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...

He's rumoured to be joining Frankie Cocozza, Natalie Cassidy, Ruby Wax, Natasha Giggs and Denise Welch on the show. More. The latest gossip and news written in the Handbag.com Celebrity RSS reports... What do you think of this gossip about Kirk Norcross...

Among those rumoured to be going onto the show hosted by Irishman Brian Dowling are Natalie Cassidy, Kirk Norcross, Denise Welch.Also named as a possible contestant is X Factor reject Frankie Cocozza alongside pin-up Nicola McClean, comedian Ruby Wax...

She is quick to point out mental illness is not a celebrity disease and suspects her first descent into what she calls the dark side came in her teens when she was growing up in the suburbs of Chicago. My parents were very strict so I was living in a...

Jennifer Saunders, left, confirms that a film will soon be made out of Absolutely Fabulous, Mandrake can disclose that the team first toyed with the idea of turning it into a Mamma Mia!-style musical. Ruby Wax, the show’s script editor, tells me...

Culture Club star insists he will not be joining comedian Ruby Wax and Michael Madsen in the show - which is back on TV in January. The camp crooner, real name George O'Dowd, is regularly touted as a contestant on reality shows. George, 50, told his...

A source told the Daily Star newspaper: “Michael is going to be the Hollywood big gun of the house. He’s a formidable character.” Ruby Wax is also said to have agreed to reside in the famous Elstree house for a few weeks next month and insiders say...

He said: “I think it’s best not to do it, it removes some of the mystery. I get asked every year and I’ve come close but I don’t think so.” Other names reported to be spending January in the house include comedian Ruby Wax and American actor Michael...

However, it seems that they are to be joined by comedienne Ruby Wax, and Reservoir Dogs actor Michael Masden when the show debuts on January 5 on Channel 5. The Sun reports that Pineapple Studios star Andrew Stone is also going in, as are Loose Women...

Wax joins the lineup for 'Celebrity Big Brother' Ruby Wax has become the latest personality to sign up for the new series of Celebrity Big Brother. Ruby Wax has become the latest personality to sign up for the new series of Celebrity Big Brother. ...

They will join Pineapple Dance Studios star Andrew Stone in the new Channel 5 reality series which kicks off on January 5. Bosses hope the latest names will add drama and energy to the house. Ruby is well known from TV's Ruby Wax Meets, while Michael...

British. States of affairs: Tiffany Porter will run for Britain despite being quick enough to qualify for her home nation Another dubious case is Tiffany Porter, with an English mother and a Nigerian father. She was born in Michigan 24 years ago and...

It showcased all of Noble’s best points: the delight in the ludicrous, the ideas tripping over each other to get out and the revelling in how foolish he may look to an audience. And of course The Voice. This is the man of whom Ruby Wax once demanded...

After many months of treatment – sandwiched between sitting in a chair, staring catatonically into space – she recovered sufficiently to write a show, Live from the Priory, with her friend Judith Owen, which they performed in both private and NHS...