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The nun with a switchblade: How Julie Andrews' bleak childhood made her ruthless... and the truth about her 'lesbian' clinch?

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The nun with a switchblade: How Julie Andrews' bleak childhood made her ruthless... and the truth about her 'lesbian' clinch?

24.03.08
In The Sound Of Music and Mary Poppins, she epitomised innocence. Now, in her startling new memoirs, Julie Andrews reveals the bleak childhood that made her so ruthless in real life. But is her greatest secret - a possible lesbian affair - still hidden? ... more

The night Julie Andrews's stepfather said: I'll show you how I cuddle Mummy

12.03.08
Dame Julie Andrews has revealed in her memoirs she was forced into bed with her alcoholic stepfather when she was nine. In her autobiography, the Oscar-winning actress described how Ted Andrews, whom she knew as 'Pop' - then in his late thirties - told her he wanted to 'cuddle' her, adding: 'Something about it didn't feel right to me at all' ... more

FIRST NIGHT: Pure-voiced and girlish, the new Maria lacks passion

04.03.08
Theatre: After Connie Fisher, who leapt to instant stardom in the role of Maria, that would-be nun who wouldn't stop singing, her successor, Summer Strallen, comes as something of an anti-climax ... more

Pure-voiced and girlish, new Maria lacks passion

04.03.08
After Connie Fisher, her successor in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Sound of Music, Summer Strallen, comes as something of an anti-climax, says Nicholas de Jongh.... more

Connie Fisher: 'Stress made me drop two dress sizes but I won't quit'

22.02.08
Connie Fisher has hit back at claims that her career is over - despite having dropped two dress sizes due to the stress of her last job. The Sound of Music star insists that she will go to any lengths to be taken seriously as an actress after critics have claimed she isn't professional enough to handle a career in theatre... more

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