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1) Worthy
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Pub. Date
2023
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In a media driven landscape that crafts narratives for our celebrities, Smith recounts her story in an intimate conversation with readers. Along the way, she explores her path to accepting her power as a woman, and her discovery that a strong sense of self is every woman?s right and saving grace.An impactful and rare memoir that engages and educates, Worthy is a courageous love song to self, to family, to life, and to the world.From an unconventional...
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From beloved 'Gogglebox' breakout star, to winner of 'I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!', achieving her dream of presenting with Ant and Dec on 'Saturday Night Takeaway' and filling Davina's shoes in 'Streetmate', Scarlett Moffatt is quickly fast-tracking to national treasure status. Laugh along with Scarlett as she describes her journey from ballroom dancing diva, to adventures with her survivalist Dad, working at ASDA and life as a student....
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2015
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In December 2014 Caroline Flack danced her way into the nation's hearts when she raised the BBC's coveted Strictly Come Dancing Glitterball. Known for her throaty laugh, edgy humour and quick-fire wit, showcased on some of Britain's most popular spin-off shows, 2015 saw her thrust into the mainstream, hosting ITV's flagship talent show, The X Factor, with Olly Murs. In 'Storm in a C Cup', Caroline reveals the laughter and pain behind the TV persona,...
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Publisher
Arcadia
Pub. Date
2012
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The early 1990s saw Kristiane Backer as one of the very first presenters on MTV (Europe). As she reached the height of her success, she realised that something very important was missing, and a meeting with Imran Khan changed her life. In this memoir, she tells the story of her conversion to Islam.
5) Rude
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Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Pub. Date
2017
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Love her or hate her, Katie Hopkins is impossible to ignore, and this hilarious and revealing new book - part memoir, part handbook for the modern woman - is much the same. Laughing through the chapters of her life, she shares her disasters, her biggest disappointments and the time she had to ring her super sensible book to say she was on the front pages of the tabloids for having sex in a field. From being kicked out of the army for being epileptic,...
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HarperCollins Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017
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Des Lynam is one of Britain's best-loved and most successful personalities. Famously guarded about his private life, Des will attempt to set the record straight and talk about the ladies in his life, his childhood days in Ireland, as well as his early marriage and life in 70s London. Des takes us through his 30 years at the BBC from a reporter on local radio to the drama of his top-secret move to ITV which was front page news on every national newspaper....
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Michael Joseph
Pub. Date
2008
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Television presenter Fern Britton tells her story. Life as a child was not always easy, and she faced private and public challenges with her personal life, appearance and her career as she climbed the ladder to fame. Now a full-time working mum, with a happy second marriage to celebrity chef Phil Vickery, she is at the top of her game.
8) Esther
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Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
2001
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Now in her 60th year, Esther Rantzen gives the reader a candid and fascinating account of her life and times, including the most entertaining moments in front of and behind the camera.
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Publisher
Ebury
Pub. Date
2008
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Life, it seems, couldn't be better for smooth TV presenter Johnny Debonair. He's at the top of the pile: Mr Saturday Night on prime time, with his recent memoir riding high in the best-sellers list. Over lunch at La Mirabelle with his editor Pip Hardback, he announces that next he'd like to write a novel.
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Publisher
Hodder
Pub. Date
2010
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One of ITV's best loved Loose Women, Carol McGiffin, shares the stories and anecdotes that have made her the woman she is today - in her own inimitable and funny way. In this book she opens up about her marriage to Chris Evans, and reveals all about the seven years of celibacy that followed.
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This is the honest, entertaining and often surprising autobiography of one of our favourite 'Loose Women'. Andrea McLean is much loved for her bubbly, warm personality. But her life has seen its share of heartache, as well as love and happiness, and now she's finally ready to tell the full story.
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Jane McDonald may be a BAFTA-winning TV star and platinum-selling artist, but she'll never forget her Northern roots, and she's as much known for her Yorkshire charm and humour as for her showbiz accolades. She famously hit the big time overnight on TV show 'The Cruise' 20 years ago, but here she talks for the first time about how she survived the dark legacy of that early success, and climbed right back up for a second bit of the cherry. It hasn't...
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Pub. Date
2018
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The third instalment in Craig Revel Horwood's frank and funny biographies takes the reader through the highs and lows of the Strictly Come Dancing star's 'fab-u-LOUS' life. Join Craig and a host of Strictly stars on the show and live tours and get the real stories from behind the scenes.
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Publisher
Fourth Estate
Pub. Date
2024
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A profound introspection of his life, relationships, and identity, The House of Hidden Meanings is a self-portrait of the legendary icon on the road to global fame and changing the way the world thinks about drag. Central to RuPaul?s success has been his chameleonic adaptability. From drag icon to powerhouse producer of one of the world?s largest television franchises, RuPaul?s ever-shifting nature has always been part of his brand as both supermodel...
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Clare Balding grew up in a rather unusual household. Her father a champion trainer, she shared her life with more than 100 thoroughbred racehorses, mares, foals and ponies, as well as an ever-present pack of boxers and lurchers. Here, she describes how she learned some of life's toughest lessons through the animals.
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Publisher
Atlantic
Pub. Date
2010
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The TV motoring show 'Bottom Gear' combines a mix of stunts, challenges and reviews of the latest supercars. At the heart of the show is Jeremy Klaxon, a controversial motormouth of a presenter. In this book he recalls a year in his life, from inadvertently running down Roger Moore to gatecrashing the set of a gay porn movie.
18) Brutally honest
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As one-fifth of the iconic Spice Girls and judge on 'X Factor' and 'America's Got Talent', Melanie Brown, a.k.a. Scary Spice, has been an international star since her twenties. 'Brutally Honest' is an expose of the struggles and acute pain that lay behind the glamour and success. With deep personal insight, remarkable frankness and trademark Yorkshire humour, the book removes the mask of fame and reveals the true story behind the Spice Girls, as well...
19) No regrets
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Publisher
Michael Joseph
Pub. Date
2014
Description
Coleen's first memoir was embraced by the nation. Her life since has been splashed across the tabloids - her sensational departure from 'Loose Women', the difficulties in her marriage, the famous feud between the Nolan sisters, and the tragic death of her sister Bernie. Coleen reveals the truth behind the headlines, sharing her most intimate fears and hopes for the future.
20) Survivor
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Publisher
Sphere
Pub. Date
2007
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In Sharon Osbourne's second volume of her memoirs, she reveals the truth behind the recent headlines in her own characteristically honest, intimate and outspoken way.