Rosie Millard.

About Rosie Millard

Rosemary Harriet Millard OBE is a British journalist, writer, and broadcaster known for her work in arts journalism, cultural leadership, and literature. She chairs Firstsite gallery in Colchester and serves as vice-chair of Opera North, having previously chaired BBC Children in Need (2018–2024) and Hull City of Culture 2017. Millard was the BBC's arts correspondent from 1995 to 2004 and has contributed to The Times, The Independent, The Spectator, and The Telegraph. She has authored four books, including the travel memoir Bonnes Vacances (2011) and the novel The Square (2015). In 2018, she was appointed an OBE for services to the arts in Hull, and in 2024, she resigned from BBC Children in Need amid controversy over grant allocations.