Almara Abgarian
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Journalist I Deputy editor @jampressltd I Sex columnist @MetroUK I Regular guest @BBCRadioLondon I Specialise in sex & dating but I write about other stuff too
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Found a wallet in the park on Sunday. Found the owner on Facebook. I’m meeting him shortly to return it.
He is super fit. He’s a dentist. He’s Irish.
I’m not saying that I’m about to meet my future husband…
.. but I’ve definitely just put makeup on at 8.30pm
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Probably the best photo I have taken in my journalistic career.
And yes, it's mine – Sophie didn't know so has reshared.
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RIGHT, you wanted an update....
How I Met Your Irish Father part 2: A few texts have been exchanged. A drink has been suggested.
I have told him the tweet is going viral. I am eagerly awaiting his panicked reply.
I actually have a date with someone else tonight...
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I am mortified by this video already but sod it, here you go. I got two hugs and chocolates.
This is already better than most of my dates
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I also told him Twitter is rooting for our romance 😂
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Anyone else get confused and automatically think “Prince Philip?”
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Tonight’s date is English and says he has some “cards up his sleeve” to beat the Irish…
He would like a nickname. Stay tuned.
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How I Met Your English Father part 1.
Nickname: The Gentleman.
He turned up with roses (!) and a croissant (cause I said I like them).
Meanwhile, Irish dentist is asking to see the tweet and is enjoying the very bizarre situation.
It’s a win-win-win, I guess?
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And he went to M&S for fancy truffles. The bottle was actually wine (even better).
Anyway, that’s all you get folks. I’m off to bed.
Tune in tomorrow for the next episode of ‘How I Met Your Irish Father’
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@AutismPrincess_
@madisonbeer
Stop putting other women down for loving their bodies and showing them off. Men do that enough to us as it is.
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Also, to the lovely troll who said I'd have to be "prettier and skinnier" to land a man "like this".
Like what... a dentist?
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I’m awake and you have all sent the cutest replies to me❤️(apparently I am having the world’s biggest wedding😳)
And…. I have a plot twist to announce.
I do kind of have to go to work first though, so stay tuned.
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I’ve just told my mother about the Twitter viral madness and her first reply was “maybe I should open an account and share my own dating experiences” 😂
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If you listened in to
@BBCRadioLondon
just now, you will have already heard the PLOT TWIST as
@writtenbysalma
had me out my bizarre rom-com to the world...
There is a THIRD contender. You see, on the day I found the wallet, I was on a date 😶
This triangle is a square.
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So my phone has been off for a few hours and I return to absolute... chaos...
Oh my. Update to follow shortly.
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A snapshot of St Emilion, a tiny village that has 42 wine shops and 180 residents.
My kind of place.
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When Larry shares your photo 😭
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RIGHT, you nosy lot. A girl (and her gentlemen) have the right to their privacy, so I am off to bed.
I need to lie down.
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If you are using my footage from tonight, please credit to
@jampressltd
- for editors notice, must be credited and paid for
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It’s the update you’ve all been waiting for!
Irish is very sweet but as it turns out, I have just found out he is not single (!) so our drink is cancelled. OH WELL.
As for myself, stay tuned. Season 1 isn’t over - new characters incoming.
#HowIDidntMeetYourIrishFather
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I hope and I want this image to honour her memory – but I was there in a professional capacity.
Take a scroll through my timeline, and you will see that I have been speaking out about this all week.
Women already have to fight harder in journalism to get a foot in.
Be an ally.
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In response to the article that suggests millennials are opting to having fur babies instead of having kids cause we're irresponsible and have no dough. Please accept that some of us just don't want kids. No, really, it's true.
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Amazing photo by
@jackhillphoto
A woman is arrested by Metropolitan Police officers at a vigil in memory of Sarah Everard on Clapham Common, London. Photograph by
@jackhillphoto
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Let me do this just once, as there seems to be confusion here.
