Celebrity Big Brother line-up: Who is Helen Lederer, the hilarious Ab Fab star who'll be on the upcoming series
Hannah LawrenceSunday 30 Jul 2017 12:00 pm
Helen Lederer is joining the Celebrity Big Brother house (Picture: Roberto Ricciuti/Getty Images)
After months of speculation over who will be going into the Celebrity Big Brother house we finally have our line up.
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When the series returns to our screens on Tuesday we can expect to see Sarah Harding, Shaun Williamson and Brandi Glanville among others.
Another celeb who has been announced as a housemate is Helen Lederer, an actress and writer. Don't know her? Let us give you the lowdown.
Sarah Harding is entering the Celebrity Big Brother house (Picture: Getty)
Where is she from?
Born in 1954 in Wales Helen has many strings to her bow, including acting, stand-up comedy, writing and doing voice over work.
She studied at the Central School Of Speech And Drama before embarking on a career in stand-up comedy.
She was previously married to the former editor of the Observer, Roger Alton, with whom she had a daughter, Hannah Lederer, who is also an actress.
She is now married to GP Chris Browne and lives in South London.
Like mother, like daughter: Hannah and Helen Lederer (Picture: Getty)
Ab Fab fans will recognise Helen as Catriona, an employee of the magazine studio where Patsy and Magda work.
She starred as the oblivious employee in 14 episodes from 1992-2012 alongside Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley.
Helen has some high profile programmes on her CV including a role in Casualty, Hollyoaks, the Horrid Henry movie, and the CBeebies show Old Jack's Boat.
She's been closely aligned to French and Saunders throughout her career, starting out at the Comedy Store where the pair were regulars and she stared in the long running comedy skit show French And Saunders.
From The Guardian to the Mail On Sunday Helen has written for a string of publications and has also written a number of books, including Losing It, Single Minding and Coping With Helen Lederer.
Hopefully none of the CBB housemates will be needing that final one.
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