Nationality British Role Journalist Name Petronella Wyatt | Occupation Journalist, writer Parents Woodrow Wyatt | |
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Alma mater University College, London. Books Father, Dear Father: Life with Woodrow Wyatt Residence St John's Wood, London, United Kingdom, North London Similar Lola Almudevar, Simon Garfield, Ian Katz |
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Petronella "Petsy" Wyatt (born May 1968) is a British journalist and author.
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- Does age matter in relationships tina malone vs petronella wyatt this morning 6th sep 2013
- Biography
- Writing and media work
- Views on Wikipedia
- Publications
- References

Biography

Wyatt is the daughter of Woodrow Wyatt, journalist and Labour politician, and his fourth wife, the Hungarian Veronica (Verushka) Banszky von Ambroz. Wyatt was born in St. John's Wood, North London, and attended St Paul's Girls' School; she was then offered a place to read History at Worcester College, Oxford. She left Oxford after two weeks, later claiming she had suffered persistent bullying and harassment, which she alleges were linked to her conservative political views. She went on to graduate from University College London.

In 2004, British newspapers reported that she had had a four-year affair with the married Conservative MP Boris Johnson. Johnson had promised to leave his wife; Wyatt became pregnant and had an abortion, after which her mother discovered the affair and reported it to the press. Johnson was sacked from his shadow cabinet post by Michael Howard for lying about the affair.
Writing and media work

Wyatt has been a weekly columnist for the Sunday Telegraph and The Spectator, of which she was deputy editor. She currently writes political interviews and main feature articles for the Daily Mail. Her interviewees have included John Major, David Blunkett, and Piers Morgan. Wyatt is known for her direct and playful interview style. In 1996, when interviewing the proposed Labour Minister for Women Janet Anderson, Anderson joked that "under Labour, women will become more promiscuous", which Wyatt reported as policy. Denis Healey regretted at the close of an interview with Wyatt that there was no time left for "rumpy pumpy".

Her television appearances include Question Time and Newsnight.
Views on Wikipedia

Wyatt has written about her attention to her Wikipedia entry. In May 2007, Private Eye reported that Wyatt had been instructed by Paul Dacre, the editor of the Daily Mail, to pen an attack on Wikipedia over the content of her entry on the site. This was published on 22 April 2007, when Wyatt admitted to writing her initial entry and then threatening to sue over vandalism to the page.
Publications

