Alex Simwise - How MySpace Made Me a Lad-Mag Cover Girl

MySpace blogs, magazine columns and video games—this career story is a proper throwback! Alex Simwise explains how her outspoken posts caught Front magazine’s attention, leading to writing work and a games-editor role that suited her genuine love of gaming. Alongside the funny memories, she reflects candidly on low pay, frustrating assumptions about models and mixed feelings about the viral Juiced advert. It’s a lively trip through the lad-mag years, complete with unexpected opportunities and a reminder that there was much more to her than the photographs. This is a clip from the Option One podcast.