News about Dawn French

Dawn French made a strong political statement on Wednesday as she took to Instagram. The comedian, 66, shared a picture of two necklaces to her Story, with one pendant saying 'Refugees Welcome' while the other said 'No Borders'. The Vicar of Dibley star showed off her new pieces from Topple and Burn with the caption 'Yes!' over the top.

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It captured what most families who have nursed a parent with dementia know very well: underneath the disease, the person they love is often still there. Dementia is Britain's biggest killer, claiming more lives than heart disease or cancer , presenter Anna claimed.

Maggie, who played Professor McGonagal alongside Radcliffe in the Harry Potter films, died in hospital this morning after an incredible 70-year acting career. Radcliffe first worked with Dame Maggie in 1999 when he was just nine-years-old on TV mini-series David Copperfield in which he starred alongside four more of his future Harry Potter co-stars, including Zoe Wanamaker, Imelda Staunton, Dawn French and Paul Whitehouse.

The BBC has made a number of huge announcements at Edinburgh TV Festival on Thursday, as they revealed three exciting new projects. The broadcaster announced comedy legend Dawn French would be making her return to British sitcoms, fan-favourite show The Traitors was getting a celebrity series and Rose Ayling-Ellis is set to front a new documentary. At the Edinburgh TV Festival's Spotlight on the BBC session, Director of BBC Comedy Jon Petrie revealed Dawn, 66, and Mark Heap will star in a new sitcom together.

Dawn French has recalled an excruciating encounter with Princess Margaret while dressed as a comedy ballerina, complete with fake swan. The comedian, 66, was performing at a fundraiser at the Royal Opera House alongside her creative partner Jennifer Saunders - plus legendary ballerinas Viviana Durante, Sylvie Guillem and Darcey Bussell. Afterwards, she told the Titting About podcast: 'We were told, 'Stay on the stage, because Princess Margaret is going to come and greet you all.'

Dawn French was spotted out and about with her rarely seen daughter Billie Henry in central London on Tuesday following a shopping spree. The comedian, 66, was joined by Billie, 33, as they hailed a black cab after picking up some items at luxury department store, Liberty. Billie, who she adopted with her ex-husband Sir Lenny Henry in 1991, was dressed in a pretty floral summer dress with a pair of flip flops.

It's not quite what you expect from a vicar - even a fictional one. But Dawn French has revealed that she has a giant painting of herself naked and boasting 'magnificent', larger-than-life breasts hanging on her bedroom wall. The Vicar of Dibley star admitted she posed for the portrait, but was shocked at the result - as she was fully clothed during the sitting. It was only when artist Peter Howson returned a week later with the finished painting that she realised what he had done. 'I was in a lovely dress, laid on the chaise lounge,' she recalled. 'But he had painted me entirely in blue with the most magnificent t**s. It's the most wonderful painting.'

The comedian, 65, cut a dapper figure in a beige suit as he arrived at the event hand-in-hand with theatre mogul Lisa, also 65.  He paired his sharp ensemble with a crisp floral shirt, a lilac tie, and a pair of white trainers. 

The Nevermets, Channel 4's new six-part series narrated by Dawn French, explores the growing trend of online relationships. Cameras follow the Brits as they travel to meet their partners for the very first time, and discover if their romance will survive a face-to-face meeting. Matt, from the UK, and Maria, from the Philippines (left), met on Tinder two years and eight months ago while Brit Jay, 17, met his long-term girlfriend Veena (centre), 26, who lives in India, in an online Game Of Thrones role-play group. Sarah and Jgoy (right), meanwhile, had been dating for two-and-a-half years online before they met in Jgoy's home country of the Philippines.

The comedian, 65, cut a dapper figure in a wine-red crushed velvet blazer as he headed home hand-in-hand with theatre mogul Lisa, also 65.

Dawn French (left) said cancel culture has 'forced people into a corner' and has made people cowardly because it has 'wiped out any margin for error'. The Vicar of Dibley star revealed she resented being recently told to 'catch up' in the trans controversy surrounding JK Rowling (right). Dawn, 66, said it was 'very powerful' to be able to use the phrase 'I don't know' and urged the younger generation to get a better understanding. She went on to argue that cancel culture had 'wiped out any margin for error' by forcing people 'into corners'.

Joe Tracini of Hollyoaks talks to Dawn French about his Borderline Personality Disorder, which made him suicidal in a recent Channel 4 film, but the actor still manages to use his humour when discussing the serious topic. As Joe, 35, discusses his battle with BPD, he appears on 'Joe Tracini: Me and the Voice in My Head.' In an exclusive peek at MailOnline Joe - the soap's Dennis Savage - he discusses his latest ventures with the doc as he employs his humour for the skit.

