Dr Glenis Scadding

Glenis Scadding is an Honorary Consultant Physician, Royal National ENT Hospital, London and Honorary Associate Professor in Division of Immunity and Infection, University College London. She is also Vice- President of  EUFOREA and Lead for Rhinitis and Scientific Chief Editor for Rhinology Section, Frontiers in Allergy.

She trained at Cambridge University and the Middlesex Hospital, to which she later returned as an allergy trainee under Jonathan Brostoff and Ivan Roitt.

Glenis is a BSACI Past President and has been awarded the BSACI William Frankland medal for outstanding services to UK Clinical Allergy as well as Allergy UK-Allergist of the Year- 2011, European Academy of Allergy and Immunology Clemens von Pirquet award for research, British Medical Association -Walter Jobson Horne Award and World Allergy Organization -Outstanding Clinician

In 2020 she gave the BSACI Jack Pepys Lecture. Her research interests include rhinitis and its co-morbidities, including asthma and rhinosinusitis; aspirin hypersensitivity and sublingual immunotherapy. She is the author of over 400 peer- reviewed publications (H index 85) and of 2 novels, proceeds from which go to dementia research.

Dr Chloe Pasco-Gleeson

Dr Chloe Pasco-Gleeson is a general practitioner who is passionate about helping the lives of children and adults living with eczema.  She graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Dermatology from Queen Mary University of London.

Her main motivation is also a personal one, as her son has battled severe eczema since birth. She understands first hand the struggles people face when trying to navigate the conflicting information about how to treat and manage their child’s eczema.

Having also completed a bachelor’s degree in Human Sciences from Durham University, this alongside her medical expertise, has given her a deep understanding of both the physical and mental challenges faced by eczema sufferers and their close family members.  She also spent time in Australia and has published work in the New Zealand and Australia Journal of Psychiatry.

With 10 years of clinical experience, she has more recently focused on partnering with dermatology-focused companies to reduce misinformation around how to best manage eczema for children and their close family members.  She is interested in how advances in digital technology and artificial intelligence can drive innovation in the dermatology sector.

Dr Chloe Pasco-Gleeson also contributes expert content as a medical author for Praktiki, a micro-learning platform for healthcare professionals.

Simon Williams

Simon Williams, in his role as Chief Executive of Anaphylaxis UK, has been a driving force behind the modernisation and expansion of the charity. His leadership has not only transitioned the organisation but has also fostered a more collaborative culture. By introducing new services and innovative strategies, Simon has significantly extended the charity’s reach, enabling it to help more people affected by anaphylaxis. With a vision to grow the charity even further, Simon’s impactful and modernising leadership promises to continue making a lasting difference in the lives of those the charity serves.

Lorna Gardner

Lorna is a qualified, registered dietitian. She has over 18 years’ experience working as a dietitian: for Coeliac UK, in the NHS in both the hospital and community setting, and within food industry. As one of Coeliac UK’s dietitians, she is passionate about supporting people with coeliac disease. She provides dietetic support on the Helpline advising on coeliac disease and the gluten free diet. She also represents Coeliac UK at several events. In addition to the support on the Helpline, Lorna has developed a range of additional resources to support our community. Over the last few years, she has developed and ran online diet and health workshops supporting those with coeliac disease and on a gluten free diet, covering topics such as ‘Calcium and Iron’ and ‘Supporting your child’s journey on a gluten free diet’.

Asal Shirazi BEM

Asal Shirazi is a pioneering health advocate, educator, and author whose work is reshaping how autoimmune diseases are understood and managed. Her journey is driven by a passion for saving lives, educating the public, and providing support to those struggling with chronic illnesses.

Asal’s mission stems from a deep commitment to addressing the gaps in autoimmune disease awareness and care. Autoimmune conditions often go undiagnosed for years, leading to unnecessary suffering. She recognized that education, lifestyle interventions, and early detection could change this narrative—and she dedicated her life to making that change happen.

Founder of the Autoimmune Support and Awareness Foundation (ASAF), Author of Unmasking Autoimmune Disease, Health & Wellbeing Coach & Recognised Leader & Advocate Specialising in Autoimmune and Chronic Disease

The Bigger Picture: Changing Lives & Saving Futures

Asal Shirazi’s life’s work is more than just raising awareness—it’s about changing the future of healthcare for autoimmune patients. Through ASAF, her book, and her coaching, she is:

Shortening diagnosis times by educating both patients and doctors.

Providing actionable solutions for people who feel lost in the medical system.

Advocating for better healthcare policies that recognize autoimmune diseases as serious, life-altering conditions.

Her compassion, knowledge, and relentless advocacy are making a tangible difference. She is not just educating—she is empowering, transforming, and saving lives.

Stacey Forsey

Stacey’s book of sweet indulgent food has not only been created for the person and family that suffer with allergies and intolerances but for everyone to enjoy. It is also perfect for people with Coeliac disease, vegans and the Paleo diet and just perfect for those who want to be able to enjoy traditional sweet indulgent puddings, deserts and snacks that are made from healthier ingredients and free from the main allergy groups.

