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In Scotland, she’s often found walking barefoot outside, or in old gumboots if it’s raining. ‘If I’ve got to go out, I try to look nice,’ she says, ‘but no one really minds if I’ve turned up without make-up on.’ In 1979, she appeared in another series which acquired a cult following: Sapphire & Steel, with David McCallum. Conceived as ITV's answer to Doctor Who, Lumley played a mysterious elemental being ("Sapphire") who, with her collaborator, "Steel", dealt with breaches in the fabric of time. In 1986, television producer Sydney Newman suggested Lumley for the role of the Doctor but his idea was dismissed. [17] [18] [19] In 2015 she presented a three-part factual series for ITV called Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure. [46] The series saw Lumley travel 6400 miles from Hong Kong to Moscow, along the Trans-Siberian Railway. [47]
An absolutely fab day for graduates – Local & National, News". The Belfast Telegraph. 4 July 2008 . Retrieved 21 October 2012.McVeigh, Tracy (9 May 2009). "Joanna Lumley: Never mess with an old Avenger". The Observer. Guardian Media Group . Retrieved 17 January 2012.
I’m 77 and I love it. I think you are less worried about things, less frantic thinking, will this work, will they be cross, will I mess up? I’ve also got quite a friendly nature, so I’ve always grinned at people in the street. That used to get me into trouble when I was young because it looked a little bit alluring. A grandmother since 2003 (Lumley’s son, Jamie, whose father is photographer Michael Claydon, was born in 1967 and has two children), Lumley says that the older she gets, the happier she is.
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Lumley is an advocate and human rights activist for Survival International and the Gurkha Justice Campaign. She supports charities and animal welfare groups, such as Compassion in World Farming and Vegetarians' International Voice for Animals. Lumley was made a Dame (DBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to drama, entertainment and charity.
We've already created a wide range of clothing basics for all the family, working with our transparent Indian supply chain. We've supported the livelihoods of over 300 people in Gujarat, India - farmers, spinners, weavers and garment makers. Joanna Lumley to join huge London demonstrations in support of Tibet | Free Tibet". freetibet.org. 4 July 2023. They are a joy and they are hard work. We don’t show the unbelievable grind of spending five hours in the middle of the night sleeping on the floor of an airport, or doing my own hair and make-up for television in the dark because there is no electricity. Susan Knox (6 May 2023). "Coronation viewers divided as Joanna Lumley shares 'tone deaf' Royal revelation". Irish Mirror . Retrieved 11 August 2023.In May 2016, Lumley became a Patron of Population Matters, an organisation campaigning for the achievement of a sustainable global population size. [70]