Lydia Venn
Senior Entertainment and Lifestyle Writer
Lydia Venn is Cosmopolitan UK’s Senior Entertainment and Lifestyle Writer. She covers everything from TV and film, to the latest celebrity news. She also writes across our work/life section regularly creating quizzes, covering exciting new food releases and sharing the latest interior must-haves. In her role she’s interviewed everyone from Margot Robbie to Niall Horan, and her work has appeared on an episode of The Kardashians. After completing a degree in English at the University of Exeter, Lydia moved into fashion journalism, writing for the Daily Express, before working as Features Editor at The Tab, where she spoke on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and Talk Radio. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of Gilmore Girls and 00s teen movies, and in her free time can be found with a margarita in hand watching the Real Housewives on repeat. Find her on LinkedIn.
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Latest from Lydia Venn

Who Is Danielle Scott-Houghton from the ‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ Season 2 Tribute?
The first episode paid tribute to Danielle.

‘Love Island’ UK vs. USA: The Biggest Differences Between the Shows, From Host to Prize Fund
Two Love Islands on at once? We are not worthy.

What Time Does ‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ Season 2 Start? Full Release Schedule Revealed
Pip is back to uncover another mystery!

10 Low-Energy Hobbies for Adults
Sometimes you just don't have any more brain power to give, you know?

Yearning Is So Back: How ‘Rivals’ and ‘Off Campus’ Made Subtlety the Sexiest Thing on TV
Forget full-frontal, the hottest scene is a longing look and grace of a hand.

‘Rivals’ Season 2 Filming Locations: The Exact Places to Go for a Slice of Rutshire.
All the Cotswolds locations you need to know about.

13 Differences Between the ‘Off Campus’ Books and TV Show: What the Screen Version Gets Right (And Wrong!)
The 'hands-off rule' is a major switch up for the better.

‘Rivals’: The Biggest Differences Between the TV Show and the Book
Even for a very faithful adaptation there's always going to be some differences.

Disney+’s ‘Rivals’ Season 2 Cast: The New and Returning Characters You Need to Know
There's a lot of them.

Is ‘Rivals’ Star Alex Hassell Single? Get to Know His Wife, Emma King, and Their Long-Time Marriage
His character may be a womanizer, but Alex is a married man.

