Tessa Hilton (born 18 February 1951) is a British

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and former

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. After failing to start a career in

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, Hilton trained as a

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with the ''

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'' before becoming a news reporter with the ''

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. In 2016 it had an average weekly circulation of 620,861, dropping marke ...

''. She took several years out of the media when her children were born, but started freelancing articles about parenthood for magazines, then wrote the ''Great Ormond Street Book of Child Health''.Scott Hughes,
CV: TESSA HILTON Deputy editor, The Express
, ''

The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publis ...

'', 14 April 1997 In 1985, Hilton returned to regular employment at ''Mother'' magazine, then in 1987 she moved to the ''

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'' newspaper. She was promoted to Features Editor and then to Assistant Editor before moving to become editor the "Femail" section of the ''Daily Mail''. Hilton became Assistant Editor at '' The Sun'' in 1994, then Editor of the ''

'' briefly in 1995, before moving to become Deputy Editor of the ''

Daily Express The ''Daily Express'' is a national daily United Kingdom middle-market newspaper printed in tabloid format. Published in London, it is the flagship of Express Newspapers, owned by publisher Reach plc. It was first published as a broadsheet i ...

''. At the ''Express'', she launched the ''Saturday'' magazine, then the Sunday ''Boulevard'' magazine. In 1999, she became Editor-at-Large at ''

Woman & Home ''Woman & Home'' is a monthly lifestyle magazine published by Future PLC. The London-based women's lifestyle brand produces fashion and beauty features for real women in their 40s and upwards, along with inspirational articles on the home and gar ...

'' magazine.Media: The Word on the Street
, ''

'', 13 July 1999

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