Kelly Allen

It's amazing to remember the snobbery with which fellow journalists met this story - the idea that anyone going to The Sun could only be doing so with nefarious motives. The rush to take the side of the millionaire celebrity over the working-class couple terrified for their son

@ScarletHowes @MrHarryCole @TheSun Really interesting piece. I can’t imagine what it was like for you in the days after and I’m so glad your dedication to the story payed off.

My piece in the Sunday Times today on the story behind @TheSun investigation into Huw Edwards thetimes.com/uk/media/artic…

My column on Huw Edwards, who still seems to be in a muddle over who the victim is theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@hyuncaramwlos @winniemaywebber @AlwynStyled Yes just wondering which series

@KellyAllen01 @winniemaywebber @AlwynStyled skins i think ?

joe alwyn skins extra i think about you every so often

@winniemaywebber @AlwynStyled Omg what series is this. I have never clocked this

@AlwynStyled OH MY FUCKING GOD???? I've seen this episode 90000 times and never clocked it 💀😭

Chiefs sign TE Travis Kelce to three-year, $54.7M deal. (via @RapSheet)

@MarkLabbett You are totally right.

@KellyAllen01 One day people will miss old fashioned journos who chased stories and checked facts :(

No need for news reporters to report the news. 🤔

"A media model where there isn't a need for the reporter role"

@5tevieM I just keep thinking of how frequently the us office was nearly cancelled and it’s such good comedy tv that is a constant rewatch of me that I’ve literally bought it cos I’m scared it will leave streamers

god its been years since I’ve had a good old barney on here. At no point did I say you have to like a show or you can’t think a show is bad. I just believe this doing well might get original sketch shows made again okay goodbye love you

I kept texting my ex-coworker after she quit. Just memes. Funny stuff from the office. “You’re missing this chaos.” She’d reply with laughing emojis. We did this for months. Then she stopped responding. I figured she moved on. Made new friends. Forgot about our inside jokes. Kept sending memes anyway. Once a week. No responses. Just kept going. Felt stupid but couldn’t stop. She’d been my work best friend. Only person who got my humor. Six months of silence. Then one day. “I’m so sorry I haven’t replied. I’ve been in treatment. Depression got really bad after I left that job. Your memes were the only thing that made me smile some days. I’d read them in group therapy. Saved every single one. They kept me going” I sat at my desk crying. Had no idea she was struggling. No idea those stupid memes mattered. “Why didn’t you tell me?” She replied. “I couldn’t tell anyone. But knowing you were still thinking of me. Still trying to make me laugh. It helped more than you know” We meet for coffee now. Once a month. She’s doing better. Showed me her phone. Folder labeled “Hope.” Every meme I sent. Hundreds of them. “On bad days I scroll through these. Remind myself someone cared enough to keep trying.” I still send memes. But now she responds. And now I know they matter more than I thought. —Jake M., Texas

@viajoshhunt I always thought getting 50p a word was good and a pound the dream. Remember Carrie Bradshaw getting $4.50 a world and thought what madness is this. I know places trying to pay £100 for 1000 words

@viajoshhunt so interesting but honestly never write for british magazines.... 2 dollars a word is like something from the 90s

The cast of I’d Do Anything have arrived at the #Oscars to support Jessie Buckley ❤️

The tiny hardware shop in Vauxhall station has closed while the owner has leukaemia treatment and the little sign he’s put up is a tough read

Also I'm selling my old ticket for Dracula for Wednesday May 13th if anyone is interested. It's Balcony B11 and I paid £30 (was originally £50 but spent Theatre Tokens on it). I won't receive the ticket until the day before the show but I have an email confirming my purchase.

Strictly shake-up is a 'bloodbath' - I know why they're making a huge mistake #Echobox=1773250503" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thesun.co.uk/fabulous/38470…

After 16 years, I am leaving the Daily Star to go freelance. If anyone wants to get in touch, please email edgleavejourno@gmail.com