Jessica Brown
Jessica Brown (born in Solihull, West Midlands) is editor of the Daily Star''s celebrity column Goss.[1]
Journalism career
Brown went to Solihull Sixth Form College, she left with three A Levels in English Language and Literature, Sociology and Geography. She then graduated from Staffordshire University with a B.A. in Media Studies and Sociology.
Brown's career as a journalist started in Birmingham when she was employed as the music editor for 69 Magazine in 2002. She also had a weekly showbiz column in the Solihull And Warwickshire Guardian. She became a celebrity reporter for Star magazine between 2007–2008 and worked as a freelance showbiz journalist for New! magazine, Sunday Mirror, Daily Mirror and The People.
Brown also regularly updates her own lifestyle blog, Jessica Loves
Radio presenter
Brown co-presented the breakfast show for Global Radio on Galaxy Birmingham for five years from 2002. She also hosted her own Saturday breakfast show and a break beat show Breakz and Beatz every Friday night on the Galaxy digital network DAB.[2]
Daily Star Goss
Brown joined Goss at the Daily Star full-time in 2009 as one of The Goss Girls, she was promoted to showbiz editor in March 2010.
Other media work
She regularly appears on Five News and Live From Studio Five as a showbiz expert. She was interviewed on Sky News for a Michael Jackson and Cheryl Cole news feature. She also chats on radio shows such as talkSPORT and LBC's Saturday Night Live about celebrity news stories and The X Factor.
Controversy
In June 2009 Brown was involved in an altercation with glamour model Katie Price, who flew into a rage and threatened to "cut" Brown's face in Ibiza. Price had mistaken her for someone who works with ex-husband Peter Andre.[3][4]