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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsGuardian: Diana Rigg: 'Ma didn't suffer fools: she exploded them at 50 paces'
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/oct/24/diana-rigg-rachael-stirling-interview-edgar-wright'When Ma found her cancer was malignant, all the theatres went dark.
Normally, when one gets bad news like this, one becomes the focus of attention, but in a pandemic, no one gives a fuck!
Mum was ill so of course there was an apocalypse.
I became my mothers carer, cooking, shopping, medicating and shuttling her to and from radio and chemo.'
There's much more text and nifty photos at the link above.
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Guardian: Diana Rigg: 'Ma didn't suffer fools: she exploded them at 50 paces' (Original Post)
abqtommy
Oct 2021
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Nittersing
(6,341 posts)1. That was a delightful read.
Thanks for sharing!
highplainsdem
(48,886 posts)2. K&R, and thank you!
Fla Dem
(23,563 posts)3. A wonderful tribute to her Mom.
niyad
(113,012 posts)4. Thank you for this lovely read. I always adored her.
Joinfortmill
(14,375 posts)5. But we all knew she was glorious didn't we? Wonderful article.
ananda
(28,831 posts)6. Lovelovelove
That was so great, both poignant and funny.