Melanie Kaidan
Senior Lifestyle Reporter
Based in: London, UK
Topic Expertise: Travel, food, beauty, style
Melanie Kaidan is a Senior Lifestyle Reporter for Reach PLC's Central Content Hub. She covers travel, food, beauty, and style and is particularly interested in writing about warm-weather destinations, luxury experiences, hair and makeup hacks, surprising twists on classic recipes, wellness tips, and fashion and style insights.
Melanie previously worked as a journalist, media and PR consultant and social media editor for national and international companies. Throughout her career, her bylines have appeared in articles published by Reach titles including The Daily Express, The Mirror, Surrey Live and MyLondon, as well as The Times, The Telegraph, The Sun, and more.
She joined Reach Plc back in 2019 as a production journalist before moving to the News Desk and eventually finding her true calling in the lifestyle section after being tapped for a special launch project by senior management. Alongside her writing efforts and thanks to her previous experience, Melanie joined the social media team as an editor on a temporary assignment in 2024. Now, Melanie focuses on finding, researching and writing stories that bring insight and value to her readers. She also mentors more junior colleagues in the business.
In 2025, she and her team were awarded Team of the Year at the Celebrating Brilliant Journalism Awards.
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