Jennifer Saunders has shared the heartbreaking reason why she turned down an OBE. The Absolutely Fabulous star, 62, declined the opportunity when she was presented with the royal nod in 2001 alongside her comedy partner in crime, Dawn French.
The much-loved star decided against accepting the incredible accolade because she felt she ‘didn’t deserve’ it. Jennifer told Best Magazine that she compared her father’s incredibly hard work in the Royal Air Force to her own career, and felt she couldn’t accept the OBE because it ‘didn’t feel right’. “My father, Robert, was a pilot in the Royal Air Force and was awarded a CBE,” she explained. “He got it and he deserved it.
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