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FKA @galdemzine 's culture editor, formerly @dazed // Now freelance: kemiolivia @gmail .com // I'm in books too: +

London via Manchester
Joined September 2011
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Kemi Alemoru
4 years
Guys!!!! After three years of saying "I need a website" guess who finally built one from scratch while binge-watching The Crown and chugging Baileys like its water. It's me.
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10 months
Never seen bravery like this in my life
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Taj Ali
10 months
The IDF killed his wife, daughter, son and grandson. Yesterday they injured him & killed his colleague Samer Abu Daqqa. And @WaelDahdouh continues to report. Solidarity with him & every journalist in Gaza. Without them, many of the horrors on the ground would remain invisible.
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4 years
Headlines be like: LADY GAGA'S DOGS WERE STOLEN ᵒʰ ᵃⁿᵈ ʰᵉʳ ᵈᵒᵍ ʷᵃˡᵏᵉʳ ʷᵃˢ ˢʰᵒᵗ
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4 years
Mostly yours
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Matt Hancock: "This virus thrives on complacency"
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2 years
I rate that Jacqueline Wilson’s entire vibe was to teach children from a young age that life is pain
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2 years
My mum boil washed my Fenty G string and it’s ruined. The gold metal savage logo has snapped and now she is appeasing my tantrum by saying she will take it to Timpsons (the shoe menders) to see what they can do
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3 years
The way Teddy sees through Faye's bravado and is so mature, patient, kind and affectionate to her is honestly the sexiest thing. I LOVE HIM!
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3 years
He's on annual leave, try an actual elected official
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3 years
Calling ⁦ @MarcusRashford ⁩. England’s children need you (again).
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3 years
Looks like it's gonna be a white Christmas girlies
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6 years
This is how my mum thinks children who call their parents by first names act at home
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Loooooool wow #EastEnders
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3 years
All the writing on food blogs before you get to the recipe ... we're not reading it. I'm so sorry.
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Kemi Alemoru
3 years
The way Faye flirts is so aggressive, she flirts like an old half cut cockney geezer trying to chat you up in a pub while you're trying to order your drink at the bar
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4 years
Glad to see Andy Burnham take up the vacant role of Leader of the Opposition
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Kemi Alemoru
8 months
I’d go one step further and urge us to do what we’re supposed to do which is connect the dots
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Kemi Alemoru
2 years
@SurenaChande I want to see their faces when we roll up with these broken knickers to a place that primarily deals with keys and business men’s shoes
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Kemi Alemoru
3 years
hairy arm gang we must rise up against the injustice
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Kemi Alemoru
11 months
This cover is a slay because 1. Simz looks beautiful as always 2. It is my first British Vogue cover!!!!!!!!!!!! Read here:
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3 years
Chloe: "what's your type?" Toby: "someone I can have a one on one conversation with" The bar is truly in hell
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3 years
Faye fucked up and it's sad to see.
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3 years
You ok hun, you seem to have stopped live tweeting after he mentioned you by name? @bbclaurak
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4 years
Americans confused that I May Destroy You isn't all pip pip cheerio
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3 years
OK for the record I think Hugo is actually trying to say something that I agree with. The whole show operates on this gendered bro code of like blindly backing the boys to be arse holes and he's trying to hold him to account. I wish more guys held each other to account tbh.
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3 years
They hurt grealish's perfect legs? Straighten Pisa. Demolish the coliseum. Boycott spaghetti.
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3 years
i can get all the therapy in the world but at the end of the day the anxiety i feel is based in the reality that there are people like this that walk among us.
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3 years
Sasha Johnson, a BLM activist in England, was shot in the head last night, and this is how cowardly racists are celebrating. This is an evil world we live in
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Kemi Alemoru
11 months
God I do hate the way train inspectors talk to people who clearly just can’t afford the extortionate fares. It’s £75 for a few hours and this person clearly just doesn’t have it. Stop threatening the police and also railway fraud. It’s so dramatic.
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Kemi Alemoru
1 year
If my child isn’t as much of a vibe as this lil guy that rapped every word to Central Cee at glasto then I’m kicking it out of the house.
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Kemi Alemoru
5 years
Growing up in Manchester it seemed like all the best media opportunities were down south. Unless you have family based there it's a hard balance between often unpaid work and pricey accomodation or sofa surfing. BUT WE'RE PAYING THE LIVING WAGE AND HELPING YOU WITH RENT! Iconic.
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Kemi Alemoru
8 months
The NFL’s history of racism and Jay Z’s laundering of it, the recent Renaissance release in Israel and videos of zionists singing break my soul, Usher posting stand with Israel during a genocide, Super Bowl allowing a genocidal state to run ads
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3 years
Toby will happily embarrass multiple women multiple times but let one of the lads embarrass him once and he is suddenly well versed in respect and how people should be communicated with?! OK hun.
