| Celia Walden | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 December 1976 Paris, France |
| Education | Westminster School Cambridge University |
| Occupation | Journalist, novelist, critic |
| Spouse(s) | Piers Morgan (m. 2010–present) |
| Notable relatives | George Walden (father) |
| Nationality | British |
Celia Morgan (née Walden; born 30 December 1976) is a French-born British journalist, novelist and critic. She is the daughter of former Conservative Party Member of Parliament George Walden.
Walden was born in Paris and educated at Westminster School and Cambridge University.
Walden is a feature writer and former gossip columnist. She was the last person to edit The Daily Telegraph's now defunct diary "Spy". She previously wrote for the Daily Mail.
Her first novel Harm's Way was published in 2008.
From 2006 to 2010, she dated Piers Morgan, former editor of the Daily Mirror who is now a television personality and fellow critic; they married in 2010 (see below). She was previously in a relationship with chef Jean-Christophe Novelli. While she previously professed a preference for the Brentford F.C., she has begun supporting Arsenal FC since her engagement and is now frequently seen at games wearing a replica shirt with "Morgan, 1" printed on the back.
On 24 June 2010, she was married to journalist Piers Morgan in a private ceremony, thought to have taken place in the Oxfordshire village of Swinbrook with a reception at the local pub.[1][2] Morgan announced in Spring 2011 that the couple are expecting a child. [3]Their child was announced on twitter as having been born a girl on 25 November.
On 24th March 2011, Celia Morgan wrote a column in The Daily Telegraph expressing her hatred of cyclists - fair weather cyclists in particular. The end of her article read "[…] and of course this lot are so confident on the roads that they will all be plugged into their iPods, calmly humming "lalalalala" along to Sasha Distel as that articulated lorry indicates left".[4] This was seen as bad taste due to the fact that the article was published in the same week that a cyclist in central London had been killed by a heavy goods vehicle (HGV).[5] Six other cyclists had been killed by HGVs since the beginning of 2011.