Vanessa de Largie has been the resident sex columnist at Maxim Magazine since February 2017.
Her writing has been published in
The Spectator, The Daily Telegraph, The Huff Post, GQ Magazine, Penthouse Magazine, The Sydney Morning Herald, Perth Now, iNews UK and many more..
She's an award-winning actress and author. She's also a prolific journalist and social commentator.
Publicity about Vanessa's work has appeared in The Washington Times, Cosmopolitan Magazine (US), Mashable, The Bolt Report, The Guardian and more.
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Vanessa's feature editorial in Maxim's Jan 2019 issue!
"Yes, yes, YES! Ohmigod Yes! No sadly I'm not in the middle of a When Harry Met Sally orgasm, but I am screaming in agreement at Vanessa de Largie's brilliant piece on how women want sex not romance."
~ Samantha X, The Daily Telegraph
"Many moral crusaders seem driven by hatred or hunger for power. Take actor and writer, Vanessa de Largie."
~ Andrew Bolt, Herald Sun
Vanessa is one of life's natural polymaths: she acts, she dances, she writes and a lot more... And she does it all with great panache and a finely tuned instinct for the viscera, the inner turmoil, the bodily pleasures - and horrors. As a publisher, it was her writing that caught my eye: sheer, gutsy unadorned prose that dives on her subject like a morsel in the eye of a bird of prey..."
~ Paul Ham, Australian Historian
"Vanessa de Largie's wonderful fierce and tender sexuality reminds me of Anais Nin's: she's a woman who doesn't deny her body and her desires but follows them unafraid and rejoicing. These days this sincerity makes her a truly refreshing voice - and a happy one to find."
~ Kate Holden, author & former columnist at The Age
"Vanessa is as bold and brave and accomplished in her writing as she is in her acting. She puts up no veils between herself and the reader. Truth is her religion, and insight and sensitivity the tools of her craftsmanship. I have always found that if you write something with truth at the heart of it, people will respond. In a world where movies and books are full of phony emotions based on things not experienced by the writer but instead taught to them in some class on how to make a fast buck in an equally phony industry, Vanessa is a beacon of light. She is, simply, the real deal."
~ Frank Howson, Writer of 'Dream Lover - The Bobby Darin Musical' starring David Campbell and Marina Prior
"De Largie first came to Cultural Cringe's notice in local auteur, Bill Mousoulis's 2007 feature film, 'Nocturne Night of The Vampire' where her natural ability, unearthly beauty and sheer presence, like that of an old-time Hollywood star, complimented gorgeously Mousoulis's directing style. We'll definitely be hearing more of this fantastic actress and writer in times to come."
~ Tony McMahon, Cultural Cringe Column, Inpress Magazine
"One of the reasons Vanessa de Largie is one of the best sex writers around is because she can always make us consider the many different sides to a situation. As Vanessa notes, slut shaming is so ingrained in our society, people may not even know they are propagating these hurtful ideas."
~ Jon Pressick, Canadian Sexpert, Kinkly
De Largie is definitely the most striking thing about the film, and while it never really goes much of anywhere, she proves she can carry a somber horror film on her shoulders.
~ Mondo Digital's Sick Picks
~ Samantha X, The Daily Telegraph
"Many moral crusaders seem driven by hatred or hunger for power. Take actor and writer, Vanessa de Largie."
~ Andrew Bolt, Herald Sun
Vanessa is one of life's natural polymaths: she acts, she dances, she writes and a lot more... And she does it all with great panache and a finely tuned instinct for the viscera, the inner turmoil, the bodily pleasures - and horrors. As a publisher, it was her writing that caught my eye: sheer, gutsy unadorned prose that dives on her subject like a morsel in the eye of a bird of prey..."
~ Paul Ham, Australian Historian
"Vanessa de Largie's wonderful fierce and tender sexuality reminds me of Anais Nin's: she's a woman who doesn't deny her body and her desires but follows them unafraid and rejoicing. These days this sincerity makes her a truly refreshing voice - and a happy one to find."
~ Kate Holden, author & former columnist at The Age
"Vanessa is as bold and brave and accomplished in her writing as she is in her acting. She puts up no veils between herself and the reader. Truth is her religion, and insight and sensitivity the tools of her craftsmanship. I have always found that if you write something with truth at the heart of it, people will respond. In a world where movies and books are full of phony emotions based on things not experienced by the writer but instead taught to them in some class on how to make a fast buck in an equally phony industry, Vanessa is a beacon of light. She is, simply, the real deal."
~ Frank Howson, Writer of 'Dream Lover - The Bobby Darin Musical' starring David Campbell and Marina Prior
"De Largie first came to Cultural Cringe's notice in local auteur, Bill Mousoulis's 2007 feature film, 'Nocturne Night of The Vampire' where her natural ability, unearthly beauty and sheer presence, like that of an old-time Hollywood star, complimented gorgeously Mousoulis's directing style. We'll definitely be hearing more of this fantastic actress and writer in times to come."
~ Tony McMahon, Cultural Cringe Column, Inpress Magazine
"One of the reasons Vanessa de Largie is one of the best sex writers around is because she can always make us consider the many different sides to a situation. As Vanessa notes, slut shaming is so ingrained in our society, people may not even know they are propagating these hurtful ideas."
~ Jon Pressick, Canadian Sexpert, Kinkly
De Largie is definitely the most striking thing about the film, and while it never really goes much of anywhere, she proves she can carry a somber horror film on her shoulders.
~ Mondo Digital's Sick Picks