Jenni McKnight

Jenni joined HELLO! Online in 2019 as part of the UK team but quickly turned her obsession with music, beauty, fashion, and the United States into a new role on the U.S. edition.

With an unrivalled knowledge of music genres and a love of red-carpet fashion,  Jenni has spearheaded coverage for the Oscars, Grammys, the Golden Globes, and the biggest country music awards like the CMAs, ACMs, and the CMTs, gaining exclusive interviews with stars like Lainey Wilson, Carly Pearce, Kane Brown, and more.

As a sports enthusiast – watching, not playing – Jenni also covers lifestyle angles on major events within the NFL, Super Bowl and F1.

Her passion for lifestyle has contributed to an incredible growth on the site which led to HELLO! U.S being awarded Best Launch at The Drum Awards for Online Media in 2022.

Born and raised in West London –Jenni started her career after a shopping trip and the gift of the gab saw her land a job assisting Amy Winehouse's former stylist.

From there she attended the London College of Fashion and studied journalism as well as fashion history before undertaking an intensive journalism course at the Catch-22 Academy.

Jenni previously worked at Metro newspaper on the Guilty Pleasures showbiz desk for four years and during her time she interviewed huge A-list celebrities from film and music, including Brad Pitt and Taylor Swift. She has also worked at Mirror Online, Woman & Home, Woman and CelebsNow.