
Here at Hot Gossip we like nothing more than flicking through the latest juice on the hottest celebs but with more & more scandal in more & more hyped-up magazines it’s getting harder & harder to find the real story.
In this series Perri Stilton takes an alternative look at the latest gossip spread across our glossy magazines and explores the worldwide obsession for celebrity by exposing the workings of an industry from the tireless hunt of the paparazzi to LA’s powerful PR machines. These are the stories they don’t want you to hear. 
Hi, again! Just like Mr Gold’s meeting with a top movie exec at The Ivy last month – the tables are turning. A gossip mag with a glass of white wine in the bath is somewhere near heaven for me. The cover stories, the camera snaps & the comments – I just love to see what my celebrity buddies are up to and what they’re rocking in the fashion stakes. But, something’s changed. The rise in candid, unflattering street photography has fed an ugly breed of pointless & lazy exposés. Who gives a hairy toss that Cameron Diaz has a spot on her cheek or Leonardo Di Caprio buys diapers on a Thursday afternoon? We deserve real gossip stories that wow, entertain & shock us.
I’m going to get in deep trouble over this but, for you and for the love of gossip, I’ll wear the mask of Superbitch & step into the lion’s den….
First off, the caption in this cover story says, “Becks wants a baby and a curvier wife but Posh is putting her career first. The strain shows as the couple make their way to the beach. Sources say Victoria has found it hard to deal with David feeling low about his injury.
Perri says, “After an injury stops David Beckham from playing in his last Soccer World Cup before he retires I don’t expect him to be overjoyed. The week before Victoria flew out from LA to Finland to be by his hospital bedside and now suddenly she is putting her career first, he wants a curvier wife and the marriage is on the rocks. Wow! Well, how can you argue – look at their faces! People in happy marriages smile permanently, surely?”
Next up, the ongoing Brangelina saga. The caption says – Angelina and the family booked out an Italian Island for Easter instead of visiting Brad’s mum & dad who they cancelled on at the last minute. Brad & his parents are now really mad that Angelina snubbed them & never makes the effort.
Perri says, “The tabloids have been trying to orchestrate a Brangelina split every week for years waiting for the ‘I-told-you-so’ moment. This time the mag manages to know the intimate details of the family’s plan for the Easter holidays. How can you book an entire Venetian Island Lagoon at Easter at the last minute and besides, Angelina’s currently filming The Tourist in Venice!? Without phone tapping how on earth did they find out they cancelled on Brad’s parents at the last minute and quotes that Brad thinks Ange should have more respect for his family? Oh, hang on – “A Source”! Maybe all this ‘friction’ explains his grumpy, dismissive attitude in the photo. Yeah, it must be.”
So, Rule No.1: Fit a Pic that ‘proves’ the mood of the story or weave a story that fits round the purchased pap snap.