Emma Thompson: Live webchat, Wednesday 2 October, 8.15-9.15pm

[RachelMumsnet]

To celebrate the publication of Christmas Tale of Peter Rabbit, Oscar-winning actress, screenwriter and children's author Emma Thompson is joining us for a webchat on Wednesday 2 October at 8.15pm. The book is Emma's second tale about the iconic blue-coated rabbit; The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit marked the first Beatrix Potter tale to be published since 1930.

Join Emma for a webchat on Wednesday eve at 8.15 pm or post a question to her in advance on this thread.

[DameFellatioNelson]

I think they probably had to credit MN (as they cynically leeched off the webchat) but they probably don't want to lead people to the site (as they don't come out too well on here funnily enough ) so they wanted to throw people off the scent a bit, or at least not feed it to them on a plate. I don't think it was an accidental error at all. We don't like to up their clicks so I'm sure they don't like to up ours.

[LovesBeingOnHoliday]

' Mum’s Net' really? Tge number of times theyve written about us and tgey can't spell it right?

[southeastdweller]

It's also made the Standard so not just the Fail. I wonder if any of the weekend columnists will pick up the webchat to use?

[mignonette]

Is there an award for the laziest journalists in the World? The Daily Fail's must surely be in the running for it?

[Itstartshere]

I love her! There is a rumour that at Cambridge she used to ride down the halls of her college on a motorbike. I can so imagine it being true.

[gazzalw]

She just comes across as so lovely - has she been nominated on the universally loved celebrity thread? She should be!

[lionheart]

A lovely chat and thanks for answering.

Thank goodness you excel when you 'get on with it youself'!

[bsc]

Aw... no-one asked her what her favourite biscuit was

MNHQ- I hope one of you did!

I'm guessing she had a typist, no?

Failure is one of the most important aspects of our artistic lives. If you can't survive failure you can't be an artist.

Thank you- we spend our lives trying to be successful, but it is our failures that make us who we are.

[dinkystinky]

What a lovely web chat! Thanks for answering my question Emma.

[OverAndAbove]

Ah, brilliant! What a fantastic web chat. And a thoroughly good sport!

[talkingnonsense]

Thank you, that was lovely.

[LovesBeingOnHoliday]

OMG she answered my question, and not only that how inspirational we're her other answers. I think we need more from this amazing woman mn.

emma just invade you come back and read, you have gone up in my mind; I didn't thin it possible but turkey you are an inspiration. Oh and if you have never read tge thread about you scenes in LA please find it and read it, you actually nailed it.

My answer ;
EmmaThompson Wed 02-Oct-13 20:39:18
LovesBeingOnHoliday

Emma I love you. You are fab.

Anywho what advice would you give your younger self?
Don't ever go on a diet. Just don't. Walk away. From the diet. Ignore the books. Ignore the magazines. Make the diet the D word. Diets are the spawn of satan.

[TheNaughtySausage]

I missed this due to putting the delicious snuggly screaming teething baby to bed but thank you Emma for answering two of my questions!

[KaseyM]

What a fab webchat! Thanks Emma

[sittinginthesun]

Wonderful, just wonderful.

[JugglingFromHereToThere]

Oh, I missed you. Byeeee !

[MmeLindor]

Fantastic webchat, Emma. Thank you so much.

[jonicomelately]

Brilliant answer. Thank you.

[RadioSilence]

And you can have cheese when you come to mine for dinner Emma- it will definitely be a night off the diet.

[MikeLitoris]

I forgot all about this an you answered sort of my question!

[Wonderstuff]

What a great chat. I now have a huge crush