To absolutely love Alan Rickman’s diary

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I know I’m not being unreasonable at all. Made me love him even more. What a loss.

www.theguardian.com/film/2022/sep/24/alan-rickmans-secret-showbiz-diaries-harry-potter

Agreed, it's one of my favourite things he's done.

Oooh yes, In demand, God that was sexy.

Just read part 2 😢 I do love the little anecdote about the Duchess of Cambridge quietly asking if she could meet him!

Just because!

Ha I just watched that and couldn't believe I'd never seen it.

I'm sure he thought all this sex symbol stuff was utter guff but what a lucky lady Rima is ❤️

I'll be reading the diaries rather than audio as it just wouldn't feel right for me, not his voice.

If anyone wants to listen to him reading something, he does Return Of The Native on Audible

I think she was enjoying that far too much!

i have just started it
came to Martin Bashir and his concerned face and had to find a thread!
marvellous
loved Alan - taken too soon.

One of the Guardian articles days that the diaries were written with the intention of publishing

I wonder how Kate Winslet feels about his comments. She adored him.

Thank you Cavemum. You and Alan just made an old woman very happy. Gorgeous, gorgeous man.

I never knew about this! And it led me to this masterpiece
m.youtube.com/watch?v=SJIaRnsyaIc
😭

I have had the hots for Alan Rickman since seeing him in the Barchester Chronicles when I was 16. 40 years of unrequited admiration and lust. He died on my 50th birthday, and I had shingles. It was not a good day.

And Emma Thompson!

Other perspectives on Alan this morning
www.theguardian.com/film/2022/sep/26/alan-rickman-emma-thompson-eddie-izzard-ruby-wax-richard-curtis

Oh those comments are lovely @TanteRose. Others asked how people like ET might feel about his comments, from the sound of it they will live them! He pulled no punches but sounds like a devoted and loyal friend.

I think it’s worth remembering that the paper will have picked the more contentious entries. It’s highly likely that there’ll be other with effusive compliments for her, Emma et al.

Definitely made me want to do a short/snappy diary of my own. You think you'll remember everything, but you really don't.

The excerpts are glorious, can't wait for the book. Haven't bought an actual book in ages but I might make an exception.

Thanks for the heads up. I've ordered from the library

I cried at his Wife's entry.

I've loved learning what a luvvie life he lead. Whilst really caring about his work and the world.

Sorry I know this is a few months old but I got the book at Xmas time and honestly I'm really not enjoying it which I'm sad about because I loved the excerpts I read in the paper.

I'm on chapter two....should I continue?!

Hey,

We discussed this several times on 50 Books Thread. The really did publish the best of it in The Guardian. It stays similar, where and what he ate who he met etc. Plough on for a bit to be sure, but it's very much in the same vein throughout.

Ok thanks I just read a chapter and I did snigger a couple of times.

Obviously every entry is not going to be entertaining, its just life. And I don't know who a lot of the names are.

But there's something about it I don't know what it is. Is he shagging around?! There's a comment about kissing a young actress that made me 🤔

I will continue on

I am loving it. I would say it is not as good as Michael Palin whose diaries are absolutely incredible.

The best i've ever read were.... Piers Morgan's. I know, I know. But he is a really good diarist - and he was always in the room when in happened. Highly recommend.