February 2012 Last updated at 01:56 ET Ruby Wax has often spoken in public about her severe depression Comedian Ruby Wax is to take part in an international conference about mental health in Cornwall later. The event will focus on the links between work...

And it was a strange way to be 'outed' as a depressive but, in a way, it was the making of me." Ruby, the script editor on Absolutely Fabulous, rose to the challenge of public exposure and she and friend Judith streamlined their witty, informative...

Alastair Campbell was impressive, but I am not sure that Ruby Wax's insistence that poor mental health means that there is something wrong with your brain and you need drugs reflects the most enlightened view. Because other ways of understanding mental...

Curated by some well-known names from the UK creative industries, such as Gary Kemp, Ruby Wax, Sir Richard Eyre, Franc Roddam, Dave Calhoun and Simon Callow, HiBrow promises to give viewers a ‘back stage pass’ to the arts. HiBrow kicked-off proceedings...

Debut album Be Strong is out 30 January and you can enjoy a taster here: bit.ly/v8ivCE Food: theskintfoodie.com Inspired by the gourmand author's falling on hard times, this genuinely inspiring and heartfelt new food blog shows how to cook...

One likely contestant was going to be Ruby Wax. I think she would have been fantastic. "She would have been fantastic. Great comedian. If anyone had taken her on, you can imagine what would have happened. But I don't think Ruby is going in. Very, very...