2026 marks 50 years since Debbie McGee first entered the spotlight

A Magical Life is her first and only memoir, packed with celebrity anecdotes, a dash of magic and a powerful insight into her remarkable strength and resilience

“As I enter my sixth decade as a performer, I want to share my memories with you, and also some hard-earned wisdom, in the hope that you too might live your most magical life.”

For more than 50 years, the woman forever known as ‘the lovely Debbie McGee’ has dazzled audiences, not just as the glamorous assistant to one of Britain’s most beloved magicians, Paul Daniels, but as a woman of strength and quiet brilliance in her own right.

In her captivating debut memoir A Magical Life, Debbie lifts the curtain on a life lived centre stage, revealing the secrets not just behind the magic, but behind a remarkable woman who has navigated fame, love and loss with grace and grit.

With her signature sparkle and sincerity, Debbie explores the power of illusion, both onstage and in life and how the most spellbinding trick of all is learning how to become yourself.

From the glitz of the stage to the heartbreak of grief, from Strictly sequins to quiet resilience, fleeing Iran during the revolution and battling breast cancer, Debbie shares empowering insights, and personal charms that readers can carry into their own lives.

A Magical Life celebrates Debbie’s extraordinary 50 years in showbiz - from ballerina to magician’s assistant to the first woman invited to join the famous Magic Circle. It is a wonderfully human tale of courage, reinvention and a little bit of magic.