Personal
Pearson was married to fellow journalist Simon Pearson, whom she married in May 1988 in Lincoln. She now lives with Anthony Lane, film critic for The New Yorker. They have a son, Thomas (born August 1999), and a daughter, Eveline (born January 1996). They have lived in Cambridge since 2003. Pearson ended her column for the Daily Mail in April 2010, amid reports that she is to join The Daily Telegraph, with a column on her experiences of depression. Pearson is set to reprise her role as a columnist with The Daily Telegraph from September 2010.
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