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Agony aunts can refer to: Agony aunt, a colloquial term for an advice columnist Agony Aunts, a 2012 Australian comedy television series Agony Uncles,
Agony_aunts
Journalism genre
advice and maternal wisdom, hence the colloquial British English agony aunt, and later agony uncle. The nominal writer may be a pseudonym, with any accompanying
Advice_column
Female relative who is sibling of one's parent
An aunt is a female individual who is a sibling of a parent or married to a sibling of a parent. Aunts who are related by birth are second-degree relatives
Aunt
well-known men and women talking to interviewer/narrator Adam Zwar. Agony Aunts was a six-part series that first screened in 2012 on Australia's ABC1
The_Agony_of...
British television series
successful career as an agony aunt but whose own personal life is a shambles. It was created by Len Richmond and real-life agony aunt Anna Raeburn, both of
Agony_(TV_series)
Australian actor, voice artist and writer (born 1972)
well as the popular factual series Agony Aunts, Agony Uncles, The Agony of Life, The Agony of Modern Manners and Agony. Zwar also presented and produced
Adam_Zwar
Australian actress (born 1981)
social media. "Showcast – Casting Resource". "Australian TV Archive". "Agony Aunts – ABC TV". "Bogan Pride". SBS. Yamato, Jen (17 July 2013). "Super Fun
Kate_Jenkinson
Irish television personality (born 1990)
the villa, she began appearing regularly on This Morning, presenting an agony aunt segment. She also presented a two part series called "Maura's Ireland"
Maura_Higgins
Norwegian journalist and presenter (born 1962)
New Statesman. For almost 20 years until 2021 she was The Observer's agony aunt on its relationships page. In October 2024 she was announced as the UK
Mariella_Frostrup
English-Irish singer, television personality and author (born 1965)
Celebrity Big Brother house on Channel 5. In 2013, Nolan was a resident agony aunt on the ITV chat show The Alan Titchmarsh Show, appearing on the show every
Coleen_Nolan
Australian actress
Retrieved 6 September 2024. "Heather Mitchell". Retrieved 8 February 2024. "Agony Aunts - ABC TV". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 8 February 2024. "Neighbourhood
Heather_Mitchell
British politician and media personality (born 1947)
newspaper's agony aunt, introduced with an Emma Brockes interview. In 2005 BBC Two showed six episodes of The Widdecombe Project, an agony aunt television
Ann_Widdecombe
English television presenter
Breakfast programme Daybreak. In 2013, she appeared on This Morning as an agony aunt, and from 2013 to 2015, she appeared on Big Brother's Bit on the Side
Anna_Williamson
English journalist and advice columnist (1931–2010)
established herself in writing for Woman's Own as one of four new and direct "agony aunts", alongside Marjorie Proops, Peggy Makins (aka Evelyn Home) at Woman
Claire_Rayner
English singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter (born 1958)
questions and shares archive performances in Toyah at Home and co-hosts Agony Aunts alongside her husband Robert Fripp. However, it is her Sunday Lunch series
Toyah_Willcox
British daytime TV programme (1988–present)
the first few series, the show's "experts" were weatherman Fred Talbot, agony aunt Denise Robertson, medic Dr Chris Steele, cook Susan Brookes, beauty presenter
This_Morning_(TV_programme)
Italian-born British actress, presenter (1926–2018)
first three in London and the last in Brighton, England. She was also an agony aunt (an advice columnist), answering problems that had been posted by readers
Katie_Boyle
British psychotherapist and author (born 1957)
women's magazine for two years. In September 2013 she became Red Magazine's agony aunt. She also works as a freelance journalist specialising in psychology and
Philippa_Perry
American-born UK-based writer (born 1935) writer
Kurtz (born September 3, 1935) is an American-born UK-based writer and agony aunt. She has worked in that capacity for Cosmopolitan magazine for over 40
Irma_Kurtz
British journalist (born 1944)
Virginia Ironside (born 3 February 1944) is a British journalist, agony aunt and author. Born in London, she is the daughter of Christopher Ironside, painter
Virginia_Ironside
British writer and broadcaster (1932–2016)
