Natasha Preskey
@natashapreskey.bsky.social
Weekend features at BBC News. Previously a freelancer writing about women’s health, science and social affairs. Mostly here because Pop Crave is
Really enjoyed editing this feature on the effect of weight loss jabs on the diet industry www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
WeightWatchers bankruptcy: Why weight loss injections like Mounjaro are hurting diet industry - BBC News
As WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy, we examine the competition it faces from weight loss jabs.
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May 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Really enjoyed editing this feature on the effect of weight loss jabs on the diet industry www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Enjoyed editing this feature from last weekend - our reporter sat in as a 15-year-old boy discussed Adolescence with his worried parents. He’d never heard the word incel before - and said the show was made for ‘an adult who isn’t online’ www.bbc.com/news/article...
Adolesence: Teenager dissects Netflix drama with worried parents - BBC News
A 15-year-old teenager discusses Andrew Tate and girl-boy friendships with his parents after watching the Netflix drama.
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April 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Enjoyed editing this feature from last weekend - our reporter sat in as a 15-year-old boy discussed Adolescence with his worried parents. He’d never heard the word incel before - and said the show was made for ‘an adult who isn’t online’ www.bbc.com/news/article...
Was fascinating working with Grace Dean on her nuanced, sensitive feature on life after weight-loss injections, which explores the bittersweet feeling of being treated differently after rapid weight loss www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Weight loss drugs expose women to society's harsh judgements on their bodies
Women who have quickly lost weight say strangers are now more likely to smile at them or strike up a conversation.
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March 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Was fascinating working with Grace Dean on her nuanced, sensitive feature on life after weight-loss injections, which explores the bittersweet feeling of being treated differently after rapid weight loss www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is my favourite piece we ran over the Oscars weekend - @noornanji.bsky.social spoke to the sex workers in Anora about what it was like to star in the film, and what they think about the way it portrays strippers
I met the real-life sex workers of #Anora - and they only went & won it. Last night, they told me they hope its #Oscars win leads to a shift in the way their community is perceived #Oscars2025 www.bbc.com/news/article...
Oscars 2025: Meet the sex workers of Anora now eyeing Academy Awards success
The strippers, dancers and actresses of Anora give us their take on the film's realism - and its limits.
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March 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This is my favourite piece we ran over the Oscars weekend - @noornanji.bsky.social spoke to the sex workers in Anora about what it was like to star in the film, and what they think about the way it portrays strippers
Spent today working on this guide to Trump’s inauguration guestlist - from tech bros to MMA fighters www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jake Paul, Zuckerberg and Musk: Who's at Trump's inauguration?
The inauguration guestlist features unlikely names including MMA fighter Conor McGregor and influencer Jake Paul.
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January 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Spent today working on this guide to Trump’s inauguration guestlist - from tech bros to MMA fighters www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Turns out the murders on the Traitors happen right before breakfast?! Also in
Yasmin Rufo’s look behind the scenes: where contestants sleep, how they keep them apart at night and reviews of the breakfast buffet www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yasmin Rufo’s look behind the scenes: where contestants sleep, how they keep them apart at night and reviews of the breakfast buffet www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Traitors: Harry and others spill secrets about Claudia and castle
Harry Clark is among the former contestants who reveals some of the show's secrets to the BBC.
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January 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Turns out the murders on the Traitors happen right before breakfast?! Also in
Yasmin Rufo’s look behind the scenes: where contestants sleep, how they keep them apart at night and reviews of the breakfast buffet www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yasmin Rufo’s look behind the scenes: where contestants sleep, how they keep them apart at night and reviews of the breakfast buffet www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This was a fun one to commission 🏝️ Is the reality star to influencer pipeline finished? My colleague Annabel asked ex-Love Islanders and experts in the influencer economy to find out www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Love Island All Stars: Can reality stars still make money as influencers?
As Love Island All Stars returns, we find out if reality stars can still have a lucrative social media career.
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January 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
This was a fun one to commission 🏝️ Is the reality star to influencer pipeline finished? My colleague Annabel asked ex-Love Islanders and experts in the influencer economy to find out www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
PinkNews staff have accused the site’s founder and his husband of sexual misconduct and misogyny, as relayed in this excellent investigation from the BBC’s Josh Parry www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
PinkNews bosses accused of sexual misconduct
Ex-staff members say they saw one of the couple who runs the site kissing and touching a drunk colleague.
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December 10, 2024 at 8:54 AM
PinkNews staff have accused the site’s founder and his husband of sexual misconduct and misogyny, as relayed in this excellent investigation from the BBC’s Josh Parry www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How did people launder money during lockdown? Had the fascinating job of editing this story about a crime network that sprung up to help gangs do just that www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Russian crypto criminals helped UK drug gangs launder lockdown cash
UK drug gangs paid Russian criminals to swap their dirty street cash for untraceable cryptocurrency, police say.
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December 4, 2024 at 5:43 PM
How did people launder money during lockdown? Had the fascinating job of editing this story about a crime network that sprung up to help gangs do just that www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Promise I didn’t join Bluesky on Spotify Wrapped day just so I could share this on EVERY single platform
December 4, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Promise I didn’t join Bluesky on Spotify Wrapped day just so I could share this on EVERY single platform