Mystic Meg's final horoscope as last star signs published on day she died

09 March 2023 , 11:03

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Mystic Meg's final horoscope as last star signs published on day she died

Iconic astrologer Mystic Meg died following a short illness at the age of 80 this week.

The star, who hails from Lancashire, rose to fame with her appearance on the National Lottery, where she shared her winning predictions with the public every week between 1994 and 2000.

Mystic Meg, real name Margaret Anne Lake, was raised in a terraced house in Accrington and was taught astrology by her Romany grandmother.

After departing the National Lottery, she launched her own website where she offered daily predictions as well as astrology-themed jewellery and racy short stories about lusty liaisons.

She also worked with a national newspaper and wrote a regular astrology column up until the day she died.

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Mystic Meg rose to fame on the National Lottery (Comic Relief via Getty Images)

After leaving the National Lottery, she wrote daily predictions for a newspaper (UK Press via Getty Images)

Her final horoscope column was published on Wednesday morning before her death was announced.

She offered advice and predictions for all the star signs, where she told Taurus ' to 'dare to dream' and said Scorpio's 'resist an attraction they can sense could get complicated.'

She also told Pisces ' to 'be true to what you believe' and told Cancers to 'set your own standards' when it comes to love.

Mystic Meg studied English at the University of Leeds before she joined the now-defunct News of the World as a sub-editor and worked her way up to deputy editor of its weekend supplement.

In the 80s, she changed her name to Meg Markova and became the paper's regular astrologer.

Freelance photographer David Porter once spoke about her personality and said: " She hardly ever spoke, and when she did it was in a strange whispered monotone.

Her final astrology column was published hours before her death was announced (Comic Relief via Getty Images)

"She had the whitest skin I’d ever seen, and seemed to glide silently around the office without touching the floor."

In 2015, the astrologist partnered with bookmaker Gala Coral Group and became the face of their Grand National You're Guaranteed a Fortune marketing campaign.

Following her death, Dave Shapland, who represented the star for 34 years, told The Sun : "Without any question, she was Britain's most famous astrologer by a million miles.

"Nobody came close to Meg in that respect. She was followed by millions in this country and also around the world.

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"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?' It shows what an impact she made."

Zara Woodcock