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Nothing less than perfect: female celebrity, ageing and hyper-scrutiny in the gossip industry

Kirsty Fairclough School of Media, Music and Performance, University of Salford, Salford, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 90-103 | Published online: 17 Feb 2012

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