Bryony Naomi Gordon (born 5 July 1980) is an English

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, author, broadcaster and podcaster. She is the author of the novels, Mad Girl, You Got This, and The Wrong Knickers which were all nominated for

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. She founded Mental Health Mates in 2016 and hosts the Mad World

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Early life

Gordon is the daughter of ''

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'' former

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Jane Gordon. She was educated at a Kew College primary school and later attended the independent Queen's Gate School (an all-girls school) in south Kensington. She briefly studied

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before dropping out after one term.

Career

Gordon began her career as an

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for the ''

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'', writing occasional feature articles for the newspaper. She then began writing a youth-oriented column for the ''

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'', before writing for ''

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'' teen supplement in 2000. In 2001, Gordon joined the ''

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'' gossip column known as '' The 3AM Girls''. After the ''Mirror'', Gordon resumed writing for ''The Daily Telegraph''. Until 2006, Gordon wrote the "Notebook" column which appears each Thursday in ''The Daily Telegraph'', as well as additional special features, such as interviews with public figures. She also writes the "How the Other Half Lives" column for ''

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'' ''Stella'' magazine. In 2007, Gordon was shortlisted for Young Journalist of the Year, at the

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. Gordon also wrote for the ''Telegraph'' blogs section. In June 2014, Gordon published her first book, ''The Wrong Knickers: A Decade of Chaos'', a

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. In 2016, Gordon published her second book, ''Mad Girl'', a memoir about her struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD),

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and drug dependency. In 2024, she joined the ''

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''.

Personal life

Gordon married Harry Wilson, a financial journalist, on 5 July 2013. They have a daughter and live in

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. Gordon ran in the

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on 23 April 2017 to support mental health charities. Gordon has been open about her mental health difficulties, including OCD and depression. In April 2017 she began her ''Mad World'' podcasts with an interview with

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. Gordon is a sober, recovering

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Bibliography

* * *Gordon, Bryony (2018). ''Eat, Drink, Run: How I Got Fit Without Going Too Mad.'' * * *

References

External links

Bryony Gordon's column

Bryony Gordon's blog
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