Dawn French opens up on letter to Lenny Henry after ‘weird’ ordeal
Actor Dawn French has described the “weird” series of events that led to her writing her autobiography, which included a “heartfelt” letter to her ex-husband, Sir Lenny Henry. French discussed her autobiography during a conversation with fellow comedian Mo Gilligan on the Beginning, Middle and End
By Anna Loren
Actor Dawn French has described the “weird” series of events that led to her writing her autobiography, which included a “heartfelt” letter to her ex-husband, Sir Lenny Henry.
French discussed her autobiography during a conversation with fellow comedian Mo Gilligan on the Beginning, Middle and End podcast.
She said she was compelled to write the autobiography to reclaim the narrative after a “very bad writer” wrote a biography of her.
The book took the form of letters, including one to her Sir Lenny, whom she split with in 2010 after more than 25 years of marriage.
“Some of them were just comedy. Some of them were heartfelt. I wrote to Lenny. I wrote to people that I loved, my beloveds and people that I admired,” she explained.