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"Needed a stiff Tom Collins after this gorgeous luncheon - the only thing we didn’t eat were our words."
"With my sisters."
"With Georgie at the Elle Style Awards."
"Me, Dawn French, and Nicole Kidman. (Reproduced with permission from Glamour Magazine Women of the Year Awards)
"Wearing my heart on my sleeve. Almost."
"Giving the girls ideas on ‘How to Kill their Husbands” at my book launch."
"Captain Kath and her motley sisterly crew."
"Birds of a feather."
"Georgie. Mother's Day bonding."
"Forgive the purple prose, but oh God how I miss Deep Purple’s John Lord and comic genius John Sessions."
"What a bunch of Aussie ratbags in London - Tim Minchin, Julia Gillard, Jason Donovan and Adam Hills. Redheads rule!"
"The Motley Crew."
"The Coven. Out on Sydney town with Amanda Palmer, Jean Kittson, Meow Meow, Lady Rizzo, Tara Moss and creative co.
We certainly cast a few spells that night."
"With Jules on the film set of 'Mad Cows'." (October 1999)
"This is a photo of me on a field trip to Brazil for Plan International. I was researching my piece for 'Because I'm a Girl'."
"Annie Lennox, Rahla Xenopoulos and me laughing so hard we had to pull the car over, as photographed by Ruby Wax."
"Salman's bravery during the dark days of the Fatwa was really impressive. Luckily, the Fatwa is more of a thinwa now. I would have become a recluse, constantly worried I'd be kidnapped before I could say, "I wonder who that man is, with the handcuffs and the tranquilizer daaaaa...?" (Photo courtesy of Elle)
"My novel’s are witty and gritty, but always heartfelt."
“A comedic coven of my mates rallied round for a a shoot for Good Housekeeping, to aid Breast Cancer research.” (Photo by Good Housekeeping)
"With Jules on Loose Women."
"Two Aussie Sheilas out on the town!"
"The thinking man’s vegemite on toast."
"Double trouble."
"Socially distanced food parcels delivered in and around Vegemite Valley during COVID to the one and only Kylie Minogue."
"At the book launch for 'To Love, Honour and Betray', at the Pool Room at Haymarket Hotel with my darling Georgie." (24 September 2008)
"Me with Richard E Grant and Lynda La Plante at the 'How To Kill Your Husband' launch party."
“I can't tell you what we were discussing, but it was nothing to do with crown jewels…”
"Wearing a 'corgi in a crown' dress, arriving at Buckingham Palace for a Reception to be given in advance of the Royal Visit to Australia." (13 October 2011)
"The nudist beach at Byron Bay." (Photos taken by the brilliant Elise Hassey - not for reproduction elsewhere - for the Sunday Times)
"Critics beware, I'm armed! Me at the Krug launch party for How To Kill Your Husband - and other handy household hints."
"I've known Ian since the 80's, long before he became internationally famous. Now I just hang out with him hoping to absorb erudition by osmosis."
"At the National Theatre with Kylie. Being ‘kultured’."
"Ignoring all ticks of the biological clock."
"In hot water as usual."
“As an autodidact (it means self-taught. It's a word I taught myself) - the only examination I've ever passed is my cervical smear test. Which is why it was so thrilling to receive an Honorary Doctorate from Solent, Southampton University.
I hope to be quipping in Latin in no time. ”
"Diving in the shallow end as usual! Me at the Savoy for my Dead Sexy book launch"
"Richard E Grant and Lynda La Plante at the 'How To Kill Your Husband' launch party."
"I love the English summer, it’s my favourite day of the year."
"Miss you, possum."
"It’s an ant palace made from ant poo. Probably more desirable than many flats for rent in London. "
"Darling Jules."
"Richard E Grant, Pamela Stephenson and me giving good hedonism down under at the launch of Superwoman."
"Doing some girlie giggling with National Treasure, Maureen Lipman. I am more of a buried treasure."
"The nudist beach at Byron Bay." (Photos taken by the brilliant Elise Hassey - not for reproduction elsewhere - for the Sunday Times)
"Dressed to Kill."
"Iceland is awesome."
