Bella Mackie
Bella Mackie | |
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| Born | Isabella Kathleen Rusbridger 28 July 1983 |
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| Father | Alan Rusbridger |
Isabella Kathleen Rusbridger (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Bella Mackie, is an English author, journalist, and comedy writer.
Early life
[edit]Mackie is the daughter of Alan Rusbridger, former editor-in-chief of The Guardian, and Lindsay Mackie. She grew up in North London, where she lives to this day.[1][2] Mackie began her studies at university, but withdrew for mental health reasons. She had dealt with anxiety, agoraphobia, panic attacks, and OCD since childhood.[3]
Career
[edit]After working as a journalist, Mackie's first book Jog On is a non-fiction account of how running helped her to alleviate mental health problems.[4]
Her second book, How to Kill Your Family explores funny ways for women to kill people in an attempt to subvert the attention given to men who murder women.[5] An adaptation of the book was commissioned by Netflix in 2024, with Anya Taylor-Joy attached to star.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Mackie met her first husband at age 28, but they divorced less than two years later.[7] She took up running in the aftermath of her divorce.[8] In 2018, Mackie married Greg James, a DJ on BBC Radio 1 and television presenter.[9][10]
Bibliography
[edit]Nonfiction
[edit]- Jog On: How Running Saved My Life (2019)
- Jog On Journal: A Practical Guide to Getting Up and Running (2019)
Fiction
[edit]- How to Kill Your Family (2021)
- What a Way to Go (2024)
References
[edit]- ^ Mackie, Bella (24 January 2023). "Standing still". Bella's Newsletter. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Bella Mackie". Country Life. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2024.(subscription required)
- ^ "Bella Mackie: "Running taught me how not to be scared"". Women's Running. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Bella Mackie: How going for a jog saved my life". ITV News. Jan 5, 2019. Retrieved Jul 15, 2024.
- ^ Ingle, Róisín (Jul 24, 2024). "Bella Mackie 'It's a fantasy, no woman is allowed to be like this anyway'". The Irish Times. Retrieved Jul 15, 2024.
the fetishisation of men who murder women "where the women are killed but you don't really find out anything about them and the murderers are admired and lauded, in a way"
- ^ Shafer, Ellise (21 August 2024). "Anya Taylor-Joy to Star in 'How to Kill Your Family' Series Adaptation at Netflix". Variety. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ Mackie, Bella (11 March 2017). "Single Minded: The Difference Between Being Single And Being Alone". British Vogue. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ Mackie, Bella (5 January 2019). "How running cured my anxiety – and a broken heart". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Greg James announces engagement to girlfriend on Instagram". BBC News. 1 June 2018.
- ^ Jones, Kirsten (15 July 2021). "Inside Greg James and Bella Mackie's north London pad with beloved pooch Barney". OK!. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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