Jenny Eclair

@jennyeclair

Jenny Eclair is a comedian, novelist and actress known principally for her appearances on ‘Grumpy Old Women’ and ‘Loose Women’, as well as an Independent columnist

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Jenny EclairIt’s not worth getting mad about Christmas food shortages

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Jenny EclairThe government is trying to destroy the arts – we must not let them

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Jenny EclairThere’s no need to tell the Queen to cut out booze

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Jenny EclairFashion in this country is dead – we all gave up after Brexit

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Jenny EclairThere doesn’t seem to be any reason to celebrate living to 100

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Jenny EclairPubs and hotels are no longer the bustling places they used to be

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Jenny EclairI’m used to the idea that I won’t get inheritance when my mother dies

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Jenny EclairLondon is turning into a ghost town – it’s tired and lacking in energy

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Jenny EclairIs anyone else finding life exhausting right now – or is it just me?

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Jenny EclairYet again I’ve been overlooked for Strictly – I can’t imagine why

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Jenny EclairThis bit of the pandemic is confusing – we don’t know our freedoms

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Jenny EclairCovid tests, a camper van and bed before 10pm – my weekend at Latitude

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Jenny EclairWe should all give teenagers taking ‘selfies’ a break

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Jenny EclairEven beautiful things can have an ugly side – as we saw with the Euros

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Jenny EclairIf you’re going to the seaside, prepare to hate every minute of it

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Jenny EclairNobody cares about older men – women get all the scrutiny on screen

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Jenny EclairKeeping family close when they’re half a world away

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Jenny EclairOK, I shouldn’t have sworn but the anti mask brigade make me furious

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Jenny EclairI can’t bring myself to move my mother ‘down south’

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Jenny EclairNothing beats the flutter of excitement before facing an audience

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Jenny EclairAm I the only one who finds it impossible to enjoy going on holiday?

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Jenny EclairI know it’s weird, but I rather enjoyed my menopause

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Jenny EclairIn the battle of Kate Middleton vs Meghan Markle, my money’s on Kate

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Jenny EclairComing out of financial – as well as a physical – lockdown is tricky

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Jenny EclairI believe in wearing masks – but seeing them on TV shows is depressing

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Jenny EclairMy first post-lockdown outing was going so well – then this happened

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Jenny EclairBe careful what you tweet about – I learnt that the hard way

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Jenny EclairI saw my mother for the first time in seven months – we both cried

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Jenny EclairSpring unnerves me – I keep noticing how neglected everything looks

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Jenny EclairThis specs-hating culture is short-sighted

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Jenny EclairIt’s my birthday – here’s what I’ve learnt over the past 12 months

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Jenny EclairAs the end of lockdown approaches, I’m not sure I’m ready

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Jenny EclairI’ve waited all my life to land a presenting job on television

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Jenny EclairAs lockdown eases, I can’t wait to do some ‘proper’ shopping

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Jenny EclairI’m so bored, I’d even be happy to visit north London

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Jenny EclairI have never known how to listen to music, but I envy those who do

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Jenny EclairCarey Mulligan vs the critic shows revenge is a dish best served cold

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Jenny EclairBritain is suffering more than other countries in this pandemic

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Jenny EclairBefore Covid, I took walking further than my local park for granted

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Jenny EclairOh dear, I appear to have fallen in love with my robot vacuum cleaner

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Jenny EclairAnother lockdown? Easy – you just need my personal survival kit

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Jenny EclairHow you behave at Christmas reveals who you really are as a person

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Jenny EclairMy new phone is a pain and keeps reminding me of life before Covid

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Jenny EclairI’ll never underestimate the power of crafting again

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Jenny EclairSince Covid, I can finally see the appeal of my ‘boring’ hometown

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Jenny EclairI’m thankful to be making TV in lockdown. But hotel life is no picnic

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Jenny EclairI know Amazon is bad, but their Christmas advert had me sobbing

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Jenny EclairThank you, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, for keeping us sane

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Jenny EclairI loved Netflix’s ‘Rebecca’ – but I wanted another leading man

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Jenny EclairAs ministers struggle with lockdown, the TV industry hangs by a thread

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Jenny EclairA short trip can do wonders for blowing away the Covid-19 cobwebs

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Jenny EclairThe arts sector can’t bring back the fun without a vaccine

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Jenny EclairI’ve got my chardonnay chilling in the fridge for lockdown 2.0

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Jenny EclairI used to laugh at the lockdown runners – until I got weighed

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Jenny EclairWhat a terrible dance coronavirus is leading us all on

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Jenny EclairThe Sopranos got me through lockdown. Now I’ve finished, what next?

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Jenny EclairWhat I’ve realised is that there is nothing like a good sandwich

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Jenny EclairHolidays used to be fun – but now they feel like hard work

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Jenny EclairThe sunny weather has kept us all sane during the pandemic

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Jenny EclairFace masks are mandatory – but people still won’t take it seriously

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Jenny EclairGP video calls are not all they’re cracked up to be

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Jenny EclairWe're off to the great British seaside. It's like the 1970s again

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Jenny EclairThe newest talent in stand-up comedy won’t survive coronavirus

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Jenny EclairTo cheer myself up, I’ve resorted to reading old diaries

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Jenny EclairTheatres are still closed and performers losing their patience

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Jenny EclairMy Mercedes is ready for the scrapheap. Should I start cycling?

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Jenny EclairI went back to work, but London’s deserted streets made me gasp

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Jenny EclairMy mother has been alone for 12 weeks. I desperately want to see her

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Jenny EclairI won’t let lockdown push me out of London

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Jenny EclairI can’t touch my mother or daughter, but I can love my plants

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Jenny EclairLockdown has given me no choice but to go on holiday – in my head

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Jenny EclairSince when did football become the only thing we care about?

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Jenny EclairEmerging back into the world after lockdown is an act of bravery

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Jenny EclairI've never bleached my hair at home.... until now

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Jenny EclairI’d have renovated my house if I’d known coronavirus was coming

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Jenny EclairI’m so glad to be a woman in her sixties during lockdown

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Jenny EclairCoronavirus has killed our sense of humour – even mine

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Jenny EclairTaking fitness cues from Joe Wicks sounded awful – until I tried it

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Jenny EclairHow I’m staying sane during these crazy times

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Jenny EclairI didn’t care about cakes – next thing I knew, I’d won Bake Off

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Jenny EclairThis church’s bizarre objection to yoga is the last thing we need

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Jenny EclairI miss the days when all we had to worry about was Brexit

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Jenny EclairAfter Caroline Flack, I applaud the hairdresser ban on toxic magazines

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Jenny EclairMen, we need talk about your verbal manspreading