Arabella Weir
Arabella Weir
Arabella Weiris a British comedian, actress and writer...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth6 December 1965
growing-up welcome made
As I was growing up, it was made clear that the fat me wasn't welcome, that a thin person was expected and awaited, and impatiently so.
hate crazy party
If, however, you have richer pursuits in mind and know that no woman should be judged by how she looks - that everything she brings to the party is more important than the size of her arse - then refuse to be sucked into the never ending whirligig of self-doubting, self-hating madness that is stop-start dieting and crazy new exercise regimes.
hunting ifs
If I'm hunting down gifts, I like to buy locally.
crush actors life-is
The crushing, pitiful, and frequently just plain risible pathos of an unsuccessful actor/performer's life is well charted.
real cake likes
The real me now may not be thin but she's got the cake and, if she likes, can eat it too.
charity requirements linked
I would like it to be a legal requirement for all businesses to be linked to a charity.
children school firsts
Sending your child off to school for the first time in their life is terrifying.
people helping duty
If you have any power at all from being popular, then you have a duty to help people out.
kindness teenager school
There is an inherent tolerance and kindness in the state school teenagers I know.
shopping eating cliche
When not eating, I like shopping; although I'm afraid I've become a bit of a cliche.
kids school london
I'm the co-chair of the PTA at my kids' school, Ashmount Primary, in north Islington, London.
dad america diplomats
My dad was a diplomat and after living in America, where I was born, he was posted to Cairo.
children car honest
If one's honest about it, spending time in a car with children is pretty ghastly.
despotism cracked
Despotism isn't nearly as bad as it's cracked up to be.