4 d. ago Top talent agent Melanie Blake quits day job to be 'queen of the bonkbuster'

Melanie Blake opens up exclusively about clawing her way to success after a difficult upbringing and giving up a long career as a talent agent to the stars to focus on her bestselling novels

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4 d. ago Top celebrity agent Melanie Blake quits day job to be 'queen of the bonkbuster'

EXCLUSIVE: Melanie Blake opens up exclusively about clawing her way to success after a difficult upbringing and giving up a long career as a talent agent to the stars to focus on her bestselling novels

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7 d. ago Rivals star reveals Jilly Cooper visited set just days before her death

Author also watched three episodes of new season, says Alex Hassell

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8 d. ago Jilly Cooper visited the set of Rivals series 2 just days before her death

Rivals star Alex Hassell has revealed that Dame Jilly Cooper visited the set of series two just days before she died, aged 88, earlier this month

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8 d. ago Lusty Gen Z can't get enough of steamy reads as sales of bonkbuster books soar

Sales of steamy books such as Jilly Cooper's Riders and Fifty Shades of Grey are soaring among younger women, with an additional five million sales in the category last year

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9 d. ago Jet2 boss condemns Rachel Reeves for 'screwing Middle England' amid fears cost of holiday will soar if taxes are hiked in Labour Budget

The bosses of the UK's two biggest tour operators said further tax increases would force them to raise prices, putting trips abroad out of reach of many households.

Economics

1 week ago Alex Hassell reveals Rivals season two will pay tribute to Dame Jilly Cooper after author’s death aged 88

The British actor also teased what’s in store for his character Rupert Campbell-Black in the Disney+ series

Culture

1 week ago Reeves plots tax raid on Middle England: Fears grow that Chancellor will target savings, pensions and property as she suggests Brits with the 'broadest shoulders' will pay billions more

As official figures showed the economy flatlined over the summer, the Chancellor laid the ground for a Budget that will target the better-off.

Economics

2 w. ago Rivals resumes filming after the death of Dame Jilly Cooper as series stars reveal their on

The stars of Rivals are back on set in Corsham, Wiltshire a week after the unexpected death of writer Dame Jilly Cooper.

Culture

2 w. ago Group CEO of Identity on how the company is thriving in ‘the Golden Age of Experience’

Michael Gietzen talks about the events agency’s early days as a family-run entity and the meteoric growth it’s seen over the last 10 years. Now operating across the US, The Middle East and England – including the famous New Years Eve fireworks displays in London – Identity is, as Gietzen says, adaptive, responsive and innovative.

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2 w. ago Huge bidding war looms for diaries of bonkbuster author Jilly Cooper 'that are even racier than Rivals'

The Rivals author, who died last week aged 88 after a fall, kept diaries for much of her life and had long warned friends they were far saucier than her famous 'bonkbuster' novels.

Culture

2 w. ago Queen Camilla remembers her old friend Jilly Cooper as she chats to Salman Rushie at opening of Cliveden Literary Festival

Speaking at the opening of the historic annual event at Cliveden House in Berkshire today, she recalled an iconic quip from her old friend and author Jilly Cooper, who died last week.

Politics

2 w. ago Queen pays tribute to Dame Jilly Cooper at literary festival

Camilla quoted the ‘queen of the bonkbuster’ who has died aged 88.

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2 w. ago Jilly Cooper's raunchy novels possible adaptations for TV series after Rivals success

'Bonkbuster' queen Jilly Cooper's raunchy ovels could possibly have a lot more adaptations for TV following the success of Disney+'s Rivals

Culture

2 w. ago How to stay married, by JILLY COOPER. No one knew more about affairs of the heart

More than 40 years ago, I wrote a piece for a newspaper about the screaming domestic chaos of my first months of marriage.

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3 w. ago BBC University Challenge fans ask 'how did you know' after Jilly Cooper tribute

University Challenge fans were left feeling "spooked" as the BBC show aired a tribute to Dame Jilly Cooper on Monday

Culture

3 w. ago University Challenge airs Jilly Cooper tribute hours after death as fans left 'spooked'

University Challenge aired a tribute to Dame Jilly Cooper just hours after her death was announced

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3 w. ago My unlikely friendship with Jilly Cooper: We talked football over champagne and shepherd's pie at her kitchen table, writes IAN HERBERT

IAN HERBERT: Jilly Cooper and I began corresponding when she was writing her novel about football. It became a privilege to get to know her.

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3 w. ago Eamonn Holmes claims he was the inspiration for a 'devilishly handsome' character in one of Jilly Cooper's racy novels as he pays tribute to the author following her death

The writer, who was branded 'Queen of the bonkbuster' thanks to her raunchy series of books, died after a fall at her home, with her family saying they were 'shocked' by her sudden passing.

Culture

3 w. ago Jilly Cooper's funeral details from champagne and chocolates to renowned orchestra

Beloved author Dame Jilly Cooper, who was often referred to as the 'queen of the bonkbusters' for her scandalous novels, has died at the age of 88 following a fall

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