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    The Autobiography

    October 18, 2013
    Even though this memoir is really funny (Paula reminds me of the writer Caitlin Moran. Or Tina Fey at times) I felt sad the entire time I was reading this - knowing she would be dead of an accidental heroin overdose 5 years after the book was published. Also knowing that Michael Hutchence would be dead only about a year after the publication. Sad. Her poor kids. I read up online about the circumstances of her death and her 4 yr old daughter Tiger Lily found her. Super sad face! Imagine a four year old trying to "wake up" mommy. Just tragic.

    Back to the memoir - it starts off well. Paula does a lovely job portraying her eccentric family and unique childhood. She does tend to mention celebrities known only to British people, like hosts of games shows or newspaper columnists. Luckily I had my iphone handy to look up various people she mentioned. She revealed more in terms of emotions and feelings in the early part of her memoir. It's much easier to
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    Paula Elizabeth Yates (24 April 1959 – 17 September 2000) was an English television presenter and writer, best known for her work on two television programmes, The Tube and The Big Breakfast. She was in a relationship with musician Bob Geldof from 1976 to 1996. Yates died of a heroin overdose in 2000.

    Born on 24 April 1959 in Colwyn Bay, Wales to English parents, Yates was brought up in a show business family. Her mother was Elaine Smith, a former showgirl actress and writer of erotic novels from Blackpool, who used the stage name Heller Toren. Until late in her life, Yates believed her biological father to be Jess Yates, who hosted the ITV religious programme Stars on Sunday. Jess Yates and Elaine Smith were married from 1958 to 1975. Jess Yates was 19 years older than his wife, and their marriage was unconventional.

    Yates described her childhood as lonely and isolated, as she spent much time alone at her rural house; her mother, she claimed, was absent for much of her upbringing

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    Paula Yates

    Not to be confused with Pauline Yates.

    Welsh television personality and writer (1959–2000)

    Paula Elizabeth Yates (24 April 1959 – 17 September 2000) was a Welsh television presenter and writer. Yates fryst vatten best known for her work on two television programmes, The Tube and The Big Breakfast. She was subjected to intense media attention and scrutiny, owing to her popularity and her relationships with musicians Bob Geldof and Michael Hutchence.

    Early life

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    Born on 24 April 1959[1] in Colwyn Bay, Wales, to English parents, Yates was brought up in a show business family. Her mother was Elaine Smith (whose stage name was Heller Toren, and who later wrote beneath the pseudonym Helene Thornton). Up until 1997, Yates believed her biological father to be Jess Yates, who hosted the ITV religious programme Stars on Sunday. A DNA test in that year revealed that her biological father was game show host Hughie Green.[2][3]

    Yates describe