She Wanted More

Poorna Bell is an award-winning journalist of 23 years, author and a digital editorial expert, having previously worked as UK Executive Editor and Global Lifestyle Head for HuffPost. She's also published three non-fiction books and two novels, and won Stylist's Rising Star award for 2019, Red magazine's Big Book Award for 2019 and a Sunday Times Sports Book Award in 2022. She specialises in women's issues, diversity, fitness, pro-ageing and mental health, and freelances for The Times, Sunday Times Style, Grazia, The Guardian, Red magazine, and Stylist among others. She is also a columnist for The i Paper. Poorna is an experienced public speaker, from doing keynotes to moderating events for FTSE 100 companies, hosting and running seminars for corporations. She has spoken on Channel 5, ITV, and BBC News, and is a regular fixture on BBC radio. She is an ambassador for the suicide prevention charity CALM, and for children's literacy charity Bookmark.