Media
Past media appeals
Here are some appeals which have prevously been published on our site. If you would like to assist with future media requests, please get in touch with Divorce Aid.
Sunday Express S magazine: Life after divorce for
older women
This is aimed at a female readership and I am hoping to interview and
photograph women who have divorced at the age of 60 or more after around
30 years of marriage. I would like to talk to them briefly, over the
telephone, about how they are coping with their new life after divorce,
focusing on what has been the way forward for them rather than dwelling
on the past.
Channel 4 Documentary
Are divorce settlements getting fairer? We are looking for couples who
are getting divorced and currently working out a financial settlement.
We are also looking for couples who are considering whether to sign
a pre-nuptial agreement for a considered and serious documentary for
Channel 4.
Glamour magazine - young divorcees
Glamour magazine are looking for women in their twenties who are divorced.
This is for a feature about the increase in the rise of young divorcees.
The piece wil be a straight forward interview about your experience
and you will need to be photographed.
Divorce coaching for free
Marie Claire magazine are looking for a couple with children who are
divorcing and who would agree to be involved with an article about how
to divorce amicably. We have enlisted the services of Christina McGhee,
from the TV series 'How To Divorce without Screwing up your kids' which
was recently showing on Channel 4. Anonymity is guaranteed for this
article, we won't identify you or your family in any way, you just have
to be honest and open about your relationship and the reasons for the
breakdown. In return, you would be advised and coached through the process
for free by Christina. We would follow your progress and evaluate the
benefits of this sort of divorce coaching. I am looking for one couple
with children, ideally in their 30's, who have been married for at least
3 years. Many thanks for taking the time to read this, I hope some of
you may feel able to be involved.
Observer woman: Have you both moved on?
We are looking for an articulate ex-couple to interview about what went
wrong in their relationship and how they've moved on. No high drama
required, just an honest account of the good and bad times couples go
through, that our readers can relate to and learn from. You must both
be willing to be photographed.
New woman's magazine
I'm looking for a couple with children who are divorcing, but can't
afford to live apart. I'm writing a sympathetic piece on this subject
for a new magazine from Emap.
Prima magazine
I'm looking for a woman (aged from 30 to 55) who has gone travelling
or been on a trek to get over the heartache of a divorce. The feature
will look at how the adventure/ challenge of the trip helped you come
to terms with the end of your relationship, and will be a really positive
piece. We'd need to do a telephone interview (about an hour long) and
we'd also need to send a photographer to you to take pictures. You'd
also need to have photos of yourself on your trip.
Marie Claire magazine - 'How To Divorce without Screwing up your children'
As a contributing editor, I have been commissioned to find 2 couples who are divorcing and
who would agree to be involved with an article about how to divorce amicably.
We have enlisted the services of Christina McGhee, from the TV series 'How To Divorce without Screwing up your children' which is currently showing on Channel 4. you would have to agree to be interviewed and photographed for the article, and to be very honest and open about your relationships and the reasons for the marriage breakdown. In return, you would be advised and coached through the process by Christina. We would follow your progress and evaluate the benefits of this sort of divorce coaching. I am looking for one couple with children, and one without, ideally in their late 20's or 30's, who have been married for at least 3 years.
Channel 4 documentary series
Would you like the chance to heal a family rift?
Have you, or members of your family fallen out over something big, or
small, which has left the family divided?
Are you tired of dealing with the effects this has had on family members?
Is it time to resolve the conflict?
Red magazine
I am hoping to interview and photograph women in their thirties who
have been married for less than a year and are now separated. Ideally,
the women will have initiated the separation. The article is due for
publication in a summer issue of the magazine and I would like to interview
any eligible women in the next two weeks.
National magazine feature - Did your estranged husband try to win you back?
Did your estranged husband think your split was a mistake and try to
win you back? If your ex tried to rekindle your relationship - even
though you had movedon and perhaps even found another partner - I would
like to speak to you. A fee would be paid for the right story.
Young people and divorce
I am looking for teens and people in their 20's who are thinking about
divorce, are in the midst of it at the moment or who are recently divorced.
I'm currently developing a television documentary idea looking at the
rise of young divorcees and want to hear about your experiences.
Talkback Thames - Are you living with a terrible teen?
Is your life dominated by tears, tantrums and teenage torment? Do you
think your teen is beyond taming? If your family is being driven to
breaking point, our behavioural expert may be able to help you bring
harmony back into your home. The makers of The Apprentice and The Unteachables
are looking for families to take part in a new series about parents
at their wits end because of their teenager.
National television magazine feature - Christmas Divorce
Did you get divorced or decide to divorce on or around Christmas Day?
I would like to hear about your experience.
Imperial College - Would you like to participate in a scientific experiment?
A London-based PhD student, working on a vision-based system for detecting lies,
would like to set up an experiment with married couples where one of you has
been accused of lying by the other. Important: for the experiment to be valid
the person who has been lied to must be able to provide the student
with evidence (proof) of the lie!
