* Be A Star * (Star Magazine)

Member Name: xd-o-n-z-x

Product:	Star Magazine
Date:	15/01/09 (93 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Gossip! Cheap!

Disadvantages: Nothing Major!

I'm celebrity mad me! I love all the juicy gossip and finding out who's dating who , how much so-and-so earn a year and where the stars go holidaying. So of course , I need something to feed my obsession ; that is where star magazine comes into it.
Star magazine is a British celebrity gossip magazine , printed on a weekly basis. Star covers all the latest gossip from the United Kingdom as well as news from the States ; all for a small price of 99p. There are two-magazines-in-one ; the main one which has all the British gossip and then a one inside called 'Hollywood Star' which keeps you up to date with all the gossip from the States. Star is available to buy from most supermarkets and newsagents and is also available in other countries such as ; Italy , Austria , Malta and Greece. Star magazine is very similar to other magazines such as Heat , Now and New.
You can even keep topped up on celebrity gossip on the magazines website at : www.star-magazine.co.uk
I see Star magazine as a 'cheap' version of HEAT magazine!

The Star magazine which I am going to review is the 12th may 2008 issue (that magazine's 227th issue). The cover is very bright and colourful. The cover story is about Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole ; a picture of her looking quite fragile along with the words in yellow and white ; "Fears as Cheryl's weight plunges to 6st'. I would say that this story takes up at least half of the cover. To the left is a picture of Jennifer Anniston and a man who I don't recognise. About the picture are the words in a white font with a pink background 'Jen's hot fling with Cameron's hunky ex'.
Above this is the magazine's titile ; Star in a large red font and white background. A photo of David Beckham takes over a chunk of the 'r' in the word 'Star' along with a blue arrow with the words 'Ewww! Becks grows a dodgy beard!' inside it. In the top right corner in a 'bubble' , it says '2 mags for only 99p' as well as the cover of the other magazine which is attached inside to the main magazine. And finally the last cover story is ; 'Jordan & Peter's secret holiday snaps , along with a couple of photos.
I like the cover as it is very attractive and colourful. It also features the celebrities that I am huge fans of , like Cheryl Cole and Katie Price. So far , so good!
I turn over the cover and am faced with an advert to my left about the mobile phone operator '3'. I cannot get '3' up in the hills where I live , so therefore I skip the advert as it doesn't apply to me. Over to my right is the magazine's 'list of features' of what is in this issue of Star , along with a couple of photos. There is also a 'We Can't Stop Talking About...' which is about one of the 'stories of the week' where the magazine gives their opinion. This issue the guys in the Star office can't stop talking about Jennifer Anniston's 'hot new fling'. I like Jennifer and I liked Friends , although to be honest , I'm sick of hearing about her love life.

Over the page , I am greeted with a double page feature on one of my favourite celebrities ; Katie Price! The article includeds photos of Katie and Peter riding horses on holiday , as well as pictures of the couple with Junior. I found this article very interesting , as I am a massive fan of the couple! Over the page , the article continues with more pictures!
To the right of me is an advert advertising the magazine's website. The advert includeds a few pages of what the website looks like as well as a short description. I visit the website on a regular basis , as it provides me with all the information I need from the 'world of celebrities' and also sometimes , I go on the website instead to top up on gossip rather than buy the magazine (surely the magazine lose a lot of money from putting all the gossip that's in the magazine on the website ?). It means I save 99p some weeks! One thing I find with the website is sometimes it does not load and I no matter how many times I try and click the refresh button it still won't load. Although when it is in working order , it is a really good site for celebrity fans!

I flip over the page. The next article is on a double page. Cheryl is the 'star' of this story , all about her 'weight loss'. This article includes comments from a pal. I am a fan of Cheryl , but stories like this don't really appeal to me ; I just don't get the whole obsession with 'losing weight'!
I'm not a fan of Sex And The City (I always thought it was called Sex In The City ...?) so the next article didn't appeal to me either! This story is about the show's stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall falling out! I thought the way this story was portrayed was quite childish , considering the actresses are in their 40's/50's ; it was as though they were children in a playground!

