James Desborough is an award winning show business writer, book author and media commentator and consultant, who works in Los Angeles, New York and London. He currently works out of LA covering Hollywood news for outlets such as The New York Daily News, Mail Online, Sunday Express and more. As a prominent correspondent he has interviewed a raft of A-list stars and newsmakers from the worlds of sports, politics and show business. James has appeared on TV networks worldwide as a host and guest correspondent including the E! Network, CBS, BBC, ITV 1, CNN, HLN, TV Guide Network and Channel Nine Australia.
He was named the Show business Reporter of the Year at the 2009 British Press Awards. In 2013, he was nominated as Entertainment Journalist of the Year at the 55th SoCal Journalism Awards, where he was also runner-up in the International News Report category. In 2014, he received five nominations, including Entertainment Journalist of the Year, and won for Personality Profile and Entertainment Feature at the 56th Annual SoCal Journalism Awards. He received runner-up in the Entertainment News category.
James is also the author of the critically acclaimed book, “One Direction… What Makes Them Beautiful,” and “This is Us: 1D Uncut“, both are books dedicated to the British boy band’s loyal fans and chronicle their rise to success as well as their debut onto the silver screen.