Torbay Literary Festival: Ann Widdecombe

Wed, 12 Aug, 2026 at 11:00 am UTC+01:00

Palace Theatre | Paignton

Palace Theatre
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 Torbay Literary Festival: Ann Widdecombe
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Ann Widdecombe will talk both about her life and her writing.
Few politicians are as well known or well liked as Ann Widdecombe. Known for her forthright no-nonsense approach to both politics and life, she also exudes a sense or fun which might explain her popularity.
A former Conservative party Minister and MP, she now campaigns for The Reform Party, but is most recently known to a whole different generation, after partnering with Anton De Beke in Strictly Come Dancing. A regular on television including Celebrity Big Brother, Ann, has frankly had an extraordinary life.
She has published four novels and her autobiography ‘Strictly Ann’, was a Sunday Times bestseller. If you book for this talk, do expect outspoken and forthright views from a singular personality. Held in huge public affection, even the left-leaning Guardian newspaper called her a ‘national living treasure’.
You can e-mail us your questions for Ann to [email protected] and she will be signing copies of all her books after the event.
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Palace Theatre, Centrepeace, 56 Palace Avenue, Paignton, TQ3 3HF, United Kingdom

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