Mariella Frostrup
Mariella Frostrup
Mariella Frostrupis a UK-based journalist and television presenter, well known on British TV and radio, mainly for arts programmes. Her 'gravelly' voice was once voted the sexiest female voice on TV, and research found that Frostrup's voice was one of three voicesbest suited to contribute to a Post Office Telecoms study resulting in a "perfect female voice". Her voice is often used on TV commercials as well...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth12 November 1962
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You only need to look at Jane Austen to see how crossed wires can become a defining aspect of romantic life. Then again, if the course of true love ran more smoothly, it would have a terribly detrimental effect on our cache of love stories.
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My parents split up, and a lot of things going on in the outside world made me want to immerse myself in an alternative world.
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Loneliness and rootlessness are just symptoms of an insecurity that assails us all when hitting this midlife moment. The world appears intent on blanking you out.
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I was brought up in the countryside in Ireland and would go bonkers if I couldn't escape the city. I like to wake and hear birds tweeting, not the low drone of traffic.
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Kids are like glue: they can bond together, unlikely companions, even when there is little else left to maintain the connection.
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Had Elizabeth Bennet known how wildly Darcy's heart beat for her, 'Pride and Prejudice' would barely have made it into a short story. Their torturously slow-burning romance is a classic example of how men and women still struggle to communicate the most basic of emotions.
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I was raised a socialist by two very socialist parents, and I still feel very animated about socialist principles.
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I would go out with people who really didn't like me very much and then wonder why we weren't getting married!
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I have had demanding jobs since I was 18 years old. I have had two sick days in all my working life.
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I have a producer friend who despairs that I come across as rather frosty and never show the real me, and she might have a point.
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I have a very childish attitude to books - a very non-analytic enthusiasm... like Alice falling down the chute.
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I hate the thought of my children being glued to a screen. Children only play on computers all day because their parents let them.
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I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I've never once resented the fact that I couldn't go out because of my kids.
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If I was going to write something, I'd need to stop for three months and just see if I had any thoughts in there.