The television presenter, Paula Yates has been found dead before he was hanged today, police said they had no idea of the cause of death. So as Channel 4 reflects on 40 years, it feels right to look at her life and career, and what an impact she made. {"gigya.api.key":"4_CO8231Ix1RbYi2EmMbsrlw","gigya.screenset":"Default-RegistrationLogin","gigya.mobile.screenset":"Default-RegistrationLogin","gigya.authFlow.redirect":"true","gigya.check.enabled":"true","gigya.check.host":"gigya-check.independent.ie","competitions.submit.endpoint":"https://competitions-api.independent.ie/entries","competitions.api.key":"0b15feaa-62b2-45a2-8244-723a9e80748e","subscriptionwall.cookie-domain":".independent.ie","subscriptionwall.metered.missing.fields":"data.occupation,data.phone,data.salutation,data.yearofbirth,profile.firstName,profile.lastName","subscriptionwall.welcome_url.home-delivery":"https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/home-delivery/","subscriptionwall.welcome_url.premium-plus":"https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/premium-plus/","subscriptionwall.welcome_url.premium":"https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/premium/","kaching.enabled":"true","outbrain.kaching.enabled":"true","quantcast.enabled":"false","didomi.enabled":"true","newsletter.subscribe_url":"https://www.independent.ie/newsletters/entertainment-newsletter-39278684.html","social-embed-consent-wall.enabled":"true","homepage.regional.sections.mapping":"Cork:regionals/corkman/:corkman,Dublin:regionals/dublin/:dublin,Kerry:regionals/kerryman/:kerryman,Louth:regionals/louth/:louth,Sligo:regionals/sligochampion/:sligochampion,Wexford:regionals/wexford/:wexford,Wicklow:regionals/wicklow/:wicklow","active_cmp":"didomi"} {"url":"https://shared.mediahuis.be/ka-ching/independent/ka-ching.umd.js?20210830","adunit":"m.independent.ie/Entertainment/Home","targeting":{"art_id":"42360613","article_id":"42360613","kw":["Life","of","Paula","Yates","to","be","explored","in","new","Channel","4","documentary"],"gs_channels":["gv_safe_adult","gv_safe_arms","gv_safe_crime","gv_safe_download","gv_safe_drugs","gv_safe_hatespeech","gv_safe_military","gv_safe_obscenity","gv_safe_terrorism","gv_safe_tobacco","pos_facebook","pos_fb_list_2","pos_halloween","pos_mastercard_kwlist","pos_natural_disasters","pos_tiered_bs_serious","gs_entertain","shadow9hu7_pos_tiered_bs_ent","gs_genres","gt_positive","gs_popculture","gs_predicts_musicfestivalsaward","gs_predicts_moviesandentertainment","gs_entertain_tv","gs_predicts_millennialmoms","gt_positive_curiosity","gs_entertain_music","gv_death_injury","neg_amazon","gs_predicts_sbsw_event","gs_popculture_celebdeath","gs_predicts_newyearseve","gs_predicts_savvyshopperscouponing","shadow9hu7_pos_diageo_safe","shadow9hu7_pos_fb_list_1","gs_popculture_celebrelations","gs_genres_truecrime","shadow9hu7_pos_diageo_safe2","inm_main_shopper","gs_predicts_mothersday","gs_predicts_nightlife","inm_award_season","gs_predicts_trendingtelevision","gs_predicts_balletoperasymph","gs_predicts_stylefashion","gb_death_injury_news-ent","gs_predicts_hockey","gs_predicts_foodies","gs_predicts_filmfestivalsawards","gs_predicts_supersilvers","gs_predicts_supersilvers_srinterests","shadow9hu7_pos_tiered_bs_edu","gs_predicts_needinglegalcouncil","gs_predicts_legal_industry","gs_predicts_performingarts","gs_predicts_chinesenewyear","gv_notsafe","gv_processed"],"article_type":"standard"},"platform":"MOB","pageType":"Article","lazyload":true} {"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Life of Paula Yates to be explored in new Channel 4 documentary","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Independent.ie","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://m.independent.ie/theme/_base/"},"@id":"independent.ie"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://www.independent.ie/incoming/54a65/42360610.ece/AUTOCROP/w1240h700/ipanews_d8cc6fa1-696c-4dad-a65c-235ab6e7d19f_1","height":"700","width":"1240"},"mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://www.independent.ie/"},"dateCreated":"2023-02-27T00:06:22.000Z","dateModified":"2023-02-27T00:11:26.000Z","datePublished":"2023-02-27T00:01:00Z","keywords":"","thumbnailUrl":"https://www.independent.ie/incoming/54a65/42360610.ece/AUTOCROP/w1240h700/ipanews_d8cc6fa1-696c-4dad-a65c-235ab6e7d19f_1","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"By Connie Evans, PA Entertainment Reporter"},"description":"The life of Paula Yates is