CLARA BATTEN is an actress, writer and social media comedy creator who goes by the TikTok and Instagram handle @clara_batten_. She is co-writing a comedy series and recently acted in the Sky Original film A Christmas Number One. Her self-deprecating comedy sketches and acerbic wit have garnered Clara a legion of online fans. She has been featured in YOU, the Daily Mail, the Sun, the Poke and Netmums, while her sketches have been shown on BBC Breakfast and Loose Women. She is married and lives in East Sussex with her husband, Adam, and two children, Cressy and Monty. Gin & Phonics is her debut book.
‘Brilliant, bonkers and laugh-out-loud funny. Clara’s dry, sarcastic wit is fantastic. She is self-deprecating, relatable, and absolutely hilarious’ – Amanda Holden ‘Reading Gin & Phonics is like giving the room to your funniest friend. Sharply observed, laugh-out-loud funny and gloriously compelling.’ – Simon Pegg 'Hilarious and sassy reportage from the front line of the Waitrose (sorry, I mean Sainsbury’s) wine and spirits aisle.' – Phill Jupitus