Paula Yates Documentary From Amy Winehouse Doc Producers Curious Films Set for Channel 4
variety.comK.J. Yossman U.K. network Channel 4 has commissioned a new documentary from Curious Films about TV host and author Paula Yates, who died following a heroin overdose at the age of 41 in 2000.
The two-part doc, titled simply “Paula,” will explore the “life and legacy” of the wildchild presenter, whose relationships with Boomtown Rats’ vocalist Bob Geldof and rockstar Michael Hutchence dominated the headlines in the late 1990s.
Yates and Geldof’s daughter, model Peaches Geldof, also died of a heroin overdose at the age of 25 in 2014. The doc promises to “reveal the real Paula Yates behind the tabloid-driven narrative, drawing on an extraordinary set of never-before-heard interviews, the words of some of those who knew her best and a wealth of archive to tell her story in her own words.” Yates was a Channel 4 staple during her prime, fronting shows including “The Tube” and “The Big Breakfast” for which she interviewed stars from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Robbie Williams.
The doc includes four never-before-seen intimate interviews with Yates recorded in the two years before her death as well as testimonies from her friends and colleagues in the context of music and cultural moments from the era. “Paula” is produced by Charlene Chika Osuagwu, directed by Charlie Russell exec produced by Dov Freedman.
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