“smiling builds an instant rapport”

She’s been one of TV’s most prolific stars over the last six decades, playing a huge variety of roles including Purdey in The New Avengers, a Bond Girl and – unforgettably – Patsy Stone in Absolutely

Actress Joanna Lumley tells Yours , she doesn’t want to waste a minute of the life she has left

When asked the secret to their youthful looks, some stars shrug and put it down to genetics, while others insist they eat what they want and rarely set foot in the gym. Not Gillian Taylforth. The East

Two stone lighter and looking 10 years younger, Judy Finnigan has much to celebrate this summer

Then and now: 1985 and 2025 If there’s ...

The TV presenter and novelist, who turns 68 this month, on weight loss, her unusual way with words, and why she has fallen in love with going to church