She was promoted to the post of editor of the Daily Star newspaper in December 2003,[1] and left at the end of February 2018.
[2] Born in Stratford, London, England, Neesom attended Valentines High School in Ilford, Essex.
[4] She also worked on Woman's Own magazine before joining The Sun newspaper as a feature writer in 1992.
[1] She left her post as the Daily Star's editor at the end of February 2018 after the takeover by Reach plc, though she continues as a columnist for the newspaper.
[2] She supports West Ham United and also practises kickboxing in her spare time.