Dan Hodges alias Daniel Pearce Jackson Hodges is a British newspaper columnist best known as departed English actress, Glenda Jackson.
He has been writing a weekly column for The Mail on Sunday since March 2016.
Prior to this, he was a columnist for The Daily Telegraph and in 2013 was described by James Forsyth in The Spectator as David Cameron’s “new favourite columnist”.
Hodges was born in Lewisham, London, on 7 March 1969.
He is the son of the actress and former Labour MP Glenda Jackson and her then-husband Roy Hodges.
He studied English Literature and Communications at Edge Hill College in Ormskirk, Lancashire, and graduated in 1990.
After graduating, Hodges worked as a political researcher for the Labour Party.
He also worked as a journalist for The Guardian, the New Statesman, and The Daily Telegraph. In 2000, he joined Transport for London as director of news.
He left TfL in 2002 to become head of communications at the London Development Agency.
In 2005, Hodges returned to journalism, writing for The Daily Telegraph and The New Statesman.
He also became a regular contributor to the BBC’s political programmes, including Question Time and The Andrew Marr Show.
In 2013, Hodges was named Political Commentator of the Year at The Comment Awards.
He has also won the Political Writing Award at the British Press Awards.
In his spare time, Hodges enjoys playing cricket and watching football. He is also a keen reader and a fan of classical music.
What happened to Dan Hodges eye?
Hodges lost his left eye in February 1992 when he was 16 years old, trying to stop a fight in a bar.
He has since worn a prosthetic eye.
In a 2015 interview with The Guardian, Hodges said that losing his eye was the defining moment of his life.
He said that it made him realize that life is short and precious and that he needed to make the most of every day.
Hodges has written about his experience of losing his eye in several articles and interviews.
He has said that it has made him more empathetic to others who have suffered physical or emotional trauma.
He has also said that it has given him a greater appreciation for life.
In 2016, Hodges was awarded the Helen Rollason Award for Disability Sport Journalist of the Year.
The award is given to a journalist who has made an outstanding contribution to the coverage of disability sport.
Hodges is a regular contributor to The Times, The Telegraph, and The Spectator. He is also the author of the book This Is England: A Journey Through Modern Britain.
Glenda Jackson’s ex-husband
Jackson’s ex-husband is Roy Hodges. They were married in 1958 and divorced in 1976. They have one son together, Daniel Hodges.
Jackson and Hodges met in 1957 when they were both working in repertory theatre. They were married two years later, and their son was born in 1969.
The couple’s marriage began to deteriorate in the early 1970s, and Jackson began an affair with Andy Phillips, the lighting director for a production of Hedda Gabler in which she was starring.
Hodges filed for divorce in 1975, and the divorce was finalized in 1976.
The divorce was initiated by Hodges, who sued Jackson on the grounds of her affair with Phillips.
Following the divorce, Jackson and Phillips were in an on-off relationship until 1981 when they ended their relationship.