Gillian Telling

Title: Senior Reporter

Expertise: Breaking News, Celebrity Interviews and Features, Human Interest, Nostalgia,

Senior reporter and writer with over 20 years experience as a pop culture journalist.
Currently a senior reporter and writer at People with a focus on breaking news and celebrity interviews.
I previously worked at Rolling Stone, Details, Maxim, Us Weekly and Entertainment Weekly. In 2010, my book, Dirty Girls: The Naked Truth About Our Guilty Secrets was published by Sourcebooks and optioned by ABC.

Gillian Telling has been working as a celebrity journalist for 20 years, where she has covered everything from emerging bands at Rolling Stone to conducting interviews with a-list celebrities for People and Entertainment Weekly .

She also covers human interest and health stories, and loves anything to do with parenthood. She has a soft spot for celebs from the '80s, '90s, and '00s, and her current role at People includes reporting on breaking celebrity news.

Prior to this role, she worked at People as a staff writer for music, as a senior editor for Scoop and Movies, and also at Entertainment Weekly as a senior TV editor. She is also a published author and ghostwriter.

PEOPLE, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, delivers the most trustworthy celebrity news and captivating human interest stories, connecting you to the pulse of American culture. Since our first issue hit stands in 1974, we have been striving to tell compelling stories about the people behind the issues, as opposed to just the issues themselves. We are your everyday escape, taking you inside the lives of intriguing stars, newsmakers, up-and-comers and ordinary people doing extraordinary things. We serve and delight you by providing ideas about beauty, food and style through the lens of the people influencing the trends. And we are a force for good by telling stories of hope, optimism and kindness that drive conversation and inspire action. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines.

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