Arabella Weir

Arabella Weir (born December 6, 1957 in San Francisco, California, United States) is a British comedian, actress and writer. The daughter of former British ambassador Sir Michael Weir, she is famous for her roles in The Fast Show and for writing a number of books including Does My Bum Look Big In This? (a catchphrase of one of her characters in the show). She is also well known for her book Onwards and Upwards, first published in 1999. Arabella also writes articles for The Independent magazine, which is included with the Saturday edition. These articles, although mainly about recent events, commonly include details regarding Arabella's life and the things that she presently considers to be pestiferous. Weir starred in the 2003 comedy series Posh Nosh, which she also co-wrote with Jon Canter. She also contributes to the popular BBC2 comedy series, Grumpy Old Women. She made regular appearances in the BBC Radio 4 comedy series Smelling of Roses. She has performed in Exile — a Doctor Who audio play by Big Finish Productions as an alternate female version of the Doctor.

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Arabella provides the voice for the puppet duck character Hana in forthcoming children's TV show Hana's Helpline. She recently appeared in the E4 teen drama/comedy Skins as the mother of Michelle Richardson.

Personal life

She attended Camden School for Girls from 1969 to 1976.^[1] She is married to Dr Jeremy Norton; the couple have two children. Actor David Tennant, who was at one time her room-mate, is godfather to one of her children.

External links

• Arabella Weir at the Internet Movie Database

References