The 81-year old legend was labelled a "
dolly bird" when she first started rallying in 1973.
"You said WHAT to my teacher?" "Said you called her a
dolly bird," he responded, by now almost helpless with mirth.
Boris Johnson: I knew this
dolly bird who tried to grow her assets without anyone noticing.
"In the name of Labour I have been called a hypocrite, a lying propagandist, a tits-teeth-andarse clothes horse
dolly bird weaponised with anti-Semitism, fascist, right-wing extremist, Nazi sympathiser, a Twitter cancer, thick Tory, brainwashed, an anti-Semite, a white supremacist hate preacher" - Countdown presenter Rachel Riley lists the troll insults aimed at her.
"In the name of Labour I have been called a hypocrite, a lying propagandist, a tits-teeth-and-arse clothes horse
dolly bird weaponised with anti-Semitism, fascist, right-wing extremist, Nazi sympathiser, a Twitter cancer, thick Tory, brainwashed, an anti-Semite, a white supremacist hate preacher" Countdown presenter Rachel Riley lists the troll insults aimed at her.
Aaron Brown, editor of the British Comedy Guide, said: "Liz played the
dolly bird support to leading men...
She's no longer a
dolly bird or a wife, the one answering the questions while her husband/dad/brother throws the darts.
Stereotyped as a glamorous
dolly bird, she was seen as the ultimate Carry On girl and appeared in nine of the classic movies.
"I wanted to be a help, not a hindrance, and show these farmers I wasn't a
dolly bird," said Renee.
It's no surprise, considering her parents are the late Serge Gainsbourg, the legendary and nationally adored "dirty mouth of French pop," and Jane Birkin, the quintessential
dolly bird of swinging '60s London, who later evolved into a respected actress in France.
I wasn't just a
dolly bird. So I found it difficult to be on the sidelines."