All traditional sweet puddings, deserts and sweet snacks are made with Flour, milk, butter and eggs! (Gluten, Dairy and eggs!) With advances in nutritional understanding and medicine we now have so many people, families and children who cannot eat these and many other foods as they are allergic or as with 45% of the population, intolerant and suffer with terrible side effects. At present most chefs, restaurants and hotels provide sweet options that are for vegans (which tend to be dairy and gluten free) or a ‘gluten free option’ is now very popular too, however there are never sweet indulgent options without all three ingredients. If there are they tend to be dry, tasteless and lack any resemblance to the real thing!

Stacey is allergic and intolerant to many foods including gluten and dairy and has been for many years now. Her mum is now the same and more recently her daughter has been diagnosed with an allergy to dairy and sensitivities to egg and gluten. As a family they love sweet traditional puddings and deserts and snacks. Stacey recognises as a parent it her duty to do her best for her daughter and to watch her miss out on sweet treats of waffles, pancakes and chocolate ice cream is hard. This is when Stacey’s mission began. She researched and educated herself on alternative eating. Having no experience, she has used the help of a great nutritionist and a chef to understand and create alterative recipes. Stacey wanted to create recipes using as many raw ingredients and as little refined sugars as possible. Creating sweet food that still had the same amazing taste and texture.

This book will begin with Stacey’s story. Her journey leading to being diagnosed with allergies and intolerances. In brief how this happened, how Stacey discovered it and how Stacey treated it. The book will highlight how common allergies and intolerance are and the symptoms. 45% of the population suffer with sensitivities. The key is to present a recipe book that isn’t too medical, not too much script but enough to keep the reader interested. Stacey’s journey was an expensive one and the average person who believes they suffer may struggle to afford to do what Stacey has done (consult a chef, a nutritionist, run various private blood and urine tests) Stacey hopes this book will provide help for those who believe they may have allergies. Hoping her findings and experience will help others. Not give answers but help identify and provide amazingly tasty sweet food to enjoy! It is important to Stacey that the reader understands that she isn’t a great chef or a nutritionist but just a sufferer of food allergies and a mother who wants to do the best she can for her family and others who also suffer.

Not only will this recipe book help highlight signs for allergies and sensitivities to foods and be a great help for the allergy sufferer and the family who crave sweet treats, but it will be a beautiful book combining lifestyle and food using lots of amazing images and drawings hand illustrated by Stacey and her children, giving the book an all-round full visual look. It will be so visual that it will almost become a coffee table book. Each recipe will have a photo. All recipes will be made and photographed in Stacey’s home with her daughter. Stacey will present recipes in the most beautiful visual way possible.

The book will conclude with a 2 week pull out food diary. This will be carefully designed to help those that believe they may have intoelrences and allergies to food identify them and what to do next. A full 12 week leather bound food diary will be designed by Stacey to be purchased separately.

Karishma Leckraz

Karishma (@yasitskrishy) is a passionate skin health advocate, model and content creator sharing her journey through Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW) and eczema with honesty, heart, and humor. As a woman of colour navigating chronic skin conditions, she shines a light on the often overlooked experiences within the community, creating space for connection, education, and healing. Karishma uses her platform to uplift others, champion inclusive skincare conversations, and remind fellow warriors that they are never alone and their skin is always doing its best. 💛

Ben Freedman

Ben brings a rich blend of experience and creativity to his role as Campaigns Manager at Viva! His 15 years of directing and producing documentaries and entertainment TV (Netflix, Channel 4, BBC) has helped inform how he builds compelling narratives and campaigns that inspire individuals to embrace veganism. Ben is passionate about helping people recognise how their choices impact the planet, personal health, and animal welfare and is proud to be part of a team committed to driving positive change for animals.

Tracey Dunn

Tracey Dunn is a former headteacher with considerable experience of managing allergies in addition to being a parent of children with allergies.  She is now the Education and AllergyWise® (training) Manager for Anaphylaxis UK having previously been the Education Ambassador for many years.

Jamie Robinson

With over 15 years of culinary experience, I have been in many amazing roles within the food industry. My current role, as the Executive Chef at Tesco PLC, I am at the forefront of culinary innovation and driving forward food trends. I have extensive expertise in various cuisines and techniques, and I’m push the boundaries of culinary creativity.

At Tesco PLC, I lead a talented team, developing innovative products to inspire our customers, protect the quality of the food products we sell and support our business in engaging internal and external stakeholders through events and showcases. My commitment to high-quality, sustainable ingredients ensures exceptional taste and alignment with modern food values.

Nadim Ednan-Laperouse

Nadim Ednan-Laperouse OBE 

My wife Tanya and I founded The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation in 2019 following the inquest into the death of our fifteen-year-old daughter Natasha. The charity’s mission ‘make allergy history.’ We are bringing about positive change for the 2-3 million people living in the UK with diagnosed food allergies by focusing on funding medical research, campaigning for law and policies that empower and save allergic lives, and by educating and raising allergy awareness in society. We want to ensure the needs of people living with allergies are met in a meaningful way and to positively impact allergic lives.  

Tanya Ednan-Laperouse

Tanya Ednan-Laperouse OBE 

Everything that I am, I owe to my daughter Natasha. She was a wonderful daughter, the very best and I learned so much from her. To those who knew her, she was a kind and loyal friend, she was brave, thoughtful and wise, funny, often hilarious, clever and so talented; to me, always my baby girl.  

