Not shining bright but a star all the same! (Star Magazine)

Member Name: fionad86

Product:	Star Magazine
Date:	26/11/08 (53 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Cheap and cheerful gossip

Disadvantages: not very captivating

Star Magazine is a celebrity tabloid magazine that covers all the trivial events happening in the lives of your favourite pop stars and Z listers (think Big Brother, X Factor, everyone Darren Day ever slept with).

There isn't much reading in the magazine and it mainly relies on lots of pictures of famous people with no pants on etc. One section of the magazine which does have a bit of reading is where they feature an interview with a 'famous' person/group. Sometimes that person can be quite interesting and accomplished, but generally you will find an interview with someone who didn't even win Big Brother. Having said that, it can be interesting to read if you watch those sorts of programmes to discover whether that person really is as stupid as they come across. You will find the latest X Factor loser will be featured in an interview somewhere near the front of the magazine, but that somewhere in the back depths there will be another interview from someone a bit more established, like someone in Doctor Who (don't ever expect Hollywood A-List interviews).

Another section which I personally find entertaining is the 'Mouth Almighty' page where a list of random celebrity quotes is published usually in order to make them sound vain or stupid. I don't know why but these always tickle me.

You will also find sections called:

Readers letters
Clocked - A boring list of who has been spotted doing what (eg. The editor spotted Simon Cowell picking his nose at the bus stop)
60 Seconds with...... - A half page interview with a has been asking none of the questions you really want to be answered.
Eye spy - Cruel picking out of celebrity flaws (eg. sweat patches)
Star fashion - the latest trends
Hollywood star - gossip from Hollywood
Rated or slateed - Style 'experts' Herskey and Jess make judgements on what particular celebs have been wearing that week.
Inside the wardrobe of....... - info on where to buy clothes that are similar to a star who you admire
Star bodies - A breakdown of what to eat etc to get the body of that weeks star
We're all heading for....... - an article about a trendy travel destination
Reviews - film, music etc
TV guide for the week
Starscopes - Horoscopes
AND an inevitable story about Posh and Becks



Don't expect anything educational or moving in this magazine, it's a cheap crowd-pleasing gossip publication. To be honest, a lot of the stories are complete fabrications as well so I would take most of it with a pinch of salt. Look out for front page stories that say something like 'The true about Bob and his co-star's relationship' because when you get to the story it'll be a charming but dull piece about how Bob likes to spend time with his wife and kids, but that he thinks his co-star is a very lovely woman. It isn't rocket science, but it isn't really harmful either, so if you like a bit of easy gossip on your lunch break this is a fairly good magazine to go for and quite a bit cheaper than the competition.

Summary: Celeb tabloid for gossip hungry people