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Adrian Chiles

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BishyBarnyBee · 03/10/2024 21:43

AIBU to be quietly pleased to learn that Adrian Chiles did not, as a poster here once alleged, get his job as a guardian columnist because he is married to the Guardian Editor?

I learned tonight he was already writing the column, she came in to tell him he'd made her laugh, and they ended up getting married. That's quite cute, no?

I quite enjoy his bumbling along musings and his lockdown soda bread recipe was a work of genius. I was a bit disappointed to think he was another example of media nepotism so I was pleased to read this today:

www.theguardian.com/media/2024/oct/03/adrian-chiles-what-i-have-learned-from-five-years-of-oversharing

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Drivingoverlemons · 03/10/2024 22:03

I didn’t know about that MN allegation or that he was married to Katherine Viner but even if he was prior to having the column, the idea that would ‘only’ be due to nepotism is laughable - his writing is highly entertaining, which is more important than who he is married to. (That’s not directed at you OP). And loads of journalists are married to other journalists.

BishyBarnyBee · 03/10/2024 21:58

Try not to worry about ADHD?

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sarahzbaker · 03/10/2024 21:53

Yeah Seems like a nice person. Try not to worry about adhd

Thfrog · 03/10/2024 21:44

Aw how sweet I'm not a fan of his columns at all but that's cute

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