As Co-Founder of Natasha’s Foundation my greatest passion is to give people living with allergies real hope for a safer future and also a platform to be heard. It is too late for Natasha, but there are many people just her – living with life threatening food allergies, and they are all precious and deserve to be understood and their illness to be taken extremely seriously.  

Adam Edwards

Dr Jose Costa

Dr José Costa is a senior allergy medic and media commentator, specialising in the latest research, medical guidance and insight on airborne allergies, including hay fever, allergic rhinitis (allergies to dust mites, animals, mould etc), allergic asthma and associated conditions.

With over 20 years of experience in paediatrics and 16 years of experience in allergy, Dr Costa is a member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the British Association of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI), being part of the group that writes the National Allergy Guidelines.

A graduate of Coimbra’s Medical school, in Portugal, Dr Costa holds also two post-graduate certificates – one in Paediatric Allergy, from Instituto de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Católica, in Lisbon and the other in Allergy, undertaken at the Imperial College in London. Dr Costa has practised as a senior medic in both the NHS and private sector, having led services at University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire and Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. As part of his own specialist Children’s Allergy Clinic, in Warwickshire and Oxfordshire, Dr Costa has become renowned for his leading expertise, supporting families affected by allergies across the UK, including the children of well-known public figures, celebrities and TV sporting personalities.

A father himself, Dr Costa’s son, also has multiple life-threatening food allergies, which prompted him to start his own business with insulated allergy bags for allergy medication, Allerpack, thus improving its safety of delivery due to the prevention of medication degradation. Dr Costa is an active voice in the allergy community and believes that, as well as managing the physical risk of allergies, supporting a more inclusive environment for children affected is vital for their mental health and wellbeing

Lauren Harber

Lauren Harber has been the Head of Marketing at Genius Foods since 2020, a household gluten free bakery brand who exists to create better bakery choices fin free from, without compromise and have done so for 16 years. leading the charge in delivering delicious, gluten-free bakery products without compromise.
Diagnosed with coeliac disease and IBS in 2015, Lauren has firsthand experience navigating the gluten free world. Her personal journey leading her to starting an Instagram account to help her navigate her journey connect with others. Over the years, she has built strong relationships within the online community, recognising the vital role the community plays in supporting us.
Lauren has a deep passion for the free-from community, her advocacy extends beyond her professional role, with her story having been featured in publications like The Mirror, as she looks to drive education and empowerment in the free-from space.
Appearing as a panelist for the first time at the 2025 Allergy & Free From Show, Lauren is excited to share insights from a brand perspective, offering an opportunity to probe behind-the-scenes and shed light on the challenges of the free-from food industry. Genius Foods will also be exhibiting at this year’s show—visit them at stand B10 to learn more.

Eva Humphries

Delicious food that just happens to be good for you.
Eva Humphries, MSc, DipION, mBANT, CNHC, is a leading BANT registered nutritionist with a refreshingly down-to-earth approach to nourishing food.
Forget everything you think you know about nutrition, do away with the notion of calories and consider a thought-provoking perspective that focuses on the addition of delicious foods.
Eva’s approach to nutrition is just that, a relaxed culmination of science-backed ideas that work to improve how we feel every day but without worrying about “bad” foods or restrictions.
Her creative angle means she speaks less about avocado on toast and focuses more on things that matter, such as ‘what to eat for better sleep’, ‘how to have more energy’ and ‘what to put on our plates to feel good’.


Eva runs a busy nutrition clinic focused on helping individuals feel amazing through food.
Her science-backed quotes are often featured in the media, including prestigious publications such as The Telegraph, The Times, Women’s Health and many others.
Elsewhere, Eva facilitates wellbeing talks for businesses, speaks at conferences and hosts retreats, all in the name of telling the world that nutrition is just about eating more whole foods, not about going on a diet. 


Amy Langfield

Founder Grow with Iris: Fortified, free from and plant-based Growing up drink for kids.

I founded Grow with Iris in 2018, transitioning from art teacher to entrepreneur after my daughter Iris was diagnosed with life-threatening allergies at four months old. My lived experience of managing her allergies and feeling helpless drove me to support other families and create more choice when it comes to children’s nutrition and milk alternatives. As someone who truly understands the daily challenges of allergies – too often misunderstood – I’m passionate about being an advocate for living with allergies, not being held back by them.

Together with my co-founder Sophie Paynter (who recently became an allergy mum herself), we’ve developed an innovative fortified plant-based growing-up drink for children over 12 months, free from the six most common allergens.

Our mission is simple: bring more choice to more children. Whether families are navigating allergies, following a plant-based lifestyle, or simply seeking inclusive nutrition options, we’re here to support them with products that are both safe and sustainable.

After years of rigorous development alongside paediatricians and dietitians, our UK-manufactured drink launched in August 2024. We’re proud that our extensive testing ensures zero ‘may contain’ warnings, offering true peace of mind for allergy families. Free from palm oil, emulsifiers, preservatives, and artificial colours, we’ve earned multiple Free From Food Awards including Best Plant-Based Drink, Nourish Innovation recognition, and secured three rounds of Innovate UK funding, including Woman in Innovation, Sustainability in Innovation and Biomedical Catalyst awards.

