Background
Gordon is the daughter of Sunday Mirror gossip columnist Jane Gordon.
Gordon is the daughter of Sunday Mirror gossip columnist Jane Gordon.
She was educated at a Kew College primary school and later attended the all girls independent school Queens Gate secondary school in south Kensington, before going on to study History of Art at University College London before dropping out after one term.
She has two siblings, Rufus and Naomi. Gordon began her career interning for the Daily Express, writing occasional feature articles for the newspaper. She then began writing a youth-oriented column for the Sunday Express, before writing for The Daily Telegraph"s teen supplement in 2000.
In 2001, Gordon joined the Daily Mirror gossip column known as The 3AM Girls.
After the Mirror, Gordon resumed writing for The Daily Telegraph. Since 2006, Gordon has written the Notebook column, appearing in The Daily Telegraph every Thursday, as well as additional special features, such as interviews with notable figures.
She also writes the How the Other Half Lives column for the Sunday Telegraph"s Stella magazine. In 2007, Gordon was shortlisted for Young Journalist of the Year, at the British Press Awards.
Gordon also writes a blog for the Telegraph blogs section.
In June 2014, Gordon released her first book, The Wrong Knickers: A Decade of Chaos, a memoir of "hedonistic antics" during her single life, and a "lost decade" of drink, drugs and promiscuity.