Share to: share facebook share twitter share wa share telegram print page

Jenny Eclair

Jenny Eclair
Eclair in 2013
Birth nameJenny Clare Hargreaves
Born (1960-03-16) 16 March 1960 (age 64)[1]
Kuala Lumpur, Federation of Malaya
(now Malaysia)
MediumComedian, author
NationalityBritish
Years active1983–present
GenresStand up, television
Spouse
Geoff Powell
​
(m. 2017)​
ChildrenPhoebe
Notable works and rolesGrumpy Old Women (2004–2007)
I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here (2010)
WebsiteOfficial site

Jenny Eclair (born Jenny Clare Hargreaves; 16 March 1960) is an English comedian, novelist, and actress, best known for her roles in Grumpy Old Women between 2004 and 2007 and in Loose Women in 2011 and 2012.

Early life

Eclair was born to English parents in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, where her father, Derek Hargreaves, a major in the British Army, had been posted in 1952.[2] Eclair returned to England when she was two years old,[3] and she started her education at Queen Mary school (now AKS Lytham) in Lytham St Annes.

She is said to have adopted the alternative surname Eclair (later her stage name) in her teens, when she was at a disco in Blackpool and pretended to be French.[4][5] She studied at the Manchester Polytechnic School of Drama (now Manchester Metropolitan University) and joined a cabaret group variously referred to as Kathy Lacreme and the Rum Babas, and Cathy La Crème and the Rum Babas.

After she moved to London, Eclair's first job was at Camberwell Arts College as a life model, which she did for about two terms. She then saw an advert in The Stage looking for novelty acts and found work doing punk poems. In 1989, when she was named the Time Out Cabaret Award winner, she said it "was nice because it's the first time I've ever won without having to run 100 metres balancing an egg on a spoon."[6] In 1995, Eclair was the first woman to win the Perrier Award, now known as the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Television

After an early appearance as a German hotel worker in Auf Wiedersehen Pet, Eclair starred in the ITV drama The Bill and appeared in the early 1990s Channel 4 comedy series Packet of Three with Frank Skinner, as well as the follow-up series Packing Them In. In 1995, she became the first female solo winner of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival's Perrier Comedy Award. In 1997, she played "Josie" in the stage play Steaming by Nell Dunn. In 2001, she published her first novel Camberwell Beauty.

Eclair provided alternative commentary of the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 for BBC Choice viewers as part of the channel's Liquid Eurovision Party coverage, as a late replacement for broadcaster Christopher Price who died the month before the contest took place.[7][8]

Grumpy Old Women

Main article: Grumpy Old Women

Eclair helped develop, and appeared on, BBC Two's Grumpy Old Women and its various spin-off shows. In 2006, Eclair starred in the stage show Grumpy Old Women Live! with Dillie Keane and Linda Robson. The show was co-written by Eclair and Judith Holder. The spring saw a sell-out national tour, and June and July a run at the Lyric Theatre in London's West End, and the autumn saw another national tour.

Loose Women

Main article: Loose Women

In 2003, Eclair was a panellist on Loose Women and returned from 2011 to 2012. Her last appearance was on 30 May 2012. She was replaced by actress Shobna Gulati.

Empire's Children

In 2007, Eclair was featured in episode 5 of the Channel 4 series Empire's Children, a genealogy research programme which followed British public figures as they rediscovered their heritage and its links to British colonialism.[9] Eclair returned to her birthplace of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) to explore the historical background of the Malayan Emergency in which her father had fought. During her childhood, Eclair had discovered photographs of beheaded corpses among her father's belongings. She confronted her father who confirmed that they were real and that collecting severed heads was a common practice by the British military in Malaya.[10][11]

Eclair's reaction to learning of British war crimes during the Malayan Emergency was poorly perceived by some critics as being dismissive of British atrocities during the war. Her behaviour during the episode was later used as a case study by academics researching the Malayan Emergency and British media culture.[12][13]

As a contestant

In 2005, Eclair appeared in the reality show Comic Relief Does Fame Academy.[14]

On 18 November 2010, she joined the 2010 series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!,[15] finishing in third place behind Stacey Solomon and Shaun Ryder.

