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Alice Giddings

I'm a budding journalist with with words in MailOnline, Metro.co.uk, Best Magazine, The Scottish Mail on Sunday and more. Am I obsessed with writing lifestyle features? Absolutely. I cover sex, dating, relationships, health, celebrity, travel and real life. Honestly, nothing's off limits. I'm just a sucker for a good story.

About Me

I have experience as a staff journalist at multiple national publications at 23-years-old. I love to challenge myself by covering new topics, unpacking big conversations and telling unheard stories.

How I Work

I pride myself in being a compassionate, sensitive and empathetic writer whose words pack a punch. I value professional relationships and do my best to provide a unique platform and voice for every story.

My Ethos

I adore what I do and I value my professional relationships. It's important that everyone who shares their story with me feels comfortable, heard and understood. 

Get in Touch

If you've got a story to share then don't hesitate to reach out. Email me at alice.giddings@metro.co.uk or DM me on Twitter or Instagram. I would love to hear from you.

My Articles

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Talk dirty to me: Why women can't get enough of audio porn

Less than a year ago, Zach, from San Diego, California, became a creator at the audio erotica app, Quinn. In that time, he’s essentially been responsible for half a million female orgasms – and counting.

Quinn specialises in non-visual porn for women, with countless kinks and categories to choose from including praise kinks, degradation, choking and polyamory.

It was founded in 2019 by Caroline Spiegel, who struggled with sexual dysfunction while recovering from an eating disorder. She just so
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The 'girlfriend experience': What do these one-sided relationships look like?

‘I’ve met the mum, bowling with the family, they’ll treat me like their girlfriend, but just never with the label,’ said Olivia Hawkins, one of the new crop of Islanders looking for love.

Love Island’s Olivia spoke about ‘the girlfriend experience’ on the first episode of the new season – and it’s safe to say a lot of us have been in her shoes (or rather, platform heels).

The phrase ‘girlfriend experience’ was originally coined in the sex industry, as part of escort work where men would pay fo
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What to know about TikTok's 'lucky girl syndrome' - and where it falls short

We can all feel lucky sometimes.

It might be when we find extra money in our pocket, or a great opportunity falls in our lap – but TikTok is telling us there is more to it than a simple stroke of luck.

‘The best things just happen to me’, says TikToker Laura Galebe – who is championing a phenomenon called ‘lucky girl syndrome’.

In fact, the term has exploded on the social media platform as countless users claim that because they believe they are lucky, then great things happen to them.

Psych
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Small D*ck Energy: Is it body shaming or a justified call-out?

Climate activist Greta Thunberg positively flamed Andrew Tate this week on Twitter, accusing him of having ‘Small Dick Energy’ after he bragged about his enormous car emissions.

It was something of a blue tick smackdown, albeit arguably a deserved one for the controversial former kickboxer.

We’ve covered Big Dick Energy (BDE) before, which is certainly seen as a positive, so it’s fairly safe to assume that someone who is told they have Small Dick Energy wouldn’t be best pleased.

But is it rig
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Could 2023 be the year women get menstrual leave in the UK?

With periods being a monthly – and often painful – occurrence for many women, wouldn’t it be nice to finally turn the corner from taboo to normalised when it comes to talking about menstruation and the workplace?

Many working women already feel ostracised for taking longer maternity leave, not taking a long enough maternity leave, for prioritising their career over having children, and for not prioritising their career over children – the list is endless.

But the difference is, for the most pa
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MAC and Bobbi Brown create their ultimate grunge looks for Christmas

This year Christmas makeup has gone grunge.

Last week, we delved into the new not-so-festive beauty trend: Dior have released blackened shades in their eyeshadow quads, and Lisa Eldridge’s velvet sorcery lipstick is out of stock.

But it’s a bold look and one that can be hard to master, so if you’re truly lost without your red lipstick and sparkle, you may need some inspiration from the experts.

Both MAC and Bobbi Brown created their own original twist on typical grunge makeup for us – and we
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Why recognising the orgasm gap early on could be the key to ending it

We know what you’re thinking: women are the ones that pulled the short straw when it comes to sexual pleasure – and you’d be correct.

Cara Delevingne’s Planet Sex documentary was a bold exploration of issues surrounding female pleasure, most specifically the orgasm gap.

Viewers saw Cara masturbate and ‘donate’ her orgasm to science, as well as a look inside a female only sex party and the role of the ‘consent fairy’.

But many of the experiences shown in the film happened within a female spher
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What is the 'princess complex' and why can it be such a turn on?

We’ve all heard the fairytales of the beautiful princess being rescued by a handsome prince.

As a child you were probably glued to the tales of Cinderella and Snow White, but as fully-fledged adults, our response to these stories can be a little more complex.

Some still find them romantic, for others they’re sexist. And, for some people, the idea of being treated like a princess is a turn on.

If you have the ‘princess complex’, you enjoy letting your partner take control, and allow them to do
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The science behind dirty talk - and why it works

There’s nothing worse than silent sex. In fact, communication is super hot.

Even science says there’s real power in talking dirty – it’s not just all in your head.

That’s why telling someone all the naughty things you want to do later on can get you incredibly aroused.

And it doesn’t have to be in person either – it might be a naughty sext at work, or the late night phone call that inevitably ends up with you falling into bed and dirty talking your way to an intense orgasm.

Sex expert Ness C
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How to survive a bottomless brunch without a bottomless hangover

Bottomless brunches can leave you with a bottomless pit of hangxiety the next day.

The free-flowing alcohol at such an early hour can totally derail any evening plans, leaving you to stumble home in a disorientated state before the sun has even started setting.

But they are also a hell of a lot of fun. So how do you make it through a bottomless brunch and not suffer an endless hangover?

Well experts at Survivorlife have put together the ultimate five-step plan to survive the onslaught of any