Bryony Naomi Gordon (born 5 July 1980) is an Englishjournalist, author, broadcaster andpodcaster.^[1] She is the author of the novels, Mad Girl, You Got This, and The Wrong Knickers which were all nominated forBritish Book Awards. She founded Mental Health Mates in 2016 and hosts the Mad Worldpodcast.

Gordon is the daughter ofSunday Mirror formergossip columnist Jane Gordon.^[2] She was educated at a Kew College primary school and later attended the independentQueen's Gate School (an all-girls school) in south Kensington.^[3] She briefly studiedHistory of Art atUniversity College London before dropping out after one term.^[2][4][5]

Gordon began her career as anintern for theDaily Express, writing occasional feature articles for the newspaper. She then began writing a youth-oriented column for theSunday Express, before writing forThe Daily Telegraph's teen supplement in 2000.^[6] In 2001, Gordon joined theDaily Mirror gossip column known asThe 3AM Girls.^[2] After theMirror, Gordon resumed writing forThe Daily Telegraph.

Since 2006, Gordon has written the "Notebook" column which appears each Thursday inThe Daily Telegraph, as well as additional special features, such as interviews with public figures.^[7] She also writes the "How the Other Half Lives" column forThe Sunday Telegraph'sStella magazine.^[8] In 2007, Gordon was shortlisted for Young Journalist of the Year, at theBritish Press Awards.^[9] Gordon also writes for theTelegraph blogs section.^[10]

In June 2014, Gordon published her first book,The Wrong Knickers: A Decade of Chaos, amemoir.^[11] In 2016, Gordon published her second book,Mad Girl, a memoir about her struggles withobsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD),bulimia,alopecia anddrug dependency.^[12]

Gordon married Harry Wilson, a financial journalist, on 5 July 2013. They have a daughter and live inClapham inLondon.^[8] Gordon ran in theLondon Marathon on 23 April 2017 to support mental health charities.^[13]

Gordon has been open about her mental health difficulties, includingOCD anddepression. In April 2017 she began herMad World podcasts^[14] with an interview withPrince Harry. As of August 2018^[update] Gordon is a sober, recoveringalcoholic.^[15]

• Gordon, Bryony (2014).The Wrong Knickers: A Decade of Chaos. Headline.ISBN 978-1472210159.
• Gordon, Bryony (2016).Mad Girl. Headline.ISBN 978-1472232083.
• Gordon, Bryony (2018).Eat, Drink, Run: How I Got Fit Without Going Too Mad.ISBN 978-1472234025
• Gordon, Bryony (2020).Glorious Rock Bottom. Headline.ISBN 978-1472253750.
• Gordon, Bryony (2021).No Such Thing As Normal. Headline.ISBN 978-1472284129.
• Gordon, Bryony (2024).Mad Woman. Headline.ISBN 978-1035408689.

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