Glamour, grit, and Joan Collins’ knickers - with former Honey editor Jo Fairley

Mag Hags

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Ever had a Hollywood star flirt with you in front of 200 people? Has your wrist been slapped by Bette Davies? Do you know where Margaret Thatcher bought her underwear?

This week, The Hags sit down with former Look Now and Honey editor Josephine Fairley to get all the behind the scenes gossip from the magazine world in the 70s and 80s. From secretarial school at 16, to becoming the youngest ever magazine editor at just 23, heading up iconic fashion magazine, Honey (and subsequently being fired after it lost its readers to new kid on the block, Elle!) Jo has seen it all.

But it’s not all hard graft and dinners at Spud-U-Like, there’s also the time she hung out with Brain Ferry and got flown to France for the worldwide launch of the Sony Walkman. Jealous? No, neither are we! *cries in millennial*

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CHAPTERS

02:23 - In at the deep end: From run-ins with movie stars to becoming the UK’s youngest ever magazine editor

17:44 - Rising to the challenge as editor of Honey magazine

20:56 - Pop stars, fashion, and the free market

30:43 - “We couldn’t talk about poo in the 80s”

42:48 - What’s hot and what’s not about being a magazine editor in the 80s?

Mag Hags is written and hosted by Franki Cookney and Lucy Douglas.

Editing and audio production by Franki Cookney.

Our theme music is Look Where That Got You, Mattie Maguire. Additional music: Leotard Haul, Dez Moran. Both courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.

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