I'm Your Biggest Fan: Awkward Encounters and Assorted Misadventures in Celebrity Journalism

by Kate Coyne

Overview

The Executive Editor of People Magazine provides an unfiltered and hilarious look at her life alongside the rich and famous, as she reveals how being a fan-girl lead to celebrity close encounters she could only dream of growing up.

From the NY Post's "Page Six" to Good Housekeeping and now People, Kate Coyne has spent years on the front lines of the entertainment industry, feeding our insatiable appetite for celebrity news and gossip. I'M YOUR BIGGEST FAN chronicles her journey from red-carpet reporter to upper-level editor and the countless surreal, surprising, and awkward interactions she had with stars along the way. Featuring A-listers such as Michael Douglas (who warned her about tabloid reporting), Tom Cruise (whose behavior will surprise you) and Tom Hanks (who, yes, is wonderful) Coyne's stories reveal insights about pop culture's biggest icons-and the journalist who has followed their every move.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316390132
Publisher:	Hachette Books
Publication date:	01/24/2017
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	906,617
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

With an entertainment career spanning nearly twenty years, Kate Coyne is a leading expert for celebrity news. A graduate of Oxford University in London, England, she is currently the Executive Editor of People magazine, where she oversees television, film and music coverage. Kate has also worked at Page Six and later, Good Housekeeping magazine. She lives in New York City with her husband and two children.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Robert Downey Jr. Thinks I'm Emotionally Unhinged 1

1 Kathie Lee Gifford Helped Save My Soul 13

2 Jennifer Lopez Loves My Mother 33

3 Mariska Hargitay Thinks I'm a Stalker 55

4 Wynonna Judd Made Me Eat, Pray, and Love 71

5 Tom Cruise Is Going to Marry Me Someday 91

6 Conan O'Brien Made Me Quit (With an Assist from Dustin Hoffman) 115

7 George Michael Is My Absolute Favorite (Sorry, Not Sorry) 141

8 Kate Gosselin Turned Me into Her Sidekick 159

9 Neil Patrick Harris Thinks I'm an Idiot (But That's Okay Because a Mega-Star Rescued Me) 187

10 Michael Douglas Almost Made Me Cry-Twice 201

11 Anderson Cooper Would Like Me to Put Some Clothes On 215

12 Most of Hollywood Thinks I'm a Drug Addict 229

Acknowledgments 243

Editorial Reviews

"Kate Coyne's funny, warm-hearted stories about her dances with the stars is a delectable, candy-coated treat. From a gut check about Monica Lewinsky to lavish lunches with Wynonna to stern admonishments from Michael Douglas and long days with Kate Gosselin, Coyne emerges as a wry, knowing guide through our celebrity-obsessed culture. If you, like me, have a lifetime subscription to People and a lifelong obsession with boldfaced names, pick this up, and you'll become Kate Coyne's biggest fan."—Jennifer Weiner, bestselling author, Who Do You Love

"Candid, hilarious, and juicier than any tabloid. Kate Coyne will have you flipping pages and begging for more."—Jenny Mollen, New York Times bestselling author

"Brims with stories about [Coyne's] funny, surreal, and occasionally bungled encounters with stars."
—Entertainment Weekly

"Coyne lends a warm, wry voice to her stories....If you want to know what it's really like to work as a celebrity journalist and act as the link between stars and the public who clamors for news about them, [her] memoir is just the one for you."
—Bustle.com

"[A] rollicking, anecdote-filled, star-studded recap of her career sprinkled with celebrities, red carpets, photo shoots and close encounters with movie, TV and music A-list-ers."
—Parade.com

"Kate Coyne tells all in I'm Your Biggest Fan, her honest, funny, and insider-y new memoir of her years chasing stars....You'll want to dig into all this dish!"
—Good Housekeeping

"Always hilarious."
—People

"With humor, heart, and acknowledgement of the absurdity of it all, Coyne...shares behind the scenes stories...just made for beach reading."
—Real Simple

"A breezy collection of stories about Hollywood stars...[that] also gets into the nitty-gritty of the tabloid world—from a look behind-the-scenes at the tawdry Page Six to how far magazines will go to get a star on their cover...the book is best when Coyne mixes the media inside details with bizarre anecdotes about celebrities."—The Washington Post

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