@elliothoste and I host a new fortnightly podcast called @dazed and discoursed where we explore what’s happening in pop culture one dazed article at a time! first episode is out now where we discuss @beebeardsworth ’s article on the “undetectable era” of beauty, the substance and if it’s ever okay to advise your pals against getting plastic surgery 🙏🏾 you can listen thru the link in my bio if u fancy! ⭐️
also pictures by the beautiful and brilliant @chestermckee !!!!! 💚
some of my favourite features i’ve written for @dazed this year 🧠🫁🫀💋💘🧠🌀🪲 this year i learned how collaborative writing is - i think I’ve always kind of known this but it become even more affirmed to me in 2025 ! i am so grateful to everyone who replied to any call out ive put out for an article this year and all those who have poured their hearts out to me over dm. so many of ur words have changed me and my writing and has enriched my work sm ! i am so beyond grateful <3 ty 2 my editors and my epic team at dazed
i had the best time chatting to the new gen of british actors in october for the new issue of @dazed ! 🧸🫁🧚🏾♀️🐣‼️🦾🪲🫧🌀❤️🔥
“[american playwright] lorraine hansberry said that creating a play should be a dangerous thing. It should say something about society. actors, theatre-makers and artists can shape public opinion and provoke. look at what john boyega did with black lives matter, using his fame to move culture. it doesn’t have to happen with every play. not everything is important; sometimes it’s just a camp time, sometimes it’s an escape. but sometimes you are incredibly lucky and can push society to be more kind, open and nuanced. there’s nothing better than that when you’re an actor.”— ellis howard.
we spoke about so many thought provoking things — from the political nature of acting, falling in and out of love with it (and with people), the transition from acting as a hobby to it becoming a viable career and so much more.
thank you for the opportunity @ted_stansfield u rock + the whole team who also rock!!!
Photography @carinakehletschou
Styling @feranmieso
Hair @mayukonakae___@khanyahhair
Make-up @meekee_s
Talents @alfie_williamsofficial Bilal Hasna @aidan.cheng@alexthomassmith@franicorn@bukkybakray9 Mia Tharia @ellisfrancishoward charlotte_mellington
Movement director @joegreyadams
Set Design @a_vaj
Casting @concordecasting
Lighting @olivermatich
Photographic assistants @eveeberlin@silvia_anzoletti@maxrapheal
Styling assistants @thuulala@1der_L
Production assistants @phoebebalinska@ivypsmith
Hair assistant @hirota.kazuya
Make-up assistant @natsutomonaga
Set Design assistant Iona Bathurst
Dazed Photographic Producer @kofipaintsil
Special thanks to Gary’s Loft
@myrtlestudios
Text @h.alimaa
Editor-in-Chief @ted_stansfield
Fashion & Image Director @imruh
Art Director @estermero
Editorial Director @dominiquesisley
Taken from the winter 2025 #TheShadowIssue of #Dazed
for dazed beauty, I wrote about divesting from beauty and how strange, difficult and wonderful it has been. i also interviewed some really amazing and thoughtful people about why they’re divesting too, and the importance of doing the hard thing ❤️🔥 i am so grateful to everyone who spoke to me for this piece - i loved writing it so much. link in bio + stories :) 🫀
i was so devastated to hear about d’angelo’s passing last week. it still feels difficult to comprehend. it feels like we are losing so many black cultural figures (& black people in general!) so young, and it is devastating and so unfair. i can’t remember when i first heard d’angelo’s music. he was always just there when i was a kid - so cool, so smooth, so dedicated to his craft.
@nifmuhammad reminds us that “every new ancestor gained is an opportunity for the living to honour them well”, and @osquello brought us all together last week for ‘a night of d’angelo’ at @thehaggerston . an indescribably beautiful and epic night where we danced and held each other. i interviewed young black people about what d’angelo means to them, and @naodkef took these beautiful images to accompany the interviews. thank u to my @zara.aftab for sharing the event with me and to @sp.mcc for letting me cover the event🫀❤️ d’angelo 4ever 🫀❤️
been feeling deeply, deeply uncomfortable with growing up recently and all the changes I’ve been witnessing (friends getting engaged/ married etc) - so I wrote about it!! I spoke to a lot of wonderful people - married, unmarried, on the precipice of marriage, those totally against it - about the institution and what it means to them, and all the personal and political complications that come with it for @dazed 🫀 link is in my bio
I had the pleasure of interviewing maggie nelson about her new book panthemata, or the story of my mouth. she was so wonderful, kind and funny :) link is in my bio to read ☘️💘🌪️
wrote about emily in paris, abortion and how pregnancy storylines are sometimes used to punish women for rebelling/ acting outside of their gender for @teenvogue a little while ago! ⭐️
![i had the best time chatting to the new gen of british actors in october for the new issue of @dazed ! ️ ‼️ ️ “[american playwright] lorraine hansberry said that creating a play should be a dangerous thing. It should say something about society. actors, theatre-makers and artists can shape public opinion and provoke. look at what john boyega did with black lives matter, using his fame to move culture. it doesn’t have to happen with every play. not everything is important; sometimes it’s just a camp time, sometimes it’s an escape. but sometimes you are incredibly lucky and can push society to be more kind, open and nuanced. there’s nothing better than that when you’re an actor.”— ellis howard.we spoke about so many thought provoking things — from the political nature of acting, falling in and out of love with it (and with people), the transition from acting as a hobby to it becoming a viable career and so much more.thank you for the opportunity @ted_stansfield u rock + the whole team who also rock!!!Photography @carinakehletschouStyling @feranmiesoHair @mayukonakae___ @khanyahhairMake-up @meekee_sTalents @alfie_williamsofficial Bilal Hasna @aidan.cheng @alexthomassmith @franicorn @bukkybakray9 Mia Tharia @ellisfrancishoward charlotte_mellingtonMovement director @joegreyadamsSet Design @a_vajCasting @concordecastingLighting @olivermatichPhotographic assistants @eveeberlin @silvia_anzoletti @maxraphealStyling assistants @thuulala @1der_LProduction assistants @phoebebalinska @ivypsmithHair assistant @hirota.kazuyaMake-up assistant @natsutomonagaSet Design assistant Iona BathurstDazed Photographic Producer @kofipaintsilSpecial thanks to Gary’s Loft@myrtlestudiosText @h.alimaaEditor-in-Chief @ted_stansfieldFashion & Image Director @imruhArt Director @estermeroEditorial Director @dominiquesisleyTaken from the winter 2025 #TheShadowIssue of #Dazed](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6758583246582568466648_0_ff92f878f9d2e94e8802f1eb25d429e5.jpg?o=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&h=22764540301927d45f3a2b3fa53e8ada)