Lewis West

Lewis West is founder and owner of West Bakes Cookies. a husband-and-wife team that embarked on their sweet journey during the lockdown. What began as a small passion project has since blossomed into a thriving business, with West Bakes selling over 1 million cookies across the UK, US, and UAE. Their impressive list of partnerships includes well-known brands like British Sugar, Winter Wonderland, KISSFM, Fireaway Pizza, and Warner Brothers, among others. Lewis being severely allergic to nuts has never let the allergy get in the way, after having multiple close calls and reactions throughout his life, he knows first hand what it like to live with a Nut allergy, hence the protocols that have to be put in place with his cookie company.

From beginning baking in their one-bedroom apartment, West Bakes Cookies has grown to operate out of two sites—one dedicated to direct sales to the public and the other focused on manufacturing. Over the years, they’ve built a strong team of 15 talented staff members who help bring their delicious creations to life. With a commitment to quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction, West Bakes has become a beloved name in the cookie industry, continuing to expand and reach new markets.

Betsy Craig

Betsy Craig is the CEO and founder of MenuTrinfo® and Certified Free From® (CFF), a certification program provided by MenuTrinfo as a much needed resource for consumer-packaged goods (CPG) and food manufacturers that want to offer allergen-free products to people living with food allergies, intolerances and sensitivities. CFF is the only one of its type in the world and provides extensive third-party verification, testing, and validation of allergen-free claims on consumer-packaged products. Since 2010, Betsy has led her team in the commitment to safeguard lives and promote health within the foodservice industry. In 2023, Betsy was appointed as Chair of the Professional Development Group of Food Safety Assessment, Audit, and Inspection for the International Association of Food Protection, Co-Chair of the Food Allergen Committee for the Conference for Food Protection, and in 2024 she was appointed as co-chair of the FARE PACT Alliance Hospitality Industry Council, all roles she still proudly holds today.

Ali Walsh

Ali Walsh is the founder of Life on a Rice Cake, a website for people who need to avoid gluten. Through online courses and 1:1 mentoring sessions, Ali helps people with coeliac disease and IBS navigate their health challenges with confidence and clarity.
Diagnosed with both coeliac disease and IBS over twenty years ago, Ali is passionate about educating others about gluten to ensure they can eat and be catered for safely. She also believes that chronic pain can be made considerably more manageable using specific mindset and breathwork techniques, an approach which she incorporates into her mentoring.
Packed with valuable advice and practical strategies, Life on a Rice Cake aims to make living easier, no matter how difficult things might seem.
Ali is an accomplished speaker and writer, regularly appearing on BBC radio and at gluten-free events around the UK. She wrote for Gluten-Free Heaven magazine for five years and recently published her top ten Amazon bestselling book, ‘Are You There, Gluten?’ endorsed by the coeliac actor Christopher Eccleston.
A keen supporter of Coeliac UK, Ali raised money for the charity by running the 2023 London Marathon dressed as a banana.
She lives in Bristol with two naughty little people who love covering themselves in chocolate.

Amena Warner

Amena Warner RN. SN. (PG Dip) Specialist Practice. Dip Allergy, Allergy UK
Currently working as Head of Clinical Services for Allergy UK, helping to raise awareness of Allergy both nationally and internationally, supporting the aims of the charity. Previously working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in IMMUNOLOGY & ALLERGY for an NHS Hospital Trust.
Trained at University College, London in 1979 after studying the 3 sciences at A level. Paediatric training was gained at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Public Health & Specialist Practice in School Nursing qualification was gained in 1994. Going into schools and conducting health assessments on children made me very aware of the rising incidence of Allergy.
I joined the Royal College of Nursing Immunology & Allergy Nurses group as well as the British Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (BSACI) becoming the first Nurse to sit on the BSACI council and starting the National Nurses in Allergy Group.

Francesca Della Penna

Francesca Della Penna is an international journalist and digital media manager crafting strategies and engaging content across digital platforms. She currently develops social media campaigns for podcasts that resonate with audiences, alongside with her job as a Podcast Producer. With expertise in content production and social media trends, Francesca previously led social media initiatives at The Telegraph and CGTN Europe and she currently writes for Euronews Culture as a food expert.

As “The Gluten Freelancer,” she combines her passion for gluten-free living with her journalism background to raise awareness about coeliac disease, showcasing her multifaceted skill set on @theglutenfreelancer – An ongoing Instagram project that talks about Italian gluten free food, traditional recipes and gluten free lifestyle.

Lucy Gulland

As the PR & Community Manager of Balmonds Skincare, Lucy Gulland has been involved in the process of getting gentle natural skincare to those who need it the most for over two decades. She is on a mission to amplify the voices of those living with eczema, TSW and allergy-related skin conditions, and is passionate about representing diversity and authenticity in the world of skincare and beauty.

Dr Karen Murphy

Dr Karen is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist specialising in supporting those living with allergies. She has over 15 years experience within the NHS working across the lifespan with various physical and mental health needs. When qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist she worked in a children’s allergy service before setting up her own private practice in 2019. As well providing 1:1 therapy, the service provides workshops, resources and the recently launched Serene- The Allergy Podcast. This is a space to bring professionals together to discuss the psychological impact of living with allergies and the power of working together to provide the highest level of care.

