Mystic Meg

Pioneer of phone-in horoscopes, real name Margaret Lake, became household name as host of slot on National Lottery draw.

Our brilliant and incomparable Meg was synonymous with the Sun – she was a total legend. She died in St Mary’s hospital in Paddington at 3.45am on Thursday morning. Her agent, Dave Shapland, said: “Without any question, she was Britain’s most famous astrologer by a million miles.

The astrologer - whose real name was Margaret Lake - shot to fame in the 1990s with her weekly National Lottery predictions.

A master of her very popular craft.” It shows what an impact she made.” The astrologer and clairvoyant - whose real name was Margaret Lake - shot to fame in the 1990s with her weekly National Lottery predictions.

One of Britain's most iconic astrologers Mystic Meg, who shot to fame on the National Lottery,has died at the age of 80.

A master of her very popular craft." Away from the mystic part she was a charming lady". She lived in the posh London suburb of Notting Hill. We’d look back at our parents eagerly trying to determine if they matched the physical descriptions "I was her editor at the News of the World for several years and she was extraordinarily professional in everything she did. She also worked with the now-defunct News Of The World, where she was employed as a sub-editor before working her way up to deputy editor.

The sad news of the iconic astrology star was announced by her agent, Dave Shapland.

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She became a household name in the 1990s with her prediction segment on the National Lottery and wrote a horoscope column for The Sun for years.

Alongside a photo of the pair, Geller wrote: “Ah #MysticMeg has passed. Our brilliant and incomparable Meg was synonymous with The Sun – she was a total legend. After mother-of-four Mary Jones, from Gwynedd, North Wales, won £9.3 million in 2004, she said: “I read Mystic Meg in The Sun and it said don’t forget to check your lottery ticket. We loved her and so did our readers. She was also an astrologer for the News of the World until its demise, and her predictions also featured in publications in Australia and the US. She became a household name in the 1990s with her prediction segment on the National Lottery and wrote a horoscope column for The Sun for nearly 23 years.

The famous astrologer's daily horoscopes were followed in The Sun for 23 years by millions. Sadly, the star – real name Margaret Lake – was admitted to St ...

We loved her and so did our readers,’ she said. A master of her very popular craft.’ Later, she acquired her own regular astrology column in The Sun, and until its demise, the News of the World. ‘Our brilliant and incomparable Meg was synonymous with The Sun – she was a total legend. ‘I was her editor at the News of the World for several years and she was extraordinarily professional in everything she did. She was followed by millions in this country and also around the world.

The astrologer – whose real name was Margaret Lake – wrote a horoscope column for The Sun for nearly 23 years. | ITV National News.

After mother-of-four Mary Jones from Gwynedd, North Wales, won £9.3 million in 2004 she said: “I read Mystic Meg in The Sun and it said don’t forget to check your lottery ticket. Our brilliant and incomparable Meg was synonymous with the Sun – she was a total legend. We planned a tour for them but all they wanted to do was meet Mystic Meg! She was also an astrologer for the News of the World until its demise and her predictions also featured in publications in Australia and the US. For more than two decades Mystic Meg has been a must-read column and cemented her as Britain’s most famous astrologer.” We loved her and so did our readers.

Mystic Meg shot to fame in the 1990s with her weekly National Lottery predictions.

After mother-of-four Mary Jones from Gwynedd, North Wales, won £9.3 million in 2004 she said: “I read Mystic Meg in The Sun and it said don’t forget to check your lottery ticket. [Manchester United](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/manchesterunited) fans got in touch with Mystic Meg after she predicted their team would lose to [Everton](https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/everton) in the FA Cup final in 1995. It shows what an impact she made.” A previous Lotto roll-over winner credited Mystic Meg with prompting her to check her ticket after she had hidden it in a biscuit tin next to her bed. But she shot to fame in the 1990s with her weekly Mystic Meg shot to fame in the 1990s with her weekly National Lottery predictions

The horoscope expert's agent of 34 years, Dave Shapland, announced the news on Thursday (9 March), stating: “Without any question, she was Britain's most famous ...

We planned a tour for them, but all they wanted to do was meet Mystic Meg. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Newton continued: “For more than two decades Mystic Meg has been a must read column and cemented her as Britain’s most famous astrologer. Our thoughts are with her family and friends.” She even became part of the English language – if a politician, somebody from showbiz or ordinary people in the street are asked a tricky question they will say ‘Who do you think I am, Mystic Meg?’ “She was a total legend.

One of Britain's most famous psychic astrologers, Mystic Meg (real name Margaret Lake), has died at the age of 80 following a short illness. Her agent told.

She also penned erotic stories and had a role as a sub-editor on a woman's magazines. She was followed by millions in this country and also around the world." Dave Shapland, her agent of more than thirty years, said whilst speaking to The Sun (the paper for which Meg provided horoscope predictions for almost 23 years): "Without any question, she was Britain's most famous astrologer by a million miles.