The BBC has revealed its line of entertainment for Red Nose Day 2024. A number of well-known celebrities are teaming up in order to raise funds for those in Britain and elsewhere as a result of the Comic Relief bi-annual event. The impact of charitable contributions on those who need it most will be showcased on Red Nose Day with live performances and one-off comedy specials, showcasing the benefits that donations have on those who need it most.

Sir Lenny, who co-founded Comic Relief in 1985, will not be attending the charity television night next week. One of the reasons for his resignation, according to the Radio Times, was "missing his crew" - the comedians' ex wife Dawn French, who appeared on the show in the 80s. Here, FEMAIL examines how the ex-couple became a comedy powerhouse in the Eighties and how to be good friends after divorce. (Pictured from left: Lenny and Dawn on their wedding day in 1984, the pair are photographed at a 2005 Comic Relief press launch, Lenny and Dawn are pictured in 2005 with their daughter Billie)

Sir Lenny Henry has confirmed that for one reason, including ex-wife Dawn French, he did not have to abandon presenting the iconic telethon, he revealed that missing his former Comic Relief co-hosts, including ex-wife Dawn French, was one reason why he resigned from hosting the renowned telethon. Since its inception as a charity in 1985, the comedian, 65, has fronted the Red Nose Day specials, but has announced that this month will be his last. Sir Lenny, who was married to Dawn from 1984 to 2010, told Radio Times that he'missed his gang' of fellow comedians who co-hosted with him in the 80s, including French and Saunders, Billy Connolly, and late Victoria Wood.

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Since being targeted by 'abelist' abuse for her appearance on Big Fat Quiz Of The Year, Rosie Jones has revealed that she has learned to 'ignore and rationalize' trolling. Since being pounded by 'horrendous' trolling for her appearance on the Channel 4 show in December, the comedian received a slew of support from her co-stars. Rosie admitted that she doesn't likes' the abuse she faces online, but she also checks in' to ensure that she's OK in an interview with The Times.

After her appearances on The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year and The Royal Variety Performance, comedian Rosie, 33, has chastised cruel commenters for their unkind remarks. Emma Livingstone, founder and CEO of UP: The Adult Cerebral Palsy Movement, has extended her love for Rosie and condemned the 'horrendous' trolling.

Following the uproar surrounding her appearance on The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year on Tuesday, Rosie Jones continued to strike back at critics. On Friday, the actress, 33, who has cerebral palsy, reacted to vile comments made by viewers of the Boxing Day show, who said they'should not know her' and that she was 'unsuitable for comedy' on Twitter. Rosie took to social media to repost a video from her appearance on The One Show in February after promising to 'lay low' in the aftermath of the tragedy.

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders have appeared on the one sketch they'shouldn't have done' on their comedy show. With their BBC sketch series, the two comedians entertained a wide variety of topics, from movies to plastic surgery. However, the two men confessed that they regretted a 1988 sketch that featured them dressing up as an ailing Katherine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers in a BBC Imagine... series.

Dawn French has revealed that she and comedy partner Jennifer Saunders have cancelled their legendary French & Saunders sketch competition after one skit left her 'humiliated.' The actress, 66, recalled how Anastacia's 2008 film portrayed her as the butt of the parody before she 'went home' and called time on the program after a decade. Dawn outlined how the show's costume designer 'fell on her back laughing' when the Vicar Of Dibley actor dressed as the American singer during a recent BBC documentary about the pair's careers.

Dawn French became ill when she opened up about her father's death when she was only 19 years old. Denys French suffered from depression for many years and then tragically committed suicide in September 1977, aged 45. Dawn, 66, a woman who appeared in a recent BBC documentary about her time with comedy partner Jennifer Saunders, weeps tears as she reflected on her loss.

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: The Yentob Effect - a gravitational field of superserious artiness compresses anything light and enjoyment into a dense humourless mass - is what scientists call it. In an hour-and-a-half career retrospective, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders resisted it for about eight minutes. Imagine... French And Saunders: And they even gave it a self-mocking badge, as well as a tepid and Bitter (BBC1). At the start, friends assembled to announce what pathetic people they are and how difficult it is to work with. Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins agreed, 'Narcissists.' I feared their jobs,' Kathy Burke narrates. However, the Yentob Effect takes all jokes and ensures that no scrap of levity is able to escape. In a sketch where they played 'free-runners' or urban gymnasts, the French and Saunders learned this and mocked it 20 years ago, showing off their leaps and leaps to Alan Yentob himself.