Zoo Magazine 5-11 August 2005 Jackie Degg Melanie Boorman Corina Weston SKU 1486

Original Zoo Magazine, Issue 78, dated 5–11 August 2005, a very typical mid-2000s British men’s weekly packed with glamour photography, football, comedy, motoring and entertainment features.

The main cover promotes “Britain’s 10 Hottest Models”, described inside as “Britain’s 10 Sexiest Models – As Chosen By You”. The issue contains an extended ranked glamour feature covering a selection of models chosen by Zoo readers. Photographed pages show several entrants individually profiled with large-format studio and location photography.

Among the clearly visible names within the photographed feature are Jackie Degg, Melanie Boorman and Corina Weston, while the number-one model receives a full double-page reclining feature. The magazine also includes additional glamour material and a six-page nurses special.

Magazine Contents & Features

This issue has a particularly strong mix of early Zoo-era material, including:

• Britain’s 10 Sexiest Models – major reader-voted countdown and multi-page photo feature.
• Jackie Degg – shown as one of the ranked models.
• Melanie Boorman – included in the model countdown.
• Corina Weston – featured in the countdown.
• Large double-page photography for the No. 1 ranked model.
• Six-page nurses special.
• Zoo Fox Hunt feature.
• 16-page 2005/06 football season preview, promoted as a team-by-team guide.
• Football commentary associated with Andy Gray.
• Coverage of track and field and sporting personalities.
• Tim Lovejoy feature.
• Gordon Strachan material.
• A feature on The Office, advertised as including previously unseen sketches/material.
• Fast-car coverage featuring a Brabus performance saloon, described in the magazine as capable of approximately 217mph.
• Regular Zoo sections covering news, sport, television, films, DVDs, music, games, gadgets and humour.

The cover itself reflects the magazine’s original bold 2005 design, with large red ZOO branding, glamour imagery, the model countdown prominently advertised and the football season preview banner across the top.

For collectors, this is a good period example from the height of the British lads-magazine era, combining glamour, Premier League football, motoring and television/comedy culture from summer 2005.

Issue Details

• Publication: Zoo
• Issue: 78
• Full Date: 5–11 August 2005
• Original UK Price: £1.20
• Language: English
• Main Feature: Britain’s 10 Sexiest / Hottest Models
• Other Visible Features: 2005/06 Football Season Preview, Andy Gray, Tim Lovejoy, Gordon Strachan, The Office, Brabus performance car
• SKU: 1486

Condition

This is a pre-owned magazine from 2005 and shows noticeable but fairly typical age and handling wear.

From the supplied photographs:

• Front cover remains bright, colourful and clearly legible.
• There is visible corner and edge wear, particularly around the top-right corner and along the outer edges.
• The top-right corner has creasing/curling.
• Some light surface creasing and handling marks are visible across the front cover.
• Spine shows rubbing and small areas of wear, particularly toward the upper and lower ends.
• Bottom edge/corners show further light wear from storage and use.
• Interior pages photographed remain bright and well printed, with the major features still presenting strongly.
• Some pages display gentle waviness/curvature from use and storage.
• No obvious major page loss is apparent from the photographs supplied.
• Binding appears to remain intact in the photographed areas.
• Rear cover has visible edge wear, creasing and small knocks, especially along the spine and outer corners.
• Overall shape is still good, but this should be considered a used collector’s copy rather than mint condition.

Overall, a presentable surviving copy with moderate age-related handling wear, particularly suitable for collectors of Zoo Magazine, 2000s glamour magazines, British football memorabilia and early-to-mid-2000s popular culture.

Please study all supplied photographs carefully, as they show the exact magazine and form an important part of the condition description.