FORMER Sun journalist Bobbie Whiteman has died aged 62.
Bobbie was a hugely popular and talented sub-editor who joined The Sun in 1986.
She grew up in West London and started her career in local newspapers before spending three years as a reporter for Doctor magazine.
After leaving The Sun, Bobbie moved to California.
There, she joined Variety magazine as a copy editor before taking on the role of foreign news editor.
She left Variety in 2013 and worked as a reporter and copy editor for Mail Online, The Wrap and LA Weekly.
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Former colleague and long-time friend Sebastian O’Kelly said: “She was always sunny and positive and truly beloved.”
Bobbie leaves her husband of ten years John, a stepson, stepdaughter and a brother.