All content you see in press is paid for. All of it. Every image, every video, unless it's from someone who isn't a journalist.
Reporting on events is my job.
Does not mean I care any less about Sarah's death.
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🚨PERSONAL NEWS KLAXON🚨
After nearly three years, today is my last day
@MetroUK
. I am leaving for a new challenge... as the news & lifestyle editor
@jampressltd
!
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Okay I know I said I was done BUT I feel like a bit of background info may help influence the poll.
Both of my most recent exes are Irish😂
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Saw Sir David Attenborough was also trending and nearly had a heart attack.
He’s okay, guys, he’s okay.
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Just found out my mother is being released from hospital and you best believe I am ugly crying during my lunch walk.
By far the most amazing news I have ever received in my life.
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The nasty messages I’ve received from trolls over the past few days is actually disgusting, commenting on my body, profile pic and saying I’m not ‘this or that’ enough for Irish.
I haven’t even shared a photo of the man 😂 but apparently curvy women don’t deserve a dentist?
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I don’t know why random men still think saying “I wouldn’t shag you” is an insult.
Like, did we ask? Oh no, the horror, a sexual offer we didn’t ask for or entertain has been snatched away.
A value placed only on appearance and likability has been denied.
Boo. Bloody. Hoo.
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Is this secret door number four
@almaraabgarian
My son is an actor, Irish, and has good teeth. Can he be the lead in the film version ☘️😁
#teamirish
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See if I was smart I would’ve left a cute little note in the wallet but this has only just hit me and I’ve already left the house. Ffs
Found a wallet in the park on Sunday. Found the owner on Facebook. I’m meeting him shortly to return it.
He is super fit. He’s a dentist. He’s Irish.
I’m not saying that I’m about to meet my future husband…
.. but I’ve definitely just put makeup on at 8.30pm
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Just had a man bail on our first date tomorrow because he - and I quote - “doesn’t want me to write about him in an article”.
Dear god, the EGO…
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WORK CALL OUT: Student journalists, younger journalists and freelancers, I am hosting a session on Zoom on how to pitch stories to our news agency – I am looking to expand our network.
See next tweet for more info
#journojobs
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There are so many horror landlord stories out there atm, so I want to share a nice one.
My landlord is LOVELY. We have tea regularly, she charges me an amount I can afford (said no when estate agents tried to get her to jack it up) and sends me cards for my birthday and Xmas.
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I feel like I’ve hit a lockdown wall.
I don’t want to go for more walks. I don’t want to watch more Netflix. Don’t even suggest baking or cooking or having a Zoom call.
I just want to sit in a pub with my best friend, play scrabble and drink wine I didn’t buy from a shop, okay?
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I won’t reshare the disgusting tweet but the woman who is on here saying that an alleged rapist probably isn’t a rapist because he didn’t rape HER in particular can do one.
A man may not rape EVERY woman he knows.
But. He. Is. Still. A. Rapist.
One woman is enough.
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Hot barista update: EXCITING news. He is single. Three of the female team members in today have been roped into organising our romance. Apparently he asks about me when I am not there.
The mission is underway.
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@JimMFelton
I would have the heating on all the time. Doesn’t matter if it’s summer. I’ll just sit there and sweating
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On a totally separate (and self-promotion note), tune into
@BBCRadioLondon
tomorrow at 7.30 as I join
@writtenbysalma
on her show?
Yes, this is my 'so I went viral and I had to promo something' tweet.
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I LOVE Christmas. I do. But the government’s insistence on using the phrase “Christmas can be saved” is infuriating.
The priority should be “Lives can be saved”.
Christmas will return, dead loved ones will not.
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The onslaught of racist abuse against Saka, Sancho and Rashford (within an hour of the game ending) isn’t just heartbreaking - it’s disgusting.
They are human beings.
Don’t be a racist dick. It’s that easy.
