Judith Wills
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Judith Wills is a British
author
, food and health journalist
, magazine editor and columnist
. She was born in Oxfordshire
, the youngest child of a telephone
salesman and an ex-primary schoolteacher and was educated at the Oxford College
of Technology
. Judith Wills lives on the borders of Herefordshire
and Wales
.
and became a secretary then writer
for the UK’s top pop culture magazine of the day – Fabulous http://www.sixtiescity.com/Media/med007.jpg – at the tail end of the Swinging Sixties , and spent many years at the heart of the London media
and show business
scene.
Wills is now one of the UK's best-known and knowledgeable nutrition
and diet
experts. She was editor of Slimmer magazine for over 10 years and then went on to write a weekly food column in The Daily Express. Wills is often known as the ‘Diet Detective’. She writes for several websites including Netmums
Netmums
and Saga.http://www.saga.co.uk
Wills has also written six cookbooks. Her books have been translated into more than 20 languages and have been serialised in many UK national newspapers, including The Sunday Times
, The Mail on Sunday
and The Daily Mail.
al magazines and newspapers, including The Daily Mail, The Mirror, Daily Express
, Good Housekeeping
, Woman’s Weekly, Zest, Slimming, Marie Claire
, Teletext
and Waitrose
Food Illustrated.
adapted from her books and has made many TV appearances and over 500 radio
broadcasts.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, food and health 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...
, magazine editor and columnist
Columnist
A columnist is a journalist who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs....
. She was born in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, the youngest child of a telephone
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
salesman and an ex-primary schoolteacher and was educated at the Oxford College
Oxford College
Oxford College could refer to*Colleges of the University of Oxford** There are various institutions in Oxford that use the phrase 'Oxford College' in their name, but have no connexions with the University....
of Technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
. Judith Wills lives on the borders of Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
and Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
.
Career
In 1967, at age 17, Judith Wills moved to LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and became a secretary then writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
for the UK’s top pop culture magazine of the day – Fabulous http://www.sixtiescity.com/Media/med007.jpg – at the tail end of the Swinging Sixties , and spent many years at the heart of the London media
Mass media
Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
and show business
Show business
Show business, sometimes shortened to show biz, is a vernacular term for all aspects of entertainment. The word applies to all aspects of the entertainment industry from the business side to the creative element ....
scene.
Wills is now one of the UK's best-known and knowledgeable nutrition
Nutrition
Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....
and diet
Dieting
Dieting is the practice of eating food in a regulated fashion to achieve or maintain a controlled weight. In most cases dieting is used in combination with physical exercise to lose weight in those who are overweight or obese. Some athletes, however, follow a diet to gain weight...
experts. She was editor of Slimmer magazine for over 10 years and then went on to write a weekly food column in The Daily Express. Wills is often known as the ‘Diet Detective’. She writes for several websites including Netmums
Netmums
Netmums is a UK based family of local websites set up and run by mothers. It includes a discussion forum and provides support and advice for parents on a national level...
Netmums
Netmums
Netmums is a UK based family of local websites set up and run by mothers. It includes a discussion forum and provides support and advice for parents on a national level...
and Saga.http://www.saga.co.uk
Non-fiction
- The FoodFoodFood is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...
Bible - The Diet Bible
- Feeding Kids
- The Green Food Bible
- The Children’s Food Bible
- Take Off 10 Years In 10 Weeks
- Everyday Eating for Babies and Children
- Mid Life, New Life
- 6 Ways to Lose a Stone in 6 Weeks
- The OmegaOmegaOmega is the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet. In the Greek numeric system, it has a value of 800. The word literally means "great O" , as opposed to omicron, which means "little O"...
DietDietingDieting is the practice of eating food in a regulated fashion to achieve or maintain a controlled weight. In most cases dieting is used in combination with physical exercise to lose weight in those who are overweight or obese. Some athletes, however, follow a diet to gain weight...
