Farewell to Mirror legend Bridget

FORMER Sunday Mirror editor Bridget Rowe has passed away aged 70.

Ms Rowe died on Tuesday after contracting Covid-19 during a hospital stay.

She had been admitted to Princess Royal University Hospital in Bromley, Kent, with seizures on Boxing Day.

Ms Rowe rose to the top of Fleet Street at a time when journalism was still very male-dominated. She worked for magazines – including 19, Petticoat, Club, Look Now and Woman’s World – before becoming assistant editor of The Sun.

After stints as editor of the News of the World’s magazine Sunday, Woman’s Own and TV Times, she became editor of the

Sunday Mirror in 1991.

In 1992 Ms Rowe moved to edit the Sunday People, raising circulation and winning awards, and returned to edit the Sunday Mirror for a year in 1997. She later took high-profile communication roles, including as public relations chief for businessman and UKIP donor Arron Banks.

Her son Peter Nolan, 33, who works in financial services, said: “I couldn’t be prouder to call Bridget Rowe my mother. She climbed the career ladder in an era that was male-dominated INSPIRING

Bridget Rowe and got to the top. Her career acts as inspiration for me and I have found out in the last few days her career achievements inspired so many.”

Friend Paul Bennett, a former picture editor at the Sunday Mirror, called Ms Rowe “brash, opinionated, fair and talented”.

He said: “She had everyone’s respect. She will be

missed.”