Claire Le Day
I grew up in Edinburgh before moving to Devon in 2003. My memoir, The Diary of a Teenage Dirtbag, reflects my turbulent adolescence filled with heartbreak, alcohol, and mean girls. It’s a real ‘nostalgia-fest’ for millennials, and I feel both incredibly proud and completely horrified by it.
While attempting to paint the cover of my second book, Fear & Loathing in Plymouth, I rediscovered my love of painting. The book continues to gather dust (metaphorically) as I search for a literary agent, but in the meantime, I’m giving the artist’s life a go.
Very proudly holding up March 24's copy of Exeter Living where her painting of 'Iona' was chosen to grace the cover for International Women's "MONTH".
'Claire' looking horribly smug with the release of the second edition of The Diary of a Teenage Dirtbag and it's cleaner cover.
At the beautiful Bridwell Christmas Market
Claire and family during lockdown in Topsham, Devon.
'Claire' with her husband at the book launch for The Diary of a Teenage Dirtbag at the Salutation Inn in Topsham. Dress - BCBG Shoes - LK Bennett. Lyme Bay Brut Reserve filling the glasses with golden joy.
Claire signing her first book
Front Cover of Exeter Living - March 2024
Note from editor with 'The Passenger'
'Summer Thinking' in Exeter Living
Interview in March 2024 Exeter Living Magazine
A selection of images in Exeter Living March 2024
'Claire' at work proving that she is NEVER without a book... 'What if I bumped into Dolly Alderton or Sharon Horgan?!'
Claire at Topsham's Saturday morning market fruitlessly trying to convince Devon's septuagenarians that The Diary of a Teenage Dirtbag is definitely THE book for them.
Claire reading an extract from her debut book, The Diary of a Teenage Dirtbag at her book launch at The Salutation Inn, in Topsham, Devon.
Claire at 'Nello's Longest Table' in Topsham June 2022. Photo by Nick Hook Photography
Claire with her daughters July 2022
Teenage Claire
Teenage Claire
School Disco 1999
Claire at 'St Catherines School for Girls' 1999
A rare moment of happiness at school 1999
Sleepover Bants 1999
With 'Dan Jeffries' 1999
At The Teenage Ball 2001
Claire Le Day with 'Hannah' in her teenage bedroom 2000.
Drinking testtube shots with 'William Macleod' and 'Angus' in Siglos, Edinburgh 2001.
With 'William' - 2001
Last day at St Catherines
This is a blind selfie with a 1999 Nikon camera and a roll of film. Circa 2002
With 'Gael' in St Jacut De La Mer Summer 2001
Summer 2001
The much fated 'opera' for the Edinburgh Festival Aug 2001.
My 16th Birthday at 'The Mexican' on Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh Nov 2001
NYE 2001/2002 with 'Aussie Jason'
Summer 2002 with 'Sexy Laurent'
Summer 2002 Cote D'Azure and 'Sexy Laurent'
Summer 2003 in St Jacut De La Mer
Summer 2003 St Jacut De La Mer - Camping on the island.
2003 - Geeking out at RAF Camp
2002
2003
School 'Graduation' June 2003 at 'St Felix's'
2003
Drinking Champagne with 'Maggie' and 'Charlie' after A-level results. Summer 2003.