Breakfast Time programme in 1985, though she is best known as the resident agony aunt on the ITV show This Morning from its first broadcast on 3 October 1988
Denise_Robertson
British journalist (1911–1996)
née Israel; 10 August 1911 – 10 November 1996) was a journalist and agony aunt in the United Kingdom, writing the column Dear Marje for the Daily Mirror
Marjorie_Proops
Scottish actress (born 1966)
in 2013. In 2014, she began producing comedy sketches as "Heather" an agony aunt for YouTube channel Wildseed Studios. She had a recurring role in series
Michelle_Gomez
Australian blues, soul and jazz singer (1949–2013)
teen pop newspaper Go-Set from September 1969 to September 1970 as an agony aunt in her weekly "Takes Care of Business" column, and as a feature writer
Wendy_Saddington
Irish comedian, actor, and television host (born 1963)
Jonathan Ross. Norton co-hosted with Maria McErlane who featured as an "agony aunt" on the segment "Grill Graham". "Tune with a Tale" is where a listener
Graham_Norton
Indian writer
April 1925 – 9 June 2017) was an Indian writer, poet, yoga teacher, and agony aunt. As a young mother, Puri began writing articles on cookery, family planning
Kailash_Puri
Agony aunt column in The Sun
Dear Deidre was the British newspaper The Sun's long running agony aunt column written by Deidre Sanders. Dear Deidre is also a phone-in section on the
Dear_Deidre
Wan-kam (Chinese: 白韻琹, born on September 1, 1944) was a Hong Kong radio agony aunt and celebrity and is a former member of Wan Chai District Council. Since
Pamela_Peck
British journalist and lecturer (1950–2023)
McFadyean was a notable advice columnist for young people, serving as agony aunt (1983–1986) of Just Seventeen teen magazine, and going on to become editor
Melanie_McFadyean
British journalist
British broadcaster and author who is best known for her role as a radio agony aunt, giving advice on relationships and more general life problems. As a broadcaster
Anna_Raeburn
English comedian (born 1975)
that studio audience members are encouraged to share problems with her agony aunt character for her to offer tips "in the same way as the busybody at the
Sarah_Millican
Scottish actress
Retrieved 2 November 2025. Orr, Gillian (31 January 2014). "Unexpected agony aunt: How My Mad Fat Diary star Sharon Rooney transformed teen TV". The Independent
Sharon_Rooney
Australian sports writer
Lane was a cast member of the ABC Television documentary series Agony Aunts and The Agony of Life. Since 2008, she has been a part of the ABC's Radio AFL
Samantha_Lane
English actress, comedian and writer (1963–2016)
character on his show, where she would spend many years appearing as a comedy agony aunt across the north of England on the BBC Night Network. In 1990 Aherne became
Caroline_Aherne
Popular science book by Olivia Judson
evolutionary biologist Olivia Judson written in the role of her alter ego, agony aunt Dr Tatiana. Dr Tatiana receives letters from various creatures about their
Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
Dr_Tatiana's_Sex_Advice_to_All_Creation
Australian actress
white, mate". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 August 2013. "Agony Aunts: The aunts: Leah Vandenberg". ABC TV. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Leah_Vandenberg
British actress and comedian (born 1957)
friend Graham Norton in the mid-1990s. She co-presented the "Grill Graham" agony aunt feature with Norton on his BBC Radio 2 Saturday morning show throughout
Maria_McErlane
Entrepreneur
"Pakistan's online agony aunt tearing down taboos". Arab News PK. 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2020-11-22. AFP. "Pakistan's online agony aunt tearing down taboos"
Kanwal_Ahmed
2000 British TV series or programme
hackette on a magazine, a researcher for the Conservative Party and an agony aunt. Only one of the men, Frank (Kris Marshall), works and he feels compelled
Metropolis (British TV series)
Metropolis_(British_TV_series)
Australian comedian, writer, actor (born 1978)
include Rove Live (2009), Good News Week (2009), Spicks and Specks (2010), Agony Aunts (2012), QI (2018), The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2018, 2020)
Hannah_Gadsby
British television presenter
paid editing. In September 2023, Lewington announced a new role as AI Agony Aunt to the Lorraine programme on ITV. Lewington can be seen presenting the
Lara_Lewington
Comedy radio and TV show of the 1980s.
