Bryony Gordon is the author of the novels, Mad Girl, You Got This, and The Wrong Knickers which were all nominated for British Book Awards.
15 Facts About Bryony Gordon
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Bryony Gordon founded Mental Health Mates in 2016 and hosts the Mad World podcast.
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Bryony Gordon was educated at a Kew College primary school and later attended the independent Queen's Gate School in south Kensington.
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Bryony Gordon briefly studied History of Art at University College London before dropping out after one term.
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Bryony Gordon began her career as an intern for the Daily Express, writing occasional feature articles for the newspaper.
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Bryony Gordon then began writing a youth-oriented column for the Sunday Express, before writing for The Daily Telegraph teen supplement in 2000.
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In 2001, Bryony Gordon joined the Daily Mirror gossip column known as The 3AM Girls.
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Since 2006, Bryony Gordon has written the "Notebook" column which appears each Thursday in The Daily Telegraph, as well as additional special features, such as interviews with public figures.
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Bryony Gordon writes the "How the Other Half Lives" column for The Sunday Telegraph Stella magazine.
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In 2007, Bryony Gordon was shortlisted for Young Journalist of the Year, at the British Press Awards.
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In June 2014, Bryony Gordon published her first book, The Wrong Knickers: A Decade of Chaos, a memoir.
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In 2016, Bryony Gordon published her second book, Mad Girl, a memoir about her struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia, alopecia and drug dependency.
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Bryony Gordon married Harry Wilson, a financial journalist, on 5 July 2013.
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Bryony Gordon ran in the London Marathon on 23 April 2017 to support mental health charities.
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Bryony Gordon has been open about her mental health difficulties, including OCD and depression.