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","articleBody":"The life of Paula Yates is set to be explored in a new two-part documentary for Channel 4. } mutations.forEach((mutation) => { vars.article.wallVisible = 'false'; The TV presenter died aged 41 from an accidental heroin overdose back in 2000. Speaking about the upcoming series, head of specialist factual at Channel 4 Shaminder Nahal said: Paula Yates exploded onto our screens in the very first week that Channel 4 came on air in 1982, a whirlwind of wit, verve and charisma a totally unique style. The documentary will be formed around four extraordinarily compelling interviews with Yates, which were recorded in 1998 and 1999 shortly before her death and have never been heard before. new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], document.body.addEventListener('fp_user_event', function (event) { Paula died at her home in Notting Hill from a herion overdose on Pixie's 10th birthday. } catch (e) { The programme will be produced by Curious Films for Channel 4. Read more on variety.com. window.loadGTM(); Lowenstein, who recently made a documentary about Michael's life titled Mystify, . Oscar Cainer tells all. The life of Paula Yates, the television presenter who died at the age of 41, is to be the subject of a two-part documentary for Channel 4. }; Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. The life of TV presenter and journalist Paula Yates will be the focus of a new two-part documentary. The documentary. Thenew Grange Hill? !gigyaID ? 894646. So as Channel 4 reflects on 40 years, it feels right to look at her life and career, and what an impact she made., Producer at Curious Films, Charlene Chika Osuagwu, added: Paulas battle to have it all, torn between the duties of family life and her own personal career and happiness in the magnifying glare of a world determined to judge her, provide a powerful lesson for todays world and women fighting the same issues 40 years later.. A new documentary on the troubled life of Paula Yates has revealed the British celebrity had sex with INXS frontman Michael Hutchence "five minutes" after interviewing the Australian rocker during a now infamous television appearance. After Geldof and Yates divorced in 1996, Yates went on to have a child, Tiger Lily, with Hutchence, the lead singer of Australian rock band INXS. const onMutation = function (mutations) { }; If you do not want us and our partners to use cookies and personal data for these additional purposes, click 'Reject all'. return 'none'; if (isGrantedBy('whitelist_rule')) { So as Channel 4 reflects on 40 years, it feels right to look at her life and career, and what an impact she made. const domain = '.independent.ie'; Yates was a popular celebrity who made regular appearances in the tabloid press, which first promoted her and then criticised her over her chaotic lifestyle. The series will also includetestimonies from close friends and former colleagues of Paula. }; Yates, whose death was ruled as an accidental heroin overdose, made her TV debut on Channel 4 on November 5 1982 on influential music programme The Tube. subscriptionStatus: 'Corporate', if (vars.article) { Osuagwu said:Paula is the real story of a singular woman who was both ahead of her time and totally of it, which explores how she shaped, and was shaped by the seismic changes in British culture and celebrity and what it meant to be a successful woman in that era. Paula Yates' life will be the focus of a new two-part documentary from Channel 4. 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The programme will draw on an extraordinary set of never-before-heard interviews, the words of some of those who knew her best and a wealth of . He was a great actor but then vanished from our screens so what happened to Michael Fassbender? Yates' TV debut on Channel 4 took place on November 5, 1982 on the pop music program The Tube, and she went on to present The. window.IMP.config = flipPayConfig; 27 February 2023. . 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Channel 4 greenlights two-part doc on late rock journalist Paula Yates. . } return { T V presenter and journalist Yates, who died at the age of 41 in 2000, was known for her presenting roles . Peaches died in 2014, also from a heroin overdose. "So as Channel 4 reflects on 40 years, it feels right to look at her life and career, and what an impact she made. Russian dictator, 70, ANDREW NEIL: What's REALLY going on in Boris Johnson's head - and why I'd advise Rishi Sunak to sleep with Find out what Uber drivers really think of you! bundle: bundleValue, // Stop listening for mutations once we know this listener has been registered. The documentary will feature previously unbroadcast interviews with Paula (pictured in 1991) about her life, given in 1998 and 1999 - just before her death in 2000 View gallery Paula Yates. Yates was a popular subject in tabloid press, who are accused of initially promoting and then criticizing her over her disordered lifestyle. } userID: '', const selectedRegional = localStorage.getItem('selectedRegionals'); subscriptionStatus: purchase.granted_by_app_purchase.sku_code, Featuring previously unheard interviews with her,. Four previously unseen interviews with Paula Yates have shed light on the former Big Breakfast presenter's life.. Channel 4 is preparing to air Paula, a two-part documentary series exploring the . TV presenter and journalist Yates, who died at the age of 41 in 2000, was known for her presenting roles on The Tube and The Big Breakfast. The doc includes four never-before-seen intimate interviews with Yates recorded in the two years before her death as well as testimonies from her friends and colleagues in the context of music. The two-part series titled Paula will explore the life and legacy of Yates, who garnered a great deal of press attention throughout her life as a result of her marriage to Irish singer-songwriter Bob Geldof and her subsequent relationship with Australian singer Michael Hutchence. The couple had three daughters Fifi, Peaches and Pixi. } In 2014, Paula's second oldest daughter Peaches also died of a heroin overdose, aged 25. bodyAvailable = true; Paulas battle to have it all, torn between the duties of family life and her own personal career and happiness in the magnifying glare of a world determined to judge her, provide a powerful lesson for todays world and women fighting the same issues 40 years later., Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you through the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning. return { "As ever, Curious Films has made a riveting and sensitive series that will, I hope, introduce Paula to a new generation.". vars.user.userID = subscriberCookie.userID || ''; } else if (Object.keys(p.badge || {}).indexOf('epaper-access') > -1) { 'Paula's battle to 'have it all', torn between the duties of family life and her own personal career and happiness in the magnifying glare of a world determined to judge her, provide a powerful lesson for today's world and women fighting the same issues 40 years later.'. } Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. const script = document.createElement('script'); Journalist and TV presenter Paula Yates will be the subject of a new docu-series on Channel 4 c alled Paula. She was also in a relationship with musician Michael Hutchence from the mid-1990s until . In the interviews, Yates "frankly and eloquently discusses the positives and pitfalls of her life". 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