A Guilty Pleasure (Heat Magazine)

Member Name: Loubielou22

Product:	Heat Magazine
Date:	19/05/09 (35 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great for Celebrity gossip

Disadvantages: Standard Format which rarely changes - but if it ain't broke then why try and fix it?.

I confess, I am an avid Heat Reader.

I revel in the tales of Celebrity woes and joys and find myself flicking the pages eager to know more about the Celebrity culture and it's victims. I gasp with Shock at the multitude of weight obsessed pictures and accompanying stories which range from who is a super skinny and who is now sadly perceived as piling on the pounds.

Without wanting to appear arrogant, I truly believed that I would be immune to the Celebrity gossip mags but alas, this wasn't so. I find myself so engrossed in Celeb - land that I seek out Heat like a guilty pleasure.

The magazine for me is the alternative to a good night spent downing shots with girlfriends and gossiping about everything and anything, I used to read More magazine as a Teen so I guess the writing was already on the metaphorical wall so to speak.

Heat does what it says on the tin, it's a plethora of Celeb Tittle Tattle which is a light read that engages the reader for at least 10 minutes. Taken at face value Heat will never be a contender for any prestigious writing awards but does seem to fill a void.

In Essence the magazine is Celebrity driven and mainly focuses upon the Celebrity lifestyle, with fashion and beauty tips added in.

Summary: Celeb gossip and pics a plenty