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Absolutely Fabulous's Patsy is transgender: Joanna Lumley

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Joanna Lumley has confirmed that her iconic "Absolutely Fabulous" character Patsy is transgender.

The actress dropped the fact in during an interview when Lumley and her co-star Jennifer Saunders were fondly looking back on the original TV show, reported Digital Spy.

"We tried very hard but (gay people) refused to be offended - and I admire them for that. Thank God you're hanging on in there," Saunders joked.

Lumley went on to add, "You go back and pick through it, the amount of gay references and ease with which it's been put into the story, without it being dragged along like a great log of plot.
 

"It's really normal that one of (Edina's) ex-husbands now lives with his young boyfriend. It's completely normal that (Edina) wants Saffy (Edina's daughter) to be a lesbian or that Serge (Edina's long lost son) is gay and living in New York.

"It's completely normal that Patsy is transgender.

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First Published: Jun 07 2016 | 7:57 AM IST

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