Gemma Aldridge, the editor of the Sunday Mirror and Sunday People since early 2021, is stepping down after almost four years leading the Reach tabloids.
Aldridge, previously a features editor and assistant editor at the titles, took over at the Sunday papers in April 2021.
She wrote on Twitter/X on Monday that after 12 years at the Sunday Mirror and People she had made “the tough but exciting decision” to leave the papers “for pastures new”.
“Huge thanks to my colleagues, contacts and freelancers for coming on the journey. It’s been a blast!
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“Becoming an editor towards the end of the pandemic in 2021 was a whirlwind. Four PMs, two monarchs, two World Cups, two horrific wars, an Olympic Games, a Jubilee, two royal funerals, a coronation, the fall of the BBC’s anchor and ITV’s golden boy and the general election of a generation.
“I’ll be forever proud of the work we’ve done — pedophiles, con-artists and witch doctors jailed. Rot, wrongdoing and racism at the heart of government exposed. Voices of so many extraordinary and marginalised real people amplified… and a whole load of juicy showbiz scoops in between.”
As well as her Sunday paper roles, Aldridge has been executive editor (weekends) of the Mirror since March, overseeing “all weekend content across Mirror print & digital platforms as we build our brand into the future”.
Aldridge has previously written for Press Gazette about how journalism’s talent shortage can be fixed by getting more young people from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds into newsrooms.
Press Gazette understands Aldridge’s departure is unrelated to news of cuts at sister title the Sunday Express, which includes the departure of editor David Wooding amid a move to a seven-day operation.
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