One of the Leading Magazines of Australia - OK! Magazine

The magazine tends to feature special interviews andwhich led OK! to sue its competitor.
personal experiences of celebrities which includesIn October 2005, three superstar weddings toOK!
engagements and pregnancies. In 2005, celebrityplace on the very same day-Jordan and Peter, Samia
pregnancies which were covered were those ofGhadie and property developer Matthew Smith, and
Peter and Jordan, Alex Curran and Steven Gerrard.Kate Garraway and Derek Draper. OK! covered them
Stars like Liberty X singer, Andy Scott-Lee andall over separate issues. The biggest wedding of the
Michelle Heaton announced their engagement withthree (which was of Jordan and Peter) was covered
special deals with OK! magazine.over two profuse issues.
The magazine has a common policy of publishing onlyThe same occurred for the wedding of Ashley and
optimistic celebrity profiles, but in a 2007 interviewCheryl Cole and also for Christina Aguilera's wedding.
with Britney Spears, Spears' actions were so erraticOK! also published an issue with photos of Eva
that OK! decided to break this rule. Along withLongoria's wedding to Tony Parker.
Britney, OK! also talked to her mother, Lynne SpearsJade Goody was a well-liked celebrity for the
and her younger sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, on themagazine from 2002-2009 with many interviews and
subject of Jamie Lynn's pregnancy. This was thephoto shoots, including her fight with cancer shown
best selling copy of 2007.often in 2008.She holds the record for being on the
Just recently, in August 2008, Britney Spears did ancover for all the weeks throughout 2009 with
interview with OK! at her residence and it wassubjects of her wedding, her christening and a
observed that Britney's old unpredictable behaviourcompliment special, plus a special issue after her
was behind her, and she conversed during thedeath and then again with her widow on the front
interview that she is 'happy, healthy and eager forcover.
the future'. The interview also had pictures whichPrior to Jade Goody's death in March 2009, OK!
showed Britney and her children.flashed controversy by issuing an 'Official Tribute
OK! is most well-known for its reporting of celebrityIssue' with front-page slogans stating 'In Loving
nuptials. OK! is also one of the most liked magazinesMemory' and '1981-2009', even as Goody was alive at
with details that talk about the most recent celebritythe time.
gossips. Its largest scoops were Catherine MichaelSeveral months later in June 2009, OK! again caused
Douglas and Zeta-Jones, Jordan and Peter André,indignation by running another tribute issue, this time
David and Victoria Beckham, Britney Spears andfor Michael Jackson exhibiting a front cover image
Kevin Federline and Ashley and Cheryl Cole.which the magazine insiders claim was 'his lifeless
Recently, OK! was honoured with £1,033,156 in abody'; additional images inside showed scenes of his
court case. OK! had special rights to the wedding ofattempted recovery, with Jackson's mouth covered
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas, but itsby an oxygen mask and impoverished to a hospital
opponent Hello! magazine printed pictures as well,stretcher.