| Personal Information Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Olivia Utley |
| Olivia Utley Mother | Catherine Utley |
| Olivia Utley Father | Olivia tweeted that she had only met her dad twice. She has an uncle who is a journalist at The Mail, however, she has never sought any career advice from him. |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | October 7, 1993. As of 2024, she is around 31 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Spouse / Partner | Currently not married, possibly single. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Children / No. of Kids | None |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
| Nationality | British |
| Is Olivia Utley related to Tom Utley? | Yes, The Daily Mail columnist Tom is Olivia’s uncle. |
Introduction :
Olivia Utley is a British journalist. She is also the granddaughter of a prestigious Conservative journalist, the late Thomas Edwin ‘Peter’ Utley.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Olivia Utley was born on October 7, 1993. She was raised jointly by her mother, former BBC employee Catherine Utley, and by her aunt, Virginia ‘Ginda’ Utley.
- Olivia grew up in a terraced house in South London that her mother and aunt owned.
- She refers to her aunt and her mother as her co-parents and has written several articles on the topic of how civil partnerships (which excludes siblings) should be extended to include siblings who own property and raise children together.
- From 2005 to 2010, Olivia attended the Sacred Heart High School in the Hammersmith borough of London.
- From 2010 to 2012, she went to the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School in Holland Park, London. She sat for her A-levels exams in Classics, Theology, and English Literature, and achieved top marks for each in her examinations.
- In 2012, Utley moved north to attend the University of York in Yorkshire. She graduated in 2015 with a Joint Honours Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and History of Art, for which she also achieved top marks. While there, she specialised in the post-postmodernist movement, as well as on the consequences of social media in politics and culture.
- Olivia continues to reside in London, and she is currently dating Mike Dunnett-Stone, a consultant, who she met while studying in York.
- At the end of 2020, Olivia got engaged. She wrote a detailed article in 2021 about the benefits to society of having couples who bore children.
Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :
- While at the University of York, Olivia was one of the few applicants selected for the job of Student Caller.
- Olivia spent the summer of 2014 interning for The Times in London.
- From October 2015 to March 2016, she was also an intern for The Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) in London.
- In April of 2016, Olivia became a parliamentary researcher for a Member of Parliament, the Right Honourable Karen Bradley.
- From July 2017 until July 2018, she was a news and features editor for the media start-up Reaction.
- Since August 2018, she has been the Deputy Editor of online magazine TheArticle.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Olivia received a kitten called Albus for her twenty-fourth birthday. Initially, assumed to be a male, Albus, it was surprising when Albus (now known as Albie) had a litter of kittens in 2018.
- Olivia frequently goes by her nickname, ’Livvy’.
- A big fan of travelling, Utley has frequently visited Italy.
- She also regularly appears on Sky News as a pundit and has been invited to provide commentary on Talk Radio and Politics Live as well.
- Olivia’s bylines have appeared in several publications, such as The Telegraph, The Sunday Express, The Spectator, City AM, and the Financial Times.
- Her uncles are Thomas Dermott Utley, also a journalist (for the Daily Mail), and Charles Utley, a prestigious lawyer.
- Utley’s aunt Virginia is a supporter of the Brexit movement.
- While working in the House of Commons on March 22, 2017, Olivia was on lockdown in her office during the 2017 Westminster terrorist attack.
