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Rae Earl
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Rachel Earl
13 December 1971 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
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| Other names | Rae Earl Johnson, Rachel Earl Johnson |
| Occupation | Writer, broadcaster |
| Spouse(s) | Kevin Johnson |
| Children | 1 |
Rachel Earl (born on December 13, 1971) is an English writer and broadcaster. A broadcaster is someone who presents shows on radio or TV. She is most famous for her 2007 book, My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary. This book is a collection of the real diaries she wrote when she was a teenager. Her diaries were later turned into a popular TV show called My Mad Fat Diary on the E4 channel, which ran from 2013 to 2015.
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Rae Earl's Early Life and Education
Rae Earl grew up in a town called Stamford, Lincolnshire, in England. She went to Stamford High School. Later, she studied at Hull University. In 1994, she won a special writing award there called the Philip Larkin literary prize. This award showed she was a talented writer even then.
How Rae Earl Started Her Career
After finishing university, Rae Earl began working in local radio. She started as a copywriter, which means she wrote advertisements and other things for radio stations. After that, she became a radio presenter, talking on air to listeners.
Rae Earl's Famous Diaries and Books
Rae Earl is well-known for her book My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary. It came out in 2007. In the United States, it was published in 2016 with the title My Mad Fat Diary. The book shares her personal diary entries from when she was a teenager in the late 1980s.
Her diaries talk about the challenges of being a teenage girl. She wrote about her struggles with her weight and mental health. She also shared what it was like living in a council house with her mom and her mom's new boyfriend from Morocco. In 2014, she released a second book of diaries called My Madder Fatter Diary Vol. 2.
The TV Show Based on Her Diaries
Her books inspired the TV show My Mad Fat Diary. This comedy-drama aired on the E4 channel from 2013 to 2015. The TV series was set in the 1990s, even though Rae's original diaries were from the 1980s.
Rae Earl's Personal Life and Hobbies
Today, Rae Earl lives in Hobart, a city in Australia. She is married to Kevin Johnson, and they have a son named Harry.
Rae Earl also enjoys participating in fun quiz shows. On November 12, 2022, she was on a live quiz show called Hard Quiz at the Theatre Royal, Hobart. Her special subject for the quiz was Princess Diana. Rae won the show and received a special brass mug as her prize!
Books Written by Rae Earl
Rae Earl has written several books, including both fiction and non-fiction.
Rae Earl's Novels
- OMG! Is This Actually My Life? Hattie Moore's Unbelievable Year! (2013) - This is a fictional diary about a teenage girl who lives in Derby.
- OMG! I'm in Love with a Geek! (2014)
- My Life Uploaded (2018)
- My Life Gone Viral (2020)
Rae Earl's Nonfiction Books
- It's All in Your Head: A Guide to Getting Your Sh*t Together (2017); in the U.S., this book was called Your Brain Needs a Hug: Life, Love, Mental Health, and Sandwiches (2019).