The story over the page shocked me! It shows a photo of the actor Kris Marshall face down on a road after been knocked over! I like Kris , especially in the BT adverts , so when I read this I was quite worried! Luckily he was ok!
Another advert to my right ; based on a new deodorant called 'Nivea Double Effect'. I was already buying this deodorant when I read this , but although I was already using it , it still informed me more about the product which was good. It also had a competition with it about spending an evening out in London! The competition looked good but because I am 17 and the competition was for over 18's only , it meant I couldn't enter!

The next feature is called 'Heard The Latest ?'. This section includes seven different stories from the week! I enjoyed this as the stories were quite short instead of the really long double page ones you get sometimes , yet still bursting with juicy details! Celebs featured included Amy Winehouse expressing her opinion on the claims that she had cheated on her husband , Blake and how David Beckham made an appearance on Sesame Street. I enjoyed this very much!
Over the page is a feature which tells about the latest celebrity romances by the words 'Loves Up' and at the bottom by the words 'breaking up' shows celebrity couples who have recently split up or heading for a split! I enjoyed this section as I like to know 'who's dating who' and who's splitting up! It's also nice to know that celebrities also get their hearts broken not just us 'normal' people!

The next story is about WAG Melanie Slade who is dating Arsenal and England footballer Theo Walcot. I was surprised to see a story about her , as considering she is a WAG she keeps quite low profile , so it was nice to read about her rather than the usual WAGs such as Coleen Mcloughlin and Victoria Beckham.
To my right is an advert about sun cream. It is a Boots advert. I already had my sun cream so this advert didn't really apply to me!

The next article was about teen pop star / actess Miley Cyrus (also known as Hannah Montana). In this story Miley is apologising about her 'raunchy pics' as she is only fifteen. Although , I felt sorry for Miley , it is nice to see that some child stars do mess up like the rest of us rather than being 'perfect teens' as the media try to portray them!
There is a column at the end of this page which tells us who the people behind Star magazine are. Each issue the 'office' are asked a question which all members of staff have to answer. The question this month is 'What was the last song you couldn't get out of your heard'. I found this 'question and answer thing' to be quite interesting , as well as funny as some of the staff give humorous answers. It also gives us a chance to 'get to know' the staff.
I didn't enjoy the next double-page feature which is called 'Party Crash'. It tells us the gossip from the latest celebrity parties. I didn't like this because it just makes me jealous of all the parties the celebrities get to go to and being a party animal myself , I hate to see what I'm missing out on! I do like to read about the freebies the celebs received in their goodie bags though!

On the next page is a thermometer with what's hot at the moment and what's not. At the top of the thermometer , there is always a male celebrity with his shirt off! 'Notches' on the thermometer include latest fashion items and new food out in the shops!
Another advert to my right ; this time a Nesquik advert. It is obvious that this advert is aimed at parents , and because I don't have children , this advert doesn't apply to me.

The next story is about Naomi Campbell playing basketball in an episode of Ugly Betty. I am not a fan of Naomi nor Ugly Betty so I did not like this story , so I turned over the page without reading it.
I was disgusted by what I was greeted with on the next page; a naked picture of Trinny and Susannah! I didn't want to read the short story accompanying the large photo so I immediately turned over the page.

To my right is an advert for babies. Once again , as I don't have children , this advert does not apply to me.
Over the page is a photo of Eva Longoria kissing her husband and also a photo of Madonna's daughter Lourdes in her new glasses. I'm not a fan of these two celebrities so I turned over the page.

I was shocked when I saw the photo of David Beckham with a beard over the page. His hair in this photo is blonde , is moustache is a light brown colour , whereas his beard is a very dark colour! He looks very odd in this picture! Definitely not like his usual good looking self! I did enjoy reading this article though!
The next page is the letters page ; something I really enjoyed reading!

