About Me

With over 20 years of experience as a writer and communicator, Kala has specialised in entertainment and feature writing for leading publishers in both print and online media.

Published Work

From Hollywood to your headphones: meet the cast of Audible’s new adaptation of 1984 - NewsBreak

George Orwell’s 1984 has given the world so many indispensable concepts that you’d be forgiven for forgetting all the memorable characters who bring those ideas to life. Which is a pity because it’s the characters who give Orwell’s timeless story so much of its drama and tension – their hopefulness and despair, their perseverance and desperation, their all-too human weaknesses and self-deception. A new dramatisation from Audible features the kind of acting talent who can burn characters into yo...

Caring for patients and cutting carbon: how a pioneering cancer clinic is reducing emissions - NewsBreak

Perched on a dramatic riverbank and filled with towering tropical plants, the Champalimaud Clinical Centre in Lisbon is not what comes to mind with the words “cancer treatment” – but the work it is doing could be a template for the future of healthcare. New cancer cases across the world are predicted to increase by more than 50% by 2040 , according to the Global Cancer Observatory . And with increased demand for treatment will come a cost that is only now being addressed – its impact on the...

‘I want black women to be seen’: meet the designer whose clothes celebrate confidence

Fisayo Longe, founder of the luxury womenswear brand Kai Collective, is determined to make all shoppers feel included

Fisayo Longe started her fashion label Kai Collective to celebrate all female forms – not just the western idea of beauty. “I feel my clothes transform you into a woman who is more confident,” says Longe, 28. “A lot of women have said things like: ‘After I had kids, I was very insecure about my body. I wore this dress and I thought I was Beyoncé!’

“I think because they see...

‘Comfort comes from community building’: how a Macmillan Coffee Morning can help you feel more connected

As a species, our relationship with food is pretty unique. For most animals, it’s simply a way to get nutrients. But for us, food is emotion, culture, and community. The exchange of words and the sharing of food are two fundamentally human activities with the power to quietly do the world of good. So what better way to raise money for charity than combining these two things?A Macmillan Coffee Morning brings communities together while fundraising to support the 3m people living with cancer in the...

'We need to normalise talking about periods – that's why I applaud Pixar's "Turning Red" '

Kala Paul-Worika (@themediamummy) is a journalist and blogger, and mother to a 12-year-old daughter and a four-year-old son. Here, she shares why she welcomes Pixar's latest film, 'Turning Red', and its cracking open of conversations around puberty – despite the backlash on 'age appropriateness.' Periods, much like lighter mornings in springtime and the guarantee that you'll figure out the perfect retort to a rude comment five minutes after the moment has passed, are a natural part of life. So t...

Savers share the joys of putting money away for a sunny day

Sunny day: a solo trip to Tahiti
Tahiti wasn’t just a dream waiting to be fulfilled for Carolyn Pearson, it was an “obsession”. The 59-year-old says: “I saw a brochure with a water bungalow in Bora Bora – and it was before water bungalows were really a thing.
 
“So I had this massive dream that I wanted to go to Tahiti and it must have lasted about 20 years – it was even my password.”
 
Pearson has an ISA with Coventry Building Society, but saving didn’t come naturally to her at first. She initi...

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