Arabella Weir
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| Arabella Weir | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 December 1957 San Francisco, United States |
| Occupation | Comedian, actress, writer. |
| Spouse(s) | Dr Jeremy Norton |
| Children | Isabella and Archie |
Arabella Weir (born 6 December 1957) is a British comedienne, actress and writer.
The daughter of former British ambassador Sir Michael Weir,[1] she is best known for her roles in The Fast Show and Posh Nosh, and for writing several books including the international best seller Does My Bum Look Big in This? (a catchphrase of one of her characters in The Fast Show).[2] She is also well known for her books Onwards and Upwards and Cupid for which she also wrote the screenplay now owned by Working Title Films. Weir has written for The Independent magazine, which is included with the Saturday edition and The Guardian newspaper and Weekend magazine. She continues to contribute regularly to both newspapers.
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Life and career
In 2001 Weir took part in the Weakest Link Comedians Special.[3]
Weir voiced the female incarnation of the Doctor in the Doctor Who Unbound Big Finish episode Exile.
Weir appeared in the Doctor Who 2011 Christmas Special 2011 "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe".[4]
Weir performed with the original cast from The Fast Show (with the exception of Mark Williams) in six online-only episodes sponsored by the Fosters brand.[5]
In 2015 she joined the team of presenters for BBC Two's Food and Drink programme.[6]
Personal life
She attended Bedales School and then Camden School for Girls[7] and then studied drama at Middlesex Polytechnic.[8]
She is married to Dr Jeremy Norton; the couple have two children.[9] The actor David Tennant is a close friend and is godfather to her youngest child. When Tennant first moved to London in the early 1990s, he lodged with Weir at her house in Crouch End for five years; they had met on the set of the BBC TV series Takin' Over the Asylum.[10]
She is a supporter of the British Labour Party.[11]
Books
Novels
- Does My Bum Look Big in This?: the Diary of an Insecure Woman (1998)
- Onwards and Upwards (2000)
- Stupid Cupid (2002)
- The Rise and Rise of Tabitha Baird (2014)
Non-Fiction
- The Real Me is Thin: or Why All Women Think They're Fat (2011)[12]
References
- ↑ Adel Darwish Obituary: Sir Michael Weir, The Independent, 28 June 2006
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External links
- Arabella Weir at the Internet Movie Database
- Column archive at The Guardian
- Arabella Weir chooses Joyce Grenfell on BBC Radio 4 Great Lives – listen online: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bc41s
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- 1957 births
- British television actresses
- British women comedians
- Living people
- Alumni of Middlesex University
- People educated at Camden School for Girls
- People educated at Bedales School
- Labour Party (UK) people
- British sketch comedians
