This week has brought some very exciting news - I have been selected as one of the mentees on the 2026 Wonder Women Mentoring Programme, founded by Ria Hebden.

The programme runs for a year and pairs mid-to-senior women working in television and the creative industries with senior mentors, alongside masterclasses and access to the wider Wonder Women network. This year’s cohort is 31 women from across the UK, with Prime Video Pathway as headline sponsor.

Most of my career has been spent in broadcast - starting as a junior researcher on Long Lost Family and working across some incredible programmes in genealogy, history, architecture, reality, entertainment, game shows, dating formats and children's TV. This will be the first time I have been part of a mentoring programme and encouraged to properly reflect on the journey so far, and where I see myself in the years ahead.

This question can be challenging to work through on your own, and it isn’t one the usual industry networks are set up to answer. I'm excited for what the next 12 months will bring, and look forward to my first session with my mentor in the coming weeks.

My thanks to Ria Hebden and the Wonder Women team for the place on the programme, and to the women who have already made the industry more navigable by being honest about their own routes through it.

Photo: Wonder Women Launch Night