Vicky Jessop
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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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.
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
Strictly Come Dancing hasn't even started, and there's already drama
This time, it’s about the upcoming cast for the 2025 season
Chappell Roan at Reading: what time is she on, and what's the setlist?
The super graphic ultra modern girl will be headlining one of the UK’s biggest festivals this week
Whips, nuns and horse-rein sex – Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights
The Saltburn director’s take on the classic book is set to ruffle a few feathers
Hostage: who’s in the cast of the new Netflix thriller?
The show is being touted as the next The Bodyguard
Football Manager 2026 is coming. Here’s what we know
After a game cancellation last year, it looks like we’re back on track
Luther Ford: he was in The Crown, now he's acting with James Norton
Before answering an open casting call to play the Prince Harry, Luther Ford wanted to be a filmmaker. Now he’s starring in an epic TV show about the Battle of Hastings
Everything we learnt from Taylor's podcast episode with Travis
From her first impressions of Travis to her plan for upcoming Easter eggs about her music, and the inspiration for her new album, Swifties learnt a lot from the special episode of the latest New Heights podcast
Love Is Blind UK: which of the season one couples are still together?
Let’s just say love probably isn’t blind
Will there be a KPop Demon Hunters sequel? Here’s what we know
Netflix has big plans for the runaway hit film
Love Is Blind UK S2 review: let the emotional manipulation begin
Can we find love, ‘sight unseen’? Um, no. But we already knew that
In Flight on Channel 4: this airplane thriller never quite takes off
Channel 4’s new drama doesn’t really make sense, but at least Katherine Kelly is good
Taylor Swift's albums, ranked: from Fearless to 1989
With a new album on the way, there’s never been a better time to reflect on her astonishing body of work
In Flight: who’s in the cast of the Channel 4 thriller?
From a Coronation Street regular to a Top Boy star, here’s who’s appearing in the airplane thriller
Summer's most divisive trend? The style set have fallen for toe shoes
From Tabis to Vibram Five Finger Shoes and Havaianas, it’s never been more on trend to show off your digits
Weapons: the real-life tragedy that inspired the film
Director Zach Cregger has been very open about how the film helped him channel his grief
Way Out West review: this music festival is bursting with Scandi cool
With a blockbuster line-up and buzzing city waiting to be explored, Gothenburg is the perfect place to escape the UK’s festival crowds
How to babymoon like Rihanna with a chic Bajan escape
This idyllic island in the Caribbean is the perfect place to enjoy some much-needed ‘me time’ before your baby arrives
One to Watch: Harriet Slater from Outlander: Blood of my Blood
The star of Outlander: Blood of My Blood talks romance, action and mental health
Wednesday Season 2, Part 1: we unpack that wild ending
From Tyler’s fate to the identity of the Avian, we unpack all
I watched MasterChef so you don't have to — and it's an absolute mess
John Torode and Gregg Wallace’s continued appearance adds a queasy feeling to the whole show