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Established in 2006, The Handbook is the original celebrity and influencer platform, connecting brands with the people who shape culture. As a multi–award-winning destination, we bridge the gap between talent, media and lifestyle, offering unparalleled access to the UK’s most influential names and to a database of global contacts. Our database of over 560,000 celebrity and influencer contact details is the largest of its kind, giving brands and PRs direct access to the tastemakers driving conversations worldwide. With an audience that is discerning, engaged and experience-led, we provide the insight, connections and visibility that ensure our partners stand out where it matters most. From exclusive features to high-impact campaigns, The Handbook is trusted to amplify voices, spark conversations and set the agenda across entertainment, fashion, beauty, travel and beyond. We don’t just track influence — we define it. If you’re not linking your business to celebrities and influencers, you’re ignoring the most significant trend in marketing, advertising and social media of all time. Under it's umbrella The Handbook also has the original insider’s guide to London and beyond. With over 1.6 million monthly unique visitors and 260,000 engaged daily newsletter subscribers, we are the UK’s fastest-growing 360° lifestyle platform connecting a discerning, experience-driven audience with the best in culture, travel, food, fashion, beauty and wellbeing. In addition to our high-performing, SEO-optimised features and top-ranking reviews, our highly engaged social media channels reaching hundreds of thousands across Instagram, TikTok, and beyond, extend the life and visibility of every story we tell. From reels to reviews, we spark conversations, drive traffic, and build buzz where it matters. Our content is trusted, shareable, and built to perform ensuring the brands we work with aren’t just featured, but firmly embedded in the cultural conversation. We don’t just cover what’s new we define what’s next.
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Old York Road 366, SW18 1SP, London, United Kingdom
- +4420 3021 0899
- elly@thehandbook.com
- www.thehandbook.com
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406 reviews
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this side is very trust i see they pay…
this side is very trust i see they pay first and honestly job
March 25, 2024
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Reply from The Handbook
Hi Asife
Delighted and many thanks for sharing this feedback
Best
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Am happy to have been able to find…
Am happy to have been able to find details of the public figures I was looking for. Also, the summaries on each celebrity are useful. I have a couple of suggestions though: 1. It would have been useful to have a way of searching for a list of celebrities interested in children's charities, for example. Or the environment etc. I know when you find a celebrity who works with Save the Children for example, it gives a number of other people who also work with that charity. But it would be very useful to have them listed by topic of interest/involvement. 2) The Celebrity Engagement e-book is a good tool, but it needs updating. In parts, it is written from the perspective of still being in the Pandemic. It also talks about trends for 2023. But I do appreciate the advice contained in it.
March 12, 2024
Reply from The Handbook
Hi Fidelma
Thank you so much for sharing this, what helpful feedback, I totally agree re the ebook and we are in the process of updating it. Thank you so much I have also past you suggestion on re the charity topic to our web developer to get that implemented
Many thanks for your support
The Handbook
Wow what an amazing site am a…
Wow what an amazing site am a fundraiser and the service this provides is fab
March 19, 2024
Reply from The Handbook
Hi Andrew
Many thanks for sharing this feedback, and really hope you get some talent on board for your fundraiser
Good luck
The Handbook
Reply from The Handbook
Hi Deb
Many thanks for sharing this, if there is a contact you cannot find, please drop us an email and we will search out further details for you.
Many thanks
The Handbook
Outstanding Platform
Outstanding Platform to find out celebrity and brand very helpful. Making my event-planning life a lot easier! Thank you!
March 13, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from The Handbook
Hi Sasj
Many thanks for taking the time to leave this feedback delighted you have found the platform helpful
We wish you lots of success with it
All the best
The Handbook
Requested a charge back
I was left extremely disappointed with The Handbook having signed up to use their free trial I cancelled it on the day it ended but was still charged £70! I instantly emailed them explaining I cancelled it on the last day but was met with an automated email saying no refunds and that my message would be answered within 24-48 hours. After chasing everyday trying to get a response. Elly the CEO finally replied a week later asking for my account details which I swiftly gave. Of course I didn’t hear back for another week and by this time I had already contacted my bank for a refund.
I can honestly say this platform is not all that great especially for the price. I found myself not even using it much, a few contacts were not correct which I flagged and frankly if you just spent a few more minutes going directly to their Instagrams their managers or contact details are already there. Ridiculously overpriced and I get the sense they are desperate for cash. Elly - you need to have bit more common sense and empathy with your customers. Refusing to refund me on the day I cancelled my free trial is utterly ridiculously, you clearly need the money it seems.
