Tea lady Joanna Lumley: Former Absolutely Fabulous star reveals her bizarre daily eating habits
Former 'Absolute Fabulous' star Joanna Lumley says she can all day without eating and can survive until dinner by just drinking traditional English tea.
Dame Joanna Lumley can go all day without eating - instead relying on "builder's tea" to keep her going.
The former 'Absolutely Fabulous' star began her career as a model in the 1960s and she was able to train herself to only have a meal when she had completed her photoshoots because she never liked eating at work.
Lumley is more than content topping up on Britain's favourite hot drink and enjoying a dinner when her work is done.
In an interview with the new issue of Radio Times magazine, she said: "Having been a model in the '60s, I can go a whole day without anything except a cup of builder’s tea. I don’t like eating in the studio and I don’t like eating at work."
Lumley admits people's eating habits are a particular annoyance to her and one of her biggest pet peeves is someone munching on food when they are on the phone to her.
The 79-year-old actress also avoids going to the cinema because she hates hearing people rustling through their snacks and slurping down their drinks whilst she is trying to follow the plot of the movie.
She added: "I don’t like someone eating while they’re on the phone to me and one of the reasons I don’t love going to the cinema is the general rustling, eating and slurping that goes on. I don’t know if you’ve noticed on 'Gogglebox', but they always seem to have food and drink in front of them and that seems very odd to me. I’ve been on 'Gogglebox', but that’s not the way I live. I don’t ever yearn for snacks."
Elsewhere, Joanna spoke about what she believes her worst personality trait.
She said: "I seem to be a bit of a butterfly who flits from one thing to the next."
And Joanna - who stars in BBC radio series 'Conversations From A Long Marriage' - also spoke about she believes is the secret to a long and happy marriage.
'The Wolf of Wall Street' star has been married to conductor Stephen Barlow since 1986 and she says that being able to laugh with your partner is key to a relationship lasting.
She mused: "A sense of humour helps navigate life full-stop. But complementary personalities can be a symbiotic yin and yang in a marriage."
