Bio
A very experienced BBC-trained Journalist and TV/Film Producer specialising in celebrity interviews. I worked in various departments during my many years in the corporation, including BBC News, Entertainment
A very experienced BBC-trained Journalist and TV/Film Producer specialising in celebrity interviews.
I worked in various departments during my many years in the corporation, including BBC News, Entertainment News, Radio 1, Radio 2, Sport & Languages.
Since going freelance full-time in 2011, I have been prolifically published in various print and digital travel, lifestyle and property magazines and websites worldwide, including Channel 4’s A Place in the Sun, London Rocks & Surrey Rocks, Great British Life, Time & Leisure, The Mail on Sunday Property, Time & Leisure, The Mirror, Prima, FRANCE & French Property News, The Business Travel, Celebrity Homes, abcMallorca, Places&Faces, TNT, Making Money, Talk Business, What Franchise, soFeminine.co.uk and trade titles Sports Insight & Craft Business.
My overseas' clients include Spain-based Celebrity Mallorca, US-based Upscale Living & Canada's Stately magazines.
My articles range from exclusive celebrity cover interviews and luxury lifestyle features, to city guides and hotel reviews:
• Celebrity interviews, including Michael Douglas, Sir Richard Branson, Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt, Ronan Keating, Ivana Trump, Peter Andre, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Levison Wood, Kelly Hoppen, Andrea Bocelli, Suzi Quatro, Sir Chris Bonington & Helena Christensen
• Recent interviews with famous faces include Bear Grylls, Ronan Keating, Jenni Falconer, Joe Wicks (The Body Coach), Julia Bradbury, Kirstie Allsopp, Helen Skelton, Dom Joly, Theo Paphitis, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen & Kevin McCloud
• Celebrity travel features - contributors have included Michael Douglas, Claudia Schiffer, Boris Becker, Enrique Iglesias & Steven Gerrard
• Luxury city guides for Paris, New York, Barcelona, Miami, Rome, Marrakech & Zürich
• Language learning tips & cultural etiquette
• Overseas property buying guides (including golf property)
• Eco-friendly hotels, restaurants & airlines
I always supply high-res images to illustrate my articles, including photos of A-list celebrities.
I recently became a TV & film producer at London-based STK International, which boasts a growing portfolio of luxury TV channels, including 'Luxury Lifestyle', 'Chic International Fashion TV’, 'Superyachters', 'Latinoo', 'Exclusively Niche' and ‘Film UK’ channels on Roku and Amazon Fire TV - platforms which enjoy an audience of over 150 million a month.
We also distribute to over 400 global TV channels and work with film festivals worldwide, including the Monaco Streaming Film Festival and The Artisan Festival, which takes place in Cannes during the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
2024 will see us launch a new 'Celebrity' channel, along with 'Health & Wellbeing’, ‘Properties & Interiors’, ‘Travel Inspo’, ‘Wedding Inspo’ and 'Sustainability: Saving The Planet' channels, among others.
Please see my Instagram profile for examples of my recent work: @angela_sara_west
Website (currently being updated): www.angelasarawest.com
Specialist areas
Celebrity interviews, travel, lifestyle, culture, overseas living, property, expat life, city guides, luxury city guides, property markets including golf property, language learning