Karen is passionate about supporting those living with allergies to thrive. From navigating hospital appointments, to eating out and travelling, she believes with support these are possible for everyone.

Podcast link available from Spotify or Apple.

Penny Hamilton

Penny Hamilton is Head of Product at award-winning British personal care brand Westlab.

One of the original pioneers of naturally therapeutic skincare, and a specialist in sensitive skin conditions, Penny has been an innovator within the health and wellbeing industry for over 25 years.

Her time within the brand includes the conception and delivery of numerous award-winning everyday wellbeing products, cementing her as the UK’s leading expert in mineral salts.

Today she plays a vital role in ensuring the Westlab brand stays remains true to its original core values to make natural wellbeing affordable and accessible to all, without compromising on quality or naturally derived formulas.

Penny also draws on her own personal journey to guide her product development, from her Rosacea (triggered from over-exposure to sensitising ingredients when working as a facialist) to her children’s battles with eczema and anaphylactic food allergies.

Kirsty Henshaw

Kirsty Henshaw is an entrepreneur and founder of Kirsty’s, the number 1 free-from ready-meal brand in the UK. Her business journey has taken her from kitchen table ice cream maker to Dragon’s Den success story, and beyond. She’s an inspiring single Mum from Preston, who has demonstrated to families across the country how to navigate family life with food allergies and intolerances. In 2020, she realised her dream of building her own state of the art 100% allergen-free food factory, and in 2024, she also launched flourish by Kirsty’s, a range of veggie packed meals for children, that have been thoughtfully created for children with food allergies or intolerances.

Jo Greenslade

Jo is the MD and owner of Eczema Clothing and mum to a daughter with life threatening allergies and severe eczema.  Eczema Clothing is a mission driven business dedicated to improving the lives of those impacted by eczema and other itchy skin conditions. 98% of their customers say the right clothing has helped them manage their eczema.   

Dr Rupy Aujla

Dr Rupy is the founder of ‘The Doctor’s Kitchen’, which strives to inspire and educate everybody about the beauty of food and medicinal effects of eating well. Creating healthy and delicious recipes using carefully selected ingredients, he explains the clinical research behind them and shares them across his media platforms (Instagram, Podcast, Website, YouTube, Facebook). 

In January 2022 he launched an exciting new app for The Doctor’s Kitchen – helping users to improve their health using food, with research-backed recipes tailored to health goals.

Dr Rupy is a Sunday Times bestselling author, with three published cookbooks – “The Doctor’s Kitchen”, “Eat to Beat Illness”, ‘Doctor’s Kitchen 3-2-1’ and a fourth – ‘Cooks – Healthy. Easy. Flavour’ published by Ebury, released in January 2023.

Dr Rupy often appears on TV shows such as This Morning, Saturday Kitchen, BBC Morning Live and recently hosted a prime time TV show for Channel 4 with Prue Leith – Cook Clever Waste Less.

He has also been commissioned to work on two series for the BBC – both featured on BBC Food and BBC iPlayer – Cooking in The Doctor’s Kitchen & Thrifty Cooking in The Doctor’s Kitchen.

In addition, he is an accomplished TEDx speaker – you can view Dr Rupy’s online. He is also the founding director of Culinary Medicine, a non-profit organisation which aims to teach doctors and medical students the foundations of nutrition, as well as teaching them how to cook.

Tyler West

Tyler West is a TV Presenter, Podcast & Radio Host. He soared in popularity across British households with his dancing prowess in the 2022 BBC One series of Strictly Come Dancing. 

Tyler is best known for his hit daily radio show The Home Straight with Tyler West on Kiss which reaches close to a million listeners per week. Tyler’s love of music is deeply embedded into his personality and he has built a loyal audience on his radio drive time show.

DJ’ing began for Tyler in 2019 when he was signed to the radio giant and he regularly performs at DJ events in the UK and internationally, including Kiss’ Ibiza Summer Pool Party Events bringing his signature upbeat energy.

Feeding his passion for storytelling, Podcasts have always appealed to Tyler and resulted in his original idea Every Day Hustle being developed and produced by Studio71 UK in 2018. Later in 2020, Tyler was the host of MTV’s Celebrity Ex On The Beach Podcast and has co-hosted on the Official Love Island podcast in 2022.

Away from TV, Tyler ran the London Marathon for Youth UK, a charity that he is a proud ambassador for. He regularly speaks out about the importance of supporting young people and has spent time mentoring those in his local community with local charities. More recently Tyler has travelled to Zambia with WaterAid and is now a global ambassador for the Charity.

Goldie Putrym

Goldie Putrym is an allergy author,  researcher and educator. She is also the founder of Allecza: The Allergy & Eczema Company.

Driven by scientific research, Goldie works on eczema research at the University of Nottingham, and food allergy research at Southampton University where she is also doing her pre-PhD training.

Goldie holds an MEng in Aeronautical Engineering from Imperial College and an MA in Journalism from City University. She has published three books on food allergies and has run workshops on two continents.

Above all, she is a hands-on mum of two children with eczema and multiple food allergies.

Nic Wilson

Nic Wilson is a writer, editor and monthly Guardian country diarist. She was diagnosed with coeliac disease at the age of 36 and also has adenomyosis. She is passionate about engaging people with gardening and the natural world. Nic loves to grow her own fruit and vegetables, which she uses in her gluten free home cooking for the family.

