Hello! (magazine)
Hello! (stylized in all caps) is a royalist[1][2][3] weekly magazine specializing in celebrity news and human-interest stories, first published in the United Kingdom on May 21, 1988, following the format of ¡Hola!, the Spanish weekly magazine. It often covers aristocrats, celebrities and royalty.[4] Its editorial focus is illustrated by the fact that for 21 consecutive editions, straddling 2022 and 2023, it featured Catherine, Princess of Wales, on its cover; all involved flattering stories.[5]
"HELLO!" redirects here. For other uses, see Hello (disambiguation).Categories
Celebrity
Weekly
- 21 May 1988 (United Kingdom)
- 9 September 2006 (Canada)
Hello Ltd. (Spain)
United Kingdom
Editions[edit]
Hello! was launched in 1988 by publisher Eduardo Sánchez Junco, owner and chairman of Spain's ¡Hola! magazine. ¡Hola! was created in 1944 by husband and wife Antonio Sánchez Gómez and Mercedes Junco Calderón.[6]
In 2006, Rogers Media launched Hello! Canada.[7][8] In 2007, the Madrid office reorganized and changed out the management for the Canadian version.[9][10]
In 2019, St. Joseph Communications [11] took over the publishing for Hello! Canada, together with other Canadian magazines such as Chatelaine, Maclean's, etc. [12]
Hello! Thailand is a bi-weekly Thai lifestyle magazine targeted at women aged 21 and over, launched in March 2006. The magazine focuses on royal news, celebrity and entertainment features. Circulation peaked at 300,000 in 2006 and was at 100,000 copies nationwide in 2017.