"The nudist beach at Byron Bay." (Photos taken by the brilliant Elise Hassey - not for reproduction elsewhere - for the Sunday Times)
"With three 'Aussie love gods' who taught me to surf in Byron Bay."
"Awarding the cups to the princes at the Royal Polo… They were obviously very low on celebs that day." (Photo by Zara Hansbury)
"Think outside the box."
"Darling Jules."
"By the River Thames during the filming of the movie 'Mad Cows'." (October 1999)
"Girl power."
"A happy hug with my darling son, Jules."
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall with (from left to right) Amanda Wakeley, Ruby Wax, Kathy Lette, Baroness Helena Kennedy and Bianca Jagger during a reception at Clarence House in support of the Southbank Centre's WOW - Woman of the World festival. (27 February 2012)
"Captain Kath with her first mate." (Reproduced with permission from The Telegraph)
"Vanessa Feltz enjoying her frisk from Constable Arron. June Sarpong, innocent bystander."
"Richard is a literary love god - you have to swim through a pool of your own drool to get anywhere near him. Here we are at my Dead Sexy book launch."
“There’s an island off Scotland for sale called Muck. Hoping KC makes me a lady someday so I can buy it…”
"Two fabulous first ladies meet at Downing Street. Worshipping at the altar of their general gorgeousness, Barry Humphries, Phil Noyce , Vuyo Dyasi. Therese Rein is that rare breed; a self made millionairess - who doesn’t worship her creator. (Note that I’m wearing tartan in a pathetic attempt to suck up to Gordon Brown!)" Photo by Downing Street photographer
"Gorgeous Georgie."
"Rule number 1. Never be photographed next to a goddess. Here I am with Cate Blanchett at my Dead Sexy launch party." (Photo by the genius of focus pocus, Alan Davidson)
"What does a woman really want in bed? Breakfast."
"Two of my favourite things - Sydney Harbour and my darling daughter, Georgie."
"Me with Greg Wise and Emma Thompson at the premiere party of the movie 'Mad Cows' in London. (27 October 1999)
"With bestie, Penny Smith."
"The Lette girls. Mothers and daughters."
"How to clear a restaurant - put Amanda Palmer, Jean Kittson, Tara Moss and me at a table and let us laugh till our lips fall off. "
“Me with my great mate, Ronni Ancona on a walking tour in Wiltshire – walking on the wild side, literally.” (Photo by Woman and Home)
"The Walk of the Gods rained down on our happiness parade. Ronnie Ancona and I on the Amalfi Coast."
"Drawing the raffle at the sunflower jam cancer charity bash. If only the prize was Jeremy Irons naked on a bed of lettuce…"
"Interviewing best buddy Ruby Wax at Jewish Book Week. I think I’ve become Jewish by osmosis. The hair, the shoes, the jokes, the hands... I am so Jewish, I feel guilty that I’m not!" (Photo by Paul Lang)
"Sandi Toksvig, Sarah Brown, and Arabella Weir. Completing the Fifth walk for Their World charity. And you thought we only walked on the wild side…"
"The 'How To Kill Your Husband' opening night with Barry Humphries."
"Ruby and her trusted steed parted ways. Cycling in the Loire with Ruby Wax."
"The best mother's day gift? Time with my darling Georgie."
"The only thing dirty about me is my mind."
"Me with John Mortimer at The Savoy for the Dead Sexy launch. John was my toy boy - although he always said it would take him two weeks to get a soft-on!"
"With Jules and Georgie at home in North London." (1998)
"Cycling in the Loire with Ruby Wax."
"Me with John Mortimer at The Savoy for the Dead Sexy launch. John was my toy boy - although he always said it would take him two weeks to get a soft-on!"
"Hoping to get my mother’s designer genes…"
"In the Kimberleys, with one eye out for crocs. "
"It’s always wine-o-clock in Lette Land."
"With Jules and Georgie at home in North London." (1998)
"And Just Like That....we became buddies."
"Obviously being a writer is very hard work! Me at the Savoy for my Dead Sexy launch."
"Danes are born wearing ski boots, not booties. Aussies? Not so much."
"Girls Night In!" (Photo by Woman and Home)
"Darling Jules."
