Episode 28: Shahira Allen

Shahira Allen is a Black content creator from Yorkshire who specialises in food, travel and lifestyle content.Shahira applied to BBC Studios TalentWorks to become one of Creators in Residence earlier this year because she was frustrated that representation in the media of the Black British experience outside of London was lacking.In this episode, Katrina Bell and Shahira discuss -How blogging helped Shahira heal after a traumatic eventThe importance of creating content that is right for you, even if it’s not necessarily the most commercialWhy political content comes naturally to ShahiraShahira’s clips -Early - Shahira’s first blog post about why she was starting a blogMost significant - Shahira’s audition tape applying to be a Creator in ResidenceNow - The caption for Shahira’s IG post ‘Brit-ish’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.