THAT TIME WE MET PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

Last month, we received an email. First I got it, then Amna. It was from the Obama Foundation. I, Kiran, told Amna about it then just ignored it because I thought it was spam because you know, when does the Obama Foundation email you?! A day later Amna got the email and the freak out began […]

What’s It Like Being a Women of Colour in the Acting World?

She’s beautiful, brilliant and a total badass. She’s Diana Bermudez. A British actress of Colombian/Native American descent who kindly let us ask her a bunch of questions as a woman of colour in the acting world. Get ready for some honesty, insights and wise words in our exclusive interview.   GirlDreamer: So Díana, we would love to […]

WE CREATED THE UK’S FIRST WOMEN OF COLOUR SKATE/LONGBOARDING CREW. INVEST IN IT.

Longboarding. That funny shaped surf board looking thing on land with wheels. Can’t quite figure it out sometimes. Looks like a skateboard, but it’s not. But that’s just ‘pintail’ longboarding. There’s many other styles. There’s even different styles of longboarding. You can cruise, dance and even downhill longboard… But what does all of this sport jargon […]

Self Defence | Being a Woman in 2018

It’s 2018. Being a woman should come with the basic human right of feeling safe, right? Well, no, it really doesn’t. So in June 2018 (yes, two months late on the blog post – classic GirlDreamer) we collaborated with ROAAAR – a badass personal safety movement based in Birmingham and Lush – the cruelty-free cosmetic brand […]

THE IRONY OF BEING VOTED “TOP 10 UK MILLENNIAL BLOGS”

We won! Well, we were voted as one of the top 10 UK millennial blogs on the internet. Pretty cool right? So where’s the irony? That may just come from the fact that we have become SO MIA with blogging that we barely do it. In fact, we’re lucky if we make it to one […]

THE TIME LILLY SINGH WORE OUR JERSEY

I’m not one for fan-girling but… Oh. Lawd. ON THE DAY:  So, it’s 6.45am and I’m slowly coming back into the world because I need to get up for work soon. My phone is pinging off the hook, like I mean it’s having a rave! I ignore it and turn over but something tells me […]