![]() ![]() Saffron begs her mother to not waste money on remodeling their posh basement kitchen during almost every series, but Edina certainly doesn’t listen. (Although I not so secretly would love to be, or be best friends with, Patsy Stone.)Īside from Edina and Patsy’s adventurous debauchery out and about in London society, the main backdrop of Ab Fab is the Monsoon family’s ever-changing kitchen. Granted, it’s never good for an impressionable viewer to witness moments of self-pity and self-harm if they cannot separate fact from fiction, but Ab Fab makes it very clear that these women are ridiculous and their bad behavior is something to be laughed at and not idolized. But Edina’s and Patsy’s strives towards perfection are always called out as bad behavior, and all of Edina’s personal moments of fat-shaming are used to comedic effect. To say that she is a positive role model based on her life choices is a laugh riot. Edina does spend a good amount of time struggling with the way she looks. And while we’re on the subject of Edina’s problem with her weight, let me clarify just exactly what I mean when talking about the ownership of the female body. To call them the meat and potatoes of the program would drive them mad, considering how often Edina complains about how fat she is. If it weren’t for Bubble, Edina and Patsy would appear manic, but with Bubble’s extraterrestrial fashion sense and bizarre vocal exclamations, Edina and Patsy are all but grounded in reality.Īs often as you see this main cast, and the various members of the secondary and tertiary casts, the true sustenance of Ab Fab comes from Edina and Patsy (even though it might just be from Bollinger “Bolli” champagne and cigarettes). Now, if Edina and Patsy aren’t wacky and eccentric enough for you, Bubble will have you covered. Mother is on the cliff of Alzheimer’s at every moment, but she always seems to remember and lament how stuffy Saffron acts in reaction to her mother. It’s palpable to see the buzz Edina rides after being chided by her daughter, and while Patsy complains about Saffron incessantly, it’s clear to see that Patsy is addicted to Saffron as well. ![]() Edina and Patsy have spent years abusing their bodies with drugs and alcohol, but they’ve grown just as dependent on the straight-laced Saffron’s constant disapproval of them. These five women of various ages all fulfill different needs within the plot of the show, but all seem to breathe from the same set of lungs. Edina and Patsy run the show, mind you, but Edina’s mother (named “Mother” and portrayed by June Whitfield), daughter Saffron (Julia Sawalha), and personal assistant Bubble (Jane Horrocks), rounds out the core cast. There are five series regulars on Absolutely Fabulous, all of them female, and all of them unapologetically clumsy and eccentric. ![]()
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