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Well I didn’t throw up on TV so that’s a plus. I want to thank everyone who has messaged me about the photo and how it has moved them.
It’s all I’ve ever wanted to do as a journalist.
So again, thank you and to all women out there, I hear you and I’m with you.
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I feel I owe it to these men (and myself) to not divulge TOO much – so this is your final update for a little while!
I can say that dates have been/are being organised as I type.
But before I go, let's play a game... PICK YOUR TEAM.
#HowIMetYourPossibleFathers
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Third Contender
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Secret door number four
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Sat in the pub writing my next column, with anecdotes about my dating life (though not about my current rom-com situation, sorry to disappoint!).
Keep your eyes peeled for the link on Friday...
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Hot barista update: WELL I HAVE ONLY GONE AND DONE IT.
I have not only told him that he is the hot barista online, but have also asked him to join for drinks (and yes, he might join).
I’d like applause, please.
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I love personal stories, but you know what I really want more of?
OPINION pitches from writers on current affairs. Find a hook on politics, human interest, health or new stats.
But DO NOT hit me with week-old news angles, pls.
Email: almara.abgarian
@metro
.co.uk
#journorequest
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In the latest edition of fuckboys from the past, I present: the lawyer. This is the third time he's come back (after ghosting me for no apparent reason).
And I must say, I'm very pleased with my reply.
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A strange experience this week. A friend & I ended our friendship. It was a polite acknowledgment that we no longer share the same priorities, wishing the other well & that was it.
It’s sad, yes, but I wish we could normalise friendships growing apart is okay & no one’s fault.
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Personal news klaxon: After 8 years, I finally have a tick next to my name. 🔥🔥🔥
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I see so many young journalists scared of chasing up editors for fear of how they will be perceived.
Do it. Chase. Ask again. Yes, editors - myself included - are busy and juggle a lot of tasks but we’re not evil (most of us anyway). You are NOT inferior to us.
Pitch again.
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@GaynorPaula
@jampressltd
I'll try again. I'm a journalist. It is my job to report on events.
Again, it is my job – and therefore I am paid for it.
It does not mean I care any less about Sarah's death.
If you check my timeline, you will see just how much I've been talking about it all week.
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You know what I’d love to see? Men, outraged about Sarah’s death. Men demanding other men to take action, to help, to educate each other.
Right now, my entire timeline is women - women who didn’t know her but are grieving all the same. Because it could have been any of us.
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No one has ever looked better at a work Christmas party.
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🚨Personal klaxon, baby! 🚨 I've been promoted to deputy editor at
@jampressltd
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I'll still be heading up lifestyle and features, but working even more on editorial operations across all desks and on new exciting projects to come (hush hush for now)!
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@cliveric1
@Fox_Claire
Going to approach this with kindness. Did you know that saying this to a female journalist, who is trying to do her job, is part of the culture women refer to when they talk about what happened to Sarah? It's much more than just abduction and murder – it's how women are treated.
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Writers, here are some top tips on stuff that commissioning editors have mentioned to me (and some of my own pet peeves).
1. Don't be overly familiar with an editor unless you have established that type of relationship. It's still business and money at the end of the day.
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Anyone else living in pretty much the same clothes (barring underwear) every day? Standard outfit: jumper and yoga pants and/or trackies...
Do the rest of you still dress like normal?
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Please do not, I repeat DO NOT discuss details around the person charged in the Sarah Everard murder.
Contempt of court is a very real thing - you can be fined, get prison time and/or derail the case.
Do not RT others either - both actions could get you in trouble.
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Anyone else just feeling inexplicably sad this evening?
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Since Twitter seems to be having a conversation about how PRs should approach journalists on email, here's my humble view:
"Hi Allie,
Have a pitch for you – [insert one-liner about what it is]. Press release and photos below/attached.
Let me know if you fancy it?
Thanks"
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Shame on you” crowd shout at police trying to remove women at bandstand
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As a Swede (born and raised) I am BEYOND excited to be on my way to IKEA today.
