Celia Walden

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Celia Walden is a British journalist, novelist, and critic. She was born on December 8, 1975, in Paris, France. Her father, George Walden, was a Conservative Member of Parliament and minister, and her mother, Sarah, is an art historian and picture restorer. She grew up in London with two brothers and went to Westminster School before studying French and Italian at Newnham College, Cambridge.

Walden has worked in journalism for many years. She started as a waitress, then became a feature writer and gossip columnist. She was the last editor of The Daily Telegraph’s diary column, Spy, and later wrote for the Evening Standard and the Daily Mail. In 2008, she published her first novel, Harm’s Way.

In 2011, Walden wrote a controversial column in The Telegraph about cyclists, which drew strong criticism. That same year she published a memoir, Babysitting George, about her time with footballer George Best. Best’s widow said the book was largely fictional and threatened legal action; The Observer covered the dispute.

Personal life:
Walden began dating fellow journalist Piers Morgan in January 2006. They married in June 2010 in Swinbrook, Oxfordshire. In November 2011, Walden gave birth to their first child, Morgan’s first child with her. Walden has also been known by the name Celia Morgan.