The next article is called 'Celebs Exposed'. This section was very interesting as it showed photos of Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie together when they were younger! I enjoyed this section very much! Over the page shows photos of celebs 'out and about' as well as a long list of where celebrities have been spotted this week. I didn't really enjoy this secion as the places featured where places I'd never heard of.
Celeb Spy shows the latest 'silly photos' of the celebs , such as Big Brother's Brian falling over. These pictures give me a good giggle and made me realise that even celebs take bad photos which made me feel good!

Saint or Sinner was something I enjoyed reading. Each issue , there is an interview with a celeb , this month it's Big Brother star Nikki Grahame , there are asked questions such as 'what was your last act of kindness' at at the end of the interview the magazine decides whether that star is a saint or a sinner! A good read!
The next seven pages were based on fashion ; I'm not really into fashion , but I was still entertained by this feature. It was also good that the items featured were available at affordable prices!

I've now arrived at the 'magazine' called 'Hollywood Star' which is the magazine inside the main magazine. Britney is on the cover of this , with the words 'Britney's new diet secrets'. I turn over the page. The double page has six photographs of six female celebrities in the same colour. This issue the colour is 'pink'. Celebs featured include Joss Stone and Catherine Zeta-Jones. There is also a comment from the magazine on each star's outfit. I enjoyed reading this as sometimes I think celebrities always look good , and then 'fashion' people tell them that it looks terrible! So that makes me feel good!
Ashley Pearson provides us with all the latest Hollywood gossip! Something I love to read about! I think I prefer Hollywood gossip more than British gossip! This section is more straight to the point than the gossip sections of the main magazine.

The next feature is called 'couples news'. Here you can find out all the latest news on celebrity couples such as Eva Longoria and her husband and Drew Barrymore and her boyfriend! I think it's sweet to see the celebs all loved up , yet I do get slightly jealous if they have hot boyfriends! Hehe!
The next double page is all about Britney's new body telling us how she got her figure back as well as pitcures of her at the gym! It's nice to see Britney healthy again.

The next few pages are all about fashion and beauty , something I didn't read all of , just bits. Features included how much a celebrity's item of clothing cost as well as how to get their 'make up' look. An interesting read , especially when you can afford some of the items the celebs are wearing.
The next 'booklet' is about Star bodies. It shows four pictures of Micha Barton and how her weight has changed in the last two years. An interesting read , especially good to read that she's left her size 0 image behind and is now a healthy size 12.

Rihanna takes up a double page telling us how she maintains her size 8 figure and how she works hard for it! It did inspire me to exercise more! This article also features a 'diet plan' and an 'exercise plan' of what Rihanna eats and does to keep looking so good! I never follow diets in magazines so this feature didn't really apply to me.
On the next page is an interview with singer/actress Samantha Mumba. Here she tells us information such as what she eats in a typical day and what her top diet tip is. I enjoyed this interview very much. On the bottom of the page , it also tells you foods which are the same yet some have higher calories than others. For example it says here , swap fried chips for oven cooked sweet potato wedges! This is good as it tells you how to make your favourite fatty-foods healthier

The next four pages consist of an interview with the new Gladiators' presenter Kirsty Gallagher. I'm a huge fan of the Gladiators and I think Kirsty is a great television personality , so I enjoyed reading this interview.
The next feature is all about holidays! Although I enjoy reading the holiday features I never actually use the guide when I go on holiday! But this is good if your stuck for ideas on where to go and what to do. It's good that the holidays also feature destinations abroad and in the United Kingdom, although most of the time it's usually other countries that are featured.

The rest of the magazine is dedicated to Music , Films and Book reviews. Something I find extremely useful. There is also a tv guide for the week ahead which I find helpful!
I do enjoy reading Star magazine , although I found that this issue isn't as good as some of the other issues! It's great for celebrity gossip though , so I would consider it a must-have! It's cheap too at only 99p!


Thanks For Reading - I really appreciate your ratings! :)
January 15th 2009
xdonzx

Summary: A celebrity filled magazine!