Clarissa Dickson Wright: TV Cook Dies Aged 66

TV cook Clarissa Dickson Wright, who became famous as one of the Two Fat Ladies, has died at the age of 66.

Dickson Wright's agents confirmed to Sky News that she passed away at Edinburgh's Royal Infirmary on Saturday.

Heather Holden-Brown and Elly James said: "Loved dearly by her friends and many fans all over the world, Clarissa was utterly non-PC and fought for what she believed in, always, with no thought to her own personal cost.

"Her fun and laughter, extraordinary learning and intelligence, will be missed always, by so many of us."

Dickson Wright and Paterson travelled on a Triumph Thunderbird

Dickson Wright was born in St John's Wood and christened Clarissa Theresa Philomena Aileen Mary Josephine Agnes Elsie Trilby Louise Esmerelda Dickson Wright.

She began cooking after her career as a barrister was brought to an end by alcoholism. She had been teetotal for almost 27 years before her death.

Spokeswoman Ms James said Dickson Wright "hadn't been well for a little while" and had been in hospital since the beginning of the year.

Until last year she was the youngest woman to ever be called to the Bar, after passing her exams aged 21.

In 1996 the BBC paired Dickson Wright with the late Jennifer Paterson for the Two Fat Ladies series which became hugely popular.

Producer Patricia Llewellyn had discovered her working in an Edinburgh cookery bookshop and decided to introduce her to Paterson, who said she had never had a cookery lesson.

The women would travel the country on a Triumph Thunderbird motorcycle, driven by Paterson, and sidecar which Dickson Wright rode in, and would prepare meals for members of the public.

The series spawned a number of best-selling cookbooks and Dickson Wright wrote a number by herself including her autobiography, Spilling The Beans and The History Of English Food which was released in 2011.

Paterson died from cancer in July 1999.

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