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Radio London,11 Nov 2025,22 mins

Melanie Blake, Talent Agent

Listed Londoner

Available for over a year

Melanie Blake is originally from Stockport in Greater Manchester but moved to London in her late teens to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. Initially she worked as camera assistant on Top of the Pops, and after that got work as a journalist, despite having no experience in either profession. Along the way she collected celebrity contacts and used them to open an acting PR agency, which primarily represented soap actresses. In 2018, Melanie made the decision focus on a writing career. She has since released three bestselling novels. Melanie Blake reveals her favourite haunts, memories, pet hates and everything in between with Robert Elms.

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