The TV star, whose real name was Margaret Lake, was a well-known TV figure in the 1990s.

After mother-of-four Mary Jones from Gwynedd, North Wales, won £9.3 million in 2004 she said: "I read Mystic Meg in The Sun and it said don't forget to check your lottery ticket. She defied the dreary sceptics, as did her fans," he wrote. "Much love and positive energy, Meg, on your onward journey." She was also an astrologer for the News of the World until its demise in 2011 and her predictions also featured in publications in Australia and the US. Over the years, she also released a number of books including Mystic Meg's Astrolife and Mystic Meg's Lucky Numbers For Love Life And The Lottery. She was a well-known TV figure in the 1990s, appearing on the National Lottery, and has written horoscopes for the Sun for more than two decades.

Mystic Meg, who came to define the image of the psychic for British audiences, has passed away aged 80. Meg has passed away after a short illness, ...

She spent time with her grandmother, who was from a Romany background, who taught her astrology. She needed all that focus, she used to reach millions of people nightly during the years she appeared live on The National Lottery from 1994 to 2000, where she would attempt to predict who the lottery winner would be during a 45-second live reading. Meg was a big animal lover and also owned racehorses with celestial names, like Astrodonna, Astroangel and Astronova. She didn’t drink or smoke, so her celestial predictions were from a place of sobriety. I’ve noticed that when I visit vegetarian shops, none of the customers are overweight.” What we’d pay to see pictures of Meg’s house, filled with cats and crystal balls…

Popular owner-breeder and world-famous astrologer Mystic Meg, best known in racing for her successful 25-year association with trainer Mark Tompkins,.

She also has some mares who have recently been switched from our stud in Dullingham [near Newmarket] to Woburn." It was a great start for her and her best horse turned out to be Astrocharm, one of her many Astros, who won the Group 3 Lillie Langtry Stakes at Goodwood. "She loved and lived for horseracing. She sat at a table and spoke to everyone and signed autographs all day long. Tompkins said: "Meg was the most marvellous woman. During that time her best horse was the Tompkins-trained

In her final horoscope, Mystic Meg predicted she'd 'take a journey towards her soulmate'.

[fronted The National Lottery that she hit the big time,](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/09/mystic-meg-dead-how-first-correct-lottery-prediction-sparked-30-year-career-18412586/) as she was roped in to predict facts about the future winner. [to MailOnline](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11840085/Did-Mystic-Meg-predict-death-final-horoscope.html), and the paper also said that Nigel was the love of Mystic Meg’s life. Nigel, who was the heir to Littlewoods, died in a car crash in 1977 while in the south of France. [the Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/21630086/horoscope-today-daily-star-sign-mystic-meg/), Mystic Meg, whose real name was Margaret Anne Lake, predicted those whose star sign was Leo would soon ‘take a journey towards her soulmate’. [confirmed the sad news](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21645024/mystic-meg-dead-sun-astrologer/), hailing her ‘Britain’s most famous astrologer by a million miles’. [the Sun columnist had died at the age of 80,](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/09/mystic-meg-dead-famous-astrologer-dies-aged-80-following-illness-18412070/) shortly after being admitted to hospital with flu.

In the early eighties Mystic meg delivered psychic readings over the phone, but what really propelled her into the spotlight was when she got her role ...

We planned a tour for them, but all they wanted to do was meet Mystic Meg." Newton continued: “For more than two decades Mystic Meg has been a must read column and cemented her as Britain’s most famous astrologer. Born Margaret Anne Lake, but known to most as Mystic Meg, she was one of the UK’s most famous astrologists. She even became part of the English language – if a politician, somebody from showbiz or ordinary people in the street are asked a tricky question they will say ‘Who do you think I am, Mystic Meg?’ We loved her and so did our readers.” I've noticed that when I visit vegetarian shops, none of the customers are overweight." "I take a multivitamin, vitamin E, wild yam capsules and a co-enzyme Q10. He continued on to say. “She was a total legend. “Nobody came close to Meg in that respect. Mystic Meg was born in 1942 in Lancashire and raised in a terraced house in the town of Accrington where her Romany grandmother taught her astrology. She rose to fame with her winning predictions on the National Lottery in the 1990s and wrote horoscopes for the Sun for more than two decades.

Margaret Lake, better known as Mystic Meg, has died aged 80. The British astrologer, who had written daily horoscopes for The Sun newspaper for almost 23 ...

So identifiable by name and image, the quintessential fortune teller who brought mystery and mystique to millions of believers. She defied the dreary sceptics, as did her fans. Her agent, Dave Shapland, said: “Without any question, she was Britain’s most famous astrologer by a million miles.