To think Ruthie Henshall has done this in bad taste?

[Chefpig]

She's been on BBC Breakfast this morning talking about her relationship with Prince Edward and how she's written a memoir about her experiences.

Prince Edward is now with Sophie obviously, who he's been with for years. Ruthie did say that the book wasn't a 'kiss and tell', but really?

I don’t even know who she is, so I don’t even know why she has a book out. Not much of an autobiography if all she has to talk about is a relationship with Prince Edward.

I don’t really know who Ruthie Henshawe is and hadn’t really come across her until she did Richard Osman’s House of Games a while ago. And I didn’t take to her at all that week. I often think that show is quite eye opening in how celebs are. Ok they’re not interviewed as such by they are on tv for 2.5 hours of air time in one week which is a lot. And then I saw her yesterday on Sunday Brunch and it confirmed I’m not a fan.
and her trying to sell book and make money about Prince Edward is so distasteful.

I agree.

I thought she had more class too. Very disappointed in her.

I mean no one is interested in Prince Edward. And few people are interested in Ruthie Henshall. So it all seems incredibly dull and desperate on her part.

I just had a quick look on the Amazon reviews. Many good reviews and many people enjoyed her stories about back stage life in the musicals, the West end etc and the stories about royalty. Some describe it as ‘respectful’ to Prince Edward, others as a kiss and tell, and it has either garnered five stars or one.

it seems she had an interesting story to tell without resorting to her royal relationship, but the Prince Edward bit is the ‘sell’. It is a bit sad that she has sold out after all these years.

It was serialised in the DM afaik. At least the bits about PE.
I hadn’t realised they dated for so long.

Poor Sophie and their kids seeing RH bleating on about this on the TV. RH has lost her class.

Jesus who will read this?

Not to mention her own children reading it and the comments it elicits

FML, some excerpts of this have popped up on my Ig page now. I thought it was a spoof AI pisstake but a quick Google had shown that they are real. Whoever first mentioned Ruthie's lack of class was bang on the money.I

We quickly became friends, and although it was strictly platonic at first we soon fell in love. Always considerate, Edward asked me to be patient about sleeping together and later asked to keep our relationship private.
The secrecy could be fun. I remember a Sunday brunch at Kensington Roof Gardens, a mixer for all the Really Useful performers. He was representing the company. I purposefully wore no knickers, so I could spend the whole time walking around the party and then coming back to him, leaving him under no illusion about what I was doing – trying to tempt him into bed. And not to sleep. I was now spending most weekends with him. When we finally made love, in January 1989, it happened very naturally.

You know when you watch those romantic chick flicks and the guy holds the girl's face and gently kisses her. He did that! I was in my own movie. He undressed me and took me to his bed and we made love for the first time. He was romantic and gentle and definitely NOT GAY! And he definitely had experience. Later, I'd often shag him into oblivion, leaving him bleary-eyed when he had to get up early the next day.

It's amusingly desperate. Does she have no one to have stopped this shitshow in its tracks?

Oh dear god - that excerpt! How awful.

Horrible for inoffensive Edward.
She really has done a number on him.

Oh, that's awful! Shag him into oblivion? She's sure of her sexual prowess, eh?

Every day's a school day. I was wondering why there was no mention of wee Dougie and why she had kept her ex husband's name - turns out he's her brother.

I googled her to see if I recognised her, by Christ she's giving me the same avoid avoid avoid vibes that someone I'd rather not know gives me.

She is either broke or not getting the roles or attention she wants.

Heard her on the radio and it sounded desperate. Gone down in my estimations always respected her for not selling her story to the tabloids at the time.

Douglas Henshall the actor? No relation to Ruthie.

@KatyaKanani google says otherwise. Don't tell me the internet's wrong. She's gone from being his ex wife and now she's not even his sister. Bloody hell. WTAF is the world coming to 😕

Who knows 🧐!!
Apparently he's not a relative, but it's a "common mistake"!

I can understand that, it's quite an unusual name. The thing is I thought I could remember (loosely) the announcement of their separation 😳😫🙃

Just as well I'm not a witness for the ... anything 😬

I've always liked her in musical theatre - I saw her in Les Mis and also Chicago. She was great.

This, however, is a different kettle of fish. I read a bit in the DM and thought it all sounded so desperate. Why drag it up now? She's obviously short of work and a few bob I think.

And the writing - absolute drivel! Reminded me of the more awful bits of 50 Shades of Grey (which my mum loved and I thought was absolute shit).

😂😂
I can't remember the name of her ex husband, but Douglas is married to a woman from Croatia.
Also, he's Scottish and she's not, so I didn't think they were siblings. Anyway, he doesn't have a sister and she doesn't have a brother.

Oh noooo she did not say that !🤢

... leaving him "bleary-eyed" , she claims...