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Publisher
Arcadia
Pub. Date
2012
Description
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.
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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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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
Michael Joseph
Pub. Date
2008
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Hodder
Pub. Date
2010
Description
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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Publisher
Coronet
Pub. Date
2019
Description
The youngest of five siblings, Sara Cox grew up on her father's cattle farm surrounded by dogs, cows, horses, fields and 'lots of cack'. The lanky kid sister - half girl, half forehead - a nuisance to the older kids, the farm was her very own dangerous adventure playground, 'a Bolton version of Narnia'. Her writing conjures up a time of wagon rides and haymaking and agricultural shows, alongside chain smoking pensioners, cabaret nights at the Conservative...
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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
Quercus
Pub. Date
2018
Description
Everyone loves Toff and she has come a long way since bursting onto our screens on E4's Made in Chelsea in 2014. As the runaway winner of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here 2017, Toff surprised us all, not least herself, with her positive, happy-go-lucky attitude and kindness to others, no matter what challenge came her way in the jungle. In this book, Toff is here to share her experiences, some funny, some sad, some that make her cringe with embarrassment....
10) No regrets
Author
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.
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The story of Joan Bakewell's life and times spans the Blitz in Manchester, Cambridge during the glittering era of Michael Frayn, Jonathan Miller et al., London at its sixties peak and the world of the media and the arts from the 60s onwards, offering a portrait a remarkable woman and her times.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
1998
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After a successful musical career in the 1960s, Cilla Black reinvented herself as a TV presenter. This biography reveals her as ambitious, complex and very private. Her strong relationship with her husband/manager, Bobby, is the key to it all.
13) Alesha
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Alesha Dixon first found fame in the all-female R&B group Mis-Teeq before going solo. In 2007, she won Strictly Come Dancing, and made a successful musical comeback, signing with a new record label. This is a biography of her life and career.
Author
Publisher
Ebury
Pub. Date
2003
Description
Since debuting on the showbiz circuit in 1963, Cilla Black has released 14 studio albums, in addition to two successful Greatest Hit packages and 37 singles. She has also starred in such shows as 'Surprise, Surprise' and 'Blind Date'. This title relates the story of her life.
15) 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...
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Publisher
Virgin Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
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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Publisher
Ebury Press
Pub. Date
2019
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Dani Dyer stole the nation's heart with her genuine warmth and honest personality when she won Love Island this summer. She proves that you don't need to succumb to peer pressure, be swayed by all too perfect Insta-images or behave in a way that's not true to who you are. Her first book shows she is wise beyond her years as she shares her experiences around growing up, bullying, relationships, insecurities and being Danny Dyer's daughter. Answering...
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Publisher
Ebury Spotlight
Pub. Date
2024
Description
Louise was like any other excited mother-to-be during her first pregnancy, but no one could have predicted what happened when she gave birth. During an emergency c-section, she had severe complications and fought for her life over a number of days, whilst her son was taken into NICU. This terrifying experience impacted on Louise's mental health in a way that completely changed her life, as she has battled to come to terms with what happened to her,...
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Publisher
Faber & Faber
Pub. Date
2016
Description
Best known for her work in The Fall at the time when they were perhaps the most powerful and influential anti-authoritarian postpunk band in the world, Brix Smith Start spent ten years in the band before a violent disintegration led to her exit and the end of her marriage with Mark E. Smith. But Brix's story is much more than rock'n'roll highs and lows in one of the most radically dysfunctional bands around. Growing up in the Hollywood Hills in the...