Marina Hyde read English at Christ Church, Oxford, and started in journalism as a temporary secretary on the Sun's showbiz desk. She has worked at the Guardian since 2000, where her three weekly columns - on sport, celebrity and politics - have won her a reputation as one of the funniest and most admired journalists in the UK. She lives in London.
An excoriating, needle-sharp and superbly funny attack on the 'stars' who abuse their fame * Metro * This hilarious romp through modern culture by the Guardian columnist highlights the bizarre reach of hollow fame these days... Shudder-inducingly funny * The Big Issue * If you like sharp, funny and super-smart, Marina Hyde is your woman -- Jonathan Freedland She is one of those rare writers who are the same in person as they are on the page, damn good fun... It's a brilliant read, a surreal whistle-stop tour through the rogues' gallery of 21st century celebrities -- Chitra Ramaswamy * Scotland on Sunday * Much of Hyde's material will be familiar...made me laugh out loud...outrageous and opening * Guardian *