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Elaine Lui


Elaine Lui is a celebrity gossip blogger and the voice behind LaineyGossip, a leading international celebrity news source followed by more than 1.5 million people internationally. Her TEDx Talk, “The Sociology of Gossip,” is about the critical place of gossip within modern pop culture. Elaine previously worked for Covenant House Vancouver, has been a cohost on CTV's daily talk show, The Social, and is a reporter on CTV's daily entertainment show, Etalk. Born in Toronto, she lived in Vancouver for thirteen years before returning to Toronto.

Books by Elaine Lui

Listen to the Squawking Chicken: When Mother Knows Best, What's a Daughter to Do?

Meet Elaine Lui's mother. She's 'a movie, an Amy Tan novel, and a sitcom all rolled into one.'* Or as her daughter sums it up: 'She's Chinese, she squawks like a chicken, she is totally nuts, and I am totally dependent on her.'

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