set to be explored in a new two-part documentary for Channel 4. With her trademark wit and flirty charm, she interviewed big names, such as Kylie Minogue, Arnold Schwazenegger and Hutchence. The documentary, titled Paula, will explore the life and legacy of the. Paula Yates Devastating legacy of heartbreak left behind after Paula Yates' tragic death Paula Yates Bob Geldof voices his fears over Peaches dabbling with drugs before her death Bob Geldof. const cookieData = getSubscriptionStatus(purchase); const bundleValue = getBundleValue(purchase, 'corporate_account'); The two-part series titled Paula will explore the life and legacy of Yates, who garnered a great deal of press attention throughout her life as a result of her marriage to Irish singer-songwriter Bob Geldof and her subsequent relationship with Australian singer Michael Hutchence. Paula Yates Episode aired Nov 7, 2000 YOUR RATING Rate Documentary Add a plot in your language Stars Suzi Aplin Bono Belinda Brewin See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist Photos Add photo Top cast Edit Suzi Aplin Self Bono Self Belinda Brewin Self Jo Fairley Self Muriel Gray Self Jools Holland Self Kell Hutchence Self Prince Andrew has 'offered to manage prestigious Royal estates including Balmoral but King Charles has told How to survive a killer asteroid impact: NASA confirms it can deflect a deadly space rock from hitting Earth PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Yes, Madonna toyboys are fun but not if you value your dignity, The 12 questions you NEED to ask before moving in with your partner, according to a relationship expert. userID: purchase.granted_by_app_purchase.user_id, Looking at what she achieved now, it feels like no-one has ever quite matched her as a TV presenter. Best of all we have Yates herself, oozing wit, insight and candour in a series of audio interviews from 1998-99 with the journalist Martin Townsend, much of which has never been shared. Two-part special will feature previously unreleased interviews with late television presenter. The life of Paula Yates, the television presenter who died at the age of 41, is to be the subject of a two-part documentary for Channel 4. return cookieData; 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); 27 Feb 2023, 00:15. Credit: Getty. bundle: 'premium-plus', Along with these interviews, the series includes contributions from Yates friends and close colleagues, and will include footage from some of the interviews she gave and the programmes she presented. vars.article.userWall = ! vars.user.subscriptionStatus = subscriberCookie.subscriptionStatus || ''; subscriptionFinishDate: '0000-00-00T00:00:00Z', VIRGIN and the VIRGIN signature logo are registered trademarks of Virgin Enterprises Limited and are used under licence. Yes, Scream VI Marketing Is Behind the Creepy Ghostface Sightings Causing Scares Across the U.S. David Oyelowo, Taylor Sheridan's 'Bass Reeves' Series at Paramount+ Casts King Richard Star Demi Singleton (EXCLUSIVE), Star Trek: Discovery to End With Season 5, Paramount+ Pushes Premiere to 2024. 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Rowling More Grace and Listen to Her, Britain's $4 Billion Boss: ITV Chief Carolyn McCall Bets It All on Talent, 2023 Music Festivals: How to Buy Tickets to Coachella, Governors Ball, Lollapalooza and More. Paula Yates' life will be the focus of a new two-part documentary from Channel 4. } window.loadGTM = function () { script.type = 'text/javascript'; if (element.tagName === 'BODY' && ! userID: purchase.granted_by_purchase.user_id, As ever, Curious Films has made a riveting and sensitive series that will, I hope, introduce Paula to a new generation.. A new documentary will explore the life of TV presenter and journalist Paula Yates, who died at the age of 41 in 2000. Yates died following a heroin overdose at the age of 41 in 2000. const updateSubscriberCookie = function (purchase) { She went on to become a presenter on Channel 4 breakfast show The Big Breakfast in 1992, where she become well-known for her On The Bed interviews. new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], Osuagwu said:Paula is the real story of a singular woman who was both ahead of her time and totally of it, which explores how she shaped, and was shaped by the seismic changes in British culture and celebrity and what it meant to be a successful woman in that era. The life of journalist Paula Yates will be the subject of a new two-part