Lynda Bellingham Quotes & Sayings

I drank to be funny, or sexy. I drank because I was afraid or happy or sad, and I drank for anything that required emotional commitment ... I had chosen a profession that thrives on insecurity, and is never far from some source of social intercourse that involves alcohol or drugs. — Lynda Bellingham

Looking back, perhaps the single biggest problem was fear. Fear of failure, fear of other people, but mostly fear of myself. It has taken sixty years to discover who I really am. It's never too late to find yourself however lost you may be. — Lynda Bellingham

The body image took a real battering. I had really not taken on board how I would feel dressed in a flimsy dress in front of millions of people. — Lynda Bellingham

Never mind the public, even my appliances refused to acknowledge me. — Lynda Bellingham

There is nothing like the camaraderie that one has with fellow drinkers. It is a club you never leave once you join. Well, willingly or easily. — Lynda Bellingham

London's Windmill Theater grew famous for its nude tableaux. During the 1940 and 1950, this theater overcame the objections of censors by agreeing that none of its naked actors would move any part of his/her body. — Lynda Bellingham

I face my demons and embrace my fate. — Lynda Bellingham

These things are sent to try us, but why me? — Lynda Bellingham

Grasp it all, don't be afraid, enjoy the bits you can and tell your family you love them while you have the chance. — Lynda Bellingham