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
TV

The Celebrity Traitors on BBC One: the ultimate in celeb-humbling

Watching celebs reduced to sweaty, dirty messes in the name of television is great fun

8 Oct 2025
TV

Who is Niko Omilana? What to know about the Traitors’ YouTube star

He’s best known for pranks and running to be Mayor of London

8 Oct 2025
Jilly Cooper Writer
Lifestyle

Jilly Cooper: a scandalous life well-lived

The author made her name writing racy novels, but her life was almost as interesting as those of the characters in her books

6 Oct 2025
TV

Frauds on ITV: this crime heist caper hits most of the right notes

Suranne Jones and Jodie Whittaker are on top form as a pair of squabbling ex-cons setting out for one last job

6 Oct 2025
TV

Frauds on ITV: from Jodie Whittaker to Suranne Jones, who plays who?

Two former con artists team back up for the score of a lifetime. What could go wrong?

5 Oct 2025
Lifestyle

Pixie Geldof's London: old Chelsea and the Prince Charles Cinema

The model loves vintage shopping, Trullo and dates at Towpath café

3 Oct 2025
TV

Celebrity Traitors: Will it be a stroke of genius — or a disaster?

The BBC’s decision to put famous faces in the castle could be a masterstroke... but pitfalls lie ahead

1 Oct 2025
Beauty

All the expert advice that taught me to love my wavy hair

Frizzy some days, limp on others: here’s how I finally managed to conquer my curls

30 Sept 2025
TV

Blue Lights: which cast members are returning for season three?

The Blackthorn family are returning for another season on Belfast’s streets

29 Sept 2025
TV

Blue Lights season three: what has happened in the series so far?

From foiling crime to bringing down drug dealers, the team at Blackthorn station have their hands full

29 Sept 2025
Travel

'It seemed determined to bankrupt us': I used ChatGPT to plan my trip

With an ever-growing number of people turning to AI to plan their holidays, Vicky Jessop puts it through its paces for a trip to Istanbul

29 Sept 2025
Music

Oasis at Wembley review: a rocket-fuelled blast of nostalgia

The Gallagher brothers were on blistering form as they returned to Wembley for their final two UK dates

28 Sept 2025
Showbiz

Oasis pay emotional tribute to Ricky Hatton at Wembley gig

British boxing legend Hatton died aged 46 at his home in Greater Manchester earlier this month

27 Sept 2025
Fashion

Inside London's upcycling fashion boom

Across the capital, the coolest new designers are turning away from fast fashion in favour of creating chic, must-have pieces that are also kind to the planet

26 Sept 2025
Gaming

Ghost of Yotei review: sweeping, compelling and pleasingly epic

This follow up to the celebrated 2020 game Ghost of Tsushima delivers beauty and action in spades, even if the storyline isn’t anything new

26 Sept 2025
TV

Wuthering Heights, House of Guinness: is iPhone face taking over?

Historical dramas have never looked so modern. Is that a problem?

25 Sept 2025
TV

The Hack on ITV review: this year's Mr Bates vs the Post Office

David Tennant is chameleonic as Guardian journalist Nick Davies in this expose of how the phone hacking scandal was uncovered

24 Sept 2025
Gaming

Hades II review: just as fiendishly addictive as ever

This follow-up to the hit 2020 game hits all the right notes, and adds some welcome ones of its own

24 Sept 2025
TV

The Hack: what really happened in the case of Daniel Morgan?

The private investigator was murdered, but his case remains unsolved

24 Sept 2025