Melanie Blake is a celebrity agent and author. Starting her career at \u2018Top of the Pops\u2019 in the 90s, in her four years on the show she increasingly advised stars on a myriad of professional opportunities, which led to her launching her own agency.\xa0 In this in-depth interview, she takes us behind the scenes of the multi-million pound deals brokered for client magazine spreads, books, tours and television shows; reveals her strategy for the cut-throat negotiations around structured reality shows such Big Brother; and pledges never to end her fight against industry \u201cageism, classism and sexism\u201d \u2013 which are \u201cstill very real barriers for women in the entertainment industry\u201d.