 Gemma Prior contacted Feature Factory after her ex Ian Deer was jailed for attempted murder. Vicious Deer lured Gemma to his house under the pretence that he wanted a reonciliation after she drumped him. But when she arrived he carried out a chilling premeditated attack which almost killed her. Gemma's brave account of the horrendus ordeal featured in Chat magazine last week (May 2011) and she hopes it will give other victims of domestic violence the strength to face their attackers in court like she did. |
 Silvana Castrogiovanni and her brother lost a whopping 26 stone between them after making a pact to beat the bulge. Silvana, who lost an amazing 16 stone, had struggled with her weight for 30 years and wanted to tell people that if she could do it anybody could. The siblings' story featured in Love It! and after confessing she'd yet to have sex New magazine ran Silvana's search for Mr Right. She has since treated herself to a new wardrobe with the fees she received and has been on a couple of dates! |
 When Jude Enever became a single mum she would do anything to support her family. So when a friend suggested working as a sex chat line host she agreed to give it a go - and a flourishing career followed! But when rumours began to spread that she was working as a prostitute she wanted to set the record straight and contacted Featue Factory. Her jaw dropping story featured in That's Life and Pick Me Up earlier this year and local gossips have apologised for thinking the worst of the hardworking mum! |
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 Charlie Tomkinson has suffered with anorexia since she was a teenager. Her weight plummeted to five stone and she suffered a heart attack aged just 25. Now in recovery the trainee singer is desperate to help others who are facing similar struggles and was proud to see her story in the Sunday Mirror in March 2011 and also Closer magazine. As well as raising awareness about the dangers of anorexia she was also able to promote her album. She's looking forward to appearing on ITV's This Morning soon.
Click here to see Charlie's story in the Sunday Mirror.
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 When Paula Haddlesey's fiance Reynald Duchene was murdered on her birthday she was heartbroken. She came to Feature Factory to pay tribute to him and raise awareness about knife crime. Her tragic story appeared in Bella and Real People and got a great response from readers who admired her courage for sharing her partner's last moments. |
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 When Sean Felton contacted Feature Factory and told us about the shocking rescue he masterminded to return his missing son to the UK we couldn't wait to hear more. His Thai bride had vanished to the depths of her homeland with their son after he'd asked for a divorce. After the authorities informed him there was nothing they could do he launched an internet sting, posing as a ferrari-owning millionaire on Facebook to lure information from his missing wife about her whereabouts. The Sunday Mirror published his story just days after father and son were reunited and back in the UK. Reveal and Real People have bought the magazine rights to his story.
To read Sean's inspirational story click here.
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 Yvonne Darnell has been dubbed 'The Baby Whisperer' after helping more than 80 mums fall pregnant - via acupuncture.
Her remarkable story featured in the Daily Mirror and Bella Magazine. She is also due to appear in Real People magazine next month.
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 When we heard Leanne Burrell had caught her own knicker thief we loved her story! After dozens of her frillies disappeared the determined mum turned detective and installed CCTV to catch the culprit in the act. After he was given a suspended prison sentence we got Leanne a deal with Reveal. Her story is also due to be published in Real People next month. |
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 When Siobhan McQuade told us how her dream job in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, became a living nightmare after a young man lost control of his quad bike and knocked her down we knew the magazines would support her desire to raise awareness about the dangers of careless drivers abroad.
Thankfully, Siobhan's hair is growing back and after a traumatic recovery is now fighting fit and planning a trip to return to Ayia Napa next summer to work.
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 Sharon King's remarkable story about coping with three disabled children, which the inspirational mum calls her "beautiful imperfect family", was published in Essentials magazine.
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 When Jane Gorham and Ged Warwick-Browne contacted Feature Factory and told us the father of their children, Andre Wawrick-Browne, had secretly fathered six children with six different women in just 16 years we knew we could get them a great deal with a leading national newspaper and a number of women's magazines.
Feature Factory spoke to all six women and tracked down Britain's worst love rat before arranging deals for them with The People, Reveal and Real People.
Click here to read The People's double-page spread.
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 Kelly's extraordinary story about her obsession with the "dead famous" is a great tabloid must have. Kelly calls herself 'The Grave Hunter' and spends her holidays visited burial grounds of her heroes including Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Prelsey.
The Mirror bought exclusive newspaper rights to her story and Chat magazine published her story a month later.
Click here to read her amazing story.
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 After Hayley Ball's jealous boyfriend followed her on a girls holiday and tragically drowned himself when she dumped
him, she wanted to raise awareness about holidaymakers venturing into the sea after consuming alcohol. Her emotional story featured in Full House magazine.
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 When the magazines heard about Emma Porter's story - about how her toyboy ex attacked her new lover with a claw hammer - they were all interested in buying the rights to it.
Love It! magazine won the bid and published her shocking tale last month.
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 When Carrie-Ann Wheatley told us she wanted to speak out about the dangers of one night stands after she was horrifically gang raped on a night out we were touched by her courage and bravery. So we set about placing her emotional first-person piece with an appropriate publication that we knew would deal with it sensitively - and, of course, pay the best price! Her story featured in Love It! magazine and she is due to appear on ITV's This Morning show next week.
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Colin Johnston's remarkable recovery after a 60ft fall was dubbed "a miracle" by doctors who told him he'd never walk again. Fighting fit after just six months the football mad 23-year-old wanted to sell his story and when we heard he'd been spurred on by the World Cup we knew newspapers would love his courageous tale. His story featured in the Daily Star Sunday.
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When Charlotte Morton confessed to spending £50,000 on her takeaway addiction and getting a gastric band after a horror holiday snap sparked her into action we knew she had a great story! Feature Factory placed her unique weight loss story with Full House magazine.
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Mum-of-four Natalie Taylor told Feature Factory how she was sleeping with strangers because she was addicted to pregnancy and Closer magazine commissioned her shocking story.
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Former soldier Paul Clampett filled in our online submission form and after chatting to one of our journalists about how he went from 39 stone to anorexic we placed his story with the News of The World and the Daily Star Sunday. He also appeared on ITV's This Morning show.
Click here to read Paul's story in News of The World and here to watch him on This Morning.
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Maurice Lewis was sacked for dressing as a woman at work but after a sex change, and changing her name to Michelle Louise, she is now happily pursuing a modelling career. She contacted Feature Factory and we placed her amazing story with Closer magazine. Please click here to view her story.
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Daphne Thompson's ex was jailed for pouring a kettle of boiling water over her during a row and her shocking story appeared in Love It! magazine
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Stacey Alce revealed how she was groomed by Alexandra Burke's dad, David, as a teenager and gave birth to his son aged just 15. She recalled the horrific events of her childhood with us and her story appeared in Now magazine
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We placed Chloe Hennison's story about her DIY sex change with Closer and Chat and when her long-lost daughter, Emily Wallis, read it and discovered her dad was now a woman she asked us to help her sell her story too. Their remarkable reunion appeared in the Sunday Mirror, Closer and Chat magazine.
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