Samantha Wood

With over two decades of magazine and digital experience, Samantha has extensive knowledge of writing about menopause, Minecraft - and pretty much everything in between. With roots in pop culture and celebrity journalism, she has interviewed top talent and written features for a wide range of outlets including ELLE, The Guardian, Stylist, Grazia, The Sun’s Fabulous, Psychologies and, more recently, woman&home.

Since the pandemic, Samantha has found herself focusing on health and wellness features, especially aimed at midlifers. She’s passionate about self-care, mental wellbeing and channelling feelings of empowerment, helping women to finally truly celebrate themselves. Career highlights - aside from interviewing woman-of-the-moment Taylor Swift - include: lunch with Gillian Anderson, charity work in remote villages of Senegal and being interviewed as an expert on The Xtra Factor.