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Envy - Coleen Nolan (2010)
Rivalries get way out of hand for the five women of late-night TV show Girl Talk when they attend the Dome Awards. Especially when one of the presenters, Karen King, is anointed successor to retiring Good Morning Britain host Helen England. Karen, who has lost a lot of weight through the misery diet (her husband has traded her in for a younger model), finds herself on the outer as all the women strive for the plum job. Bitch of the set Julia Hill is gaining more enemies than plastic surgery procedures and there are more than a few people with grudges willing to bring her down. Former soapie actress Lesley Gold, who has a predilection for alcohol and one-night stands, has a score to settle with her Spitalfields successor. And with Faye Cole's war correspondent husband, Mike, away as usual, she has turned to an affair with co-host Cheryl West. Coleen Nolan has obviously drawn on her experiences on chat show Loose Women. After several disappointing novels set in the TV world from other insiders, this is that thoroughly entertaining and outrageous one we've all been waiting for. And the good news is the girls will be back in sequel Denial.
Some may remember her from the 80s singing group The Nolans; others for her TV presenting roles or her work-out DVDs. But Coleen Nolan is also about to make her mark on the publishing world, with her debut novel Envy. The summary says: "Television favourite Karen King loves three things: her job as presenter on a late-night talk show, her gorgeous husband Jason, and her Spanx pants, guaranteed to give the plumpest woman a waistline. She's happy but fate is about to turn her ordered world upside down. Surprise number one is finding Jason in bed with a young blonde. Karen's barely over the shock when she's hotly tipped to take over primetime's highest-rating chat show. She wants the job - but so do some of the biggest divas in showbiz, not least the icy Julia Hill who will do absolutely anything to sabotage Karen. As the biggest catfight in town kicks off can Karen sort out her life and win television's greatest prize?" Nolan has also written her autobiography, Upfront and Personal, and a parenting book Mum to Mum: Happy Memories and Honest Advice, From a Real Mum. Envy hits stores in June.