Mark Frith is best known for turning around the fortunes of Heat magazine when he took over as editor, as well as editing the fun music mag Smash Hits when I was a young avid reader. He's now documented his experiences at Heat in his new book The Celeb Diaries which is an interesting, easy-to-read look behind the scenes at a magazine that everyone seems to have an opinion about.
Despite apparently being hated by so many, Mark comes across throughout the book as a likable guy — he's a teetotal, quiet Yorkshireman who's settled with his partner Gaby and their son.
Ex-Smash Hits and ex-Heat editor Mark Frith has seen a lot of celebrities do a lot of things. I think it's fair to say his experiences of famous folk would wow even the most jaded reader – for instance, before Take That were big, they'd go to the Smash Hits offices and make the team tea! (NB: If any new boybands want to come and make me tea, applications to the usual address...) Mark's managed to put all the highlights of his career into one tale-filled tome called
The Celeb Diaries (out Sept 4), so I fired a few quick questions off to him about his experiences.
