Joanna Lumley confirms filming date for Ab Fab film

Joanna Lumley has confirmed they will start filming the new Ab Fab film later this year.

Published 29th Jul 2015

Joanna Lumley has confirmed filming for the new Ab Fab film will start in October this year and is expected to be released in 2016.

The entire cast, including Jennifer Saunders who wrote the film met up recently, three years after they last played the characters for the 20th anniversary specials.

Joanna said "We all met, all of us, the old cast, and just sat around saying 'look at us' here we are again".

The actress is currently working with M&S to help change communities across the country. Spark Something Good began in London with Joanna and M&S staff completing 24 projects in just 24 hours.

Joanna Lumley at the launch of Spark Something Good

Another project Joanna is working on is 'The Garden Bridge', an idea she came up with back in 1998.

Despite some critics research shows that 8 out of 10 Londoners are in favour of the bridge which would span the River Thames near the famous South Bank.

Joanna Lumley at the position of the proposed Garden Bridge

Joanna welcomed the news that work is now set to start in Spring next year.

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