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Joel Harley

Joel Harley

Location: Birmingham

Education: Birmingham City University

Expertise: British Soaps; Come Dine With Me; Horror

Joel Harley

  • Joel’s favourite era of EastEnders was early 00s Steve and Mel Owen
  • He is one of a handful of people to have actually watched (and enjoyed!) Kat and Alfie: Redwater
  • Nasty Nick Cotton is Joel’s favorite EastEnders character… the soap hasn’t been the same since!

Experience

Joel is a professional writer, film critic and journalist of almost twenty years - and a fan of Emmerdale, EastEnders and Coronation Street for even longer than that. In this time, he has accrued bylines for Starburst Magazine, Total Film and Metro UK, where he can be found reviewing the latest in cult horror, interviewing the occasional Hollywood star, and singing the praises of Nicolas Cage to anyone who will listen. He began writing about soaps for Entertainment Daily in 2022, following a five-year stint as an English teacher in Chengdu and Shanghai, China.

Education

Joel graduated from Birmingham City University in 2009 with a BA in English Language & Literature.

Articles by Joel Harley

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