The eighteenth century actress Mary Robinson was famous for being famous.
Her beauty captured not only a theatrical audience, but the attention of a young Prince of Wales. She was as pursued by the press as any later day celebrity.
Sarah Gristwood is the author of a new biography. She joins Martha to explain why she might have been the first celebrity casualty.
Perdita by Sarah Gristwood published by Bantam Press
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