documentary on Channel 4. if (isGrantedBy('app_purchase')) { Yates, who was married to Bob Geldof at . vars.article.wallVisible = 'false'; After Geldof and Yates divorced in 1996, Yates went on to have a child, Tiger Lily, with Hutchence. The documentary will be formed around four extraordinarily compelling interviews with Yates, which were recorded in 1998 and 1999 shortly before her death and have never been heard before. This account already exists. The two-part documentary, titled Paula, will explore the life of Yates who frankly and eloquently discusses the positives and pitfalls of her life, reports the Guardian. It intends to reveal the real Paula Yates behind the tabloid-driven narrative, drawing on an extraordinary set of never-before-heard interviews, the words of some of those who knew her best and a wealth of archive to tell her story in her own words.. subscriptionFinishDate: '1111-11-11T11:11:11Z', }; The TV presenter and journalist died aged 41 in 2000. 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As ever, Curious Films has made a riveting and sensitive series that will, I hope, introduce Paula to a new generation.. }); } else if (Object.keys(p.badge || {}).indexOf('epaper-access') > -1) { The programme will draw on an extraordinary set of never-before-heard interviews, the words of some of those who knew her best and a wealth of . const domain = '.independent.ie'; const vars = JSON.parse('{"attributes":{"inmproduct":"amp","virtualview":"false"},"category":{"pageType":"Article","primaryCategory":"Entertainment","regionals":"","sectionId":"185","subCategory1":"n\/a","subCategory2":"n\/a","subCategory3":"n\/a","subCategory4":"n\/a"},"page":{"pageName":"In:Entertainment:Life of Paula Yates to be explored in new Channel 4 documentary","pageTitle":"Life of Paula Yates to be explored in new Channel 4 documentary","publication":"Independent.ie"},"user":{"gigyaID":"","subscriptionStatus":"","subscriptionStartDate":"","subscriptionFinishDate":"","userID":""},"article":{"articleID":"42360613","articleType":"News","articleLayout":"standard","author":"By Connie Evans, PA Entertainment Reporter","createdAt":"2023-02-27 00:06:22","modifiedAt":"2023-02-27 00:11:26","publishedAt":"2023-02-27 00:01:00","wallType":"none","wallVisible":"false","relatedContent":{"gallery":0,"news":0,"photos":3,"soundcloud":0,"videos":0},"source":"PA Media","tags":"","topics":""}}' || '{}'); Paula Yates passed away in September 2000 The upcoming programme will feature four previously-unheard interviews with the TV presenter and journalist, who died of an accidental heroin overdose in September 2000, aged 41. Train fares will rise by 5.9% TOMORROW - but travellers can still get cheaper tickets if they buy them What happens when classic cars sell for too much? Read our, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}. The life of Paula Yates is set to be explored in a new two-part documentary for Channel 4. vars.user.subscriptionStartDate = subscriberCookie.subscriptionStartDate || ''; In the interviews, Yates "frankly and eloquently discusses the positives and pitfalls of her life". February 28, 2023. The documentary. She was also in a relationship with musician Michael Hutchence from the mid-1990s until . const cookieExpiryInSeconds = 60 * 60 * 24 * 30; Paula is produced by Charlene Chika Osuagwu, directed by Charlie Russell exec produced by Dov Freedman. console.log('observer.observe failed:', e); The documentary will be formed around four \u0026amp;ldquo;extraordinarily compelling\u0026amp;rdquo; interviews with Yates, which were recorded in 1998 and 1999 shortly before her death and have never been heard before.In the interviews, Yates \u0026amp;ldquo;frankly and eloquently discusses the positives and pitfalls of her life\u0026amp;rdquo;.The documentary will also include testimonies from Yates\u0026amp;rsquo;s close friends and former colleagues, as well as footage from a number of other interviews she gave and the programmes she presented.Yates, whose death was ruled as an accidental heroin overdose, made her TV debut on Channel 4 on November 5 1982 on influential music programme The Tube.She went on to become a presenter on Channel 4 breakfast show The Big Breakfast in 1992, where she become well-known for her On The Bed interviews.Speaking about the upcoming series, head of specialist factual at Channel 4 Shaminder Nahal said: \u0026amp;ldquo;Paula Yates exploded onto our screens in the very first week that Channel 4 came on air in 1982, a whirlwind of wit, verve and charisma \u2013 a totally unique style.