''Chat '' is a British weekly women's
magazine, published through Future plc.
History and profile
''Chat'' was launched in 1985. The magazine also includes weekly features such as: Ooo...Spooky! and Ruth the Truth, Your Stars, Ahh Kids, Write to ''Chat'', Blimey! That's clever, and On the Telly, among others. As well as including features, the magazine may include puzzles, such as
sudokus
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,
crosswords,
word search or
arrowords. Indeed, the magazine publishes a spin-off magazine devoted to
arrowords. Paul Merrill edited the magazine, which includes mostly
real life
Real life is a phrase used originally in literature to distinguish between the real world and fictional, virtual or idealized worlds, and in acting to distinguish between actors and the characters they portray. It has become a popular term on the ...
stories.
The phrase ''chat mags'' has been used to add a collective term to describe the weekly, low-priced, casual-read magazines marketed at women, in the same way that the phrase "
lad's mags" is used to describe a similar category of men's magazines.
Reception and circulation
For the second part of 2013 the circulation of ''Chat'' was 331,102 copies.
References
External links
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1985 establishments in the United Kingdom
Lifestyle magazines published in the United Kingdom
Magazines established in 1985
Weekly magazines published in the United Kingdom
Women's magazines published in the United Kingdom
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