Samantha Leal
Samantha Leal is the Deputy Editor at Well+Good, where she spends most of her day thinking of new ideas across platforms, bringing on new writers, overseeing the day-to-day of the website, and working with the awesome team to produce the best stories and packages. Before W+G, she was the Senior Web Editor for Marie Claire and the Deputy Editor for Latina.com, with bylines all over the internet. Graduating from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University with a minor in African history, she’s written everything from travel guides to political op-eds to wine explainers (currently enrolled in the WSET program) to celebrity profiles. Find her online pretty much everywhere @samanthajoleal.
Latest articles by Samantha Leal
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64 Celebrities Who Admitted They Hate Their Iconic Roles
Whether it's the character or how they played it, these stars spoke out.
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40 Celebrity Kids That Look Exactly Like Their Parents
The Hollywood gene pool is strong.
By Samantha Leal Published
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40 MTV Reality Shows You Probably Forgot Existed
RIP The Ashlee Simpson Show.
By Samantha Leal Published
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The Definitive Guide to Budgeting Your Money in 2023
How to get it together with your hard-earned cash this year.
By Samantha Leal Published
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22 Celebrities and the Religious Backgrounds You Didn't Know They Had
Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity—gang's all here.
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12 Cinco de Mayo Cocktails That Are Way Better Than Your Average Margarita
Don't worry, there's still plenty of tequila.
By Samantha Leal Published
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Weekend Trip Guide: Where to Stay, Eat, and Drink in Honolulu, Hawaii
Aloha. 🏄♀️
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We Finally Know What Kylie Jenner Named Her Baby Girl
And it's not at all what you expected.
By Samantha Leal Published
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8 Classic Cocktails Every Woman Should Have Had by the Time She's 30
Consider this your incentive to ditch the gin and tonic of your college days.
By Samantha Leal Published
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Weekend Trip Guide: Where to Stay, Eat, and Drink in Montreal
Bonjour hi!
By Samantha Leal Published
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#Adulting: 36 Modern Christmas Songs for Grown Women
No, "Here Comes Santa Claus" does not make the cut.
By Samantha Leal Published
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Weekend Trip Guide: Where to Stay, Eat, and Drink in San Francisco
Your 🔑 to the Golden City.
By Samantha Leal Published
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30 Celebrities Who Have Openly Owned Up to Plastic Surgery
Real talk.
By Samantha Leal Published
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Weekend Trip Guide: Where to Stay, Eat, and Drink in Minneapolis
The midwestern town packs a lot of punch.
By Samantha Leal Published
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Exclusive: Here's How to Make Olivia Culpo's Favorite Holiday Cocktail
Go ahead, get merry.
By Samantha Leal Published
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16 Scary-Good Cocktails (AKA Halloween Candy for Adults)
No tricks, just treats.
By Samantha Leal Published
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Jason Momoa Joked That He Loved Getting to "Rape Beautiful Women" on 'Game of Thrones'
That's it, men are canceled.
By Samantha Leal Published
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Tyga Just Posted and Deleted a Snap Saying Kylie Jenner's Baby Is His
Umm 👀
By Samantha Leal Published
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5 Things You Learn When You Go to the Emmys for the First Time
That seat-filler hustle is real.
By Samantha Leal Published
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Fergie and Josh Duhamel Are Splitting After 8 Years of Marriage
Because it's 2017 and the world is crumbling.
By Samantha Leal Published
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3 Things You Never Knew About Your Favorite White Wines
Not just for summer (though drink 'em while the drinking is good).
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Ending DACA Is the Most Un-American Thing Trump's Done Yet
And that's saying a lot.
By Samantha Leal Published
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Demi Lovato Casually Frees the Nipple on the VMAs Red Carpet
Dannnng, Demi.
By Samantha Leal Published
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Fringe Benefits: Celebrities With and Without Bangs
Bangs? No bangs? Bangs? No bangs?
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Women Warriors: The Hidden History of Female Combat Heroes
In the records of what shaped the world we live in today, men have gotten all the glory—but these women changed the course of history too.
By Samantha Leal Published
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Here's How to Basically Live Forever—According to the Oldest People in the World
Weirdly their advice almost always involves alcohol and unhealthy food...so yay?
By Samantha Leal Published
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15 Perfectly Pink Restaurants to Put on Your Must-Eat List
Do it for the food, then do it for the Insta.
By Samantha Leal Published