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Rivals season 2 creators reveal how late author Jilly Cooper gave notes on final Hulu and Disney+ scripts just 'days' before her death: 'her fingerprints are all over this series'

Rivals season 2 is pressing ahead on Hulu and Disney+ with one stark missing ingredient: author Jilly Cooper. But even in the days before her death, she was giving script notes to showrunners.

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Danny Dyer teases even more nudity in Rivals season 2: ‘I go full frontal’

Jilly Cooper series returns this week to Disney+

The Independent UK

Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir triumphs at British Book Awards

Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir Of Surviving Abuse And Fighting For Justice picked up two prizes at the ceremony.

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Rivals season two review – if I could give this exquisite bonkbuster 10,000 stars, I would

The gloriously knowing adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s novel gets a tremendous second season. Its fabulous escapism is beyond earthly praise

The Guardian - UK

Danny Dyer says boys not brought up to be men and fear being ‘too cuddly’

The 48-year-old stars in the upcoming second series of Dame Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster Rivals, reprising his role as business man Freddie Jones.

Evening Standard

‘Men are so frightened of being too cuddly or affectionate’: Danny Dyer on going from hardman to heart-throb in Rivals

The actor has always been full of surprises – and now thanks to Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster he’s become a romantic lead. As the series returns, he talks about marriage, masculinity and meditation

The Guardian - UK

Aidan Turner feared he was being 'sacked' from Rivals when Jilly Cooper died

Actor Aidan Turner feared he was being "sacked" from his TV show Rivals when Jilly Cooper - the author behind the book on which the series is based - died because there was such a strange atmosphere on set.

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Goodbye Vera, hello Emma Harte — A Woman of Substance on Channel 4 is Brenda Blethyn’s most bingeable role in years

A Woman of Substance is the book-to-TV bonkbuster Jilly Cooper fans need to stream before Rivals season 2 — and you can binge all 8 episodes now.

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Danny Dyer says Jilly Cooper’s death made Rivals season 2 ‘even more emotional’

‘She’s part of the fabric and you definitely feel like she’s in the air,’ says Dyer

The Independent UK

Rivals star Danny Dyer says Dame Jilly Cooper is ‘part of the fabric’ of show

The Disney+ show is based on a best-selling novel written by Dame Jilly who died in October.

Evening Standard

Queen Camilla's reaction to embarrassing mix up proves just how much of a 'laugh' she is

Broadcaster Sara Cox shared a great story that sums up how Her Majesty doesn’t take herself too seriously

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How One "Embarrassing Mishap" Showed Queen Camilla's "True Colors" at a Royal Event

"It slowly dawned on me who she was."

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Emily Atack’s My London: snogs at The Pineapple pub and hangovers from Jazz After Dark

The actor shares her favourite spots — and least favourite flirting tactics — in the capital

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Rivals season two release date confirmed as trailer reveals Lord Baddingham’s fate

Lord Baddingham was last seen motionless in a pool of his blood

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Rivals first look teases more drama ahead as release date revealed

The release date for the second series has been confirmed as May 15.

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Jilly Cooper made everyone feel special – and her memorial was the perfect tribute

It featured the queen, Rupert Everett and horses paying their respects, amid a combination of romance, absurdity and delight at Southwark Cathedral last week, writes Zoe Williams

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Queen Camilla Leads Celebrity-Packed Tribute to ‘Rivals’ Author Jilly Cooper

“Very few writers get to be a legend in their own lifetime."

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Joanna Lumley ‘elated and full of champagne’ after Jilly Cooper memorial

The service took place at Southwark Cathedral in London on Friday morning.

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Queen joins Rivals stars to celebrate ‘champagne soul’ Dame Jilly Cooper

The author was known for her steamy novels which focused on scandal and adultery in upper class society.

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'A ray of sunshine': Rivals stars and Queen Camilla pay tribute to Jilly Cooper at London memorial service

Rivals stars David Tennant, Victoria Smurfit and Danny Dyer are among the guests at the memorial for Dame Jilly Cooper at London’s Southwark Cathedral

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Queen arrives for memorial service celebrating Dame Jilly Cooper’s life

The author was known for her steamy novels which focused on scandal and adultery in upper class society.

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Rivals stars among guests at memorial service celebrating Jilly Cooper’s life

The author was known for her steamy novels which focused on scandal and adultery in upper class society.

The Independent UK

Queen and Rivals stars among guests at memorial service celebrating Jilly Cooper’s life

The author has been honoured by Camilla, Dame Joanna Lumley, Danny Dyer and Stanely Tucci at London’s Southwark Cathedral

The Independent UK

Rivals author Dame Jilly Cooper remembered at London service

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Dame Jilly Cooper to be honoured at London memorial service

The author’s friends and family are expected to attend a service at Southwark Cathedral

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