Grazia

I'm a Grazia-holic

Hello. My name is Deborah and I’m a Grazia-holic. Don’t get me wrong - I consider myself a bit of a culture vulture. I love reading, always have, real books too, good long ones, preferably by dead people. Henry James, Anthony Trollope, Thomas Hardy - I’m your gal. But (and I hang my head in shame) I have recently spent less time with those old friends. My new reading buddies are far more exciting. Now I hang with Kate, Paris, Lindsay, Jennifer and Angelina because now I have become addicted to Grazia magazine. Grazia is a weekly publication in the UK - it’s glossy, packed with celebrity stories, fashion tips, shopping and...er...that’s it. It’s not so much Low Brow, as No Brow - and all for £1.80. Every Tuesday I await the new edition and the cover that’s going to grab me - will Kate be back with Pete? Is Lindsay off the wagon again? What’s the Must Have item I simply, well, must have? Like a true addict I love to share the experience (I pass on my copy to a friend) but I like the first hit on my own. Not that it’s exactly a challenging read - 20 minutes on the tube is all it takes to get from cover to cover. But for that you get enough fodder for a whole week of water cooler conversations - and you can’t say that about Henry James!

Deborah, United Kingdom - 13 July 2007