Mystic Meg
| Mystic Meg | |
|---|---|
| Born |
27 June 1942 Accrington, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Newspaper and television astrologer |
| Website |
www |
Margaret Anne Lake (born 27 July 1942),[1] best known by her stage name Mystic Meg, is a British astrologer and psychic, who has appeared in regular astrology columns in UK newspapers The Sun,[2] and, until its demise, the News of the World.[3] She now hosts Mystic Meg’s Wheel of Destiny for Sun Bingo.[4] She came to greater public notice when she hosted what became a regular item on the first broadcast of the National Lottery draw in 1994. Her image also appears on various astrology-related books and merchandise.
As an undergraduate she studied English at the University of Leeds. Before she became famous she wrote pornography for Men Only, a British pornographic magazine.[5]
From 1994 to 2000 Mystic Meg appeared weekly on The National Lottery Live in ‘Mystic Meg Predicts’ – a 45-second reading during which Meg predicted facts about the future winner.[6]
In the first edition of the News of the World for each year, Mystic Meg traditionally made predictions for the coming twelve months. These predictions were a popular feature of the paper and garnered Meg many loyal fans.
In April 2015 Mystic Meg partnered with bookmaker Gala Coral Group and was the face of their Grand National "You’re Guaranteed a Fortune" marketing campaign. Images of Meg and her crystal ball featured in all of Coral’s 1,850 shops via window posters and Coral TV[7]
Meg owns a number of racehorses[8] under the company name Mystic Meg Limited, which is based in Bedford.[9] The horses include Astrodonna,[10] Astronangel,[11] and Astronova[11] and other horses with celestial names.
In 2015 Meg launched her first ever website, featuring horoscopes, personalised readings and a telephone hotline hosted by a selection of her favourite professional psychics.[12] She left The Sun on 2 January 2015 but returned on 3 April 2016. Horoscopes are provided by a premium rate telephone line.
References
- ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | Mystic Meg". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ↑ "Mystic Meg | Horoscopes | Read Your Daily and Monthly Stars Today". The Sun. 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ↑ "News of the World". Web.archive.org. 2008-07-30. Archived from the original on 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ↑ "Sun Bingo". SunBingo.co.uk.
- ↑ Emily Carey and Dorothy Koomson (23 October 2011). "When a star is porn". The Independent. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ↑ The National Lottery Live - 07/01/1995 (2/2) on YouTube
- ↑ "Coral teams with Mystic Meg for Grand National campaign". TheDrum.com. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ↑ Miller, Compton (2006-01-23). "Inside Story: The big stars of astrology - Media - News - The Independent". News.independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ↑ "MYSTIC MEG LIMITED | Companies House Webcheck". Companiesgate.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ↑ "All Previous Runs for Horse Astrodonna (GB)". irishracing.com. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- 1 2 "Astroangel". Racing Post. 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ↑ "MysticMeg.co.uk".