Ella Whelan【 Wikipedia 】Age Born, Married, Partner Husband, Father

Name Ella Whelan

Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB December 14, 1991. As of 2025, she is around 34 years old. (source: her 29th birthday was on December 14, 2020; see https://www.instagram.com/p/CIxMfTOBU4T/)

Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / Spouse / Partner Married. Check the full bio for relationship details.

Wiki Biography / Profile Background

Introduction :

A feminist, freelance writer, and public speaker, Ella Whelan is well-renowned for her defence of freedom for women and free speech.
Ella often clashes with mainstream journalists across major media networks. In particular, her thoughts about the #Metoo Movement have often been described as controversial. She supports women who speak up for anything they don’t like but says the movement can blur the line between malicious intent and bad flirting.

Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :

Ella grew up in inner-city London in an Irish working-class family.
She is the daughter of Bernadette Whelan, who is a Debating Matters Co-ordinator. They often work together.
She married her husband, Ian Llewellyn, in July 2019. The couple lives together in London. Their son, Muirgheas Patrick Llewellyn made was born on October 11th, 2022, weighing a solid 8 pounds and 4 ounces.

Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info

Wheelan has a Master’s degree in English Literature (class of 2014) from the University of Sussex. It was while studying here that she began to write about feminism.

Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :

Ella’s first job was as an Office Manager at East London School of Science.
In 2015, she joined ‘Spike’, an online political magazine that promotes freedom of speech. This launched her writing career. Management quickly recognised her talent, and it wasn’t long until she became promoted to the post of Assistant Editor.
Between 2015 and 2018, Wheelan hosted the ‘Spiked’ podcast as well. She also worked as the Deputy Editor of ‘Spiked Review,’ a monthly arts and letters magazine.
Over the years, Ella has made regular appearances on Sky News, Channel 4 News, Good Morning Britain, etc., for discussing questions surrounding women today.
She is also a regular contributor of articles for publications like The Sun, The Daily Mail, Conscience, Spectator, International Business Times and Grazia.
Ella is a producer of the annual ‘The Battle of Ideas Festival,’ which is in its 15th year (as of 2019). The festival promotes open discussion and healthy debate between people from a range of backgrounds.
In 2017, Wheelan published a bestselling book called What Women Want: Fun, Freedom and an End to Feminism. She wrote it because she believes that feminism doesn’t actually ask what women want.

Interesting Facts and Trivia :

Victoria Derbyshire, a top BBC journalist, once set up Ella on a blind date with Stanley Johnson, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s father. They both had different views on Brexit, and Victoria thought it would be a good piece of a television debate. Ella insisted that Stanley pay for the meal.
The night before her wedding, Ella and her father got stuck in the lift on their estate for two hours and had to be rescued by the London Fire Service.
She is a big fan of Mary Beard, the English scholar and historian.
Ella shared her thoughts on smoking and government rules related to it in her October 5th, 2023, tweets. She mentioned that most people already know smoking is bad for health and pointed out that fewer people smoke now, partly because of vaping and changing attitudes about health. She criticised the government for banning smoking on TV shows like Love Island, suggesting it might have affected the quality of the shows. Further, she believed these actions were taking away personal freedom.

Body Figure / Physical Info

Measurements :

Eye Colour : Blue
Haircut / Hair Colour : Ginger / Redhead
How tall / Height : 5′8″
Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : 6
Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
Weight Loss : A few Google queries regarding this, but we couldn’t find anything conclusive on any of her social media.