Book description
In Its Not What You Think Chris Evans had written himself a recipe for
success. He was poised on the brink of seeing it become a reality. All
the right ingredients were there: he was rich, famous; now he was the
owner of his own radio station and media company. What could possibly go
wrong? As it turned out, the answer was everything…well almost.
In It's Not What You Think Chris Evans had seemingly found the recipe
for success. He was rich, famous, and now the owner of his own radio
station and media company. What could possibly go wrong? As it turned
out, the answer was everything…well almost.
When we left our loveable ginger hero at the end of It's Not What You
Think, it looked like Chris had made it. But things were about to take a
very dark turn. Soon Chris's childhood dreams of a job in radio lay in
tatters, and as an endless drink-fuelled lifestyle began to take its
toll, he plunged into a downward spiral so deep that escape seemed
almost impossible.
And then his salvation appeared, in the form of a young singer called
Billie Piper.
Told with the same wit, verve and startling honesty that surprised and
delighted readers of It's Not What You Think, this is the final part -
for now - of Chris Evans's journey of self discovery. Praise for It's
Not What You Think:
'An eye-opening read', OK Magazine
'It is as an autobiographer that Chris Evans finally seems to have
grown up', The Observer
'Full to the brim with fantastic anecdotes', Heat
'A critic confounding mea culpa of a memoir', The Guardian
'The guy can spin a yarn as long as the M1 and as colourful as his
hair', Now Magazine Chris Evans began his broadcasting careeer at
Manchester Piccadilly radio, going on to become a household name in TV
and radio. With his production company Ginger, he launched and presented
the hugely successful Channel 4 shows The Big Breakfast, Don't Forget
Your Toothbrush and TFI Friday. In 1995 Chris joined Radio 1 hosting the
flagship breakfast show, attracting 7. 5m listeners. After his
controversial departure he then joined Virgin Radio's breakfast show,
eventually acquiring the station from Richard Branson for £87m. He went
on to sell the Ginger Media Group (including Virgin Radio) in 2000 for
£225m. In 2005 Chris joined Radio 2, declaring it his spiritual home,
his show picking up four prestigious Sony Awards in as many years. He is
now presenter of The Breakfast Show.