In August 2012, she appeared in Celebrity MasterChef on BBC One.

She was a contestant in The Great Pottery Throw Down's December 2022 festive celebrity show.[16]

She was a contestant in the fifteenth series of Taskmaster (aired March–June 2023), alongside comedians Frankie Boyle, Mae Martin, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Ivo Graham.[17]

Splash!

On 25 January 2014, Eclair took part in the second series of the ITV celebrity diving show Splash!, appearing in the fourth heat.

Stage Air date Dive Judges' scores Result
Andy Banks Jo Brand Leon Taylor Total
Heat 4 25 January 2014 Forward pike fall (5 metre) 7.0 8.0 6.5 21.5 Eliminated

Note* Scores are out of a possible 30 points in total.

In January 2024, she was a contestant on Richard Osman's House of Games

Guest appearances

Radio

Until April 2008, Eclair hosted a weekend talk show on LBC 97.3. Her other radio credits include appearing on BBC Radio 4 in the Just a Minute quiz and afternoon plays, various comedy shows on BBC 7 and regularly has covered for Sandi Toksvig on LBC's weekday lunchtime chat show (now defunct).

Between 2014 and 2022, Eclair wrote seven series (36 episodes) of Little Lifetimes,[22] short monologues for female actors, broadcast on BBC Radio 4. As well as Eclair herself, actors including Dame Harriet Walter, Haydn Gwynne, Monica Dolan, Vicki Pepperdine, Imelda Staunton, Anita Dobson and Ruth Sheen have been the monologist.[23]

Eclair has also hosted her own show on the London radio station LBC Radio and starred in various stage productions.

Eclair sat in for Danny Baker on BBC London 94.9 from Tuesday 30 August until Friday 2 September 2011.[24]

Other work

Eclair fronts the Food Standards Agency's salt reduction campaign "Salt, is your food full of it?".[25]

Eclair became an Ambassador for audiobook charity Listening Books in 2019.

Eclair appeared at Derby Playhouse in The Killing of Sister George from 13 September 2008 until 18 October 2008.

Eclair now hosts a podcast called Older and Wider Podcast, co-hosted with Judith Holder, whom she had previously met and worked with on Grumpy Old Women.

Books

  • The Book of Bad Behaviour (non-fiction) Virgin, 1994. ISBN 978-0-86369-856-9
  • Camberwell Beauty (novel) Little, Brown, 2000. ISBN 978-0-316-85318-7
  • Sit-Down Comedy (contributor to anthology, ed Malcolm Hardee & John Fleming) Ebury Press/Random House, 2003. ISBN 978-0-09-188924-1
  • Having a Lovely Time (novel) Little, Brown, 2005. ISBN 978-0-7515-3605-8
  • Life, Death and Vanilla Slices (novel) Sphere, 2012. ISBN 978-1847444936
  • Moving (novel), Sphere, 2015. ISBN 9780751550955 (Italian translation: Le stanze dei ricordi, Sperling & Kupfer, 2017. ISBN 978-8820061531)
  • Inheritances (novel), Sphere, 2020 ISBN 978-0751567038
  • The Writing on the Wall (novel) Hachette Children's Group, 2022. ISBN 978-1510108288

Personal life

Eclair is married to Geoff Powell as of July 2017. She previously stated that marriages are "naff".[26] She is the mother of the playwright Phoebe Eclair-Powell (b. 1990).

