By: Adam Bloodworth

Features Journalist Adam Bloodworth is the Deputy Life&Style Editor at City AM. He has served in the role since 2022, writing and commissioning culture and lifestyle features for the newspaper and website. The Life&Style section covers film, TV, music, theatre, things to do in London and features that examine the ways Londoners live their lives. He also serves as Deputy Editor for City AM The Magazine, writing and commissioning for the quarterly luxury lifestyle product distributed by hand around the capital. He has been interviewed by the BBC News at 10, BBC Scotland, BBC Three Counties Radio and can be found on X and LinkedIn.

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Trap Tox: the Botox trend going viral on TikTok

August 16, 2023

Botox is typically associated with aesthetics, with changing the way we physically appear. But the latest Botox trend can have an impact on health and wellbeing more than anything to do with appearance. ‘Trap Tox’ is when Botox injections are sent into the Trapezius muscle to try to help alleviate shoulder pain. Trap Tox injections [...]
The Tamil Prince new menu review: Still a star gastropub

August 16, 2023

The Tamil Prince is the sort of London boozer-cum-restaurant that’s so achingly cool it could do with being taken down a peg or two. It’s a shame I can’t be the one to do that. If you’ve been to The Marksman, another hipster pub-turned-restaurant (this one in east London), you’ll know the vibe The Tamil [...]
La Cage Aux Folles, Regent’s Park, review: Blisteringly smart, this is the show of the summer

August 10, 2023

La Cage aux Folles review and star rating: ★★★★★ Blimey. I want this all over again, and then again some more! The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s new production of La Cage aux Folles is a blistering hit, two-and-a-half hours of raucous cabaret that conveys the punkish energy of the artform while also feeling utterly [...]
Red White and Royal Blue director Matthew Lopez on filming ‘tender’ gay sex scenes

August 10, 2023

You’re no doubt sick of reading about Barbie and Oppenheimer by now, so we’ve got good news: a new duo of releases are here for you to get excited about. TV series Heartstopper has just dropped its second season on Netflix and so has new Amazon film Red, White & Royal Blue. Unlike Barbenheimer, what [...]
Tom Sellers restaurant review: New opening Dovetale deserves a Michelin star

August 9, 2023

Tom Sellers’ highly creative new restaurant Dovetale shows the twice-starred chef has lots more to give, says Adam Bloodworth There’s no way of writing about Tom Sellers without talking about his bad boy reputation. I ask one staff member if he’s been exhibiting his notorious acerbic nature – to put it politely – in the kitchen. [...]
Corinthia hotel London is where to take your date celebrity spotting

August 8, 2023

The new Velvet Bar has opened at the Corinthia Hotel, one of the grandest central London hotels. We checked in to try it out A sharp intake of breath, then my masseuse pummelled me some more. “I like to fix people.” As I exhaled she put her bodyweight on a knot in my upper back [...]
Legendary Crystal Cruises sets sail again. But is this what young cruisers want?

August 7, 2023

Crystal Cruises, one of the world’s most legendary liners, returns under Abercrombie & Kent ownership. But does this heritage brand work for today’s young professionals? Adam Bloodworth goes aboard to find out Aboard the reborn Crystal Serenity you’ll find the first Nobu restaurant at sea, a signifier of the ship’s gleaming $150 million refurbishment. There [...]
Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsdale takes stance against homophobia in football

August 4, 2023

Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has spoken out against homophobia in football. Ramsdale’s brother is part of the LGBTQ community and in a statement, the 25-year-old said he wants football to be “a safe and welcoming place for everyone.” Giving a statement to Sky News, he said he was tired of hearing homophobic chanting and has [...]
Why Houghton festival is the best of the August music festivals

August 4, 2023

Houghton festival takes place August 10 – 13 in Norfolk If you fancy a dance this summer, and are into electronic music, try Houghton festival in Norfolk. Other than having a particularly beautiful setting, there are a few reasons we particularly love this event. There is music pretty much round-the-clock, with sets from some of [...]
Ranking Barbie movie merch from awful to making our skin crawl

August 3, 2023

We’ve ranked Barbie movie merch so you don’t have to… I’m a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world, life in plastic, it’s full of Barbie Ketchup, Barbie Crocs, Barbie Airbnbs, Barbie burgers and Barbie pasta. Is it fantastic? At City A.M., we’ve ranked the most ridiculous Barbie movie merch we could find to let you [...]

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