Could Gwyneth play Clarissa Dickson Wright in biopic?

Celebrity cook and hunting supporter Clarissa Dickson Wright has been approached by Hollywood about turning her life story in a film — and she is keen for Gwyneth Paltrow to play her, she has revealed.

The former “Fat Lady” says the call about her autobiography Spilling The Beans came as a surprise.

“Obviously I’ve thought about who would play me and it would definitely have to be Meryl Streep and maybe Gwyneth Paltrow could play me in my younger days,” she told the Yorkshire Post newspaper.

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