Clemmie Moodie
British journalist
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Clementine Moodie (born 8[citation needed] December 1981)[1] is an English journalist,[2] columnist and assistant editor at The Sun [showbiz].
Early life
While attending Guildford High School, she played lacrosse for England, South-East Region tennis and cricket for Surrey, and participated in the MCC women's first ever match.[3] In August 1994, she competed in a national teenage tennis competition, losing to Helen Reesby,[4] when living in Haslemere.[5]
She read English literature at Exeter University and was voted the University Sports Personality of the Year in 2003. She graduated with a First Class Honours Degree.
Journalism career
In 2004 she joined the Daily Mail as a showbusiness reporter where she worked until 2008 when she was recruited by the then editor of the Daily Mirror, Richard Wallace, to co-edit the 3 am girls column[6] with former Sun reporter, Danielle Lawlor. In October 2010 she took over sole editorship of 3am.[7] She has been nominated four times for the showbiz journalist of the year award.[8]
In March 2013 she was voted Funniest Columnist of a national newspaper at the Loaded Lafta Awards.[9]
In September 2014 she handed over the reins of the 3am column to her deputy, Ashleigh Rainbird, to become associate features editor at the Daily Mirror.[10] In October 2016 she returned to the Daily Mail.[citation needed]
In April 2018 she joined the Sun on Sunday as Associate Showbusiness Editor.[citation needed]
In the 2019 annual press awards she was named Showbiz Reporter of the Year.[11]
In September 2020 she became assistant editor at The Sun [showbiz]. She has a regular weekly column on Tuesdays.[citation needed]
Other media work
She has discussed current showbiz topics on BBC Breakfast, Sky News, Good Morning Britain, The Xtra Factor on ITV2 and 5 News. She has been a guest on BBC Radio 1.[12] She appeared on BBC Three's England's Worst Ever Football Team[13] and England 2006: The Golden Generation on BBC iPlayer.
In October 2010 she walked the 63 km Inca Trail with Denise Van Outen,[14] Fearne Cotton, Alexandra Burke,[15] Amanda Byram and six women fighting breast cancer, to raise money for Breast Cancer Care Charity. In September 2012 she took part in the Virgin London Triathlon[16] teaming up with David Hasselhoff and Alexandra Burke. She has competed in three London Marathons.[citation needed] She supports Tottenham Hotspur.[17]