Celia Walden

Celia Isobel Walden (born 8 December 1975) is a British journalist, novelist, and critic. Walden was born in Paris, France. Her father, George, became a Conservative MP and Minister for Higher Education under Margaret Thatcher's premiership. Walden's mother, Sarah, is an art historian and picture restorer, who has worked on old masters. Walden was educated at Westminster School, followed by Newnham College, Cambridge, where she read French and Italian. She grew up with two brothers. Walden has worked as a waitress, but is best known as a feature writer and former gossip columnist. She was the last editor of The Daily Telegraph's now defunct diary, "Spy". She previously wrote for the Evening Standard and the Daily Mail. Her first novel, Harm's Way, was published in August 2008.