Laura Hampson has joined The Independent as deputy lifestyle editor. Previously, she was an associate editor, Performance Content, at The Knot Worldwide in London.
She also works freelance and was a digital travel and lifestyle writer at the Evening Standard. She was also a travel and lifestyle writer at Northern and Shell in London. She has also worked at Cosmopolitan Magazine, Ok! Magazine and NW Magazine in Sydney, Australia.
Hampson graduated from the University of New South Wales.