Florence Given
Florence Given (born 19 November 1998) is a British illustrator, writer, and influencer.
Also recorded as Florence Isobel Given
Florence Given
- Born
- 19 November 1998
- Birthplace
- Plymouth, Devon, England
- Education
- London College of Fashion
- Occupation
- * Writer
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Fields
- illustration · literature · activism · feminism
- Languages
- English
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Florence Given (born 19 November 1998) is a British illustrator, writer, and influencer.
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Florence Given (born 1998) is an illustrator and writer, of British nationality. The illustrator was born in Plymouth.
Florence Given was educated at London College of Fashion and Plymouth High School for Girls. Activity centred on activism, feminism and illustration. Languages used include English.
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• Born — 19 November 1998 • Birthplace — Plymouth, Devon, England • Education — London College of Fashion • Occupation — * Writer • illustrator • influencer • podcaster • Years Active — 2018–present
Early life
Early life
Given was born in Plymouth, Devon. She attended Plymouth College of Art from age 16 to 18 before moving to London in 2017 to study at the London College of Fashion.
Career
Career
In 2018, Given launched a petition to cancel the Netflix series Insatiable, which she accused of fat-shaming, gaining over 300,000 signatures. Given uses social media platforms, such as Instagram, to raise awareness of issues of sexuality, race and gender. Given's first book, Women Don't Owe You Pretty, was published on 11 June 2020. It explores ideas in contemporary feminism. Given's second book, Girl Crush, was published in August 2022. A fiction book, it follows the bisexual woman Eartha after she goes viral on the internet. It topped the Sunday Times Bestseller List. Her podcast Exactly launched in January 2022. With guests including Munroe Bergdorf, Sofie Hagen and Jameela Jamil, Given discusses sex, relationships and social media. It won the gold award for Best Marketing Campaign at the 2022 British Podcast Awards. In August 2024, she published her third book, Women Living Deliciously, which became a Sunday Times bestseller and was named a Times book of the year. The same year, she was named among the Forbes 30 under 30 list. In December 2025, she launched her independent podcast The Florence Given Show, with new episodes releasing weekly.
Recognition
Recognition
Given won Cosmopolitans UK Influencer of the Year 2019 for her work on women's mental health. Irish magazine Her listed her among its Women of the Year 2019.
Personal life
Personal life
Given is bisexual. As of 2025, she resides in Los Angeles.
Influences
Given has cited model and activist Munroe Bergdorf and fashion writer Chidera Eggerue as influences. Eggerue criticized Given's first book, Women Don't Owe You Pretty, as unusually similar to her own books in style and prose content. She argued that this was an instance of ideas from the black community being appropriated by white authors for profit.
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- 1.Schofield, Blanca. Girlcrush by Florence Given review — the perils of Instagram feminism. The Times. 10 August 2022.
- 2.Caoilfhionn Rose. Florence Given. Arcadia. 25 June 2020.
- 3.Petter, Olivia. Meet Florence Given, the 20-year-old illustrator who wants you to 'dump him'. The Independent. 12 July 2019.
- 4.Petition to Cancel 'Insatiable' Gains Steam: 'This Series Will Cause Eating Disorders'. TheWrap. 2018-07-24.
- 5.Florence Given. Diving bell group.
- 6.More than 100,000 signatures on petition to cancel Netflix show Insatiable. Ilkley Gazette. 24 July 2018.
- 7.Onwuemezi, Natasha. The Slumflower to write on 'aloneness' for Quadrille. www.thebookseller.com. 9 March 2018.
- 8.Brewster, Amy. 8 Epic Women Using Instagram In Inspiring Ways. ELLE. 28 May 2019.
- 9.Galvao, Carol Abbott. Florence Given. Wonderland. 24 June 2020.
- 10.Chandler, Mark. Cassell bags influencer Given's 'accessible leap into feminism'. The Bookseller. 25 September 2019.
- 11.Clark, Alex. Florence Given: 'People don't want you to break the mould. I needed to. The Observer. 7 August 2022.
- 12.Bown, Chloe. Florence Given on why we need more 'messy' characters in books. Cosmopolitan. 14 October 2022.
- 13.Geall, Lauren. Celebrity podcasts: 24 of the best series to listen to in 2022, from Meghan Markle to Dua Lipa. Stylist. January 2022.
- 14.British Podcast Awards 2022 – full winners list announced. Radio Today. 23 July 2022.
- 15.Women Living Deliciously.
- 16.Florence Given. Forbes.
- 17.Spotify – Web Player. Spotify.
- 18.Reid, Madeline. Class of 2019: Get to Know the Year's Rising Stars. PHOENIX Magazine. 30 November 2018.
- 19.Young, Sarah. Chidera Eggerue accuses Florence Given of 'copying' her book: 'This is exactly how white supremacy works'. The Independent. 10 December 2020.
- 20.Wray, Rebecca. From The Slumflower to Florence Given: why influencer books about feminism seem so similar. The Conversation. 18 December 2020.
- 21.Get to Know Florence Given, an Artist Who Empowers Women. Glitter Magazine. 2019-10-21.
- 22.Hampson, Laura. Meet Florence Given: the influencer telling women to dump their boyfriends. Evening Standard. 3 August 2019.
- 23.Her's Women of the Year 2019: From politics and culture to sport, we raise a glass to the female leaders who have inspired us this year. Her.ie. 30 December 2019.
- 24.Meet Florence Given: your local "bisexual feminist bitch". Hunger. 2 July 2020.
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