Lucy Siegle was born on 8 November 1974 and is a British journalist and writer on environmental issues.
16 Facts About Lucy Siegle
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Lucy Siegle has said she had no ambitions to write at the time but that the editorial team nurtured her ability and were enthused by her interest in environmental issues.
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Lucy Siegle wrote her first feature in 2001 on London's new Civil Partnerships and then has gone on to write articles, features and op-ed pieces for The Guardian group, among other publications on themes of environmental and social justice.
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In 2004, Lucy Siegle went freelance, editing a section for Marie Claire UK magazine and became a columnist on ethical living for The Observer.
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Lucy Siegle appears in the movie and was one of the executive producers.
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Lucy Siegle is a reporter on the nightly BBC One programme The One Show, having joined in 2007.
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Lucy Siegle speaks on environmental issues on Sky News and Good Morning Britain.
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Lucy Siegle was a contestant on the BBC's Pointless Celebrities.
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Lucy Siegle has chaired several debates on the fashion industry in the House of Commons and House of Lords taken part in main stage debates at the Royal Society and in 2016 interviewed both Dame Vivienne Westwood and Stella McCartney live on stage, the latter as part of the Kering sustainability Awards in London In December 2016, she hosted the APSE in Blackpool.
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Lucy Siegle is critical of large fast fashion brands pretending to be ethical.
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Lucy Siegle has said the whole UK movement is in danger of being co-opted and bought up by big brands and has been particularly critical of clothes recycling initiatives.
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Lucy Siegle is credited by friend and colleague Livia Firth with devising the Green Carpet Challenge.
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Together Firth and Lucy Siegle attended the 2011 Oscars to promote sustainable fashion and have worked on other events such as the Met Ball and the Golden Globes and BAFTAs.
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Lucy Siegle has directed a short film, Green Cut, on sustainable fashion that was screened at the 2012 London Film Festival.
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In 2014, Lucy Siegle travelled to the Brazilian Amazon and on her return, established a project with Firth and Gucci to produce zero deforestation handbags.
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Lucy Siegle married Ben Lucy Siegle in 2000 in an eco wedding at Hazelwood House in South Devon.