References

  1. ^ "Researcha profile". Web.researcha.com. Retrieved 23 September 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Naughty but nice". The Independent. 13 May 1997.
  3. ^ Channel 4, Empire's Children
  4. ^ Lawrence, Janie (13 May 1997). "Naughty but nice". The Independent. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  5. ^ "The Facts: Jenny Eclair". BBC. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  6. ^ Programme notes, Thirty Somehow, Gilded Balloon Edinburgh 1990
  7. ^ "Comic Eclair takes on Eurovision". BBC News. 15 May 2002. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. ^ Granger, Anthony (5 November 2020). "United Kingdom: Former Head of Delegation Dominic Smith Has Passed Away". Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. ^ Bull, Sofia (30 May 2019). Television and the Genetic Imaginary. Springer. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-137-54847-4.
  10. ^ Gill, Anton (2007). Empire's Children: Tracing Your Family History Across the World. London: Harper Press.
  11. ^ Poole, Dan (2023). Head Hunters in the Malayan Emergency: The Atrocity and Cover-Up. Pen & Sword Military. p. 44. ISBN 978-1399057417.
  12. ^ Poole, Dan (2023). Head Hunters in the Malayan Emergency: The Atrocity and Cover-Up. Pen & Sword Military. pp. 63–65. ISBN 978-1399057417.
  13. ^ Grey, Ann (2013). "Televised Remembering". In Keightley, Emily; Pickering, Michael (eds.). Research Methods for Memory Studies. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 91.
  14. ^ "Comic Relief Does Fame Academy – Jenny Éclair profile". Manchester Evening News. 19 February 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Two more stars confirmed for 'I'm A Celeb' – I'm A Celebrity News – TV". Digital Spy. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  16. ^ "The Festive Pottery Throw Down 2023 returns!". Gathered. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Your Taskmaster Series 15 cast!". Twitter. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  18. ^ "Weekend Kitchen with Waitrose on Channel 4 at 9:00am May 17th, 2014". Digiguide.tv. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  19. ^ "Draw it! on Channel 4 at 4:30pm May 19th, 2014". Digiguide.tv. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  20. ^ "TV listings guide". Radio Times. 16 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Fifty Shades Uncovered (2015) – IMDb". IMDb.
  22. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Little Lifetimes By Jenny Eclair series and episodes list". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  23. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  24. ^ "Eclair sitting in for Danny Baker on BBC london 94.9". BBC. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  25. ^ "Salt TV ads". Salt.gov.uk. 6 November 2009. Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  26. ^ Interview by Stuart Husband (7 December 2008). "This much I know". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 23 September 2011.

Read other articles:

Wolf (phim truyền hình Thái Lan)

Wolfเกมล่าเธอThể loạiHành độngPhiêu lưuSáng lậpGMMTVĐạo diễnNuttapong MongkolsawasDiễn viênToni RakkaenSutatta UdomsilpThitipoom TechaapaikhunJumpol AdulkittipornKanaphan PuitrakulQuốc giaThái LanNgôn ngữTiếng TháiSố tập13Sản xuấtĐịa điểmThái LanViệt NamSingaporeNhật BảnTrung QuốcMa CaoThời lượng50 phút/tậpĐơn vị sản xuấtGMMTVTrình chiếuKênh trình chiếuOne 31LINE TVPhát sóng25 tháng 1 năm 2019...

 

العلاقات الكازاخستانية المنغولية

العلاقات الكازاخستانية المنغولية كازاخستان منغوليا   كازاخستان   منغوليا تعديل مصدري - تعديل   العلاقات الكازاخستانية المنغولية هي العلاقات الثنائية التي تجمع بين كازاخستان ومنغوليا.[1][2][3][4][5] مقارنة بين البلدين هذه مقارنة عامة ومرجعية لل

 

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori

Quote from Horace's Odes Detail of the inscription over the rear entrance to Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. The inscription reads: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori. Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori[a] is a line from the Odes (III.2.13) by the Roman lyric poet Horace. The line translates: It is sweet and proper to die for one's country. The Latin word patria (homeland), literally meaning the country of one's fathers (in Latin, patre...