Nic’s debut non-fiction book Land Beneath the Waves: Nature, Place and Chronic Illness will be available from all good bookshops and online retailers from 12 June 2025. It is published by Summersdale and can be pre-ordered here: Land Beneath the Waves by Nic Wilson | Foyles. Land Beneath the Waves is a moving, honest and revealing memoir of living with chronic illness, exploring how gardening and nature can help ground us and enable us to live well physically and mentally.

Nic works freelance for BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine as a writer and editor, mostly specialising in growing your own, wildlife and wild plants. Her writing has featured in many anthologies, journals and magazines including The English Garden, The Garden (RHS), Going to Ground: An Anthology of Nature and Place, Moving Mountains: Writing Nature Through Illness and Disability, and Under the Changing Skies: The Best of The Guardian’s Country Diary 2018-2024.

You can follow Nic on social media and read her articles and news on her website: www.nicwilson.co.uk

Stephanie Davis

Award winning actress, singer and TV personality, Stephanie Davis, has been in the public eye since 2010 when she competed in the BBC show, Over the Rainbow. From there, she went on to win the role of Sinead O’Connor in Channel 4 show Hollyoaks, a role she went on to win several awards for including Best Actress; and then onto Coronation Street. Stephanie has opened up about her allergies and living with food allergies, after finding out when she was three years old that she was allergic to nuts & peanuts; as well as various other allergies include soya, lentils and more. Stephanie is keen to support others with allergies and influence positive changes for the future.  

Lucy Upton

Lucy Upton is a leading UK Paediatric Dietitian and voice for children’s nutrition and food allergies.  She has over 14 years of experience embedded in the NHS and Private Practice.  She is passionate about championing the nutritional health of babies and children of all ages.   Lucy has gained a wealth of clinical experience supporting children and their families in a range of NHS settings, from GP clinics and schools to Specialist Children’s Hospitals.   Her knowledge and experience gained within this diverse range of settings allow her to bring experienced, honest, pragmatic and, importantly, evidence-based advice to parents when supporting children’s feeding and nutrition.  Lucy’s specialist areas of expertise include; food allergies, fussy eating, gut health, feeding and feeding difficulties, weaning, coeliac disease, and children’s growth.

Lucy is passionate about supporting all parents with confidence surrounding their child’s nutrition and feeding!  She has a popular and active Instagram account aiming to empower parents through education, and cut through nutrition nonsense often found online!  She is now also the director of The Children’s Dietitian Ltd, running private 1:1 clinics, providing webinars, courses and free resources to help navigate the tricky world of children’s nutrition and parenting

Sarah Howells

Sarah Howells – aka The Gluten Free Blogger – is an award-winning gluten free recipe creator, blogger and cookbook author. Sarah was diagnosed with coeliac disease two decades ago, and has been sharing gluten free recipes and advice on her website since 2009.

Sarah started her blog with a hope to advocate for all people with coeliac disease, and ensure nobody starting a gluten free diet felt lost and alone. Now she shares recipes and advice for living with coeliac disease to hundreds-of-thousands of readers and across her social media platforms. Her mission is to show that a life without gluten doesn’t mean a life without flavour!

In 2023 Sarah released her debut cookbook, Delicious Gluten Free Meals (published by Yellow Kite) with over 100 recipes from 15-minute meals and one-pan wonders to slow cooked weekend warmers, batch cooking staples, sides and desserts. Her book recipes include several varieties of gluten free pizza, sweet and sour pork, tasty kebabs, quiches, pies, focaccia bread, sticky toffee pudding, dough balls, burritos, gnocchi and egg noodles.

The book is the manual Sarah wished had been around when she was first diagnosed with coeliac disease and includes lots of helpful advice on reading labels, stocking your cupboards, eating out and communicating your dietary needs to family and friends.

A trained journalist, Sarah also publishes in-depth advice and guidance on her website, as well as travel guides and satirical takes on gluten free life. She also co-hosts Oh Crumbs, the gluten free podcast, and lives in sunny North Devon.

Follow Sarah on social media (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube) @GFBlogger and find hundreds of free recipes and advice pieces on her website www.theglutenfreeblogger.com.

Paula Benedi

Paula is the founder of Synergised and on a mission to establish root cause medicine as the gold standard of healthcare. As the creator of the Daily Essential Formula among others, she has been featured extensively in the press including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Natural Health Magazine, Women & Home, and more. She also shares her wealth of knowledge through her podcast, The Health Formula Show, which boasts over 250 episodes dedicated to evidence-based health solutions. With a background in nutrition, functional medicine, and nutritional therapy, Paula is recognised for her holistic and personalised approach to wellness. Her commitment to leveraging scientific testing and comprehensive solutions has empowered thousands of individuals worldwide to overcome chronic health challenges and achieve optimal health under her guidance.

Catherine Hobson

Julianne Ponan MBE

Julianne Ponan MBE is a trailblazer in the free-from world, dedicated to ensuring that allergies don’t hold people back from living life to the fullest.
Diagnosed with severe anaphylaxis at just two years old after a life-threatening reaction to a cookie in nursery, Julianne has spent her life navigating the challenges of multiple allergies, including peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, chickpeas, and more. Refusing to let allergies define her, she has travelled the world safely, proving that adventure and dietary restrictions can go hand in hand. She is passionate about empowering children with allergies to speak up, advocate for themselves, and feel confident in their choices.

