The Sun’s Fabulous magazine’s Sinead McIntyre named Editor of the Year
THE Sun on Sunday’s Fabulous magazine editor-in-chief Sinead McIntyre has been named Editor of the Year at a prestigious press awards do.
Sinead, 50, was praised for “deftly crafting” the magazine by judges at the British Society of Magazine Editors Awards, who compared the title to a “lovely warm hug”.
The bash, which honours excellence in magazine journalism, took place at London’s glitzy Pan Pacific hotel on Monday night.
Sinead, who joined Fabulous in 2008 and rose to editor in 2015, was awarded the gong in the newspaper magazines category in front of esteemed members of the press, beating off stiff competition including The Sunday Times Style and The Times magazine.
Sun editor-in-chief Victoria Newton said that the win was “a testament to Sinead and the whole team at Fabulous.”
Sinead said: “I am thrilled to bits at winning this award. It is recognition of the hard work of all of the Fabulous team who are so passionate and work so hard to produce the best content for our readers.”
Fabulous magazine was also shortlisted for the Cover of the Year (consumer) award for its Women of the Year issue featuring model Ellie Goldstein, who has Down’s syndrome.
Sinead has spearheaded the magazine’s award-winning campaigns, including Menopause Matters which won Campaign of the Year at the BSME awards in June.
It campaigned for free HRT on the NHS and for employers to put menopause support at the heart of workplace policies to help women thrive.
In a historic win, the government went on to pledge cutting the cost of repeat HRT prescriptions, helping improve the lives of millions of women across the country.
Last year, Fabulous landed another victory with the brand’s Had Our Fill campaign, which aimed to protect children from dodgy cosmetic fillers.
Following the campaign, tough new laws have been put in place banning clinics and salons from giving Botox and lip fillers to under-18s unless they are for GP-approved medical reasons.