Daftar Bupati Halmahera Timur

Bupati Halmahera TimurLambang Kabupaten Halmahera TimurPetahanaDrs. H. Ubaid Yakub, MPAsejak 26 Februari 2021KediamanPendapa Kabupaten Halmahera TimurMasa jabatan5 tahunDibentuk2003Pejabat pertamaMuhammad Natsir Thaib Berikut ini adalah Daftar Bupati Halmahera Timur dari masa ke masa.[1] No Bupati Mulai Jabatan Akhir Jabatan Prd. Ket. Wakil Bupati 1 Drs.Kahar Taslim 2003 2004 1 [Ket. 1] 2 Drs.Nur Jauhari 2004 2005 2 [Ket. 2] 3 Ir.Muhammad Natsir Thaib 2005 2005 3 ...

 

Christopher Opéri

Ivorian footballer Christopher Opéri Opéri with Châteauroux in 2018Personal informationFull name Christopher Téa Opéri[1]Date of birth (1997-04-29) 29 April 1997 (age 26)Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory CoastHeight 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)Position(s) Left-backTeam informationCurrent team Le HavreNumber 27Youth career2012–2017 CaenSenior career*Years Team Apps (Gls)2014–2017 Caen II 38 (4)2017–2021 Châteauroux II 10 (0)2017–2021 Châteauroux 73 (3)2021–2022 G...

 

IKEA-Hack

Entwurf für einen Hack des IKEA-Regal-Systems Kallax Als IKEA-Hack [-hæk] bezeichnet man das individuelle Umgestalten von Bausatzmöbeln, insbesondere der schwedischen Möbelhauskette IKEA. Ziel hierbei ist es dabei entweder, den massenhaft verkauften Möbeln ein individuelles Design zu verleihen, oder, die Produkte für einen bestimmten Zweck passend zu machen. Dies kann durch verschiedene Maßnahmen erreicht werden. Die Bandbreite reicht von dem einfachen Benutzen von Farben oder Stoffen,...

Kuomintang Islamic insurgency

Continuation of Chinese Civil War by Chinese Muslims Kuomintang Islamic insurgencyPart of the Cross-Strait conflict, the Chinese Civil War, and the Cold WarDate1950–1958LocationGansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang, YunnanResult Communist victoryBelligerents  Republic of China Kuomintang People's Republic of China Chinese Communist PartyCommanders and leaders Chiang Kai-shek Ma Hushan  Han Yimu † Ma Yuanxiang † Ma Liang (POW) Ospan Batyr  Yulbars Khan L...

 

Leuna

Leuna Lambang kebesaranLetak Leuna di Saalekreis Leuna Tampilkan peta JermanLeuna Tampilkan peta Sachsen-AnhaltKoordinat: 51°19′N 12°01′E / 51.317°N 12.017°E / 51.317; 12.017Koordinat: 51°19′N 12°01′E / 51.317°N 12.017°E / 51.317; 12.017NegaraJermanNegara bagianSachsen-AnhaltKreisSaalekreisMunicipal assoc.Leuna-KötzschauSubdivisions5Pemerintahan • MayorDietlind HagenauLuas • Total83,41 km2 (3,220...

 

Individual fishing quota

Fishing regulation limiting people's allowances to fishIndividual fishing quotas (IFQs), also known as individual transferable quotas (ITQs), are one kind of catch share, a means by which many governments regulate fishing. The regulator sets a species-specific total allowable catch (TAC), typically by weight and for a given time period. A dedicated portion of the TAC, called quota shares, is then allocated to individuals. Quotas can typically be bought, sold and leased, a feature called trans...

Guilherme IV de Saint Omer

Imagem de Guilherme IV. Guilherme IV de Saint Omer (fl. 1157 – 1191) foi o castelão de Saint Omer de ca. 1171 até sua morte, bem como senhor de Beaurain e Fauquembergues. A data de sua morte é desconhecida; é mencionado pela primeira vez em 1157, quando seu tio Gualtério foi castelão. Guilherme foi o filho do sucessor de Gualtério, Guilherme III e de sua dama chamada Matilda.[1] Guilherme IV é atestado pela primeira vez como castelão em 1178, mas segundo Arthur Giry pode ter s...

