I graduated with a BA in English from Jesus College, University of Cambridge in 2021.

If you’d like to get in touch - whether to connect or to work with me - please email hello@olivia-emily.com.

Alternatively, find me on Twitter @olivia_emily_, Instagram @sevenmomentsoflove, or on LinkedIn here.

See a selection of my writing below.

Country and Town House • 21 December 2023

Exciting Movie Releases To Look Forward To In 2024

From rom coms to ambitious sci-fis, there’s plenty to look forward to in 2024

Consider yourself a film fanatic? Or perhaps you want to make more trips to the cinema? Whether you’re a Letterboxd lover (if you know, you know) or just like keeping up with the latest trends, here are all of the 2024 movie releases we just can’t wait for.

Elvis fans, it’s time to get excited. After Austin Butler’s 2022 blockbuster, Jacob Elordi is set to take the reins in Sofia Coppola’s film focussing on Priscilla

LOVE STORY

Interview with British men's tennis #1, Cameron Norrie, for C&TH

Country and Town House • 2 March 2023

Daisy Jones & The Six Is A Gift To Fans Of The Book – Review

It’s finally here: the TV adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s popular novel, Daisy Jones & The Six. A characteristic cocktail of sex, drugs and rock and roll, an uncertain start paves the way for an electric series, says Olivia Emily.

Country and Town House • 1 March 2023

Restaurant Of The Week: Saltie Girl, Mayfair

On 8 November 2022, Saltie Girl flung open its periwinkle blue doors in Mayfair, just off bustling Oxford Street – the Boston brand’s first overseas adventure. Meanwhile, a third branch opened in Los Angeles, bringing fish galore (and I am using galore in the strongest of terms) to millions of seafood lovers in two giant cities. With a unique tinned fish angle, visit our restaurant of the week Saltie Girl for somehow chic nautical interiors, delicious fish and the freshest seafood, with tasty co

Country and Town House • 20 February 2023

A Love Letter To Street Art: Beyond The Streets, Saatchi Gallery – Exhibition Review

Beyond The Streets is a love letter to graffiti and street art in all of its forms: the culture, the shoes, the flyers, the fashion. Occupying the entirety of the King’s Road’s Saatchi Gallery with the work of over 100 artists, Olivia Emily visits this large-scale, encapsulating exhibition.

How to display street art indoors? Perhaps even to do so subverts the original intention. Then again, subversion is exactly where street art originates: that desire to express yourself publicly, often in the

Hotel Transylvania

A review of Bethlen Estates, Transylvania for C&TH

Independent • 12 April 2022

Seven period dramas to watch once you’ve finished Bridgerton

After the success of the steamy first season, it’s no surprise to see Bridgerton fans racing through series two.

Independent • 14 April 2022

The Kardashian clan’s comeback rewrites the stereotypes that once hurt them – review

Eleven months after they claimed to be leaving reality TV behind, the Kardashian-Jenner clan are back on the small screen.

Square Mile • 14 April 2022

Benares Mayfair is Indian fine-dining done right

Entering the dining room at Benares, Mayfair we are greeted by the sound of clinking glasses and cheery voices, with plates of mouth watering food adorning every table.