This maker of women’s underwear first discovered the Guardian at Glastonbury and reads the Guide from cover to coverI was born in Sheffield,and moved to Wales when I was five. After attending Exeter University, I moved to Southampton in 1999 when I was 23. I never quite meant to come here or to stay but my brother was a student here and we get on famously. I was groomswoman at his wedding recently and was the proudest big sister ever.
The Guardian is a big piece of my life in more ways than one. I first discovered it through the Guide, or at Glastonbury – hanging that shrimp guide around my neck always made me feel that the festival had started. I get a similar (though less muddy) feeling when I pick it up every weekend. I still read the Guide cover to cover and adore the Family section and Consumer champions. I always indulge in reading Annalisa Barbieri,Patrick Butler, Hadley Freeman, or Bim Adewunmi,Lucy Mangan, Sophie Heawood and Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett. The Guardian matches my values but also makes me consider.
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