Melanie Blake on the 'toxic culture' debate as she shares thoughts on This Morning
ok.co.ukThe chances are that for the past 23 years, if you were flicking through TV channels, the stars you saw were on Melanie Blake’s roster.
From The Nolans to Stephanie Beacham, Gillian Taylforth to Patsy Kensit, she’s forged killer deals for female talent. Specialising in representing older celebrities and actresses – a niche rival agents missed – Melanie gained power and industry recognition, but managed to keep herself out of the spotlight.
Skip forward two years and the showbiz tables have turned. Posing perfectly for the camera, Melanie is a star in her own right after writing three bestselling novels – The Thunder Girls, Ruthless Women and Guilty Women.
In what she calls a “roller-coaster ride”, Melanie has racked up a million Instagram followers, walks every red carpet and receives endless fan mail addressed to her as well as her clients. “The pandemic allowed me the time to fulfil a lifetime secret ambition of becoming a novelist,” says Melanie, 46, who has dyslexia and says she was ridiculed for her attempts at writing by English teachers at school.
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