She founded a leading Top 14 Allergen free food brand Creative Nature, Julianne has revolutionized the free-from food industry, launching innovative products from nutritious baking mixes to allergen-safe snacks.
Her mission is clear: to push boundaries and ensure that free-from food is not only safe but also delicious and nutritious. Her relentless efforts have led to major industry shifts, securing listings with Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Ocado, Asda, and exporting to 16 countries, including the UAE.

She has also driven change in the aviation industry, working with airlines such as Virgin Atlantic, Iberia, and KLM to improve in-flight food options for allergy sufferers.

Julianne’s advocacy extends far beyond business. She was one of the founders of the Allergy Awareness Assemblies, launched during Allergy Awareness Week, which has now educated over 250,000 children on how to support their allergic peers. She is also a Non-Executive Director for GS1 UK and serves as the Export Policy Champion for the FSB, using her platform to push for better regulations and support for allergy sufferers.

Her voice has been heard at the highest levels, speaking on Sky News, BBC, and in Parliament, championing better allergy awareness, food safety, and inclusive policies. She is also a judge for the Free From Food Awards and On Board Hospitality Awards, a former guest judge on Britain’s Next Top Model, and has recently been appointed as the first Medic Alert ambassador in 65 years—a role dedicated to raising awareness about life-saving medical IDs.
In recognition of her groundbreaking contributions to business, exports, and allergy awareness, Julianne was awarded an MBE in the New Year’s King’s Honours List. Her mission has always been to continue reshaping the free-from landscape, ensuring that those with allergies can eat, travel, and live without fear.

Nathalie Newman

Nathalie Newman, the award-winning founder of www.intolerantgourmand.com, is a respected and well-known person in the allergies and free-from community for her innovative approach. Motivated by her son Callum’s severe allergies and eczema, Nathalie is a driving force in reshaping perceptions. 

With a proven track record in relationship building, compelling communication, and successful project management, Nathalie is a dynamic force. As a leading voice in the field, she appears regularly on camera, in the press, and also radio interviews, offering insights on thriving with allergies. 

Nathalie is a often seen as a presenter and compère at high-profile events such as BSACI, Allergy Show London, and BBC Good Food Show. She also serves as a judge for the Free From Food Awards. In her role as a full-time freelance brand consultant, she collaborates with major brands to focus on allergies and their treatment, providing crucial support to those within the allergy community from both a business and consumer perspective. 

Steve Walpole

Steve has been passionate about food since the age of 15 when he discovered the delights of cookery through his Saturday job at a local restaurant. From here he attended the prestigious Westminster Kingsway College to train as a Chef. His first role earned him a position in the kitchens at the House of Commons where he worked his way up from Commis to Senior Chef de Partie. It was during these summer recesses that Steve used his time to gain valuable experience in a number of high-profile restaurants and hotels. His culinary journey later took him back to Westminster Kingsway College but this time as a Chef Lecturer, teaching aspiring young chefs and working with The Fifteen Foundation to establish and support their training programme. Subsequent roles have seen Steve head-hunted to work within airline catering as a Senior Executive Chef for British Airways and retailer manufacturing as Head of Food for Ugo Food Group.

Steve Walpole Limited started in 2013, growing from a demand for the specialist knowledge and expertise that Steve is able to offer.  The business has gone from strength to strength and Steve finds himself working with an increasingly diverse range of clients and projects.  One of the many things that Steve really loves about his business is the variety that it offers both in terms of products and projects as well as the opportunity to connect people and businesses within the food and hospitality industry. 

Kyle Dine

Kyle Dine is an award-winning food allergy educator from Canada who has performed educational allergy assemblies at over 1,000 schools. Through a fun and engaging mix of music, puppets, and storytelling, Kyle helps students develop an understanding on the basics of food allergy as well as empathy for each other’s differences. He is also the CEO & Founder of Equal Eats, a company that provides high quality translation cards for travellers with dietary restrictions. 

Ruth Holroyd

Ruth Holroyd is an author, blogger and patient expert. She writes about allergies, anaphylaxis, asthma, eczema and topical steroid withdrawal on her award winning blog www.whatallergy.com. She won the Free From Food Awards Hero Award 2021 and has written two books. ‘Anaphylaxis: The Essential Guide: An Action Plan For Living With Life-Threatening Allergies’ which focuses on anxiety and fear and how to live with the daily challenge of living with a life limiting condition. Her poetry collection for people with eczema, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and topical steroid withdrawal, is called The Shape of Skin. Both are available on Amazon. 

www.whatallergy.com 

Morgan McKenzie Moore

Morgan is a content creator and performer whose life revolves around everything gluten free since being diagnosed with coeliac disease when she was 22. Born & raised in New Zealand, she moved to London 5 years ago and has stayed ever since (mostly for the food!).

