Celia Walden
Encyclopedia
Celia Morgan is a French
-born British
journalist
, novelist and critic
. She is the daughter of former Conservative Party
Member of Parliament
George Walden
.
Walden was born in Paris
and educated at Westminster School
and Cambridge University.
Walden is a feature writer and former gossip columnist. She was the last person to edit The Daily Telegraph
's now defunct diary "Spy". She previously wrote for the Daily Mail
.
Her first novel Harm's Way was published in 2008.
From 2006 to 2010, she dated Piers Morgan
, former editor of the Daily Mirror who is now a television personality and fellow critic
; they married in 2010 (see below). She was previously in a relationship with chef Jean-Christophe Novelli
. While she previously professed a preference for the Brentford F.C.
, she has begun supporting Arsenal FC since her engagement and is now frequently seen at games wearing a replica shirt with "Morgan, 1" printed on the back.
On 24 June 2010, she was married to journalist Piers Morgan in a private ceremony, thought to have taken place in the Oxfordshire village of Swinbrook with a reception at the local pub. Morgan announced in Spring 2011 that the couple are expecting a child. Their child was announced on twitter as having been born a girl on 25 November.
expressing her hatred of cyclists - fair weather cyclists in particular. The end of her article read "[…] and of course this lot are so confident on the roads that they will all be plugged into their iPods, calmly humming "lalalalala" along to Sasha Distel as that articulated lorry indicates left". This was seen as bad taste due to the fact that the article was published in the same week that a cyclist in central London
had been killed by a heavy goods vehicle (HGV). Six other cyclists had been killed by HGVs since the beginning of 2011.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
-born British
United Kingdom
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journalist
Journalist
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, novelist and critic
Critic
A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
. She is the daughter of former Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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George Walden
George Walden
George Gordon Harvey Walden is a British journalist and a former Conservative Party Member of Parliament who served as the Minister for Higher Education from 1985-87....
.
Walden was born in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and educated at Westminster School
Westminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
and Cambridge University.
Walden is a feature writer and former gossip columnist. She was the last person to edit The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
's now defunct diary "Spy". She previously wrote for the Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
.
Her first novel Harm's Way was published in 2008.
From 2006 to 2010, she dated Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan
Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children....
, former editor of the Daily Mirror who is now a television personality and fellow critic
Critic
A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
; they married in 2010 (see below). She was previously in a relationship with chef Jean-Christophe Novelli
Jean-Christophe Novelli
-Life:Born in Arras, Northern France, in 1961, in a family with Italian roots, Jean-Christophe Novelli left school at age 14 and worked in a bakery before, at the age of 20, becoming a personal chef to the Rothschild family....
. While she previously professed a preference for the Brentford F.C.
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
, she has begun supporting Arsenal FC since her engagement and is now frequently seen at games wearing a replica shirt with "Morgan, 1" printed on the back.
On 24 June 2010, she was married to journalist Piers Morgan in a private ceremony, thought to have taken place in the Oxfordshire village of Swinbrook with a reception at the local pub. Morgan announced in Spring 2011 that the couple are expecting a child. Their child was announced on twitter as having been born a girl on 25 November.
Controversy
On 24th March 2011, Celia Morgan wrote a column in The Daily TelegraphThe Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
expressing her hatred of cyclists - fair weather cyclists in particular. The end of her article read "[…] and of course this lot are so confident on the roads that they will all be plugged into their iPods, calmly humming "lalalalala" along to Sasha Distel as that articulated lorry indicates left". This was seen as bad taste due to the fact that the article was published in the same week that a cyclist in central London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
had been killed by a heavy goods vehicle (HGV). Six other cyclists had been killed by HGVs since the beginning of 2011.
External links
- My Mentor: Celia Walden on George Walden The IndependentThe IndependentThe Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
, Monday 4 August 2008 - The Observer, Sunday July 9, 2006: Life as a gossip girl, by Polly Vernon Profiles of several UK gossip columnists, including Celia Walden.
- Press Gazette: Axe grinder 28.10.05
- It's a Gossip Thing; Celia Walden and Jessica Fellowes bring you the lowdown on the latest in books, films and celebs... The Mail on Sunday (London) 7 March 2004
- Daily Telegraph blog