Joanna Lumley, the beloved British actress best known for her role as Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous, is set to star in a new travel documentary for ITV to coincide with her 80th birthday. The 79-year-old is currently filming in Argentina, exploring destinations she has yet to feature in her previous travelogues.
According to reports, Lumley was spotted in Buenos Aires, where she was seen in a bar surrounded by drinks and cigarettes, reminiscent of her Ab Fab character. However, unlike Patsy, she was described as 'an absolute delight' and happily posed for photos with fans.
Lumley began her travel documentary series with Joanna Lumley's Nile in 2010 and has since produced around 16 similar programmes, including Great Cities Of The World, Silk Road Adventure, and Trans-Siberian Adventure. Her most recent series, Joanna Lumley's Danube, traced the river through Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania.
South America remains one of the few continents where she has not filmed, making this new project a likely addition to her collection. The actress has previously spoken about ageing, saying she is motivated by the awareness of time passing and regularly contemplates mortality. 'As you near the top of the hill you suddenly think, 'Gosh, there's not all that amount of time left',' she told My Weekly last year.
