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Comedian Helen Lederer reveals she was hooked on diet pills in the 90s and lived off just wine and crackers as she admits 'that's just what people did in those days'


Comedian Helen Lederer has candidly revealed that she was hooked on diet pills in the nineties.

The Absolutely Fabulous star, 69, who just joined the cast of Coronation Street appeared on Wednesday's BBC Breakfast where she discussed her new memoir Not That I'm Bitter. The Absolutely Fabulous star, 69, who just joined the cast of Coronation Street appeared on Wednesday's BBC Breakfast where she discussed her new memoir Not That I'm Bitter Helen (C) found fame in Ab Fab as Catorina, pictured with co-stars Joanna Lumley (L) and Harriet Thorpe (R)

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