Lucie (pictured) has spent over seven years at heat, joining in 2003 as a freelance news reporter from a broadcasting role at Trouble TV. She rose to the position of Executive Editor in 2008 and stepped up as Acting Editor earlier this year.
As well as being an innovative and talented journalist, Lucie is an experienced broadcaster with a show on heat radio and regular appearances on national TV.
During her time at heat, Lucie has become well-known for her various broadcasting appearances such as co-hosting ITV2’s National Television Awards coverage. She is also famed for her range of exploits - all in the name of heat - such as becoming Simon Cowell’s most diminutive bodyguard for the day, appearing in The Only Way is Essex and co-writing an Episode of Hollyoaks with heat’s Deputy Editor, Jeremy Mark.
Sophie Wybrew-Bond, Managing Director, Bauer Entertainment - Closer, Empire, heat commented: “Embodying the heart and soul of heat, Lucie has an instinctive understanding of the brand and this has led her to do a great job as Acting Editor. I have no doubt she will lead the heat team successfully forward and continue to deliver the hottest and most relevant celebrity news with heat’s usual cheeky humour.”
Lucie Cave added: “It’s a huge honour to be appointed editor and I’m absolutely thrilled to be leading such a fantastic team. heat is the definitive guide to celebrity news and entertainment and while it has many imitators, there’s no magazine quite like it. To continue to achieve stand out, break exclusives and make readers laugh – we’re constantly raising the bar with new sections to the magazine, exclusive celebrity shoots, PR stunts and celebrity fashion.
We continue to focus on engaging the heat audience right across the brand – heatworld.com is now attracting over 1 million unique users, heat radio has a weekly reach of 670,000 and our Twitter and Facebook followers have just reached 187,128 and 80,451 respectively.”
