Rob Temple

Rob Temple, the man behind Very British Problems, is a Cambridge-based journalist who started @soverybritish in December 2012, and now has over 6M followers across Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. 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 book, Born to be Mild (Little, Brown; 2020), is a memoir detailing his year of gentle adventures in the face of anxiety.