Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley says she was broke when she became a household name starring in The New Avengers - and reveals whether Absolutely Fabulous character Patsy Stone ...

'Then maybe she was a man, maybe she wasn't a man for a bit… The actress was honoured for services to drama, entertainment and charitable causes But the 76-year-old actress says she was broke even as she became a household name. Pictured alongside her co-star Jennifer Saunders in the show Pictured with Jennifer Saunders in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie And some of them ended their lives virtually as paupers,' she said. In January, Lumley said that she was 'astonished and thrilled' after being made a dame in the 2022 New Year Honours list. They think with fame comes mass money, which of course it doesn't'. Pictured in 1976 In January, Lumley said that she was 'astonished and thrilled' after being made a dame in the 2022 New Year Honours list. Dame Joanna Lumley is a British film and television icon. Lumley has revealed that when she was starring as Purdey in the popular television series The New Avengers in 1976 (pictured), she was struggling to make ends meet Lumley has revealed that when she was starring as Purdey in the popular television series The New Avengers in 1976, she was struggling to make ends meet.