Melissa Field

Melissa traded Melbourne for London to kickstart her two-decade love affair with entertainment journalism, cutting her teeth at legendary UK titles like Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, and the Daily Mail. After returning to Australia, she became the ultimate media shapeshifter, freelancing for the country's biggest mastheads - from The Australian Women’s Weekly to TV Week - before stepping into full-time leadership. Following heavy-hitting stints as Associate Editor and Editor at OK!, NW, and WHO, Melissa now brings her sharp editorial eye to New Idea as Associate Editor. When she’s not steering the ship of celebrity news, you’ll find her unironically analysing Love Island UK or destroying the competition at pub trivia during the '90s Britpop round