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Dawn French shares ‘spectacularly bizarre’ garden video at £2 million Cornwall home

Dawn French shares ‘spectacularly bizarre’ garden video at £2 million Cornwall home

Published by Daniella Wilson

Dawn French is known for her signature sense of humour, and the 68-year-old showed it off this week with an eye-catching video from the garden of her £2 million Cornish home. Filming inside her greenhouse, the comedian attached a ‘mirror mask’ to her head as she strolled around. The reflections showed off Dawn’s perfectly pruned roses, with the star certainly having green fingers! As she showed off her gorgeous greenhouse, Dawn could be heard humming, and there was a clear-blue sky above her. In her caption, she joked: “Best thing I’ve bought all year!!! Have spent all morning in the garden with this on my face,” and fans were quick to praise her quirky new style. WATCH: Dawn French surprises with spectacular transformation One teased: “I’m calling it now, someone will be wearing this at the next Met Gala,” while Paloma Faith jested: “Bjork, eat your heart out,” and a third posted: “Lady Gaga’s on the phone she wants to steal it.” A fourth fan said: “Lowkey looks like a forbidden lamp,” while a fifth …

Lenny Henry’s ‘light bulb’ moment with ex-wife Dawn French

Lenny Henry’s ‘light bulb’ moment with ex-wife Dawn French

Published by Daniella Wilson

Lenny Henry has been dating casting director Lisa Makin for over 15 years, but before he met her, the former Comic Relief presenter was married to The Vicar of Dibley star Dawn French. The pair first met on the alternative comedy circuit, and Lenny attempted to approach Dawn and her comedy partner, Jennifer Saunders, to join his own show. Although he was turned down by the pair, an attraction developed between him and Dawn. Speaking to The Times in 2022, Lenny admitted that he had come from a string of bad relationships, but that following a conversation with Dawn, he had a “light bulb” moment with her, that made him realise he had fallen for the star. “During this period, I’d been serial dating a variety of dancers from summer shows, funkateers and fellow clubbers,” he explained. “None of these relationships was based on companionship, fellow feeling or a ‘meeting of minds’. Most of them were fuelled purely by physical attraction. “Besides, I lacked attention span when it came to actually being with someone. So, …