Charlotte Owen
Charlotte Owen is the SVP of Editorial Strategy at BDG, and Editor in Chief of Bustle and Elite Daily, where she acts as the creative and strategic lead to a team of 50 writers and editors.
Charlotte joined BDG in 2018 to oversee the launch of Bustle UK, before relocating to New York in 2020 to oversee Bustle globally. Under her leadership, Bustle has received a Webby Award, a Newswomen’s Club of New York Front Page Award, and the 2023 Digiday Award for Media Brand of the Year. While editing the UK site she also received a Folio award for Best Brand Extension. In 2020, she was a finalist for a Digiday Future Leader Award.
Charlotte started her career at Vanity Fair where she remained for over six years, serving as a Managing Editor on the annual art issue and Digital Strategy Editor for the British section of VF.com. Her writing has appeared in Vogue, The Independent, and Metro, and she has served as a judge for the Digiday Media Awards and the National Magazine Awards.
Originally from Birmingham, England, Charlotte is a graduate of the University of Oxford, where she studied History and English Literature. She enjoys wine and good books, and is based in New York.
Books
One Nightstand
In One Nightstand, celebrity readers and writers join us to discuss four of their favorite books, allowing us to learn about their tastes and lives in the process.
Books
'One Nightstand' With Gillian Anderson
The actor and author shares four books — including one she’s about to adapt for TV — that have shaped her life.
Bustle Booth
Jeenie Weenie Wants To Reimagine How People Watch The Olympics
The YouTube creator is all about finding — and broadcasting — behind-the-scenes chaos.
Chill Chat
Kristy Scott Always Sleeps Well — Unless She’s Partying At The Olympics
“My vibe is: own it,” says the creator of walking the red carpet in Paris.
Q&A
Juliana Canfield Is On The Move
The 32-year-old actor went from last year’s hottest TV show to this year’s hottest play.
Q&A
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Is Still Taking Big Swings
After a record-breaking comedy run, Louis-Dreyfus is ready to tread fresh ground: “Usually if I'm intrigued with something and I get a kind of nervous energy about it, I know that means I have to do it.”
Wellness
Celeb-Beloved Flamingo Estate Is About To Be (Almost) Everywhere
Their latest partnership with JW Marriott will “scale scarcity” in pursuit of post-travel relief.
Q&A
Vanessa Hudgens Is “Leaving It To The Wind”
The 35-year-old’s appearance in Lily Rabe’s movie Downtown Owl feels like a departure for the actor. Maybe it’s not.
Author Q&A
In 'Beautyland,' An Alien Shows Us What It Means To Be Human
Marie-Helene Bertino’s third novel expertly renders the silly and the sublime, though it’s best on the subject of class.
Dakota Johnson Can’t Fake It
On set, at junkets and in her relationships, the actor — and literary tastemaker with a new book club — favors blunt truths. And the occasional mischievous fib.
Exclusive
Kim’s New Nudes
Kim Kardashian is back in the makeup game for the first time since 2021. This time it’s all about paring back — within reason.
Wellness
Open Letter, Open Book
In their new title, September Letters, Jaspre Guest and Brittany Snow make the case for people being radically vulnerable. They’ll start.
Bustle 2022 Highlights
We made it through another year. Here are the stories we loved most.
Movies
Selena Gomez: “I Feel Like I’m Releasing”
Ahead of the drop of her intimate mental health documentary, Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, the entertainer and philanthropist explains why she finally decided to let the cameras in.
Theater
Chanté Adams On Working With Phylicia Rashad & Representing Detroit
“When I think about who I want to see this show, it isn't high-profile people or celebrities.”
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At 28, Dame Harriet Walter Was The Only Woman On Stage
The 'Succession' actor talks beating anorexia, declining marriage proposals, and envying Meryl Streep.
Wellness
Tim Cook: “Mental Health Is A Crisis”
The Apple CEO explains why the company is supporting Shine, an inclusive mental health app founded by Naomi Hirabayashi and Marah Lidey.
Wellness
Colds Are Back!
And I’m scared to tell you that I have one.
Life
An American Dream
When I tell people I moved from London to New York in early 2020, they assume I've had a terrible first year. The truth is far rosier.
Wellness
I Can't Concentrate On Anything Anymore
The pandemic's chronic isolation never hits harder than during a solo night in.
