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Hannah Roberts

Victoria Wood would have found ‘hideous’ body comments hard – Jennifer Saunders

Becoming Victoria Wood is in cinemas from January 9 (Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Archive)

Comedian and actress Jennifer Saunders has reflected on the “hideous” comments made about Victoria Wood’s weight and said she would have found the scrutiny “very hard”.

Saunders, 67, along with her comedy partner Dawn French, feature in the new documentary Becoming Victoria Wood, which focuses on the personal battles faced by the comedian, who died in April 2016 at the age of 62 following a battle with cancer.

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