Alita Brydon is a popular social media personality, dating expert and body positivity champion known for her sense of humour and confidence.
Alita is the creator of ‘Bad Dates of Melbourne’ (BDOM) on Facebook and Instagram, and the creator of ‘Bad Dates of Australia’ (BDOA) on Facebook and Instagram. These social media pages have been called “addictive” and a “national phenomenon” by the media, with a “cult following”.
Alita makes regular media appearances and has been seen on ‘A Current Affair’, ‘Today’, ‘The Herald Sun’, ‘Punkee’, ‘ABC News’, ‘Body & Soul’, ‘The Chrissie Swan Show’ and many more.
Alita’s work as a freelance journalist writing stories about dating, body confidence and pop culture, has gone viral, created worldwide news.
Alita also has a professional background in activism and social change, and is currently working in politics.
Alita’s nonfiction book – part memoir, part guidebook – is a hilarious, feisty and relatable book will help you rewrite the narrative on love, bodies and self-esteem and will be published by HarperCollins in 2025.