\u0026amp;ldquo;Looking at what she achieved now, it feels like no-one has ever quite matched her as a TV presenter. } New documentary: The life of journalist Paula Yates will be the subject of a new two-part documentary on Channel 4. userID: purchase.granted_by_corporate_account.user_id, Netflix film 'All Quiet on the Western Front' is also nominated in 9 categories of 2023 Oscars, Kim Kardashian reconsidering her dating history and is looking to date men that arent in the industry, Shania Twain weighs in on the emotions she went through once learning of her exs affair, Prince Harry appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to discuss his memoir Spare in January, 2023, Adam Levine shares daughters Dusty Rose, 6, and Gio Grace, 5, and a third baby with wife Behati Prinsloo, Jennifer Aniston sheds light into some of the things she used to take for granted, back in her younger days, Copyright 2023. !gigyaID ? } Yates died following a heroin overdose at the age of 41 in 2000. The two-part series will be called Paula, and will look at the life and legacy of Yates, who was known for presenting The Big Breakfast and The Tube, before she died of an accidental heroin overdose. let flipPayConfig = { By Andrew Tracy. observer.disconnect(); So as Channel 4 reflects on 40 years, it feels right to look at her life and career, and what an impact she made. const selectedRegional = localStorage.getItem('selectedRegionals'); j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'? childList: true, vars.article.wallVisible = ! "Paulas battle to 'have it all, torn between the duties of family life and her own personal career and happiness in the magnifying glare of a world determined to judge her, provide a powerful lesson for todays world and women fighting the same issues 40 years later.". 'As ever, (documentary producers) Curious Films has made a riveting and sensitive series that will, I hope, introduce Paula to a new generation.'. Paula Yates' final years were blighted in misery as she endured a succession of heartbreaks before her untimely death, starting with the suicide of her beloved Michael Hutchence. Three years later, Paula Yates died of an accidental heroin overdose on September 17, 2000 in London. The two-part series titled Paula will explore the life and legacy of Yates, who garnered a great deal of press attention throughout her life, with her marriage to Irish singer-songwriter Bob Geldof and her subsequent relationship with Australian singer Michael Hutchence being the main focus. document.body.addEventListener('fp_user_event', function (event) { return { "Looking at what she achieved now, it feels like no-one has ever quite matched her as a TV presenter. if (event.detail.object.access === true) { The documentary comes as Channel 4 celebrates its 40th anniversary. Channel 4 greenlights two-part doc on late rock journalist Paula Yates. The Channel 4 programme will centre on four "extraordinarily compelling" previously-unheard . 27 February 2023. })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-KJF4'); Latest; Traffic and Travel; Crime; Weather; Politics; Ukraine; But there's more: discover your full benefits now. return 'epaper-access'; } else if (Object.keys(p.badge || {}).indexOf('premium') > -1) { The documentary will also include testimonies from Yatess close friends and former colleagues, as well as footage from a number of other interviews she gave and the programmes she presented. UK network Channel 4 has commissioned a new documentary from Curious Films about TV host and author Paula Yates. }; meteredAccess: purchase.metered_paywall, Find out more about how we use your personal data in our privacy policy and cookie policy. return 'premium-plus'; The documentary features four unseen interviews with Yates, recorded in 1998 and 1999, just before her death. } Famous: Paula and Bob began a romantic relationship in 1976 and she gave birth to their first child Fifi in 1983, High-profile romance: In 1995 Paula left Bob for Michael Hutchence after an affair and later than year became pregnant with his child. return cookieValue; Lowenstein, who recently made a documentary about Michael's life titled Mystify, . RT is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. premium_content: false, The couple had three daughters - Fifi, Peaches and Pixi. 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