Leanne

Leanne Bayley is the Director of Lifestyle & Commerce at HELLO! magazine, where she oversees the shopping vertical and manages a team of editors curating global product recommendations. A journalism graduate from Sunderland University, she began her career with internships in London before securing roles at Cosmopolitan UK, ELLE UK, InStyle UK, and British GLAMOUR (where she interviewed A-list celebrities like Britney Spears and One Direction). Since joining HELLO! in 2018, she's specialized in creating shoppable beauty content while expanding into fashion, homeware, and travel journalism. Her career highlights include being flown to New York for exclusive celebrity interviews and spearheading HELLO!'s commerce strategy.