Zoo Magazine 29 August-4 September 2008 Kayleigh Pearson Emma Rigby SKU 1486

Original Zoo Magazine, Issue 235, dated 29 August–4 September 2008, with a very busy celebrity-focused cover and strong late-2000s lads-magazine styling.

The front cover promotes a large “Celeb Babes Uncensored” feature and names several celebrities directly, including Abbey Clancy, Sienna Miller, Danielle Lloyd, Rebecca Loos and Lily Allen. It also advertises an Emma Rigby exclusive, along with football, film and motoring content.

A major feature inside is devoted to Kayleigh Pearson, with a multi-page glamour shoot photographed in a beach/water setting. The contents spread promotes her feature as “Kayleigh’s Kit Off!”, while the photographed pages show a full-page and double-page layout with Kayleigh Pearson posed in and around shallow water.

Magazine Contents & Notable Features

The photographed contents pages show a wide range of material, including:

• Kayleigh Pearson – substantial glamour feature and photo shoot.
• Emma Rigby – promoted on the cover as an exclusive feature.
• Abbey Clancy
• Sienna Miller
• Danielle Lloyd
• Rebecca Loos
• Lily Allen
• Sarah Harding
• Kelly Brook
• Rihanna
• Celebrity photo feature covering numerous famous women.
• Manchester United / Wayne Rooney – FIFA 09 coverage, including a first-play feature.
• Chelsea FC – inside Chelsea material featuring Michael Essien, along with football discussion and Premier League content.
• Will Ferrell – comedy feature with coverage connected to Anchorman 2.
• Olympic highlights – humorous and sporting moments from Beijing 2008.
• Aston Martin DBS – substantial motoring coverage tied to the new James Bond car, with the magazine stating it drove the 510bhp DBS.
• Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra – feature discussing the club and ownership.
• Regular sections covering gadgets, style, grooming, reviews, television listings, jokes and reader material.
• Additional sports material including Spurs, England, Hull FC and preparations connected with the London 2012 Olympic cycle.
• “Zoo Office Cam” feature showing behind-the-scenes photographs from the magazine team.

The issue is very representative of 2008 British celebrity, football, motoring and entertainment culture, making it particularly interesting as a period collectible.

Issue Details

• Publication: Zoo
• Issue Number: 235
• Full Date: 29 August–4 September 2008
• Original UK Price: £1.50
• Language: English
• Featured Names: Kayleigh Pearson, Emma Rigby, Abbey Clancy, Sienna Miller, Danielle Lloyd, Rebecca Loos, Lily Allen, Sarah Harding, Kelly Brook, Rihanna
• Other Coverage: Wayne Rooney, Michael Essien, Will Ferrell, Aston Martin DBS, FIFA 09, Chelsea FC, Manchester United
• SKU: 1486

Condition

This is a pre-owned magazine from 2008 and shows visible storage and handling wear.

From the supplied photographs:

• Front cover remains bright and colourful, with the main artwork and text still presenting strongly.
• There is visible edge and corner wear, particularly around the lower and outer edges.
• The spine shows rubbing, small knocks and general handling wear.
• Some corners appear slightly softened or curled.
• There are minor surface marks, scuffs and light creasing to the covers.
• The magazine has some natural waviness and curvature from previous reading and storage.
• Interior pages shown remain bright, legible and well presented.
• Page edges show some minor age-related handling wear.
• Binding appears intact in the photographed areas.
• No major detached sections or large tears are apparent from the supplied photographs.
• Back cover shows further edge/spine wear and small scuffs, consistent with a used magazine of this age.

Overall, this appears to be a good readable and collectable copy with moderate age-related handling wear, especially suitable for collectors of Zoo Magazine, Kayleigh Pearson, Emma Rigby, late-2000s celebrity culture, football memorabilia and British lads magazines.

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