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‘I’m as fit as a flea and NEVER ILL!’

Who can believe it was 30 years ago when we first fell in love with Joanna Lumley as Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous. Then aged 45 and in the prime of her life, Joanna burst onto our screens alongside series creator Jennifer Saunders, who played pretentiouos PR guru Edina Monsoon.

As the chain-smoking, binge-drinking, hilariously catty ex-model Patty, Joanna exuded glamour, and nothing has changed.

There’s no denying she gives women

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