Dawn French looks incredible in new 60th birthday portrait
Yesterday, Dawn French celebrated her 60th birthday and in honour of the special occasion a striking portrait of her was unveiled.
The black-and-white photo was taken by celebrity photographer Trevor Leighton.
The Vicar of Dibley actress, who was first photographed by Trevor in 1981, thanked him for his gift.
“Thank you darling heart.@trevorleighton took this pic at my house. He clever," tweeted the television star.
Speaking about their friendship, Trevor revealed that Dawn has been an integral person in his life.
"Sometimes in life things happen that you can’t explain, my relationship with Dawn is one of them – something happened that day which was to change my life. Little did I know how important she was going to be as a friend, agony aunt, physiotherapist and God Mother to my children. Dawn is a rare breed of person, who is always there for you anytime day or night, her generosity holds no bounds, her love is unconditional."
He added, "Dawn called me recently to ask if I would photograph her for her 60th birthday portrait – this was such an honour which could not be turned down – so no pressure there! But guess what, I think it's her best photograph yet. Not because of my talent, but because Dawn radiates beauty – it's simple, the camera loves her."
Appearung on The One Show, Dawn revealed how she planned to spend her birthday.
"I'm not a big one for parties, they're not my favourite thing. I'll sit down with my kid, my old man, my bro and my best friend and we'll drink too much probably. Then we'll do some kissing and some crying and that's how we'll celebrate."
Three months ago, Dawn shared the results of her weight loss on Twitter.
She lost more than 47kg as she prepared to have a hysterectomy back in 2014.
She recently opened up about her weight loss during her 30 Million Minutes Tour.
She revealed, “When I was due to have my hysterectomy the doctor told me that if I could lose some weight before the op, they would be able to do it via keyhole, and I would recover in three weeks or so. Otherwise it would be big open surgery, and three months to recover. So, I set about dropping a few stone. No magic wand, just tiny, joyless low-cal eating and lots more walking for weeks and weeks. It was grim. I lost seven-and-a-half stone. I could have the keyhole surgery. Great. That’s all it was, practical."
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