Dame Julie Walters used to chuck food over her clothes in preparation for her role in ‘Dinnerladies’.
The 68-year-old actress played the scruffy, sex-obsessed Petula Gordino in the popular BBC sitcom, and she has revealed the unusual way she went about getting ready to star alongside Victoria Wood on the series.
She told the Daily Star newspaper: "I used to put my dinner down my front. I’d wipe the plate on whatever I was wearing and go on with a big piece of cucumber stuck there.
"The thing is we were never into looking fabulous … so sometimes Petula would have a big bruise on her face because you never know what life Petula had."
Meanwhile, Julie – who starred on the show from 1998 until 2000 – previously revealed she still talks to a photo of her late friend Victoria, who died of cancer in April 2016.
The veteran actress admitted she still finds it "difficult to take in" her pal’s passing, but also finds solace in continuing to speak to her picture.
She shared: "I always look at that picture when I go past. Sometime when there’s nobody around, I look at it and say, ‘Where are you?’ I still find it difficult to take in."
The popular pair first worked together in the 1978 theatre revue ‘In at the Death’ and followed that up with the TV adaptation of Victoria’s play ‘Talent’.
They then worked together on ITV sketch series ‘Wood and Walters’, before starring on the BBC sketch show ‘Victoria Wood as Seen on TV’ – which spawned the hugely popular ‘Crossroads’ spoof ‘Acorn Antiques’.
Dame Julie Walters chucked food over herself for TV role
