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27 Feb 2023, 08:15
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A new documentary will explore the life of TV presenter and journalist Paula Yates, who died at the age of 41 in 2000.
The two-part series will be called Paula, and will look at the life and legacy of Yates, who was known for presenting The Big Breakfast and The Tube, before she died of an accidental heroin overdose.
Yates was often in the tabloids because of her marriage to Bob Geldof, and her later relationship with Michael Hutchence. She married the former in 1986, and had three daughters – Fifi, Peaches and Pixi. Following the couple’s divorce in 1996, Yates went on to have a child, Tiger Lily, with the INXS frontman.
The new documentary will feature “four extraordinarily compelling interviews”, which were recorded in 1998 and 1999 and have never been heard before. In them, she “frankly and eloquently discusses the positives and pitfalls of her life”
Along with these interviews, the series includes contributions from Yates’ friends and close colleagues, and will include footage from some of the interviews she gave and the programmes she presented.
The presenter made her TV debut when Channel 4 launched in November 1982, on much-loved live music show The Tube. A decade later, she joined The Big Breakfast on the same channel, where her On The Bed interviews became legendary. With her trademark wit and flirty charm, she interviewed big names, such as Kylie Minogue, Arnold Schwazenegger and Hutchence.
The upcoming documentary will be produced by Curious Films for Channel 4. Head of specialist factual at Channel 4, Shaminder Nahal said: “Paula Yates exploded onto our screens in the very first week that Channel 4 came on air in 1982, a whirlwind of wit, verve and charisma – a totally unique style. Looking at what she achieved now, it feels like no-one has ever quite matched her as a TV presenter.
“So as Channel 4 reflects on 40 years, it feels right to look at her life and career, and what an impact she made.”
Producer at Curious Films, Charlene Chika Osuagwu, added: “Paula’s battle to ‘have it all’, torn between the duties of family life and her own personal career and happiness in the magnifying glare of a world determined to judge her, provide a powerful lesson for today’s world and women fighting the same issues 40 years later.”
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