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


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:17, 10 October 2012

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.

References

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  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