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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Is this the UK’s most fun staycation?

December 5, 2025

Adam Bloodworth checks into Mad Swans, the UK’s most provocative new British countryside staycation. This piece is published in City AM The Magazine, Winter edition, distributed at major Tube stations and available to pick up from The Royal Exchange. I love nothing more than a staycation in the British countryside – but let’s be honest, the [...]
The Hollywood legend who wrote Forrest Gump and Dune is making his West End debut

December 4, 2025

Eric Roth wrote the screenplay for films like Dune and Forrest Gump. Having turned 80, he decided it was time to write his first ever script for the stage. This piece is published in City AM The Magazine, Winter edition, distributed at major Tube stations and available to pick up from The Royal Exchange. “When Forrest [...]
The best (and worst) Christmas sandwiches in supermarkets, from Tesco to Pret

December 3, 2025

Has there ever been a more exciting way to pep up a working lunchtime than with a Christmas sandwich? Probably. Still, take a moment out of your day this week to celebrate the arrival of December by treating yourself to a seasonal sarnie (if you’re a seasonal Scrooge, here is our pick of the most [...]
From seaside to snow: this Croatian festival is arriving in the Alps

December 2, 2025

Twenty years ago Nick Colgan and his wife Charlotte put on a party in Croatia. It went well, and was instrumental in helping establish the country’s coastline as one of the European party capitals. Their venue in Tisno has since hosted over a dozen festivals, and these days Love International, Outlook, Defected and Dimensions are [...]
Jimmy Choo on his London life, from Mayfair club nights to the best Malaysian food

December 1, 2025

This interview with Jimmy Choo is published in City AM The Magazine, Winter edition, distributed at major Tube stations and available to pick up from The Royal Exchange Photos by Gretel Ensignia Jimmy Choo: Last night was a good party… Med Pang: Yeah, we went clubbing! Did we leave Park Chinois about two in the [...]
Paddington musical review: the bear’s a bit clunky, but the show is warm and fuzzy

November 30, 2025

Paddington musical review and star rating: ★★★★ It feels like a fairly strange point in history when The Guardian “exclusively reveal” Paddington bear, transplanted from Michael Bond’s novels to the Savoy Theatre. Such has been the enormous hype around this musical, which has been shrouded in secrecy for seven years during production but has finally [...]
Visit five alpine locations around the world at this amazing London Christmas event

November 28, 2025

There are possibly more alpine lodges in London than there are in the actual Alps, with every hospitality owner in the capital transforming their garden into a ski lodge of some sort for the festive season. So it’s refreshing to see the new Winters of the World attraction is taking the concept a step further [...]
Where do chefs eat their Christmas lunch? We asked the best, from Chris Galvin to Jose Pizarro

November 27, 2025

With every restaurant in the capital promoting a Christmas lunch special, how do you choose where to go? We’ve asked some of the capital’s finest chefs for their recommendations to help you make the right choice. Lewis Simmons, founder and head chef of Outback BBQ If I’m not manning the grills at Outback BBQ, my [...]
Checking into the real White Lotus season 3 hotel in Thailand

November 13, 2025

It had been an ordinary day of filming on The White Lotus season three at the Four Seasons Koh Samui, Thailand, until staff noticed two intruders with bleeding feet approaching the set, climbing over the dangerous rocks dividing the resort from the swathes of jungle. “I saw them coming by chance, with bleeding toes,” remembers [...]
7 of the best London pantomimes to book for light-hearted fun this Christmas

November 7, 2025

Seven of the best London pantomimes to book this season Tis the season to scream ‘heeee’s behiiiind youuuuu’: despite it being fairly early, many of the capital’s campiest pantomimes kickoff in the coming weeks. If you’re into a bit of light-hearted fun (who isn’t?) then here are the best pantomimes to book this year. Looking [...]

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