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Here’s Kev with a video review of Brit rom-com Me, Myself and Di, which is out now on DVD and Digital from Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment.

When Bridget Jones-type Janet wins the trip of a lifetime, she’s convinced by her best friend to pretend to be the opposite of who she actually is, in the hope of finding love – But it’s only when she becomes herself again that Janet gets close to her happy ever after.

Written by Samantha Lloyd and directed by Chris Green, Me, Myself and Di stars Katy Clayton, Lucy Pinder, James Lance, Tyger Drew-Honey, Will Mellor and Larry Lamb.

New rule: you are not allowed to define yourself as a female-led film if you are using the females in your film to make young women feel shite about themselves. If the females leading your film are Trojan horses for an army of innuendo, slut-shaming and fat jokes they can do one.

The average UK dress size is 16, meaning that a number of the intended audience for British rom-com Me, Myself and Di will be curvy like its protagonist Janet. Janet loves ‘80s music, her Bhangra class and Heat magazine, she’s a happy soul who is content with her lot despite daydreams of finding her soulmate. It seems odd then that Me, Myself and Di devotes so much runtime to tearing Janet down.

Janet (Katy Clayton) has had a pretty rotten thirtieth birthday right up until the moment she wins big at the local Working Men’s Club; a...

Me, Myself & Di is a charming new British comedy that is well worth giving a go. To mark its release, we had the pleasure in speaking to its three leading roles, speaking to model-turned-actress Lucy Pinder, newcomer Katy Clayton, and James Lance.

We discussed with all three performers the appeal of this movie, and just how much fun was had making the film. Pinder speaks about her childhood holidays, and working with the wonderful Clayton. She also talks about her career, and inclination to make more movies – and if she feels she has to work doubly hard to impress. Meanwhile Clayton tells us the funny story of how she actually auditioned for a much smaller role in the film, and talks about her own background in performance – and how creativity runs through her entire family.

And finally with Lance we speak about the value in just enjoying yourself while doing this job,...

What was probably intended as an affectionate social satire just comes across as a snide mickey-take of its working-class characters

There’s nothing quite so naff and depressing as a British comedy misfire, and Me, Myself and Di is the real deal: a miserably unfunny romcom about Bolton’s answer to Bridget Jones. Her name is Janet Brown (Katy Clayton), and she is a chirpy 30-year-old virgin who works in a supermarket stacking shelves. Janet is devastated when an internet date stands her up: “He took one look at me and ran off because I’m fat and ugly,” she sobs. “You’re not ugly,” quips her glam best friend Diana (Lucy Pinder), always ready to knock Janet’s self-confidence. The world lays indignities upon Janet and then film throws on some more. The character is so thinly written that there’s little for Clayton to do other than perform...

Kaleidoscope Entertainment has revealed the first trailer for the British comedy ‘Me, Myself & Di’, and it’s our pleasure to debut it for you today.

Following in the tradition of much-loved movies like Muriel’s Wedding and Bridesmaids, it’s a gritty yet heartfelt romcom about finding true love, with a colourful cast of characters and familiar stars from the big and small screens.

When Bridget Jones-type Janet wins the trip of a lifetime to a holiday park in Rhyl, she’s convinced by her best friend to pretend to be the opposite of who she actually is in the hope of finding love. But it’s only when she becomes herself again that Janet gets anywhere close to her happy ever after.

The film stars a very British cast of Katy Clayton, James Lance, Lucy Pinder, Will Mellor, Tyger Drew-Honey, Larry Lamb, Wim Snape and more.

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