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5 years
So you mean to tell me the BBC could swiftly reprimand Naga for confirming that racism is racism but they can't do anything about Laura Kuenssberg?
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3 years
The way Chloe says "no way" makes me shriek. Are you hearing THIS?!
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3 years
WWII Jake seeing his friends in the trenches and not saving a single one. SNAKE #LoveIsland
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3 years
the skins to actually very good n serious actor pipeline
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3 years
Adele's album rollout has been delightful. I've forgotten what it looks like for a major pop star to just actually promote an album normally and speak to the press and appear human.
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Kemi Alemoru
7 years
You: "Keep Britain White" Cheddar Man: "Surprise bitches"
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Kemi Alemoru
3 years
Thank you to @TripleCripples for their insightful analysis of a scene from Sex Education that stuck with them. "It is disabled sex as it should be shown. I have honestly never seen anything like this before on television." On @galdemzine xx
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Kemi Alemoru
4 years
Very happy to be among such inspiring people but I guess I'll use this opportunity to come out as straight.
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Kemi Alemoru
11 months
I think Nella being put in that jungle with such a calculated and dangerous politician is one of the worst decisions her team could’ve made. For her safety, for her wellbeing, she should not have to share a space publicly with that man. The money is not worth the possible vitriol
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4 years
So I was supposed to work productively, keep a breakdown at bay AND book tables months in advance? Is that right??
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3 years
Kaz babe .... teach me x
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4 years
Turn big Topshop into a megaclub that plays landfill indie.
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2 years
she said mafia to the italian - microaggression #loveisland
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Kemi Alemoru
7 months
I don’t play about Jacqueline OK? As in without her I would not write. I was obsessed.
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Jacqueline Wilson
7 months
We are thrilled to announce the adult sequel to the beloved Girls quartet, Think Again, is coming this September! 🎉 Revisit Ellie, Magda and Nadine, now aged 40, and see how their lives have changed... ✨ Pre-order your copy here: @TransworldBooks
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2 years
@dewoju Must my clothes experience hell fire???
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Kemi Alemoru
8 months
and all these names being crucial to the nights entertainment while a rogue state perfectly times an act of unspeakable level of aggression on families in tents. Massacres scheduled during entertainment drops. If this isn’t manufacturing consent then what is?
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Kemi Alemoru
3 years
"I know what I bring to the table. I am the fucking table with the fruit on it" LIBERTYYYYYYY i love you x
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Kemi Alemoru
2 years
The wildest bit of the Oprah interview was Madea letting Prince Harry sleepover when he was iced out by the royals. You couldn’t write it.
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Independent Arts
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Tyler Perry sends friend ‘Princess Meghan’ 41st birthday greetings
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Kemi Alemoru
5 years
I don't know why people feel sorry for Theresa May crying as if she's not been laughing while overseeing the violent Hostile Environment, like she wasn't dancing while people from Grenfell are homeless, as if she's not the most ineffective leader we've EVER SEEN
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Kemi Alemoru
3 years
My Monzo keeps trying to sound the alarm that my budget has gone out the window but I can't even hear that bitch over the beep boop of me tap tap tapping away
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Kemi Alemoru
3 months
Because tories made it seem like teaching anti racism was brainwashing kids into feeling ashamed to be English. So today there’s teens dragging passengers out of their cars.
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Schools still don’t think it’s their place to do any work on anti-racism, while children and young people line up with fascists across the UK.
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Kemi Alemoru
3 years
You're all pretending you wouldn't cry in this villa. I'd be weeping on the day beds. I'd keep dipping in the pool so I look wet to shield the tears. I'd wear Kaz's bonnet backwards to conceal my PAINED EXPRESSION.
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3 years
Carpe diem
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3 years
Hugo lost himself & went for the lips Is he mad?
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3 years
They honestly don't deserve you
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Jeremy Corbyn
3 years
Proud to vote Labour today for a kinder, fairer, more sustainable world.
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3 years
This is what I've been thinking. Basically.
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Kemi Alemoru
3 years
Watching Kaz's cheeks week in week out... is there a routine or something that I can do? Like someone please help me out.
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Kemi Alemoru
4 years
TFW Lady Gaga offers to give you a life-changing sum of money for information about the stolen dogs but when you tell her that you know who shot the dog walker she says "keep it to urself lol"
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1 year
imagine you met the love of ur life but he told you him and his mates had gone to alcotraz, the immersive prison cocktail experience.
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3 years
Faye just say you're sorry x
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3 years
Tyler and Kaz are so hot I've literally been sat holding my breath.
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Kemi Alemoru
4 years
But who did Rihanna think would buy at least one item of lingerie per month anyway? Who buys underwear in this manner?
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Kemi Alemoru
5 months
I wrote a piece about the rise of co-ops in South East London that are using community ownership to stake claim to public space and make sure there are still places to gather, see live music and create art. Not everything needs to turn into luxury flats!!
