I dont know if most people who watched would be unaware of that. To introduce you to my mad fat diary fandom, i thought i would provide a quick list of facts about the hilariously brilliant rae earl and her diary. She is best known as the author of the 2007 book my fat, mad teenage diary, a collection of the diaries she wrote as a teenager which was later adapted into the e4 comedydrama series my mad fat diary 202015. After all, the diary is based on the experiences of rae earl, who has at least one brother, in the late 80s. An introduction to rae earl and her mad fat diary bookpage. But then, we didnt write the very real diaries upon which it is based. This is the hilarious and touching reallife diary she kept during that fateful year with characters like her evil friend. Its the story of rae earl, a teenage girl whos just been released from a stint in a psychiatric hospital and is trying to sort out her life. She is best known as the author of the 2007 book my fat, mad teenage diary. There was raes sharon rooney difficult return to college, her rocky relationship with her best friend chloe jodie comer, and the unexpected.
Welcome to the official website of rae earl my mad fat diary series is out now on dvd. My mad fat diary is the television adaptation of the epistolary memoir my mad fat teenage diary by rae earl. Mad fat diary isnt like that, though, and youre left cheering as rae laughs the moment off as she dives into the pool. My mad fat diary is the hilarious, harrowing and touching reallife diary rae kept during that fateful year and. Why todays teenagers still want to take a peek inside my mad fat. Rae talks about her relationship with food in this powerful dream scene. Originally marketed as a romantic comedy about raes quest to get a shag despite her weight, although actually focuses far more on her struggle with. We are beyond excited that it is back on the television tonight. My mad fat diary is the best teen drama youve probably. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read my mad fat diary. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online.
I havent read the book nor any of earls work, though i really want to now, so i cant tell you how faithful it is, but i can spot some immediate differences from the description alone. Overweight and underconfident teenager rae earl is discharged from psychiatric hospital and is met by her mother, who is hiding her tunisian boyfriend karim from the immigration authorities. My mad fat diary is a british comedydrama television series that debuted on e4 on 14 january 20. This sets the tone for a series that refuses to let its characters be. All 22 songs featured in my mad fat diary season 1 episode 1. After waiting about a year for the sophomore season of my mad fat diary, the show did not disappoint. Some fighting talk about diets, death threats and sydney youngblood, finds. Set in a parthistoric, partidyllic lincolnshire, england in the height of 90s britpunk, the show follows rae through her battles with mental. Raes chronicle of her world will strike a chord with anyone whos ever been a confused, lonely teenager clashing with her parents, sometimes overeating, hating her body, always taking herself very seriously, never knowing how positively brilliant she is and keeping a diary to record it all. Big bad world my mad fat diary soundtrack tunefind. My mad fat diary is a tv adaptation of author rae earls my fat mad teenage diary, a memoir of growing up as an overweight musicobsessed teenager in stamford in the 1980s.
My mad fat diary is over and viewers are devastated the moving finale to one of e4s most cherished teen dramas saw rae earl suffer a relapse from her. There is a followup book, called my madder, fatter diary, which is just as enjoyable and i recommend both of these books completely. In november 2014, it was announced that a final threeepisode third series would be. In my madder fatter diary, rae reveals her reallife teenage diary once again, transporting us to a britain instantly recognisable to those who remember bryan adams at the top of the charts and anybody whos been eighteen and agonisingly embarrassed by everything.
My mad fat diary is based on rae earls darkly funny selfharm memoir. The show set in 1996 follows rae, a 16yearold girl who has just been. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Its 1989 and rae earl is a fat, boymad 17yearold girl, living in stamford, lincolnshire with her mum and their. Set in 1996 in lincolnshire, the show tells the tragic and humorous story of a very troubled young girl, rae, who spent four months in a psychiatric hospital for attempted suicide. The tv show, on the other hand, is about single child rae earl in 1996. In that sense, 16yearold rae sharon rooney the smart, funny, overweight, depressed, and hornyashell heroine of the instantly classic teen drama my mad fat diary, which ran from 20 to. Rachel earl born december 1971 is an english writer and broadcaster. It is 1989, rae earl is 17 and lives in stamford, lincolnshire, a rather boring place where nothing ever happens or. Most people dont seem to realise that it is based on a book that came out several tears ago, entitled my fat, mad teenage diary. Based on a published diary called my fat, mad teenage diary by the author of the same name. Although naming my mad fat diary as the best new show of 20 raised my expectations for the shows second season, it had no problem delivering. A channel 4 comedydrama show about rachel rae earl, a 16yearold girl returning to the outside world after spending time in a mental hospital.
My mad fat diary by rae earl is published by hodder in paperback and ebook. Its 1989 and rae earl is a fat, boymad 17yearold girl, living in stamford, lincolnshire with her mum and their deaf white cat in a council house with a mint green bathroom and a refrigerator rae cant keep away from. It stars sharon rooney as our heroine rae earl and its set in the 90s, of all places. Rae goes to the pub where her friend chloe introduces her to her circle, including the desirable half geek, half rock god archie, whom rae would love as. With jodie comer, ciara baxendale, dan cohen, sharon rooney. Sharon rooney as rae and dan cohen archie in e4s my mad fat diary the e4 take on earls book relocates the setting to the mid1990s, when oasis and blur defined cool britannia. I read orange is the new black in 20, and because of that book, i figured that my fat, mad teenage diary would bear only a vague resemblance to the tv show. My fat, mad teenage diary was fantastic from start to end. It is based on the novel my fat, mad teenage diary by rae earl the second series started on 17 february 2014 and ended on 31 march 2014, with each episode posted on 4od a week prior to the television release.
A book that everyone should read plus it encouraged me to buy a new copy of the stone roses by the stone roses. This is the prequel to my story flower in a hailstorm. My mad fat diary, a heartbreaking and brilliant british. It isnt fiction, but a true account of a teenager growing up in stamford, lincolnshire. After finally leaving the hospital, rae reconnects with her best friend chloe and her group, all who are unaware of raes mental health and. Its 1989 and rae is a fat, boymad 17yearold girl, living in stamford, lincolnshire with. Rae reminded me so much of my own teenage years but rae had a much better social life than i did.
Lots has changed since rae earl wrote her personal diary in the 1980s, which she later converted into the bestselling book my mad fat diary. Shes also just been released from a psychiatric ward. Martins griffin in the usa, anyway thank you to st. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. My mad fat diary i am 99% certain that i am british.