Dolly Alderton Bio | Wiki
Dolly Alderton is a popular British journalist, author, and podcaster. As of now, Dolly works as an agony aunt for The Sunday Times in her column Dear Dolly. She started writing for The Sunday Times in 2015, working initially as a dating columnist from 2015 through 2017. Dolly’s memoir Everything I Know About Love received a 2018 National Book Award for autobiography and became shortlisted for the 2019 Non-Fiction Narrative Book of the Year in the British Book Awards (won by Michelle Obama for Becoming).
This memoir is being adapted into a BBC television series. Dolly was also featured in the Forbes 30 Under 30 List in 2018. She worked as a judge for the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2019 and in 2020 Dolly appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Great Lives, nominating American actress Doris Day.
Dolly Alderton Age
Dolly was born on August 31, 1988, in London. She is 34 years old. Dolly celebrates her birthday on August 31, every year.
Dolly Alderton Height
She is a woman of average stature. Dolly stands at a height of 5 ft 6 in (Approx. 1.65 m).
Dolly Alderton Parents
She was born in London and grew up in Stanmore to her parents. Dolly is Half Canadian and Half British. She has a sister named Caroline O’Donoghue who writes novels about magic teenagers (for @walkerbooksya) and perverted adults (@viragopress).
Dolly Alderton Husband
Dolly had a long-term relationship in her early 20s but has been single since then. She is busy concentrating on her work as a journalist and author. Once the details concerning Dolly’s marital status are available we shall update
Dolly Alderton Education
She studied at St Margaret’s School in Bushey, and Rugby School, where Dolly boarded in the sixth form. Dolly has a 2.1 English degree from Exeter University. Following completing her undergraduate degree in English at Exeter University, Dolly went on to study for a master’s in journalism at City University. Dolly has talked openly of how being rejected from Bristol University affected her self-esteem in her teens and twenties, and how she up to now feels resentful of anyone she meets who went there.
Dolly Alderton Podcasts
She co-created and co-hosted The High Low with Pandora Sykes which was a weekly podcast focusing on pop culture and current affairs. The High Low podcast ran for four years and more than 150 episodes were recorded. The last episode aired on 2 December 2020. The High Low: A Christmas Special Live Stream took place on 8 December 2020 to contribute funds for Blood Cancer UK.
Dolly also presented the podcast Love Stories in conjunction with her book Everything I Know About Love, where she interviewed many guests such as Stanley Tucci, Ruth Jones and Marian Keyes. Its first season was released between February 2018 and May 2018, and season two between January 2019 and March 2019. In January 2019, Penguin released a feature titled Six inspiring lessons I learned from Love Stories, where Dolly described the experience as a “great privilege”.
She has been a guest on many chart-topping podcasts, such as Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster, How to Fail with Elizabeth Day, and Table Manners with Jessie Ware.
Between February and April 2021, Dolly co-hosted a spin-off series for the Sentimental Garbage podcast named Sentimental in the City with Caroline O’Donoghue. In March 2021, the podcast earned a five-star review in The Times.
Dolly Alderton Books
– Ghosts: A Novel (2020)
– Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir (2018)
– Ghosts: The Top 10 Sunday Times Bestseller (2020)
Ghosts Dolly Alderton
Dolly’s first novel, Ghosts, was released in October 2020 by Fig Tree. Ghosts novel concerns a 32-year-old food writer, Nina, who meets someone via a dating app, while her father is starting to show signs of dementia. In October 2020, it became announced that Dolly had sold the film rights to Ghosts.
Dolly Alderton Everything I Know About Love
Her first book, Everything I Know About Love, was released in February 2018.BBC described the book as “offering readers a frank and deeply personal account of friendships, relationships as well as growing up as a millennial.”This memoir was shortlisted for the National Book Awards in 2018 in the Autobiography category. It became also shortlisted for the 2018 Waterstones book of the year. In October 2020, Dolly was working on a TV adaptation of Everything I Know About Love. It will be produced by the BBC and Working Title, with a screenplay by Dolly, directed by China Moo-Young. By May 2021 the cast and screening date were yet to be reported.
Dolly Alderton Salary
She earns a satisfying amount from her work as an agony aunt for The Sunday Times in her column Dear Dolly and the author of Everything I Know About Love. Dolly’s average salary is $77,103 per year.
Dolly Alderton Net Worth
She gets her wealth from her work as an agony aunt for The Sunday Times in her column Dear Dolly and the author of Everything I Know About Love. Therefore, Dolly has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Dolly’s estimated net worth is $785,115.
Who Is Dolly Alderton
Dolly works as an agony aunt for The Sunday Times in her column Dear Dolly. She started writing for The Sunday Times in 2015, working initially as a dating columnist from 2015 through 2017. Dolly’s memoir Everything I Know About Love received a 2018 National Book Award for autobiography and became shortlisted for the 2019 Non-Fiction Narrative Book of the Year in the British Book Awards (won by Michelle Obama for Becoming).
Is Dolly Alderton Married
No. Dolly had a long-term relationship in her early 20s but has been single since then. She is busy concentrating on her work as a journalist and author. Once the details concerning Dolly’s marital status are available we shall update