Magenta Devine, who has just died, was a well-dressed rebel with a cause in the 1980s, a counter-culture figure on television, talking to young people in a dynamic way with a substance and style far removed from the laddish 1990s.
Once her time in the spotlight was over she became a heroin addict and eventually went bankrupt.
Born 4 November 1957, outside London, she had her Sun in Scorpio as well as Neptune and Mercury, all squaring onto Uranus so she was suited for an outsider, status-quo-upsetter role. Her Uranus was also in an innovative trine to Saturn and both sextiled an enthusiastic Jupiter in Libra.
She may also have had an inspirational Fire Grand Trine of an Aries Moon trine Saturn trine Uranus, with Jupiter as the driving planet of a Kite, which would make sense.
Sad news. Hard to believe that little more than a year separated her birth from Theresa May. Unusually for the febrile world of youth TV Magenta was both insightful and professional. In her own idiosyncratic way she was also rather lovely.
Thanks Marjorie. I guessed she must have had a largish dollop of Scorpio because her style was so classically Scorpionic – all black, bright red lipstick, hiding behind the obsidian-coloured shades. Mars conjunct Neptune can be stylish and cool but sadly there can be a tendency towards addiction. Remember her on Network 7 on Sunday mornings watching with my little sister. Plus she presented The Rough Guide shows, which in their day were a totally novel kind of travel show. I will remember her for her beauty, her uniqueness and charm and for the fact that she wasn’t Judith Chalmers.