Vicky Jessop

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Vicky Jessop is a Commissioning Editor and Culture Writer at Evening Standard. She writes and commissions pieces on TV, covers gaming and (when she has time) also contributes to music, features, film, tech and travel.

ABOUT
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Vicky Jessop is a Commissioning Editor and Culture Writer at Evening Standard. She writes and commissions pieces on TV, covers gaming and (when she has time) also contributes to music, features, film, tech and travel.

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World

Thieves steal banana from $6.2m art piece in French museum

A banana taped to a wall, part of Maurizio Cattelan’s $6.2m 'Comedian' artwork, has been stolen from France's Centre Pompidou-Metz

2 Jun 2026
Fashion

Studs, grillz and gems: Why fashion is going mad for mouths

From the catwalks to sidewalks, people are decorating their teeth like never before. Vicky Jessop taps into the trend

24 Nov 2025
TV

Prisoner 951 on BBC One review: terrifying and infuriating

Warning: this show may induce new feelings of rage towards Boris Johnson

23 Nov 2025
Film

The best worst Christmas films we're looking forward to in 2025

Step aside Hot Frosty: there are some new camp Christmas masterpieces in town

22 Nov 2025
TV

Prisoner 951: how the show tackled its Boris Johnson problem

The then-Foreign Secretary comments on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe caused a diplomatic incident in 2017

21 Nov 2025
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TV

Daddy Issues star Taj Atwal on being allowed to act with her own voice

The road to Riot Women started when Taj Atwal was allowed to act with her own voice

21 Nov 2025
TV

Every single Stranger Things death - ranked for shock factor!

From Barb to Bob to Billy to, well, all the others, here are all the Stranger Things deaths and how they turned the series on its head

21 Nov 2025
Lifestyle

EsDeeKid: Is Timothée Chalamet masquerading as a Liverpudlian rapper?

Your guide to the weirdest conspiracy theory of the month

20 Nov 2025
TV

Peep Show set to collab with The Great British Bake Off

This franchise mash-up sees some of the stars of the cult hit show gearing up to compete for baking glory

20 Nov 2025
Fashion

Is the Queen showing her support for Princess Eugenie?

Queen Camilla chose to wear a very specific tiara to her latest royal function: we unpack the meaning behind it

19 Nov 2025
TV

Line of Duty is coming back! Here’s what to know

Creator Jed Mercurio has confirmed that there will be a seventh season

19 Nov 2025
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TV

Prisoner 951: the harrowing true story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

The British-Iranian citizen’s six-year ordeal has now been made into a drama

19 Nov 2025
Travel

Yak butter massages and nose yoga in Bhutan

This remote mountain kingdom boasts a unique wellness scene, honed over centuries of isolation. Vicky Jessop gets stuck in

18 Nov 2025
Fashion

Lily Allen's revenge dressing streak continues at 16Arlington's show

The star was among a procession of famous faces working the catwalk to celebrate the brand’s collaboration with Antony Price

18 Nov 2025
Gaming

Call of Duty: how multiplayer killed the Black Ops 7 solo campaign

The franchise’s decision to do away with storytelling in favour of a multiplayer-lite option isn’t a surprise, but it is a shame

18 Nov 2025
Fashion

The chicest looks at the Governors Ball 2025

From Jennifer Lawrence and Ariana Grande in Dior to Tessa Thompson in tomato-red Valentino — a round up of the best outfits

17 Nov 2025
TV

Summerwater on Channel 4: emotional repression on steroids

This thriller series set in the Scottish highlands is miserable as heck

17 Nov 2025
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Celebrity

2025's hottest celebrity couples: who’s on, who’s off?

As Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet are rumoured to have called it quits, we take stock of the (rather crowded) celebrity dating scene

15 Nov 2025
TV

The Beast In Me: is this the best show Netflix has released this year?

In need of a wintery murder mystery starring Clare Danes and Brittany Snow to see you through November? Good news: this is it

14 Nov 2025
Celebrity

Was it real? Inside Aitch’s relationship with Amelia Dimoldenberg

As the rapper enters the jungle, we take a deep dive into whether or not his relationship with the Chicken Shop Date host was legit

14 Nov 2025
TV

I'm A Celebrity: the series' best moments of all time

From strawberry-gate to people ‘fainting’ on live TV, there have been some truly high highs, and low lows

14 Nov 2025