▁attended ▁an ▁all - g irls ▁grammar ▁school ▁in ▁London ▁where ▁she ▁developed ▁a ▁love ▁of ▁journal ism . ▁Her ▁career ▁began ▁at ▁H oney ▁magazine , ▁eventually ▁becoming ▁fashion ▁editor ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁Daily ▁Mir ror ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁female ▁editor , ▁in ▁modern ▁times , ▁of ▁a ▁national ▁newspaper ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁editing ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Mir ror ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Express ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁( W end y ▁Henry , ▁former ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁News ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁and ▁the ▁Sunday ▁People , ▁was ▁the ▁first ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁she ▁was ▁launch ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁EL LE ▁magazine ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁edited ▁the ▁Sunday ▁magazine ▁for ▁the ▁News ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁and ▁You ▁magazine ▁for ▁the ▁Mail ▁on ▁Sunday . ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁worked ▁in ▁television ▁as ▁features ▁editor ▁of ▁TV - am ▁( 1 9 8 2 – 1 9 8 3 ) ▁and ▁de vised ▁the ▁series ▁Fro cks - on - the - Box ▁for ▁the ▁I TV ▁contract or ▁TV S ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁a ▁series ▁which ▁ran ▁for ▁two ▁th ir teen - part ▁series . ▁She ▁has ▁often ▁appeared ▁on ▁radio ▁and ▁TV ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁particip ant ▁in ▁Through ▁the ▁Key hole