Eve Pollard
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Evelyn "Eve" Pollard, Lady Lloyd, OBE
(born 25 December 1945) is an English
author
, journalist
and a former editor
of several tabloid newspapers.
. In her early years, Pollard (then known as Pollock) lived in Maida Vale
, London
, with her parents and younger twin brothers, Peter and Ralph Pollard, who now live in Southern California. Her immigrant parents were in the costume jewellery business. She attended an all-girls Catholic school in south London
where she developed a love of journalism. Her career began at Honey magazine where she was the tea girl, eventually becoming fashion editor in 1967, moving to the Daily Mirror the following year.
She was the second female editor, in modern times, of a national newspaper in the UK editing the Sunday Mirror
from 1987–1991 and the Sunday Express from 1991-1994. Wendy Henry
, former editor of the News of the World
and the Sunday People, was the first.
In 1985 she was launch editor-in-chief of ELLE
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
(1982–1983), and devised the series Frocks-on-the-Box for the ITV contractor TVS
during the 1980s, a series which ran for two thirteen-part series. She has often appeared on radio and TV and was a regular participant in Through the Keyhole
. In 2003 Pollard was a guest panelist on the award winning talk show Loose Women
.
She has been a member of the Competition Commission’s Newspaper Takeover Panel, appointed in 1999. Her publications include Jackie, a biography of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
(1971), and she has jointly written four novels: Splash (1995), Best of Enemies (1996), Double Trouble (1997), and Unfinished Business (1998). She was set up in the Brass Eye
episode "Science" in 1997. In 2007 she was writing a novel for publishers Harper Collins in the U.S.
Pollard was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours. She married Barry Winkleman (born 1939) in Hendon
, London, in 1968. They have a daughter, TV presenter Claudia Winkleman
. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1972. Pollard has, since 1979, been married to Nicholas Lloyd
, a former editor of the Daily Express
(1986–95); they have a son, Oliver.
She is a trustee of the women's health charity Wellbeing of Women.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(born 25 December 1945) is an English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
author
Author
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, journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and a former editor
Editor in chief
An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
of several tabloid newspapers.
Career
Pollard was born in ManchesterManchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. In her early years, Pollard (then known as Pollock) lived in Maida Vale
Maida Vale
Maida Vale is a residential district in West London between St John's Wood and Kilburn. It is part of the City of Westminster. The area is mostly residential, and mainly affluent, consisting of many large late Victorian and Edwardian blocks of mansion flats...
, London
London
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, with her parents and younger twin brothers, Peter and Ralph Pollard, who now live in Southern California. Her immigrant parents were in the costume jewellery business. She attended an all-girls Catholic school in south London
South London
South London is the southern part of London, England, United Kingdom.According to the 2011 official Boundary Commission for England definition, South London includes the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark, Sutton and...
where she developed a love of journalism. Her career began at Honey magazine where she was the tea girl, eventually becoming fashion editor in 1967, moving to the Daily Mirror the following year.
She was the second female editor, in modern times, of a national newspaper in the UK editing the Sunday Mirror
Sunday Mirror
The Sunday Mirror is the Sunday sister paper of the Daily Mirror. It began life in 1915 as the Sunday Pictorial and was renamed the Sunday Mirror in 1963. Trinity Mirror also owns The People...
from 1987–1991 and the Sunday Express from 1991-1994. Wendy Henry
Wendy Henry
-Early life:Wendy moved with her twin sister Sara from her mother's house in St Annes on Sea to Manchester in the late 1960s to live with their father, a Jewish market trader. By the age of eighteen, she had a child....
, former editor of the News of the World
News of the World
The News of the World was a national red top newspaper published in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011. It was at one time the biggest selling English language newspaper in the world, and at closure still had one of the highest English language circulations...
and the Sunday People, was the first.
In 1985 she was launch editor-in-chief of ELLE
Elle
Elle may refer to:*Elle, Central African Republic*Elle , a fashion publication*Ellé, a river in France*Elle , a female given name*Elle , a Sri Lankan game similar to baseball*Ælle of Sussex, a Saxon king...
magazine in the US and edited the Sunday magazine for the News of the World
News of the World
The News of the World was a national red top newspaper published in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011. It was at one time the biggest selling English language newspaper in the world, and at closure still had one of the highest English language circulations...
and You magazine for the Mail on Sunday. She has also worked in television as features editor of TV-am
TV-am
TV-am was a breakfast television station that broadcast to the United Kingdom from 1 February 1983 to 31 December 1992. It made history by being the first national operator of a commercial television franchise at breakfast-time , and broadcast every day of the week for most or all of the period...
(1982–1983), and devised the series Frocks-on-the-Box for the ITV contractor TVS
Television South
Television South was the ITV franchise holder in the south and south east of England between 1 January 1982 and 31 December 1992. The company operated under various names, initially as Television South plc and then following reorganisation in 1989 as TVS Entertainment plc, with its UK...
during the 1980s, a series which ran for two thirteen-part series. She has often appeared on radio and TV and was a regular participant in Through the Keyhole
Through the Keyhole
Through the Keyhole was a British panel game, hosted by Sir David Frost where panellists are given a video tour of a mystery famous guest's property and attempt to identify them. As of 1996, it is produced by David Frost's own production company, Paradine Productions at The Leeds Studios , and has...
. In 2003 Pollard was a guest panelist on the award winning talk show Loose Women
Loose Women
Loose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip...
.
She has been a member of the Competition Commission’s Newspaper Takeover Panel, appointed in 1999. Her publications include Jackie, a biography of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis was the wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and served as First Lady of the United States during his presidency from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. Five years later she married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle...
(1971), and she has jointly written four novels: Splash (1995), Best of Enemies (1996), Double Trouble (1997), and Unfinished Business (1998). She was set up in the Brass Eye
Brass Eye
Brass Eye is a UK television series of satirical spoof documentaries. A series of six aired on Channel 4 in 1997, and a further episode in 2001....
episode "Science" in 1997. In 2007 she was writing a novel for publishers Harper Collins in the U.S.
Pollard was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours. She married Barry Winkleman (born 1939) in Hendon
Hendon
Hendon is a London suburb situated northwest of Charing Cross.-History:Hendon was historically a civil parish in the county of Middlesex. The manor is described in Domesday , but the name, 'Hendun' meaning 'at the highest hill', is earlier...
, London, in 1968. They have a daughter, TV presenter Claudia Winkleman
Claudia Winkleman
Claudia Anne I. Winkleman is an English television presenter, film critic, radio personality and journalist.- Early life and family :...
. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1972. Pollard has, since 1979, been married to Nicholas Lloyd
Nicholas Lloyd
Sir Nicholas Markley Lloyd, born , is a British former newspaper editor and broadcaster.Lloyd graduated from St Edmund Hall, Oxford. He edited the Sunday People from 1982 to 1983, then moved to edit the News of the World for a year from 1984, and finally edited the Daily Express from 1986 until...
, a former editor of the Daily Express
Daily Express
The Daily Express switched from broadsheet to tabloid in 1977 and was bought by the construction company Trafalgar House in the same year. Its publishing company, Beaverbrook Newspapers, was renamed Express Newspapers...
(1986–95); they have a son, Oliver.
She is a trustee of the women's health charity Wellbeing of Women.