EXCLUSIVE: Melanie Blake chats with OK! about her career in showbiz, the realities of daytime TV and which celeb friendships have lasted
The chances are that for the past 23 years, if you were flicking through TV channels, the stars you saw were on Melanie Blake’s roster. From The Nolans to Stephanie Beacham, Gillian Taylforth to Patsy Kensit, she’s forged killer deals for female talent.
“The pandemic allowed me the time to fulfil a lifetime secret ambition of becoming a novelist,” says Melanie, 46, who has dyslexia and says she was ridiculed for her attempts at writing by English teachers at school. But boy did she prove them all wrong. As the business powerhouse behind scores of famous faces, Melanie has secured the TV deals that have seen Rita Simons in Hollyoaks and Claire King ruling the Dales, among many others. “When I got Claire Sweeney into Coronation Street, she publicly thanked me. Talent has no expiration date,” she smiles.
“Considering I represented over 15 women on that show, I am only still friends with Saira Khan,” she reveals. “I don’t watch it any more – it’s like a toxic ex, you just want to move on. I’d literally cross the road to avoid former clients from that show. But hey, my work on the show did buy me a massive house, so every cloud!”
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