From 2016 until 2019 French starred in three series of Delicious on Sky 1, co-starring as a talented cook who is having an affair with her celebrity chef ex-husband ( Iain Glen) who has remarried and started a successful hotel business with his new wife ( Emilia Fox) in Cornwall. I admit I was a little disappointed that her 13 years as The Vicar of Dibley is given fairly short shrift as I imagine that much hilarity ensued behind the scenes of that program and that is the character I know her best as. Dawn is now married to charity executive Mark Bignell and the pair tied the knot in 2013 at a ceremony held in Newquay, Cornwall.

Little boy’s savage letters to Santa have people in stitches

Entertaining, different, well put together, informative and a reminder, if ever we needed one, that family does, must and should come first. My only real complaint is that the audio version is abridged, and I missed out on an unknown amount of this fun book.They shared a flat during college and were influenced to do comedy by their flatmates as a part of their projects for their college classes.

Dear Fatty by Dawn French | LibraryThing Dear Fatty by Dawn French | LibraryThing

As part of the wildly successful and much loved duo French and Saunders, Dawn helped create a repetoire of brilliantly observed characters, parodying popular culture and impersonating everything from Madonna and Harry Potter to The Exorcist.Oh well, like I said Dawn has had a pretty darn interesting life, full of people and I really admire her self-confidence and upbeat attitude. The "Fatty" in question is her close friend and comedy collaborator Jennifer Saunders, and although French addresses many things to her, it is her beloved father (who died when she was just 19) who is at the metaphorical receiving end of many of Dawn's heart-felt scribblings. I found it especially interesting that you were a military brat like I was; my father was also in the Air Force, the Canadian Air Force, mind you.

Dear Fatty - Penguin Books UK

I have a brunette sister born 1957 so some of the cultural references were great and humourous and relevant. Dawn’s more recent role in The Vicar of Dibley again has showcased not only her talent but also her ability to take a controversial issue and make it mainstream and funny. French said that she became great friends with Saunders well before they started working together, which was "over 30 years ago". They’ve also parodied films like Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.French and Saunders won the honorary Golden Rose of Montreux award in 2002 and in 2003, she was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. Dawn French is a funny woman and this memoir presents plenty of hilarious and awkward moments from her life but also shares some of the heartbreak she has experienced. I usually steer well clear of autobiographies but enjoyed this immensely (apart from the bizarre letters to Madonna). On their show, the duo have spoofed many celebrities such as Madonna, Cher, Catherine Zeta-Jones and the Spice Girls.