The aim of the experiment is to video record a number of interviews of people being forced to lie on a high-stake topic. The video data will help the student build a computer program which can recognise lies from truths.
Essentials Magazine
Should you stay together for the sake of your children? The format of
this feature is a 'round table' discussion. We'd like to include an
attractive woman aged 25-40 whose husband left her, and who wishes that
he had stayed and tried to work harder at the relationship for the sake
of the children. Needless to say, we are not remotely looking for a
revenge story -- more a considered and mature opinion. You would need
to be available for a photo shoot in London sometime during the next
couple of weeks. Travel costs will be reimbursed; hair and make-up will
be provided, and you will be given a lovely photo to keep.
National women's magazine
Have you been conned by your partner?
Did something incredible (good or bad) happen to you at Christmas?
I'm a feature writer looking for case studies. I'd love to hear from people who have been conned
by their partner, be it out of cash, into marriage - or something else entirely.
I am also very interested in talking to people who have had a dramatic experience at Christmas. Perhaps your partner left you on Christmas Day or dropped a bombshell Maybe you discovered they were cheating. Or perhaps you know a Santa who's a real-life love rat! Alternatively, did something amazing happen to you over the festive period which turned your life around?
If your story doesn't fit with any of the above but you'd like to share it anyway, we are always looking for strong, relationship-based true-life pieces and would love to hear from you.
Recently divorced and back out on the dating scene again? Press Association features department is looking for women in their 20s, 30s and 40s who are recently divorced and looking for Mr Right again. How are you getting back into the dating scene? What are the difficulties? Do you believe Mr Right is out there? This is a story to coincide with the divorce of Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt which is due to come through in October. Aniston says she is back out on the scene and we want to know how British women deal with this issue.
BBC documentary series
What does love and marriage mean to you? What do you believe is the
secret to a successful marriage or the cause of an unsuccessful one?
Wedding Stories is looking to interview divorced couples for this BBC
documentary series on love, marriage and relationships.
Are you a recently divorced father who may have trouble moving on and accepting your new life? ITV are producing a brand new health & beauty series which looks at exploring the various techniques and treatments to help you lead a happier and healthier life. Would you like to undergo FREE complimentary treatment & life transformation with Britain's top television Life Coach? Our Life Coach will guide you through some really simple steps to transform your life. Is this an opportunity you can afford to miss?
Have you had an amicable divorce and still good friends with your ex?
If so then Tiger Aspect would love to speak to you. We are making a
brand new programme and are looking for divorced couples to take part.
Do get in touch if you are interested and we can tell you more.
The Daily Mail is looking for a lady in her 50s/60s who through divorce lost her claim on her husband's pension and is now looking forward to a financially reduced future. It will involve a telephone interview, glamorous make-over and photo shoot.
National newspaper
I am writing a feature about couples who stay together because they
cannot afford to split up.
Are you in this situation, or have you been in the past?
Are you and your partner stuck in a relationship that is going nowhere
because you cannot afford to leave?
Or did you get to a point where you realised that you and your partner
had to split - even if it meant that you would be worse off financially
because of it?
Maybe you managed to work through your relationship problems and realised
that you didn't want to split up after all?
When Katie said 'yes' to Cruise's marriage proposal just months after they met, what was your reaction? If it was: 'Don't make the same mistake as me,' then Grazia magazine would like to hear from you.
No, we're not looking for Tom's exes but we do want to speak to women who had a whirlwind romance, married their husband 6 months or less after they first met but it didn't work out and they are now divorced. More and more women are opting for 'fast track' relationships, bringing their personal life up to speed with their careers. But should they be more cautious? What happens when you marry too quickly? And how do you recover from the break-up?
Are you a separated or divorced single parent? Worried about the effect on your children? Award winning television producers, Twenty Twenty Television, are looking for families to take part in a pioneering parenting course aimed at minimising the negative effects of separation on children. It could change your children's lives.
Daily Mail - Was your husband unfaithful?
We are offering two hundred pounds for a feature for our Lifestyle section
of the Daily Mail for a woman whose husband was unfaithful, and they
are now divorced. The feature is based on a new book called "The Script"
which claims that men tend to stick to the same cliches and excuses
when they are being unfaithful. It is quite light hearted in tone and
should be very interesting. We need to photograph you this week - we
can send a photographer to you - and ideally you will have a professional
career.
Blast Films would like to hear from you if you are you a single parent thinking about moving in with a new partner. Are you or your partner worried about becoming a step parent? How do you feel about taking on new responsibilities and living with someone else's children? Could you benefit from a trial run of living together as a step family?
