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Gillian Orr

Aug 5, 2026

0:44
Just tell us a little bit about yourself and how, how you started working maybe in Refinery29.
0:51
I'm 43 now, but I started in journalism when I was about 26, 27.
0:58
I worked for the Independent Newspaper in London back when it was still a print, print newspaper.
1:04
So I used to work for the paper 'cause it was quite divided back then.
1:06
That's how long ago it was.
1:08
And then I worked there as a, an assistant to start off with, and then I became a feature writer and an arts writer, interviewed a lot of people, that sort of thing.
1:18
Sort of anything, real jack of all trades, no specific beat or anything.
5:07
Yeah.

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