"Hey Ruby, where shall we go today...?!" Me and Ruby Wax trying to decide where to run off to for some sanity in this odd time we call 'The Rona'!!"
"If I cut my finger, that's tragedy. Comedy is if you walk into an open sewer and die."
"Getting ready for our close up with Director Paul Feig."
Queen Elizabeth II was impressed by my Corgi in a Crown outfit in the white drawing room at Buckingham Palace before a Royal reception for members of the Australian community living in the UK. (13 October 2011)
"Adam and I grew up in The Shire, a beachside Sydney suburb on the cusp of the National Park. It's given us a special bond and our very own lingo - "Rack off, you deadset dick!"
"The comedy coven - Ruby Wax, Meow Meow and the dearly missed Carrie Fisher."
"Me attending the walk for VSO to send trained midwives to the developing world to prevent the deaths, one every minute, of women in childbirth. Read more about it > https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/womens-issues/Kathy+Lette-9917.html
"With the ultimate rock star - Uluru."
"The gawjus Kylie Minogue taking delivery of her socially distanced birthday food parcel during COVID!"
"The gawjus Kylie Minogue taking delivery of her socially distanced birthday food parcel during COVID!"
"A little girl talk at Kylie's scrumptious linen launch. How fab does she look? If I wore a feather dress like that people would presume I just got laid. They'd be like "I supposed a pluck would be out of the question?"" (Photo by Dave Bennett)
"The ham in the Minogue sandwich."
"A stock photo with Sandy Toksvig."
"Ronnie Ancona and I on the Amalfi Coast."
"Why are we feeling in the pink? ...Could it be because Kamala's campaign is so full of hope and positive energy? Onward and upward with Julia Gillard and thespian goddess, Allison Janney."
"Geysers, volcanos, hot springs... Iceland is one giant geological ejaculation."
"The nudist beach at Byron Bay." (Photos taken by the brilliant Elise Hassey - not for reproduction elsewhere - for the Sunday Times)
"On the red carpet as Billy Connolly’s human handbag for premiere of “Quartet.” I was daunted by the blinding flash of a million cameras. Billy said the lights didn’t faze him as it felt just like his days as a welder. No wonder we all love him."
"Ronnie Ancona and I on the Amalfi Coast."
"Sandi Toksvig and I taking a stroll in her hometown, Copenhagen." (Reproduced with permission from The Telegraph)
"The Coven. Out on Sydney town with Amanda Palmer, Jean Kittson, Meow Meow, Lady Rizzo, Tara Moss and creative co.
We certainly cast a few spells that night."
"Me & Stephen Fry at the Krug launch party for How to Kill your Husband. Stephen's so quick he really should register his wit at police headquarters as a lethal weapon."
"The cover of The Weekend Australian Magazine - March 2024." Photography by Alina Gozin’a @2024. For syndication/usage inquiries, please contact kristen@headpressphoto.com
"Interviewing best buddy Ruby Wax at Jewish Book Week. I think I’ve become Jewish by osmosis. The hair, the shoes, the jokes, the hands... I am so Jewish, I feel guilty that I’m not!" (Photo by Paul Lang)
"With Jules and Georgie at home in North London." (1998)
"You may only be young once, but you can be immature forever. At the Women of the Year lunch in 2011."
"A call to arms for all Autism charities. "
“Your girlfriends are you human wonder bras - uplifting, supportive and making you look bigger and better.” (Photo by Mark Harrison)
"Visiting Iceland's Penis Museum where I don't think I'll be making any small talk."
"I'm the ham in the intellectual sandwich. Me with Ian McEwan and Richard Eyre at The Savoy for the Dead Sexy launch.”
"Having my beefcake - and eating him too."
"Who is that man giving good head?"
"Awarding the cups to the princes at the Royal Polo… They were obviously very low on celebs that day." (Photo by Zara Hansbury)
"Time flies when you’re having fun."
"Admiring the size of the bench at the National Justice Museum."
"Cycling in the Loire with Ruby Wax."
