Mystic Meg
| Mystic Meg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 June 1942 Accrington, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Newspaper and television astrologer |
Mystic Meg (born Margaret Anne Lake on 27 July 1942)[1] is a British astrologer and psychic who has regular astrology columns in The Sun[2] and until its demise, the News of the World.[3] She came to greater public notice when she hosted what became a regular item on the first broadcast of the National Lottery draw in 1994. Her image also appears on various astrology-related books and merchandise. She studied English at the University of Leeds.
She was born in Accrington, Lancashire.[citation needed]
Comedian Brian Conley based one of his sketch characters Septic Peg on Mystic Meg. Peg was famous for her gormless face pulling. Mystic Meg appeared alongside Septic Peg for Conley's live show "Alive and Dangerous".[4]
In the first edition of the News of the World for each year, Mystic Meg traditionally made predictions for the coming twelve months. These predictions can range from the sensible, to the outright absurd,[5] and are often similar from year-to-year.
She also owns a number of racehorses[6] under the company name Mystic Meg Limited, which is based in Bedford.[7] The horses include Astrodonna,[8] Astronangel,[9] and Astronova[10] and other horses with celestial names.
References[edit]
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | Mystic Meg". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ "Mystic Meg | Horoscopes | Read Your Daily and Monthly Stars Today". The Sun. 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ "News of the World". Web.archive.org. 2008-07-30. Archived from the original on 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ "Septic Peg". YouTube. 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
- ^ "The Mystic Meg Prediction Experiment 2006". 5318008.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ Miller, Compton (2006-01-23). "Inside Story: The big stars of astrology - Media - News - The Independent". News.independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ "MYSTIC MEG LIMITED | Companies House Webcheck". Companiesgate.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ "All Previous Runs for Horse Astrodonna (GB)". irishracing.com. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ "Astroangel". Racing Post. 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ "Astronova". Racing Post. 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
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