British Vogue’s first male and black editor LEAVING his role

British Vogue’s first male and black editor LEAVING his role

British Vogue’s editor-in-chief Edward Enninful has announced he is leaving his role, amid rumours of a rift with Anna Wintour.

The 51-year-old, who is the first male and first black editor of British Vogue, told magazine staff yesterday that he will be taking on a new global role at publisher Conde Nast.

It comes amid rumours that there has been a power struggle between Mr Enninful and Vogue’s overall editor-in-chief Dame Anna ever since he took up his post in 2017 – which Vogue has denied.

In an internal email sent yesterday, he said: ‘I am excited to share that from next year I will be stepping into the newly appointed position of editorial advisor of British Vogue and global creative and cultural advisor of Vogue.’

Mr Enninful made radical changes to British Vogue and under his control the magazine featured its first transgender cover model.

He also oversaw the magazine’s first male cover star – Oscar-nominated actor Timothee Chalamet, while disability activist Sinead Burke became the first visibly disabled person on the cover.

But there has been widespread speculation since Mr Enninful took up the editorship in 2017 that he would soon come to replace Dame Anna as Vogue’s overarching editor-in-chief.

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