Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley

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Written by Grobianus on
Here's the conclusion to an ongoing entertainment related story. British actress Joanna Lumley - a Brit sex symbol during the 70, but best known as Jennifer Saunder 's sidekick - washed up boozed out model Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous , has taken on the cause of the British Gurkhas. The Gurkhas are foreign members of the British Military. So years they were denied the right to settle in Britain unless they were an officer (and their officers were usually Brits anyway) or had served 20 years. Since Gurkhas were discharged after 15 years, they didn't get to take advantage of that clause. So ... Read Full Story
Written by tusharm on
Please Prime Minister: Gurkha champion Joanna Lumley said she had to use the ‘Lumley self-pleading offensive’ on Gordon Brown From The Daily Mail: Joanna Lumley has revealed for the first time how she had to ‘beg’ Gordon Brown to allow the Gurkhas to stay in the country they risked their lives for. Despite previously claiming that the Prime Minister was ‘wholly supportive’, she has told how she resorted to a personal offensive to claim victory for the Nepalese soldiers. Comments to be aired on tonight’s Friday Night with Jonathan Ross give an insight into the battle between Mr Brown and the former actress. Read ... Read Full Story
Written by Grobianus on
Here's the conclusion to an ongoing entertainment related story. British actress Joanna Lumley - a Brit sex symbol during the 70, but best known as Jennifer Saunder sidekick - washed up boozed out model Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous , has taken on the cause of the British Gurkhas. The Gurkhas are foreign members of the British Military. So years they were denied the right to settle in Britain unless they were an officer (and their officers were usually Brits anyway) or had served 20 years. Since Gurkhas were discharged after 15 years, they didn't get to take advantage of that clause. So after ... Read Full Story
From:   www.afp.com
Actress Joanna Lumley's best-known role used to be as a boozy fashionista in hit comedy "Absolutely Fabulous", but now she is dominating TV screens as a formidable campaigner for Gurkha soldiers. Lumley -- leading a campaign for all Nepalese fighters in the army to be allowed to settle in the UK permanently -- has become a national treasure with her well-spoken but devastating critiques of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's unpopular government. "Joanna Lumley for Prime Minister" was the headline in Friday's Daily Express, while a string of groups with titles like "Joanna Lumley Is My Hero" have sprung up on online social networking site ... Read Full Story
Written by livewyre on
In an increasingly desperate political UK climate, one figure emerges as a shining light. Yesterday on the 'One' show on BBC1 Rory Bremner declared that we are we are in the middle of a political 'character crunch' with a dearth of political characters worth imitating or lampooning. Increasingly government ministers are exposing themselves as being devoid of wisdom. Jaqui Smith has announced a list of 'undesirables' that will not be welcomed into the UK including not only gangland killers and terrorists, but a US shock-jock who simply expresses views that are not in line with her personal preferences. One may well think that the ... Read Full Story
After her success with the Gurkhas the actress has leant her voice to a new campaign that aims to encourage young people to reduce their carbon footprint.  
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JOANNA LUMLEY, fresh from her triumph over the government in the cause of the Gurkhas, is to star in a film mocking the madness of the contemporary art world. Boogie Woogie takes its title from a Mondrian painting owned by Lumley’s character and ...  
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Written by Tim Saunders Actress Joanna Lumley is to become a patron of a UK-based disaster relief charity. The actress will take up the position for Cornwall-based charity ShelterBox, an organization set up in 2001 that has so far helped over 800,000 people in 57 countries recover from disasters such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, wars, and volcanic eruptions. Established by the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard, the charity is...  
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28th May 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Joanna Lumley’s ‘Forgotten’ British Gurkhas still have to live in Squalor. How small firm Verbatim is attempting to raise big money for our valiant heroes....  
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People: Elizabeth Hurley, Joanna Lumley, Chris Evans, Ricky GervaisTimes OnlineLife is “sexier” in the country, claimed Elizabeth Hurley, who hymned the delights of life on her £2.7 million Gloucestershire estate. ...and more »  
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