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3 years
I just witnessed a hate crime #LoveIsland
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Kemi Alemoru
8 months
Also gentrified neighbourhoods like Hackney built flats near music venues the new neighbours then complained about noise. The council then made a rule saying all new venues in the area must shut at 12 and old venues were closing due to high rent/strict licensing
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Kemi Alemoru
3 years
Rachel just dry humped that hunk on national television for him to recycle his chat up lines and morning coffee flirting on this girl who you can't even be mad at because she looks a cherub. I'D BE BAWLING.
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Kemi Alemoru
8 months
Feminist writers, eco writers, entertainment writers, health writers, culture writers, science writers, housing writers, food writers - literally so many corners of the industry have an angle on Gaza
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Kemi Alemoru
4 years
Did they say the same about the women's march or nah?
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Marcus Ryder
4 years
Black journalists at the BBC have been told not to go on marches in regards to Black Lives Matter and not to express views on “social media, in articles, in speeches". This is mistake and weakens the BBC's journalism. New blog post
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Kemi Alemoru
4 years
Everybody stop what you're doing! It's Popworld's 20th birthday and I spoke to TV queen @miquitaoliver to reminisce about this era of music interviews that weren't afraid of chaos, awkward silences or "sticky" truth.
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Kemi Alemoru
4 months
Every run quick run to British Vogue to read my EXCLUSIVE chat with Francesca Ameweudah-Rivers about her role starring as Juliet across from Tom Holland’s Romeo, why the arts are a political battleground right now, and her reply to racist trolls.
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Kemi Alemoru
3 years
Toby is a war torture device. He is a weapon of mass destruction.
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3 years
King!
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Kemi Alemoru
4 years
Drumroll, please... I spoke to @BeeBabs about Love in Colour, the timelessness of romance, and the need to see dark skin women love and be loved as she acts out her fave rom-com tropes for @galdemzine . 📸 @ZeinabBatchelor ✍️🏿&👗 by moi
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Kemi Alemoru
3 years
This Balmain dress is very social-climbing Marge
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Kemi Alemoru
3 years
@CiNiaBubbly i was screaming with delight! i don't care too much for hugo but i definitely think someone needs to explain to toby that he's a child
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Kemi Alemoru
8 months
Feeling very Noname ‘namesake’ about the horrific mix of imagery on the TL this morning
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Kemi Alemoru
2 years
@SkyNewsBreak Pay my heating bill!!!!
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Kemi Alemoru
1 year
I understand media is in a hard position, trust me. But Rolling Stone just deciding to not pay for or even reply to emails about a cover done in autumn 2022 is outrageous. And I never ever ever tweet like this but even when gal-dem was sinking we got those invoices paid.
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Kemi Alemoru
5 years
Since Paula Radcliffe is on a mission to humiliate Caster Semenya lets all take a moment to remember the time she did a shit in the street during a race. Poo and misogynoir - WHAT A LEGACY PAULA.
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Kemi Alemoru
3 years
Liam babes... Run
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Kemi Alemoru
8 months
Traditional scars are taking centre stage in Skepta's new film ‘Tribal Marks’, but what is it really like living with them? I asked the last gen of those who are called 'onipele' or 'okola' daily (learning Yoruba one word at a time) for @VICEUK
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Kemi Alemoru
2 years
This is why Badenoch cannot win that leadership contest
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@kemioliviax Wow and with tweets like this you gonna be next prime minister?
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Kemi Alemoru
2 years
Then don’t use a child to secure your d*ck appointments Doja x
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Pop Crave
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Doja Cat calls out Noah Schnapp for sharing her Instagram DMs without her permission: “The fact that Noah did that […] is so unbelievably socially unaware and wack. That’s like borderline snake shit… that’s like weasel shit.”
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Kemi Alemoru
2 years
If there is an oonts oonts Kelly and and oonts oonts Beyonce song on the album I'm simply going to lose my mind
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Kemi Alemoru
3 years
Abi you and Millie are NOT the same. You are a different kettle of fish.
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3 years
Just cooked for my grandparents to absolutely terrible reviews
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Kemi Alemoru
2 years
If I had a pound for every “I get called a coconut” pitch I had received at gal dem I would own a home with acres of land
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Kemi Alemoru
3 years
So you're in Britain right... and you're using BIPOC. Who is the I you are referring to???
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Kemi Alemoru
23 days
Another day another reason to ask why Naomi Campbell is always at the scene of the crime
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Kemi Alemoru
11 months
i'm sure working at the telegraph also contributed to her feeling of hitting rock bottom
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caitie delaney
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Yearly reminder that Kate Winslet was maybe about to k*** herself at the beginning of The Holiday before Cameron Diaz asked her to switch houses?????????
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Chloe has the Hugo curse since she rejected him, now she is the pied piper. We love to see it.
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