Time UK’s Soaplife magazine saw sales climb by 9 per cent to 42,200 in second half of last year, one of only two titles covering either TV, film or music to record growth over the period

The magazine, which features the latest news and gossip about TV soaps and their stars, has gone from a fortnightly to a weekly following “popular demand”.

The first weekly edition was published on 10 February this year, 14 years after it was relaunched in 2004 backed by a £500,000 investment.