Good luck.
March 12, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from The Handbook
Hi Emma
Many thanks for taking the time to leave a review, we are very sorry to hear you were not happy with your experience. We responded to your first request within the 48 hour time frame. We did not refuse to refund you . We did however have difficulty locating your account as you raised a ticket from a different email to the one your account was linked to which makes it hard to locate you.
All the best
The Handbook
Most of the email IDs work
Most of the email IDs work. Some don't. Will update if I get replies!
March 8, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from The Handbook
Hi George,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share this with us :-)
Good luck with your search
Best wishes,
The Handbook
Total Scam
My profile is listed here without my authorization including a way to contact my management. Total scam. No clue who these people are, they are just scraping profiles and trying to get people to sign up to access public data. I don't have a manager, so not sure how they will put you in touch with him/her. Scammers.
March 7, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from The Handbook
Hi Rich,
Many thanks for your feedback. Contact information is gathered either via the public domain where contacts are listed as a person to contact in relation to project, or directly from the contact themselves. In the case of the latter we ask permission from the contact to add their information and contact details to The Handbook UK limited and be made available to our clients.
In addition, every 3 months we email all contacts on our database to remind them of this information we share on them and enable them to opt out or update their information. When responding the contacts are able to opt out of having any or all information held on the database.
All the best
The Handbook
This has made it so much easier to…
This has made it so much easier to increase my charity fundraising!
January 1, 2024
Unprompted review
My experience was so easy and…
My experience was so easy and exciting.I just started going on line and I was pleased to know that there are companies like yours to make my difficulties easier.thank you
February 6, 2024
Reply from The Handbook
Hi Tai
Great news and thank you so much for sharing this
Best wishes
The Handbook
Well you get to really talk with real…
Well you get to really talk with real actresses and actors I'm trying to talk with Sandra Bullock right now she said that I needed to do something
January 31, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from The Handbook
Whoop thanks for sharing this
Epic Source
January 28, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from The Handbook
Hi Charon
Thanks so much for sharing your feedback
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Cool and easy tool
January 16, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from The Handbook
Hi Daniela
Wonderful, so pleased to hear this
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Not up to date - listing contacts who have nothing to do with those searched fo
I'm listed as a contact for several artists on The Handbook. I used to work at a gallery 10 years ago which represented them but this week I've been inundated with emails from people trying to contact them. Whoever is doing the research really is doing a poor job and I'm having to deal with unsolicited requests about artists I don't work with.
January 14, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from The Handbook
Hello
Many thanks for this feedback, we are constantly updating all details listed on our site, and we have a great team that work very hard to ensure the data is correct. We do have 509k profile on the site and many have more than one contact attached to them, so as with any data platform of this size sadly we cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, due to the time it take for people to come back with correct info.
I have passed this onto our team though, and if there is ever anyone you cannot find , or whose details are incorrect , please flag it using the thumbs down icon on the profile and our research team will update it
Best
The Handbook
Not Good for Journalists
A lot of seemingly outdated contact info for celebrities and influencers, no replies to emails. This is not the best platform for entertainment journalists.
October 17, 2023
Unprompted review
Reply from The Handbook
Hello
Many thanks for your feedback, and really sorry to hear of this issue. We are constantly updating our resource on a daily basis to make it one of the most up to date and reliable Celebrity and influencer resources available, if however you find anything that is not correct or listed, please contact us and we can come back to you with the correct details
Many thanks
The Handbook
Reply from The Handbook
Hello Altaf,
Thank you so much for sharing this feedback.
Many thanks
The Handbook
i need jojo number
December 6, 2023
Unprompted review
Reply from The Handbook
Hello Kamari
Thank you so much for sharing this feedback.
Many thanks
The Handbook
i find the site great for my needs so…
i find the site great for my needs so far im able to reach out to people i couldnt have before i came across hte site
April 10, 2023
Unprompted review
Very well done website and layout
November 28, 2023
Unprompted review
Reply from The Handbook
Hello
Many thanks for sharing this and delighted you have found the platform useful
All the best
The Handbook
The team are active and will follow up…
The team are active and will follow up on inaccurate emails etc. if they are notified
November 24, 2023
Unprompted review
Reply from The Handbook
Hello
Thank you so much for sharing this and so pleased we can be of assistance
Best wishes
The Handbook
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