School
The University of Alabama at Huntsville
Expertise
TV & Movie Trivia, Bravo Celebrities, The Royal Family
- With the help of her friend, Kay once ran her own online blog which centered on celeb news, TV reviews, and lifestyle tips
- She's seen every single episode of "Keeping Up With The Kardashians."
- Her first paid writing work was for Teenz Media, a website dedicated to delivering fun, positive write-ups on current teen stars.
Experience
Kay Banks has been freelance writing for over six years, focusing mostly on celebrity news. After working with Teenz Media, she scored an internship with Teen.com, where she wrote longer-form listicles covering television, music, and feminism. In recent years, her work has appeared in The Inquisitr, The Tempest, and All Women's Talk. She has also ghostwritten lifestyle content and dabbled in chat-fiction writing.
Education
Kay graduated from The University Of Alabama at Huntsville with a bachelor's in English.
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Lindsey Graham has had his fair share of gaffes, the latest of which humiliated him and exposed a little phone call he was trying to make in private.
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