As England’s longest-running weekly magazine for women, The Lady magazine has an illustrious roll call of former employees. However in recent years, its editors have often attracted attention for the wrong reasons.
Boris Johnson’s sister Rachel was appointed as editor in 2009 but departed three years later following a feud with the publisher Ben Budworth’s mother Julia, who claimed that Rachel was ‘sex-obsessed’. History was then made when Budworth appointed Matt Warren as her successor, making him the magazine’s first male editor. Alas, he too had an undesired effect when it was revealed that he was having an affair with his secretary.
With Warren now stepping down to juggle journalism with work as a paragliding instructor, the position is once again vacant. But who will be deemed a suitable ladylike replacement?
In a move that is sure to ruffle a few feathers, Mr S understands that it’s another male who is being touted for the job.
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