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'''Rhona Cameron''' (born [[Dundee]], 1965) is a Scottish comedian and writer
[[File:Rhona Cameron.jpg|thumb|Rhona Cameron]]'''Rhona Cameron''' (born [[Dundee]], 1965) is a Scottish comedian and writer.


In 2000 she starrd in ''Rhona'', a sitcom which she co-wrote with ther former partner, Linda Gibson.
In 2000 she starred in ''Rhona'', a sitcom which she co-wrote with her former partner, Linda Gibson.


She was a contestant in the first series of ''I'm a celebrity... Get me out of here!''. She is sometimes accused of having outed [[Sue Perkins]] as her past partner while on the show.<ref>http://guardian.co.uk/music/2003/nov/07/gayrights.popandrock Jenny White, "The lesbian stars changing the face of showbiz", ''The Guardian'' 7 November 2003 </ref> However, while her statement increased the number of people aware of their sexuality, their relationship had not previously been hidden and they had appeared content to be photographed as a couple by the press some months earlier.<ref>http://www.wireimage.co.uk/celebrity-pictures/Comediennes-Rhona-Cameron-and-Sue-Perkins-attend-the-aftershow-party/2078306?cc=GBR&language=en-GB Gareth Davies, "Rhona Cameron And Sue Perkins At Party" 1 March 2002 ''Getty Images''</ref>
She was a contestant in the first series of ''I'm a celebrity... Get me out of here!''. She is sometimes accused of having outed [[Sue Perkins]] as her past partner while on the show.<ref>http://guardian.co.uk/music/2003/nov/07/gayrights.popandrock Jenny White, "The lesbian stars changing the face of showbiz", ''The Guardian'' 7 November 2003 </ref> However their relationship had not previously been hidden and they had appeared content to be photographed as a couple by the press some months earlier.<ref>http://www.wireimage.co.uk/celebrity-pictures/Comediennes-Rhona-Cameron-and-Sue-Perkins-attend-the-aftershow-party/2078306?cc=GBR&language=en-GB Gareth Davies, "Rhona Cameron And Sue Perkins At Party" 1 March 2002 ''Getty Images''</ref>


She and her current partner, schoolteacher [[Suran Dickson]] appeared together in the ''Celebrity Wife Swap'' in 2009.
She and her current partner, schoolteacher [[Suran Dickson]], appeared together in the ''Celebrity Wife Swap'' in 2009.
 
She wrote the book ''Nineteen Seventy-Nine: A Big Year in a Small Town'', about growing up as a lesbian in the small fishing town of [[Musselburgh]], [[East Lothian]]. Her debut novel ''The Naked Drinking Club'' was published by Ebury Press in 2007.
 
She was ranked number 19 in the [[Pride Power List 2011]].


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Latest revision as of 13:10, 10 July 2026

Rhona Cameron

Rhona Cameron (born Dundee, 1965) is a Scottish comedian and writer.

In 2000 she starred in Rhona, a sitcom which she co-wrote with her former partner, Linda Gibson.

She was a contestant in the first series of I'm a celebrity... Get me out of here!. She is sometimes accused of having outed Sue Perkins as her past partner while on the show.[1] However their relationship had not previously been hidden and they had appeared content to be photographed as a couple by the press some months earlier.[2]

She and her current partner, schoolteacher Suran Dickson, appeared together in the Celebrity Wife Swap in 2009.

She wrote the book Nineteen Seventy-Nine: A Big Year in a Small Town, about growing up as a lesbian in the small fishing town of Musselburgh, East Lothian. Her debut novel The Naked Drinking Club was published by Ebury Press in 2007.

She was ranked number 19 in the Pride Power List 2011.

References

  1. http://guardian.co.uk/music/2003/nov/07/gayrights.popandrock Jenny White, "The lesbian stars changing the face of showbiz", The Guardian 7 November 2003
  2. http://www.wireimage.co.uk/celebrity-pictures/Comediennes-Rhona-Cameron-and-Sue-Perkins-attend-the-aftershow-party/2078306?cc=GBR&language=en-GB Gareth Davies, "Rhona Cameron And Sue Perkins At Party" 1 March 2002 Getty Images