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Author
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.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2015
Description
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,...
3) Rude
Author
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Pub. Date
2017
Description
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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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....
5) Esther
Author
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
2001
Description
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.
Author
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.
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Series
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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.
Author
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.
10) Survivor
Author
Publisher
Sphere
Pub. Date
2007
Description
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.
Author
Formats
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...
12) Always smiling
Author
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....
13) 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.
14) Cilla: 1943-2015
Author
Publisher
Metro
Pub. Date
2015
Description
An intimate portrait of Cilla Black, this biography tells the story of the Liverpool docker's daughter who became a star of television. From her early career as a 1960s pop sensation, it tells of her relationship with the Beatles, of her love for her husband Bobby, and of the feuds, scandals, and love affairs of 'Blind Date'.
Author
Publisher
Ebury
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.
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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.
17) Alesha
Author
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
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
1998
Description
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.
19) Brutally honest
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Description
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...
20) Life's too short
Author
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2000
Description
Life's Too Short is the moving and inspirational story of Helen Rollason, the TV presenter who captured the hearts of the nation with her courageous fight against cancer. She died in August 1999, after a two year battle with liver and colon cancer.