Jenny Eclair
Jenny Eclair
Jenny Eclairis 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...
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth16 March 1960
CityKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
jeans smoking looks
As a rule, wearing a bigger pair of jeans looks better than squishing yourself into a pair of jeans that used to fit before you gave up smoking.
brother perfect big-sister
My older sister is bossy, my brother is a stirrer and me - well, I am perfect!
lying naps three
I wouldn't say I was grumpy. It's more pathological - I have seismic tantrums. I get red in the face and cry at least three times a week, and I have to lie down and have a nap afterwards.
people world admire
I admire the Elsie Tanners and Barbara Windsors of the world: people who have crawled back from the abyss. I'm quite camp in that respect.
men fiber not-sure
I can eat a man, but I'm not sure of the fiber content.
might desperate needy
I might be needy, competitive and desperate but it's far better than being wet.
mother daughter teacher
I'm very jealous of my daughter's education. She's been inspired by her teachers, and nobody inspired me as a teenager.
dad drama school
After graduating from flares and platforms in the early 1970s, I started drama school wearing a pair of khaki dungarees with one of my Dad's Army shirts, accessorised by a cat's basket doubling as a handbag. Very Lady Gaga.
moderation keel lows
I prefer highs and lows to an even keel. Moderation is never something I've been good at.
heart comedy surrealism
I know the new comedy god is surrealism, but it doesn't touch my heart.
attention needs comic
I have always had a need for attention but didn't plan to be a comic.
writing careers people
I have a very solo career. I only write with people that I really adore.
successful thinking
I don't think I'm successful.
thinking vulgar display
I don't do marriage. I think it's incredibly naff. And I don't like vulgar displays of ostentation.