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James Besanvalle

London, Sydney

Journalist at Freelance

Assistant Opinion and First-Person Editor at Metro (UK)

Assistant opinion and first-person editor @MetroUK | Views are my own, RTs ≠ endorsements | 🏳️‍🌈 | he/him

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  • 2 months ago | msn.com | James Besanvalle

    Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.

  • 2 months ago | metro.co.uk | James Besanvalle

    As Nish Panesar ( Navin Chowdhry) walked into The Vic, he received a cold reception from the iconic group of women known as 'The Six'. Comprised of Denise Fox (Diane Parish), Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth), Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner), and Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal), it was the hotly-anticipated whodunit murder mystery for the Christmas Day EastEnders special in 2023.

  • 2 months ago | metro.co.uk | James Besanvalle

    In December 2024, Metro's assistant opinion and first-person editor, James Besanvalle, underwent a hair transplant. Here, in the first installment of his experience, he documents the reality of having the procedure. As my barber held up the mirror to the top of my head, my jaw dropped. There it was - a small bald spot on my crown. It was 2019 and I was just 28 years old. My dad is bald so I knew it was a possibility that I'd end up the same but I thought I had more time.

  • Nov 24, 2024 | metro.co.uk | James Besanvalle |Jess Austin

    Two million women are estimated to be victims of violence at the hands of men each year in England and Wales. That's roughly one in every 12. Undoubtedly, many men will shudder at this statistic. It might motivate them to want to take action, or anger them that not everyone feels the same. In fact, 63% of men believe that members of their own gender aren't doing enough to ensure the safety of women and girls, according to A YouGov 2021 poll. The problem is, many simply don't know how.

  • Oct 29, 2024 | metro.co.uk | James Besanvalle

    'The real truth about my life and sexuality is that, man, I'm just figuring it out like everyone,' Shawn Mendes revealed this week. Opening up to the crowd at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, he added: 'I don't really know sometimes and I know other times. It feels really scary because we live in a society that has a lot to say about that. 'That's all I really want to say about that for now,' he concluded.

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James Besanvalle
James Besanvalle @JamesBesanvalle
16 Nov 24

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15 Nov 24

RT @TheGreenParty: "Close to 70% of the victims were women and children." @natalieben discusses the death toll in Gaza and calls for an en…

James Besanvalle
James Besanvalle @JamesBesanvalle
31 Oct 24

RT @superTV247: Nathan’s reasoning for picking Khaled was WAAAYYY below the belt what the hell ??? #BBUK