Nevena Bridgen


Nevena Bridgen is a Serbian opera singer and blogger. She is the wife of Andrew Bridgen. Bridgen is the founder of The Wives of Westminster, a blog about British political wives. Bridgen and her work has been featured in The Times, The Guardian, i, The Independent Vice and other publications.

Early life and training

Bridgen was born in Belgrade, Serbia, then part of Yugoslavia. She was discovered during the Yugoslav Wars singing in bomb shelters and went on to audition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Bridgen is a principal soloist of the National Theatre in Belgrade.