Zoo Magazine 18-24 September 2009 Sophie Reade Pixie Lott Chris Moyles SKU 1512

Original Zoo Magazine dated 18-24 September 2009, a very recognisable late-2000s UK men’s magazine packed with celebrity, glamour, football, boxing, comedy, music, motoring and entertainment features.

The main cover star is Sophie Reade, winner of Big Brother 10, who dominates the front cover and is heavily featured inside the magazine. The cover promotes her post-Big Brother Zoo photoshoot and the interior photographs show an extensive multi-page Sophie Reade feature, including full-page and double-page glamour photography. This makes the issue particularly collectable for fans of Big Brother, Sophie Reade and British celebrity culture from the late 2000s.

Other prominent cover and interior content includes Pixie Lott, with Zoo covering the singer during this early period of her career, plus a feature following Chris Moyles on tour. The contents pages also show a particularly strong mix of sport and entertainment personalities.

Football coverage is substantial, with Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez, Manchester United and England-related material. The sports section includes coverage surrounding the Manchester derby and England's World Cup qualification period, making the issue a nice period piece for football collectors as well as Zoo readers.

Boxing fans are also represented through a feature involving Floyd Mayweather Jr, while the contents pages additionally reference Ricky Hatton. Motorsport and motoring coverage includes McLaren, while regular Zoo-style features cover unusual news, gadgets, entertainment and contemporary pop culture.

The photographed contents pages show features including:

• Sophie Reade – major Big Brother 10 winner glamour feature
• Pixie Lott
• Chris Moyles
• Wayne Rooney
• Carlos Tevez
• Floyd Mayweather Jr
• Ricky Hatton
• Mitchell & Webb / Peep Show
• Steve Coogan
• Cheryl Cole
• McLaren
• Football, boxing, motoring, gadgets and entertainment coverage

The magazine captures a distinctive moment in September 2009 British popular culture, combining Big Brother, chart music, BBC radio personalities, Premier League football and major sporting names in the typical fast-paced Zoo editorial style.

Condition

Pre-owned / used condition.

The magazine remains in generally presentable condition for its age, although there are clear signs of previous handling and storage.

The front cover shows visible edge and corner wear, particularly around the top and right-hand edges. There is some light creasing, rubbing and waviness to the cover, together with minor surface marks. The outer edge is not perfectly flat and shows the sort of handling wear expected from a weekly magazine of this age.

The spine appears intact and the photographed internal pages remain attached. Interior pages are generally bright and readable, although there is page curvature, light edge wear and minor handling creases visible in places.

The Sophie Reade feature pages shown remain visually strong and colourful. No major interior tears are apparent in the supplied photographs.

The back cover is present and carries a full-page advertisement for The Firm. It shows some light age-related marking, rubbing, edge wear and minor discolouration/spotting, particularly towards the margins and lower areas.

Overall, this is a used but collectable original 2009 issue, with normal wear consistent with age rather than a pristine archive copy. Please study all supplied photographs carefully as they form an important part of the condition description.

Magazine: Zoo
Full Date: 18-24 September 2009
Main Featured Personality: Sophie Reade
Other Notable Names: Pixie Lott, Chris Moyles, Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Ricky Hatton, Mitchell & Webb, Steve Coogan, Cheryl Cole
Era: 2000s / 2009
Type: UK Men’s Weekly / Celebrity / Entertainment / Sport Magazine
SKU: 1512