25 Of The Most Quotable Moments From Absolutely Fabulous

All the best quotes from Edina Monsoon And Patsy Stone on Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous Quotes

by Daisy Hall |
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It's official, Absolutely Fabulous is returning! Kind of...

30 years after the iconic series starring Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone first hit our screens, Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley are back with Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out - a one-off documentary which delves into the behind-the-scenes secrets of the show and shares the reasons for its incredible success.

Plus, Jennifer and Joanna will be joined by their former cast members Julia Sawalha aka Saffy and Jane Horrocks aka Bubble as they talk all things Ab Fab. It might not be a new episode, but we'll take what we can get!

As a result, there has never been a better time to up the nostalgia and watch all your old favourite shows. Enter: Absolutely Fabulous, because all five series - plus two specials - are available to stream on both Netflix and BBC iPlayer. Oh, and BBC iPlayer has the movie, too).

So, to get you ready to catch up with the Ab Fab girls, we present the 25 best quotes from Absolutely Fabulous.

It's time to crack open the Bolly and read up on the gospel according to everyone's favourite champagne-swigging fashionistas: Patsy Stone and Edina Monsoon.

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Patsy: 'What will you drink if you stop drinking?'

Eddie: 'I shall drink water... It's a mixer, Patsy, we have it with whiskey'

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Eddie: 'I'm sorry if that sounds selfish, but it's me, me, me!'

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Eddie: 'I don't want more choice, I just want nicer things!'

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Patsy: 'The last mosquito that bit me had to check into the Betty Ford clinic'

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Eddie: 'You've given up drinking before...'

Patsy: 'Worst eight hours of my life'

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Saffy: 'I don't think they let people with drug convictions in'

Eddie: 'Darling, it's not a conviction'

Patsy: 'Just a firm belief!'

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Eddie: 'Sweetie, what are you drinking?'

Patsy: 'Oh this? Chanel No. 5'

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Patsy: 'I know what you're feeling, darling, but really, I don't even care'

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Saffy: 'You've been getting dressed for three hours and you still look like a bloated citrus fruit'

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Patsy: 'She's emaciated. Like her brain!'

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Patsy: 'Are you mad? I've got nothing to wear on public transport!'

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Eddie: 'In this body there is a thin person dying to get out'

Gran: 'Just the one, dear?'

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Patsy: 'It's so long since I actually remember going to sleep instead of passing out'

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Saffy: 'So what does a fashion director actually do?'

Eddie: 'Oh darling, she gets a 50% discount at Harvey Nichols'

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Patsy: 'Whatever I choose is cool because I am cool'

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Eddie: 'Cancel my aromatherapy, my psychotherapy, my reflexology, my osteopath, my homoeopath, my naturopath, my crystal reading, my shiatsu, my organic hairdresser. And see if I can be re-birthed next Thursday afternoon.'

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Saffy: 'Where's Patsy?'

Eddie: 'She went into the shop with all the dried-up things'

Saffy: 'Well, she should feel at home, then'

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Eddie: 'God, it's like living with a chronically depressed budgerigar, living with you!'

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Patsy: 'I told her the only thing she looked good in was a body bag'

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Saffy: 'I'm sorry Mum, but I've never seen what it is that you actually do'

Eddie: 'PR! I PR things. People. Places. Concepts.'

Patsy: 'Lulu!'

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Eddie: 'If you're a bloody psychic psychologist how come I'm always having to phone you?'

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Patsy: 'I decide what goes in the magazine. Y'know, one snap of my fingers and I can raise hemlines so high that the world is your gynaecologist!'

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Eddie: 'Why does everything you wear look like it's bearing a grudge, darling?'

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Patsy: 'Oh, you little b*tch troll from hell!'

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Edina: 'Would you like a bit of Bolly, sweetie?'Patsy: 'Just a smidge...'

Daisy Hall is a News and Entertainment writer on Grazia, specialising in TV and film meaning that you can count on Daisy for the latest (and best) recommendations.

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