When I wrote 'Dear Fatty,' I realised that sitting and writing alone is an absolute joy. - Dawn French

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The army slew a thousand and showed little pity The king ordered fealty from the conquered city The prince charmed its people with words wise and witty And the queen sat on a couch, looking very pretty

Dawn French

When I wrote 'Dear Fatty,' I realised that sitting and writing alone is an absolute joy.

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Why would anyone want to be called a size zero or even aspire to being a zero? I don't even understand the thinking behind it, let alone the practicalities. What is all that about?

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I want to do something where I play Judi Dench's younger sister or daughter.

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I'll always be a fat girl and I am happy with that.

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My daughter couldn't care less about me being famous. She finds it revolting and, like a lot of teenagers, is virtually allergic to me. That started at 12 and hasn't gone anywhere yet.

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It was fantastic to work in Cornwall partly because my family live there so I was able to do lots of visiting and eat lots of cake. They live all over Cornwall and all over Devon.

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