BBC1 Documentary about single dads
Films of Record, a BAFTA award-winning documentary company, are looking
for fathers who'd like to be involved in a unique observational documentary
for BBC1. We are looking for fathers of all ages who are currently bringing
up children single-handedly or with the assistance of a nanny. Some
families will be without a mother due to her leaving the family home,
other families may have lost a mother through bereavement; Whatever
your situation, if you are interested in shedding light on the life
and experiences of a single father, we would like to hear from you.
National woman's weekly magazine
We are writing about how violence in the home affects a child, probably
in later life. This is a delicate feature as we are looking to speak
to an adult child who witnessed extreme violence to their parent (it
may have been when they were very young, probably their mother, perhaps
even their mother's murder). Another option is to speak to a guardian
who is caring for a child who witnessed such a tragedy. We are able
to read all copy back before publication. Contributors may be paid.
National woman's magazine
I am writing a light-hearted, positive piece called the 'The first summer
I can.....' and I am looking to include someone who can say 'Have a
fling' or 'Have a romance.' Therefore I would like to find someone who
has come out of a long-term relationship and now feels ready to experience
love again for the first time. Perhaps they have booked a holiday and
would like to have a bit of fun.
Grazia magazine
I'd like to speak to women who have been through the pain of divorce
but have since moved on and have opened a new, exciting chapter in their
lives. This probably wouldn't have happened if you had not divorced.
It could be anything; perhaps you travelled the world, went to University,
started a business, emigrated, or perhaps you received a big pay off.
Whatever it may have been, you haven't looked back since.
Daily Express
I'm writing an article for the Daily Express on women in their thirties,
forties and fifties who have transformed their lives for the better after a
divorce. It could be you set up an incredibly successful business, travelled
the world alone or wrote a bestselling book - anything you wouldn't have
done if you and your partner had stayed together. The more unusual the
story, the better. If that sounds like you or someone you know, then email Dorothy at
Daily Express Journalist with a brief rundown of your story. You would
have to be photographed for the piece. Look forward to hearing from you.
talkbackTHAMES (the makers of Would Like to Meet,
Jamie's Kitchen, How Clean is Your House and Grand Designs)
Divorced men wanted!
We are looking for divorced men to take part in a pilot for a show about
life after divorce. Are you open, got a lot to get off your chest and
aren't afraid to share your experiences and opinions?
Bored in the London area?
The Wright Stuff is on Channel 5 every weekday morning. We want to get
the word out to mums, childminders etc. that if they are bored/at a
loose end, they can come here for a few hours in the morning and be
part of our studio audience.... It's free to attend, and you get a taxi
from your house, breakfast, a crèche for the kids and some lively, stimulating
discussion on the topics of the day. What more could you want?
CosmoGirl magazine
Teens dealing with life after divorce I'm writing a feature for CosmoGirl
magazine, and we're looking for teens whose lives have changed drastically
following the divorce of their parents. The working title is 'From Riches
to Rags', and I'm interesting in talking to teenage girls dealing with
drastically reduced family finances. How has your life changed? Have
you had to move house/schools? Can you still do the same things with
your friends? What have you missed most about your old life? How do
you cope?
BBC Bank of Mum and Dad
Are you struggling to make ends meet? Do you dread the bank statements
arriving? Are you in debt and need help tackling it? If you're aged
between 21-35, and no longer live at home, then BBC TWO's successful
series, Bank of Mum and Dad could help turn your finances around.
TV documentary researcher would like to hear from divorced men. Did the woman you married, and who you thought you knew inside out, turn into someone who gradually became unrecognisable to you after your wedding day? I would like to talk to men whose marriages broke down because you fell out of love with your wife. What happened to the woman you married? Why did she change so dramatically? And what effect did it have on you? This is a one hour documentary for Sky One. We are at the research stage at the moment and are looking for people who would be willing to go on camera to tell us about their experience of marriage breakdown due to the above reason.
New woman's magazine
I am a journalist working for a new magazine from Conde Nast (publishers
of Vogue, GQ, Glamour, House & Garden, Vanity Fair). I am desperately
seeking a woman aged 30+ for a really positive feature about friendship.
I am wanting to interview someone about how a very close friendship
proved indispensable when they were were going through divorce. Perhaps
the friend was divorced herself and so understood what you were going
through, the reason for your friendship doesn't really matter - as long
as the relationship grew and was strengthened during this period. If
this is you, I would LOVE to hear from you. I would need to talk to
both you and the friend you nominate and then arrange for you to be
photographed together (full works, hair and make up artist etc!).
TV documentary
Is your marriage ending because your husband has revealed he is gay?
We are making a TV documentary which will take a sympathetic approach
to this sensitive subject and would like to hear from you.
BBC What not to wear/Divorce Aid Story
Are you starting life again after a divorce?
Do you feel it's time for the next chapter of your life to begin?
Are you ready to look forward instead of back - no matter what it takes - but want some help?
If this is you, or someone you know, What Not To Wear wants to hear
from you now!
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