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Nevena Bridgen

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Nevena Bridgen
Nationality
  • British
  • Serbian
Occupations
  • Blogger
  • opera singer
SpouseAndrew Bridgen

Nevena Bridgen is a Serbian opera singer and blogger. She is the wife of Andrew Bridgen. Bridgen is the founder of The Wives of Westminster, a blog about British political wives.[1] Bridgen and her work has been featured in The Times,[1] The Guardian,[2] i,[3] The Independent[4] Vice[5] and other publications.

Early life and training

Bridgen was born in Belgrade, Serbia, then part of Yugoslavia. She was discovered during the Yugoslav Wars singing in bomb shelters and went on to audition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.[citation needed] Bridgen is a principal soloist of the National Theatre in Belgrade.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Whitworth, Damian (2019-05-27). "Nevena Bridgen on why she created the Wives of Westminster blog". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  2. ^ "The Wives of Westminster: glamorous lifestyle blog or political platform?". The Guardian. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. ^ Chaplain, Chloe. "'The Wives of Westminster': inside the bizarre blog about the 'purpose-centric' lives of parliamentary spouses'". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  4. ^ Cowburn, Ashley (7 May 2019). "'Wives of Westminster' website launched by Tory MP's spouse accused of 'sexism'". The Independent. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  5. ^ Le Conte, Marie (9 May 2019). "We Spoke to Female MPs About the 'Bizarrely Outdated' Wives of Westminster Site". Vice. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  6. ^ Beogradu, IT Centar Narodnog pozorišta u. "Nevena Pavlović". National Theatre in Belgrade. Retrieved 2019-06-13.