
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 RolesWhether 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 ParentsThe Hollywood gene pool is strong.
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40 MTV Reality Shows You Probably Forgot ExistedRIP The Ashlee Simpson Show.
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The Definitive Guide to Budgeting Your Money in 2023Features How to get it together with your hard-earned cash this year.
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22 Celebrities and the Religious Backgrounds You Didn't Know They HadBuddhism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity—gang's all here.
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12 Cinco de Mayo Cocktails That Are Way Better Than Your Average MargaritaDon't worry, there's still plenty of tequila.
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Weekend Trip Guide: Where to Stay, Eat, and Drink in Honolulu, HawaiiFeatures Aloha. 🏄♀️
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We Finally Know What Kylie Jenner Named Her Baby GirlAnd it's not at all what you expected.
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8 Classic Cocktails Every Woman Should Have Had by the Time She's 30Consider this your incentive to ditch the gin and tonic of your college days.
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Weekend Trip Guide: Where to Stay, Eat, and Drink in MontrealFeatures Bonjour hi!
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#Adulting: 36 Modern Christmas Songs for Grown Women
No, "Here Comes Santa Claus" does not make the cut.
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Weekend Trip Guide: Where to Stay, Eat, and Drink in San FranciscoFeatures Your 🔑 to the Golden City.
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30 Celebrities Who Have Openly Owned Up to Plastic SurgeryReal talk.
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Weekend Trip Guide: Where to Stay, Eat, and Drink in MinneapolisFeatures The midwestern town packs a lot of punch.
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Exclusive: Here's How to Make Olivia Culpo's Favorite Holiday CocktailGo ahead, get merry.
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16 Scary-Good Cocktails (AKA Halloween Candy for Adults)No tricks, just treats.
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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.
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Tyga Just Posted and Deleted a Snap Saying Kylie Jenner's Baby Is HisUmm 👀
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5 Things You Learn When You Go to the Emmys for the First TimeFeatures That seat-filler hustle is real.
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Fergie and Josh Duhamel Are Splitting After 8 Years of Marriage
Because it's 2017 and the world is crumbling.
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3 Things You Never Knew About Your Favorite White Wines
Features 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 YetAnd that's saying a lot.
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Demi Lovato Casually Frees the Nipple on the VMAs Red CarpetDannnng, Demi.
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Fringe Benefits: Celebrities With and Without BangsBangs? No bangs? Bangs? No bangs?
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Women Warriors: The Hidden History of Female Combat HeroesIn 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.
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Here's How to Basically Live Forever—According to the Oldest People in the WorldHow To Weirdly their advice almost always involves alcohol and unhealthy food...so yay?
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15 Perfectly Pink Restaurants to Put on Your Must-Eat ListFeatures Do it for the food, then do it for the Insta.
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