“Me with my great mate, Ronni Ancona on a walking tour in Wiltshire – walking on the wild side, literally.” (Photo by Woman and Home)
"A little girl talk at Kylie's scrumptious linen launch. How fab does she look? If I wore a feather dress like that people would presume I just got laid. They'd be like "I supposed a pluck would be out of the question?"" (Photo by Dave Bennett)
"Am taking up tango lessons, after all, as an author, I dance on this ice for a living. (Photo by Neil Cooper, Good Housekeeping)
"Sandi and I dreaming up a Thelma and Louise style adventure..."
"Darling Jules."
"Interviewing best buddy Ruby Wax at Jewish Book Week. I think I’ve become Jewish by osmosis. The hair, the shoes, the jokes, the hands... I am so Jewish, I feel guilty that I’m not!" (Photo by Paul Lang)
"Danni Minogue and I now both have Honorary Doctorates from Solent Southampton Uni. Kylie's is an Hon Doc too, so we're practically a surgery."
"A close encounter of the Kath and Kim Kind – whilst in London the girls dropped by to teach me how to get in touch with my Inner Horn Bag." (Photo - New Idea)
"A close encounter of the Kath and Kim Kind – whilst in London the girls dropped by to teach me how to get in touch with my Inner Horn Bag." (Photo - New Idea)
"Delusions of grandeur. Cycling in the Loire with Ruby Wax."
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My books
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What do women really want in bed? Breakfast. Oh, and a good book.
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What I'm up to
A window into my world...
Here’s a selection of scribblings in which I peel all the way down to my emotional underwear – a psychological striptease that occasionally reveals all.
One liners, wise cracks and witticisms
I think women are each other’s human Wonderbras – uplifting, supportive and making each other look bigger and better.
If he wants breakfast, tell him to sleep in the kitchen.
Men think monogamy is something you make dining tables out of.
Many marriages break up for religious reasons – he thinks he’s a god and she doesn’t.
Love prepares you for marriage the way needlepoint prepares you for round-the-world solo yachting.
Boys will be boys, and so will a load of middle-aged boys who should know better.
Ladies who lynch.
No wife ever shot a husband while he was vacuuming.
I think therefore I’m divorced.
All husbands think they’re Gods. If only their wives weren’t atheists.
Happy wife = happy life.
I couldn’t ask for a better husband… as much as I’d bloody well like to.
Statistically, 100% of divorces begin with marriage.
Marriage is nature’s way of promoting masturbation.
Marriage is a fun-packed, frivolous activity – only occasionally resulting in death.
It’ll be an amicable split. You’ll both get 50 % of the acrimony.
A new invention is required. The monogamous husband. Patent Pending.
How Do I Hate Thee? Let me Count the Ways.
My wedding vows didn’t say To Love, Hoover and Obey.
I’m having my period so can therefore legally kill you.
You are going to enjoy this marriage, even if I have to divorce you to do so.
A happy marriage is like an orgasm – many of them are faked.
All this emphasis on women faking orgasms, but what about men faking foreplay?
Why do men like intelligent women? Because opposites attract.
Why don’t women tell jokes? Because we marry them.
What does a woman really want in bed? Breakfast.
For women, life is full of lies – I mean doctors maintain that wrinkles don’t hurt.
Legal aid cuts prove that the Tories believe a person is innocent until proven destitute.
Sexist men are so stupid it makes you want to take the ‘men’ out of Mensa.
If a man ever tells you that women fall at his feet – it’s only because he gets them drunk first.
A woman must always fight back. Never just lie back and think of Canberra.
The best cure for menopause is the toy boy diet. A case of having Your Beefcake and Eating It Too.
I don’t fake orgasms. I’m faking being six foot one and seven stone.
Trophy wives tarnish quickly and then get left on the shelf.
Lawyers work 24/7. The partners of lawyers suffer from a bad case of subpoena envy.
Most shrinks should book an appointment with themselves.
The question on the minds of most women is – why doesn’t chocolate go straight to your boobs?
Don’t fall for a man’s puppy dog look… Just get him wormed.
It’s been so long since a man has touched me, not even medical science will want my body.
My top tip for keeping your youth? Lock him in the pool house.
I told myself that it took forty-two facial muscles to frown and only four to stretch out my arm and bitch-slap the witch.