Moya Crockett

Oct 22, 2024 | theguardian.com | Moya Crockett

At the height of the first pandemic summer in 2020, I sent more than £18,000 to a scammer. Back then, I’d never heard of the kind of con that ensnared me, though I later learned it was a classic of the genre: a call from my bank’s “fraud team” warning of “suspicious activity” on my account, followed by instructions to move my vulnerable funds into a new “safe” account. Later that night, my housemate stared in horror as I explained the conversation I’d had with a nice man from the bank.

Feb 22, 2024 | stylist.co.uk | Moya Crockett

“Our reproductive health decisions aren't up for debate”: why the way we talk about abortion matters

Oct 23, 2023 | stylist.co.uk | Moya Crockett

From washing your favourite bra once a quarter to picking your cat’s nose in front of the TV: 50 candid stories about how we really live when no one’s watching. The finer details of your menstrual cycle. The worst argument you’ve ever had with your mum. That time you threw up while having sex. When it comes to talking openly with your closest, most trusted friends, it’s likely that few subjects are off the table. But would you tell them that you only wash your favourite bra once in a blue moon?

Aug 1, 2023 | inews.co.uk | Moya Crockett

In the mid-2000s, Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha was hired as a scriptwriter on a film adaptation of Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging, Louise Rennison’s bestselling novel about a 14-year-old girl in turn-of-the-millennium Brighton. When she came on board, Chadha later recalled in an interview with The Independent, the project had been stuck in development at Paramount for five years.

Jun 30, 2023 | theguardian.com | Moya Crockett