Memoirs of a Gossip Columnist

Memoirs of a Gossip Columnist tells the story of how young David Segetin, who was terribly bullied at school and left the day he turned 15, went on make it to Hollywood, rubbing shoulders with the glitterati.

  

In this very revealing book David talks about being bullied at school; growing up gay in 1950s/60s New Zealand; finding his family after 40+ years; being thrown out of an Invercargill hotel for being ‘inappropriately dressed’ … and all this is before we get to the myriad of jaw-dropping stories about the rich and famous!

The man who has made a career of writing about other people now opens up about himself. We follow his early life as a rollerskating champion, his travels through New Zealand, Australia, the UK and USA as he finds his feet and secures his role as a make-up artist — becoming the first male makeup artist in Australasia. He then found his penchant for gossip and rose to become New Zealand’s most famous interviewer of the stars. 

 Memoirs of a Gossip Columnist is bursting with amazing photos and stories of David’s encounters, including a surprise lunch with Alfred Hitchcock and Bette Davis, his close friendship with the legendary Phyllis Diller, little-known secrets about the Royal Family’s crown jewels and many, many more. This book is a must for anyone who loves behind-the-scenes gossip and enjoys a rollicking good read.


David sets off on tour today, his schedule follows:

 NEW PLYMOUTH EVENT: TUESDAY 17TH MAY

Evening event with Benny’s Bookshop
5.30pm at The Devon Hotel, 390 Devon Street East
Tickets $7.

HAWERA EVENT: WEDNESDAY 18TH MAY
‘Bagels & Bubbles’ breakfast with Paper Plus Hawera
7:45 – 8:45am at Marracbo Café
Tickets $10.

PALMERSTON NORTH EVENT: WEDNESDAY 18TH MAY
Evening event with Paper Plus Palmerston North. Dress up in true red-carpet style for the evening – prizes to be won!
7.30pm at The Globe Theatre (cnr Main & Pitt Streets)
Tickets $10.

INVERCARGILL EVENT: THURSDAY 19TH MAY
Evening event with Take Note H&J Smith.
6.00pm at H&J’s Take Note Invercargill (entrance through Tay Street doors)
Tickets $5.

** SOLD OUT ** MOSGIEL EVENT: FRIDAY 20TH MAY ** SOLD OUT **

TIMARU EVENT: SATURDAY 21ST MAY
Afternoon event with Paper Plus Timaru. Two signed copies of David’s book to be won; one for the best dressed person, and one for the best dressed Gran!
1.00pm (doors close at 1:15pm) at The Timaru Library, 56 Sophia Street.
Free entry.

AUCKLAND EVENT: TUESDAY 24TH MAY
Studio Lemiere, 5 Farnham St, Parnell, 7pm onwards (doors close at 7.40pm)
Tickets $65. All proceeds to Dress for Success.

AUCKLAND EVENT: FRIDAY 27TH MAY
Lunchtime event with Paper Plus Meadowbank.
10.00am at Sir Edmund Hillary Retirement Village, 221 Abbotts Way, Remuera.
Free entry, RSVP required.

AUCKLAND EVENT: WEDNESDAY 22ND JUNE
Lunchtime event with Takapuna Library & Paper Plus Takapuna
12.00pm - RSVP required. For more information send an email to Takapuna@paperlus.co.nz