Aidy Smith is an award-winning broadcaster, journalist, content creator and speaker. His core pillars include drink, food, travel, lifestyle, LGBTQIA+ and neurodiversity topics. In 2018 he co-created the world’s highest rated drinks-travel series, The Three Drinkers. 3 seasons currently air on Amazon Prime in 100+ territories. The show has picked up numerous awards and has aired on global airlines such as British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Lufthansa & Iberia. Aidy’s has written various drinks and travel columns for publications like The Evening Standard and The Independent where he currently writes both the LGBT+ and neurodivergence travel columns. He is also heard on a variety of radio stations such as Times Radio, Virgin Radio and BBC Radio London where he has a permanent food/drink segment called ‘Thirsty Thursday’. As the world’s only global TV personality with Tourette Syndrome (also having ADHD), Aidy is heavily involved in the neurodivergence awareness space. He is a patron for the UK’s largest neurodiversity charity, the ADHD & Neurodiversity Charity, and is the Global Ambassador for the world’s largest Tourette Charity, The Tourette Association alongside the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Lanyard scheme. Commended at the 2025 National Diversity Awards as the ‘Positive Role Model to the Disability Community’, he is also the official Inclusivity Ambassador for MIPCOM and Neurodiversity Celebration Week and sits on the board for Soho House Group overseeing their DE&I initiatives alongside being an editorial specialist for Channel 4. In 2025, he was the youngest recipient of the Drinks Business ‘Man of the Year’ Award, alongside being named a Top 10 LGBT+ Hospitality Champion. In 2024 he was name the 5th most influential person in the drinks industry by Drinks Retailing. During this time he also launched DRINKLUSIVE, the world’s first and only mentorship programme to support aspiring drinks writers and content creators from LGBTQIA+, disability and neurodivergent and underrepresented ethnicity communities. Aidy is best known for his unique and irreverent drinks content on social media. Mixing personality with a thirst to learn more about what’s inside your glass, his approachable yet cheeky style has made him one of the most loved drinks social accounts in the digital space. (https://www.instagram.com/sypped/)