Professor Adam Fox

Adam read Medicine at Cambridge University. From 2006, he spent 9 years as clinical lead for Allergy (Adult & Paediatric) at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospitals, London. After 3 years as Clinical Director for Specialist Ambulatory Medicine, he took up the post of Deputy Medical Director (Commercial) for Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in 2018 until 2023. He is also a Professor of Paediatric Allergy at King’s College London and the founding Director of the KCL Allergy Academy, a postgraduate educational programme, which was a finalist at the BMJ Awards in 2018.  

Adam was elected as President of the British Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, the first Paediatrician to hold this position, from October 2018 until 2021 and is now Chair of the National Allergy Strategy Group.  

Adam was awarded ‘Paediatric Allergist of the Year’ from Allergy UK in 2007. His doctoral thesis on peanut allergy received the Raymond Horton Smith prize from Cambridge University in 2012 and he was included in The Times ‘Britain’s 100 Best Children’s Doctor’s’.  Adam received the William Frankland Award for Outstanding contribution to Allergy in 2015 and a Department of Health National Clinical Excellence award from the in 2016 and 2020.  

Together with two colleagues he established the Allergy Centre of Excellence at Great Ormond St Hospital in 2021, where he initiated the first patient in the world, outside of the US, on Palforzia (the first licenced food allergy desensitisation product). The centre offers oral immunotherapy for multiple foods.

Adam is a Founding Director of Allergy Centre of Excellence which aims to provide patient centred and responsive care, backed up by the highest safety standards which is supported by the most experienced clinicians. Allergy Centre of Excellence

Dale Pinnock 'The Medicinal Chef’

Nutritionist, Author & Teacher, Culinary Medicine College

Nutritionist Dale has been in the nutrition industry for 26 years, with qualifications in BSc Human Nutrition, BSc Herbal Medicine, and Post Graduate Diploma Nutritional Medicine. Known as ‘The Medicinal Chef’, Dale’s primary focus is how food and nutrition can be a valid part of the healthcare picture, making healthy eating a pleasure.

Dale is a successful Sunday Times Best Selling author (with 20 books and counting) and has appeared on many TV shows, from ITV’s Eat Shop Save, to his numerous appearances on This Morning. He is also the founder of The Culinary Medicine College, where he teaches thousands of students around the world, so they can gain their Diploma in Culinary Medicine.

Kate Lancaster

Author & Content Creator, The Dairy Free Mum

Kate Lancaster is the founder of the popular Instagram page @thedairyfreemum. Kate’s two young children have both had Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy (CMPA) and she shares simple, delicious dairy-free meal ideas that are suitable for the whole family, so no-one misses out. She is passionate about raising food allergy awareness, and uses her experiences to help fellow allergy parents with information, tips and advice to support their own journeys.

Dan Kelly

Dan Kelly is the founder of May Contain, the U.K.’s leading blog and podcast committed to breaking the stigma of food allergies and mental health. He actively contributed to raising awareness about the seriousness of food allergies, having lived with a severe nut allergy since the age of 5. His weekly podcast has been recognized through notable features on renowned platforms such as BBC News, Daily Mail, and BBC Live. Also an active writer for WebMD where he talks about his food allergy experience.

Becky Excell

‘Queen of Gluten Free’ Becky Excell is a 6x Sunday Times best-selling author and a trusted authority on all things gluten-free, with a following of over 1 million on her social media channels.

Becky is an advocate for positive change for the gluten-free and free from community through her best-selling books, regular national TV appearances and as an ambassador for Coeliac UK. She’s passionate about shining a light on the cost of living for those who are gluten free and her seventh book, ‘Budget Gluten Free,’ (released 13th Feb 2025) is the next step in an exciting journey to ensure that gluten-free food is accessible to all those who need it.

Becky’s first-hand knowledge of being on a gluten-free diet for over 15 years has enabled her to share much-needed support to those directed to follow a life-long gluten-free diet, often with little to no help or guidance. In her capacity of ambassador for Coeliac UK, Becky hosts their podcast and works closely alongside them to persistently raise awareness about the struggles that go along with a gluten-free diet, both medically, practically and socially. Her next aim is to help to improve gluten-free offerings and understanding in schools – an area often highlighted as needing much improvement by her followers – alongside the likes of hospitals, events, restaurants and public transport.

Outside of food, Becky also has a strong interest in talking about mental health having suffered from an Eating Disorder in her early twenties; in 2024 she contributed a chapter to the book ‘Eating Disorders Don’t Discriminate’, documenting how an eating disorder covertly manifested itself into her life. In addition to this, having discovered that she has the BRCA2 gene mutation, she’s incredibly passionate about sharing the life changing implications this diagnosis has had had on her, which included a double mastectomy in May 2022, age 31.

Not only have her cookbooks received Nigella Lawson’s seal of approval, Becky was awarded Observer Food Monthly’s Best Food Personality award in 2022, the bCreator Award’s Food Creator of the Year 2022 and BBC Food Creator of the Year 2023. She has appeared on TV shows such as This Morning, showing the nation how easy it is to make delicious gluten-free food, as well as cooking and baking at events including the Good Food Show, The Big Feastival, Pub in the Park and Carfest.

Her six Sunday Times best-selling cookbooks, How to Make Anything Gluten Free, How to Bake Anything Gluten Free, How to Plan Anything Gluten Free, Quick and Easy Gluten Free, Gluten Free Christmas and Gluten Free Air Fryer were published by Quadrille. She lives in Essex, UK.