- Judith Wills’ Slimmer's Cookbook
- Judith Wills’ Virtually Vegetarian
Wills has also written six cookbooks. Her books have been translated into more than 20 languages and have been serialised in many UK national newspapers, including The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
, The Mail on Sunday
The Mail on Sunday
The Mail on Sunday is a British conservative newspaper, currently published in a tabloid format. First published in 1982 by Lord Rothermere, it became Britain's biggest-selling Sunday newspaper following the closing of The News of the World in July 2011...
and The Daily Mail.
Autobiography
- Keith Moon Stole My Lipstick (published by The UKA PressThe UKA PressThe UKA Press is an independent small publisher based in the United Kingdom. Since its launch in January 2004, it has published poetry, novels, short story collections and nonfiction titles...
and featured in The Daily Mail (print and online), Women’s Weekly http://www.ipcmedia.com/brands/womansweekly and Candis Magazine http://www.candis.co.uk.
Magazines and Newspapers
Judith Wills has written for numerous nationNation
A nation may refer to a community of people who share a common language, culture, ethnicity, descent, and/or history. In this definition, a nation has no physical borders. However, it can also refer to people who share a common territory and government irrespective of their ethnic make-up...
al magazines and newspapers, including The Daily Mail, The Mirror, 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...
, Good Housekeeping
Good Housekeeping
Good Housekeeping is a women's magazine owned by the Hearst Corporation, featuring articles about women's interests, product testing by The Good Housekeeping Institute, recipes, diet, health as well as literary articles. It is well known for the "Good Housekeeping Seal," popularly known as the...
, Woman’s Weekly, Zest, Slimming, Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Marie Claire is a monthly women's magazine first published in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women around the world and...
, Teletext
Teletext
Teletext is a television information retrieval service developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s. It offers a range of text-based information, typically including national, international and sporting news, weather and TV schedules...
and Waitrose
Waitrose
Waitrose Limited is an upmarket chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom and is the food division of the British retailer and worker co-operative the John Lewis Partnership. Its head office is in Bracknell, Berkshire, England...
Food Illustrated.
Radio and TV
Wills has starred in three Top 10 videosHome video
Home video is a blanket term used for pre-recorded media that is either sold or rented/hired for home cinema entertainment. The term originates from the VHS/Betamax era but has carried over into current optical disc formats like DVD and Blu-ray Disc and, to a lesser extent, into methods of digital...
adapted from her books and has made many TV appearances and over 500 radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
broadcasts.
External links
- http://www.thedietdetective.net The Diet Detective
- http://www.netmums.com/h/n/FOOD/HOME/ALL/267// Judith Wills on NetMums
- http://www.saga.co.uk/health/healthyliving/healthyeating/how-to-save-money-by-eating-green.asp Judith Wills on Saga Magazine
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk The Daily Mail
- http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/femail/article-1040729/At-17-secretary-pop-magazine-It-entry-riotous-world-.html Keith Moon Stole My Lipstick feature Mail on Sunday
- http://www.queenworld.com/artman/publish/article_818.shtml Keith Moon Stole my Lipstick review QueenQueen (band)Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
Fan Club - http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/image_galleries/judith_wills_gallery.shtml?8 Stories about People, Judith Wills the Model BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
HerefordHerefordHereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...
and WorcesterWorcesterThe City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the... - http://www.herefordtimes.com/leisure/3665647.A_fab_life__in_the_crazy__60s A Fab Life in the Crazy 60s, Hereford TimesHereford TimesThe Hereford Times is a weekly tabloid newspaper published every Thursday in Hereford, England. Its offices are based in Holmer Road. The editor is Fiona Phillips...
- http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/features/diet-dilemmas-13905957.html Diet Dilemmas, Judith Wills feature The Belfast TelegraphThe Belfast TelegraphThe Belfast Telegraph is a daily evening newspaper published in Belfast, Northern Ireland by Independent News & Media.It was first published as the Belfast Evening Telegraph on 1 September 1870 by brothers William and George Baird...
- http://www.waitrose.com/food/celebritiesandarticles/foodissues/0301078.aspx Weight of Evidence, Celebrities and Articles, WaitroseWaitroseWaitrose Limited is an upmarket chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom and is the food division of the British retailer and worker co-operative the John Lewis Partnership. Its head office is in Bracknell, Berkshire, England...
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