Soaplife was first published in 1999 and features news about British and Australian soap operas and their cast.

[4] The decision to relaunch the magazine was made due to the "growing" industry of soap operas.

On the decision to focus on photography, editor Hellen Gardner said, "We feel it's a very modern way of doing it.

[5] In February 2018, Soaplife increased its publishing frequency from fortnightly to weekly after "popular demand" for the magazine.

[3] It was announced on 26 July 2018 that Soaplife would cease production in August 2018, six months after increasing its publishing frequency, as the sales of the magazine were "not sufficient to make the title viable".