Girl Talk marks 30 years of being ‘supportive big sister’ in magazine form

Editor Claire Norman on the Immediate Media title's evolution into an era of screens.

First issue of Girl Talk on 22 February 1995 and the 30th anniversary issue in 2025. The older issue has a young girl posing with a free choker that you got with the magazine. The new edition is busier with brighter colours and a Sabrina Carpenter cover picture — First issue of Girl Talk on 22 February 1995 and the 30th anniversary issue in 2025

Immediate Media’s Girl Talk magazine has marked 30 years of being a “supportive big sister” in print form.

Girl Talk editor Claire Norman told Press Gazette the title has changed a lot since 1995 but its core values and much of its content, aimed at girls aged seven to 11, have stayed the same.

Girl Talk launched on 22 February 1995, costing 75p and selling 80,000 copies. It came out every two weeks. The magazine was a BBC publication until 2011 but has been wholly owned by Immediate since then.