Leslie Ash has been one of Britain's most popular actresses for many years now, having made her big break in the film 'Quadrophenia'. In the 1980s she starred in 'Cat's Eyes', but it is as Deb in 'Men Behaving Badly' that she is best known. Yet this hugely successful career is only a part of the story. Her marriage to Lee Chapman has been turbulent, as they lived (and part
Leslie Ash has been one of Britain's most popular actresses for many years now, having made her big break in the film 'Quadrophenia'. In the 1980s she starred in 'Cat's Eyes', but it is as Deb in 'Men Behaving Badly' that she is best known. Yet this hugely successful career is only a part of the story. Her marriage to Lee Chapman has been turbulent, as they lived (and partied) the celebrity lifestyle to the full. Viewed as a 'beaten' spouse, a blonde bimbo and the 'victim' of plastic surgery, she has been pigeon-holed by many but understood by few. Now, in her long-awaited memoirs, she tells the whole story from the day she first appeared on TV at four to advertise Fairy Liquid, through to her battle to recover from the superbug that nearly killed her and how it transformed her life and made her understand what is really important. Leslie now campaigns for better hygiene in hospitals. This is an astonishing, moving and yet very funny memoir.
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I found this biography quite interesting. I only knew of Leslie Ash being an actress on Men Behaving Badly and more recently Holby City. This followed her early career at the Italia Conti stage school into her early jobs, marriage to a footballer, tv and film work, modelling and voiceovers and her tragic accident causing her to catch MSSA in hospital which she will never fully recover from. It has caused her to have no perception of her foot placement- so she will fall trying to walk in the dark
I found this biography quite interesting. I only knew of Leslie Ash being an actress on Men Behaving Badly and more recently Holby City. This followed her early career at the Italia Conti stage school into her early jobs, marriage to a footballer, tv and film work, modelling and voiceovers and her tragic accident causing her to catch MSSA in hospital which she will never fully recover from. It has caused her to have no perception of her foot placement- so she will fall trying to walk in the dark. I knew that she still had to use a stick to walk - but didn't really realise that it had caused such severe problem for her.
It was a purchase from Poundland- I get most of my biographies there.
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I really enjoyed reading this book as I had read so many different versions of events that it was good to hear it from the horses mouth. It gave me a huge amount of respect for Lesley Ash!