The Latest On Our Radar: Jameela Jamil She’s the The Good Place's golden girl, but Jameela Jamil's zero BS approach to body-shaming and advocacy for women has won her even more fans. Let's get you acquainted with the woman everyone is talking about. By Natalie Cornish Published 17 April, 2020 The Latest On Our Radar: Jameela Jamil She’s the The Good Place's golden girl, but Jameela Jamil's zero BS approach to body-shaming and advocacy for women has won her even more fans. Let's get you acquainted with the woman everyone is talking about. By Natalie Cornish Published 17 April, 2020 Previous article There’s No Better Than Your Best Next article Creating A Bigger, Better Story For Australian Women If you were a teen in the UK in the early noughties, chances are you woke up to Jameela Jamil on a Sunday morning. She was our Faustina “Fuzzy” Agolley, presenting the much-loved Channel 4 TV show T4 and counting down the week’s most popular tracks for Radio 1’s Official Chart Show. Now, Jameela is riding high in Hollywood having landed a part in the Golden Globe nominated The Good Place two years ago. The backstory might surprise you: she left London for the west coast with no intention of becoming an actress. A breast cancer scare inspired the move; becoming a screenwriter was her goal, but her LA agent encouraged her to audition for the part of Tahani Al-Jamil in the NBC comedy. Rave reviews followed, along with a Golden Globe nomination for the show. On Our Radar is a cheat sheet covering the women, men and issues everyone is talking about. No need for a Wikipedia search anymore. Culture On our radar Best Of Future Women Culture “Culture didn’t give up on me” By Odessa Blain Books An extract from ‘The Scoop’ By Erin Van Der Meer Culture Transforming fear into fuel By FW Culture Emojis and AI: Tech abuse is evolving, but banks are too By Sally Spicer Culture The DV fact that shocked one of Australia’s most respected researchers By Sally Spicer Culture Ten years ago, I escaped abuse. It’s taught me one clear lesson. By Geraldine Bilston Culture Witness, survivor, thriver: The woman driving a DV revolution By Sally Spicer Culture Rachael escaped abuse. Then she bought a pair of designer jeans. By Sally Spicer Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
