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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Inga Parkel

Joanna Lumley says young people need to understand it’s a ‘tough old world’

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Joanna Lumley is worried about the younger generation’s work ethic and feels they need to understand “it’s a tough old world”.

In a new interview, the 76-year-old British actor said that before she landed her breakout role as Purdey in the 1976 two-season drama The New Avengers, she “was humble as can be, just desperately trying to get work”.

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