Rae Earl

Rae Earl (born Rachel Earl 13 December 1971 in Stamford, England) is an English writer and broadcaster.

Personal Life

Earl obtained a degree from Hull University and won the University's Philip Larkin literary prize in 1994. She then worked as a copywriter in local radio before moving into radio presenting. Earl lives in Hobart, Australia and is married to Kevin Johnson and has a son called Harry.

Writing

My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary

She is the author of the 2007 book My Fat Mad Teenage Diary, a collection of the diaries she wrote as a teenager in the late 1980s. The diary describes the tribulations of being a mad, overweight girl, living in a council house with her mother and her mother's Moroccan boyfriend, and with a passion for indie music. A follow-up book, My Madder Fatter Diary, was published in 2014.

The television show My Mad Fat Diary on E4 is based on her book. The first series began airing in January 2013, with a second series shown in 2014. A third and final series was shown in 2015.