Rob Temple
Rob Temple is represented by Juliet Mushens
Rob Temple, the man behind Very British Problems, is a Cambridge-based journalist who started @soverybritish in December 2012, and now has over 5M followers across Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Crippled by social anxiety, he enjoys writing about being awkward because it’s therapeutic to read comments which assure him that he’s very far from alone when it comes to awkward behaviour.
Rob Temple’s first book, Very British Problems, was published in the UK in Autumn 2013 by Little, Brown, and Very British Problems Abroad, followed in September 2015. In October 2017, Very British Problems III was also published by Little, Brown.Very British Problems: The Most Awkward One Yet was published in October 2019 and his latest, Very British Problems Christmas Quiz Book, was published in October 2023.
The television show, Very British Problems, based on the Twitter feed, aired on Channel 4 in August 2015. His merchandising range is produced by Rapanui and The Calendar Club.
His latest book, Born to be Mild (Little, Brown; 2020), is a memoir detailing his year of gentle adventures in the face of anxiety.
Praise for Very British Problems:
‘Had us guffawing into our Earl Grey tea’ — Bella
‘Hilarious’ — Daily Express
‘Temple pays affectionate and comic homage to the sheer quirkiness of being British’ — Good Book Guide
‘A corking Christmas stocking filler’ — Weekend Sport
‘My favourite twitter account at the moment is Very British Problems . . . it makes me laugh out loud.’ — Tom Hiddleston on @soverybritish