Meatballs and air conditioning is the true Scandi way to spend a heatwave.
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Just received a press release saying 880,000 young Brits are 'wasting' their weekends.
Leave the young folk alone – you don't have to do something every bloody weekend. Relaxing is a skill, too.
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I have just bought my first-ever sofa for my new house (rental, not a home owner just yet). I have no idea if it will fit. But I’ve had a long day, and I just need the joy.
I went with this one in the end and I LOVE IT
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Most people have been LOVELY though so the trolls can do one.
But to all my fellow curvy ladies out there, you are beautiful.
Sod anyone who says otherwise.
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BBC left out the Lily Allen / Olivia Rodrigo song dedicated to the Supreme Court on iPlayer because of the “strong language”.
Personally I feel the phrase ‘Fuck You’ is perfectly appropriate for a country taking away women’s rights.
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New year, new commissions. Working on
@MetroOpinion
and keen to hear great first person or opinion pitches, evergreen and hooked to news. First, look at what we've covered in the past and to see our tone and then slide into my inbox: almara.abgarian
@metro
.co.uk
#journojobs
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Crowd refuse to leave as they continue changing as some shout “murderers” at police
#SarahEverard
#Clapham
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It's Friday and I'm feelin' friendly again, so here's another PR tip for you.
Stop Capping Up Job Titles On Your Experts. I don't know why PRs do this, but we always cap them back down so it's just unnecessary and annoying.
Please, stop.
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This has made my day
the moment i found out i’m actually an 86 year old woman:
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@RGonzalezCBS
For those wondering if he did indeed cheat on his girlfriend, I did some digging and HERE YOU GO:
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It’s officially cold enough for me to wear my very long fancy vintage cashmere coat that makes me look like the mum from Home Alone and I am way too excited about it.
(Also, this coat is a £20 car boot sale find!)
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Had a first date. It lasted 18 minutes before I ended it.
I have no issue with people who like the monarchy but this man said “of course I will pledge my allegiance” and “there’s no link to the monarchy and slavery” and “Boris made some good points”.
Sorry, but I’m out.
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Sounds a bit porn-esque but why not
@almaraabgarian
Okay, accurate criticism it sounded like a spy film. The second pitch for the title is:
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SO I’ve decided to update my list of contacts - including two separate areas: writers/journos for opinion pieces AND topic experts for features (PRs, this includes your clients).
If you’d like to be on said list, email me almaraabgarian
@gmail
.com with the following details:
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What’s all this crap about journalism about dating not being real journalism? My dating pieces are consistently the most read of everything I write - it’s not fluffy, it’s social culture and what readers want.
‘Soft’ journalism never gets the credit it deserves and I’m over it.
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Just got a PR pitch suggesting I cure the January Blues by buying a private island.
Why hadn't I thought of this before.
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As it's Friday and I'm feelin' friendly (and I know that a lot of PRs follow me) here's my ultimate top tip:
Send your press releases news before 9am. By 9.30am, I will have already put together my list of features for the day.
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So my best mate is the sweetest man but absolutely useless at taking photos / creating a good dating profile.
So I’ve decided to take this into my own hands. But he thinks he looks “silly”.
Ladies, whatcha sayin’? We need some feedback.
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I love that some of you lot are DMing for updates on my love life 😂
It’s very sweet but keeping my cards close to my chest for now, if there’s a happy outcome of some kind, I shall share ❤️
In the meantime, in Friday’s column, I will make a cheeky confession for you instead!
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Pretty sure Krishnan Guru-Murthy just became a national hero.
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This might be my favourite so far
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I have come to Clapham Common today for myself. It’s a beautiful scene of people quietly mourning.
As a journalist, I have to remove my emotions when I do my job - or I would crumble under the weight of the pain.
Today I am just me. And this outpouring of love is heartbreaking
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