Victoria Coren Mitchell

Victoria Coren Mitchell is an English writer, broadcaster, and poker player. She was born on August 18, 1972. Coren Mitchell is best known for her work as a columnist, author, and television personality, and she has a distinct voice in both the literary world and the media.

She has written for various publications, including The Observer, The Guardian, and The Daily Telegraph, and has gained a reputation for her sharp wit and keen insights. Her writing covers a range of topics, often blending humor, personal anecdotes, and reflections on life.

In addition to her writing career, Coren Mitchell is widely recognized for her television work. She is perhaps most famous for being the host of Only Connect, a British quiz show, which she has presented since 2008. Her dry humor and intellect have made her a beloved figure on British television.

As a poker player, Coren Mitchell made history in 2006 by becoming the first woman to win a major European poker title at the European Poker Tour in London. This achievement further cemented her reputation in both the intellectual and entertainment spheres.

Victoria Coren Mitchell is also known for her marriage to comedian David Mitchell, another well-known figure in the British entertainment industry.

Her notable works include:

  • "For Richer, For Poorer: A Love Affair with Poker", a memoir about her experiences in the poker world.

  • "The Meaning of Life", a reflection on life, relationships, and humor.

Her contributions to writing, television, and poker make her a significant figure in contemporary British culture.

Articles by the author

The truth is, I feel sorry for the Old Etonians. Everybody should be judged on his or her own merits. Assuming that toffs are 'out of touch' is more modern and fashionable than assuming they have a 'natural fitness for government,' but it's no fairer.

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Society is notoriously stupid in its failure to harness the wisdom of older women in everything from television to politics, family life to boardrooms, and here is one reminiscing with honesty and realism about women's particular challenge: to create our professional and financial structures in the same period as our peak fertility.

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Anger at the wealth gap is no longer about dukes in horse-drawn carriages; it's about vast, tax-dodging corporations. This will not be assuaged by seeing the royal family claiming to live like we do. If anything, that will make us angrier.

Victoria Coren Mitchell

London Zoo is amazing. I want to take my child there so that she can feel the awe and wonder I felt (and feel) myself.

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The key to nature's therapy is feeling like a tiny part of it, not a master over it. There's amazing pride in seeing a bee land on a flower you planted - but that's not your act of creation, it's your act of joining in.

Victoria Coren Mitchell

I'm not a luddite. Science, computers, medicine, they're all great. But nature is context. That which we can't control. Its constant mortality and immortality is an answer to the terror of finite existence. It reassures the soul.

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I have a complicated relationship with the zoo; maybe everyone does. It's so wonderful and so sad.

Victoria Coren Mitchell

Politics is a pure meritocracy. That's why Gordon Brown's cabinet had two brothers and a married couple in it. They just happened to be the best people around.

Victoria Coren Mitchell