Essex Girl

Maria Ferguson explores what it's like to be an Essex Girl through the eyes of a sixteen-year-old girl growing up in ’00s Brentwood.

Maria Ferguson explores what it's like to be an Essex Girl through the eyes of a sixteen-year-old girl growing up in ’00s Brentwood.

“Essex Girl: a young working-class woman from the Essex area, typically considered as being unintelligent, materialistic, devoid of taste and sexually promiscuous.” – Collins English Dictionary Kirsty is a sixteen-year-old girl growing up in ’00s Brentwood. She likes WKD, Elton John, Pie & Mash and Charlie Red body spray. She’s on a quest to win Sexy Ricky’s heart and pass her GCSEs. She also has a secret to tell you. One she can’t tell anyone else. Follow Kirsty’s story through the house parties and Irish pubs of Essex. From West Ham matches to choir practice, pre-drinks to registration, she will tell you what it’s really like to be an Essex G