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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Roisin O'Connor

Jilly Cooper explains why modern men are not attractive

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He’s “the internet’s boyfriend” and the subject of countless memes and comment pieces, but actor and author Stanley Tucci hasn’t managed to sway queen of the bonkbuster Jilly Cooper.

The author, 86, is known for her forthright views on masculinity, and once claimed that the #MeToo movement had “diminished” men, insisting that women are attracted to a “dominant” male.

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