 

Sibagat River

River in Caraga, PhilippinesSibagat RiverSibagat River in Sibagat, Agusan del SurSibagat River mouthShow map of MindanaoSibagat River (Philippines)Show map of PhilippinesNative nameIlog Sibagat (Tagalog)LocationCountryPhilippinesRegionCaragaProvinceAgusan del SurMunicipalitySibagatPhysical characteristicsSource  • locationSibagat, Agusan del Sur, Caraga Region MouthWawa River • locationPoblacion, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur • coordina...

 

Astro Citra

Malaysian television channel This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Astro Citra – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Television channel Astro CitraCountryMalaysiaBroadcast areaMalaysiaProgrammingLanguage(s)Malay EnglishPi...

Géraldine Martineau

French actress Géraldine MartineauMartineau in 2017BornGéraldine Martineau [1]1984 or 1985 (age 38–39)[2]Nantes, FranceOccupation(s)Actress, theatre directorYears active2007–present Géraldine Martineau is a French actress, originally from Nantes, France. She started acting when she was 8 years old. At the age of 17, she was accepted into the Cours Florent and started a course in the Classe Libre (a free 2-year acting course), before she entered the...

 

Clark Global City

Not to be confused with New Clark City. Central Business District in Central Luzon, PhilippinesClark Global CityCentral Business District Coordinates: 15°10′42.2″N 120°34′34.5″E / 15.178389°N 120.576250°E / 15.178389; 120.576250Country PhilippinesRegionCentral LuzonProvincePampangaCitiesMabalacatAngeles CityArea • Total1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)Websitewww.clarkglobalcity.com Clark Global City (formerly the Glob...

 

State Property (soundtrack)

State PropertyStudio album and soundtrack by State PropertyReleasedJanuary 29, 2002Recorded2001GenreEast Coast hip hop,[1] gangsta rap[2]LabelRoc-A-FellaDef JamProducerShawn Carter (exec.), Damon Dash (exec.), Kareem Biggs Burke (exec.), Kanye West, Quran Goodman, Mo Betta, Black Key, Just BlazeState Property chronology State Property(2002) The Chain Gang Vol. 2(2003) Singles from State Property Roc the MicReleased: January 8, 2002 Professional ratingsReview scoresSour...

The Overlook

2007 novel This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: The Overlook – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) The Overlook Hardcover editionAuthorMichael ConnellyCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishSeriesHarry Bosch, #13Genrecrime ficti...

 

Albania–Greece relations

This article may require copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling. You can assist by editing it. (December 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) See also: List of ambassadors of Albania to Greece Bilateral relationsAlbanian-Greek relations Albania Greece Due to the presence of Albanian immigrants in Greece and the Greek minority in Albania, historical and cultural ties[1] as well as the frequent high-level contacts between the governments of Al...

 

Amatsu Station

Railway station in Usa, Ōita Prefecture, Japan Amatsu Station天津駅Amatsu Station in May 2007General informationLocationUsa, ŌitaJapanCoordinates33°33′52″N 131°17′30″E / 33.56444°N 131.29167°E / 33.56444; 131.29167Operated by JR KyushuLine(s)■ Nippō Main LineDistance62.5 km from KokuraPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeParkingAvailableAccessibleNo - platform accessed by footbridgeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsit...

Chang Ta-chun

This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous.Find sources: Chang Ta-chun – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Ta-chun at Taipei...

 

Take Me Higher

This article is about the Diana Ross album. For the song by J. Williams, G SYIER Hawkins Brown, and Dane Rumble and covered by Titanium, see Takes Me Higher. For other uses, see Take Me Higher (disambiguation). 1995 studio album by Diana RossTake Me HigherStudio album by Diana RossReleasedSeptember 5, 1995Genre R&B[1] dance[1] Length50:50LabelMotownProducer Louis Biancaniello The Boom Brothers Jon-John Mike Mani Nick Martinelli G Syier Hawkins Brown Monty Seward Na...

 
Kembali kehalaman sebelumnya