stereotypically camp duo Ernest and Geoffrey (who were reinvented as agony aunts Viv and Trix when the series transferred to television) Fred Fibber,
The_Grumbleweeds_Radio_Show
English radio DJ, podcast host and television presenter (born 1990)
"supply teacher". Since March 2018, North has co-presented the comedy agony-aunt podcast Help I Sexted My Boss with friend and etiquette expert William
Jordan_North
2009 Irish TV series or programme
introduced comedians The Rubberbandits as reporters, bizarre weathermen and agony aunts. The series has contributed to the chart success of The Rubberbandits
Republic_of_Telly
English footballer & commentator
2012. Retrieved 29 October 2009. Irvine, Christopher (25 April 2005). "Agony Aunt's dual role strikes chord with Leeds youngsters". The Times. London. Retrieved
Lucy_Ward_(footballer)
Satirical podcast by Julia Davis and Vicki Pepperdine
(Vicki Pepperdine) play "the world’s least sympathetic, most judgmental agony aunts", who answer questions on sex, relationships and medical problems, supposedly
Dear_Joan_and_Jericha
2018 memoir by Dolly Alderton
whereas Dear Dolly is a collection of Alderton's responses from her "agony aunt" column with The Sunday Times. Everything I Know About Love was nominated
Everything_I_Know_About_Love
1967 novel by Simone de Beauvoir
reviewed the short story similarly, claiming that it was comparable to the "agony aunt" column one might find in Elle. In sum, "The Woman Destroyed" was seen
The_Woman_Destroyed
Scottish presenter and journalist (born 1959)
columns for The Sun and The Sunday Post. She was announced as the first Agony Aunt for the Royal Air Force's fortnightly RAF News on 7 October 2009. Kelly
Lorraine_Kelly
British television and radio presenter (1959–2023)
she appeared on ITV2's My Shirley Valentine Summer and was the resident agony aunt on the Eleri Siôn show for BBC Radio Wales. After retraining, she worked
Annabel_Giles
Australian television director (1964–2025)
Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition (2026 Yearbook) (72): 81. 2026. "Agony Aunts - ABC TV". www.abc.net.au. Butler, Dianne (21 April 2010). "All you need
Amanda_Brotchie
English agony aunt
Peggy Makins (1916–2011) was an English agony aunt, who wrote for Woman magazine under the pen name Evelyn Home. She was born in Hammersmith, London, England
Peggy_Makins
English actress
Fernando, Shehani; Slaney, Rowan (29 June 2018). "Dear Joan and Jericha: agony aunts of the most ribald kind – podcasts of the week". The Guardian. Retrieved
Julia_Davis
Never Kiss A Man In A Canoe: Words of Wisdom From the Golden Age of Agony Aunts (2015) Taming The Tiger Parent: How To Put You Child's Well-Being First
Tanith_Carey
English media personality and businesswoman (born 1981)
Breakfast, in a guest segment that featured her assuming the role of an agony aunt and answering viewers' questions. In September 2022, Collins appeared
Gemma_Collins
British actress and radio presenter (1939–2019)
and hosted a current affairs show on Liberty Radio. Ross wrote a weekly agony aunt column for Real People magazine. She appeared in many theatre roles, including
Martha_Ross
English author (born 1962)
series herself, including the front covers. She also spent 12 years as the agony aunt for Shout, a magazine for teenage girls, and has taught art at local primary
Cathy_Cassidy
British drama television series (1970–1972)
agony aunt who becomes personally drawn into the problems of the people who send letters to her. It was made by Yorkshire Television. An agony aunt named
Kate_(TV_series)
Australian broadcaster (1945–2024)
In 2006 he returned to national TV screens on the ABC Television show Agony Aunts. Robertson filled in for Stan Zemanek on 2UE from 8 pm to midnight just
Clive_Robertson_(broadcaster)
British pocket cartoonist
Gibson, Owen (22 November 2005). "Newspaper panel picks its top 40 - from agony aunts to war reporters". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 April 2020. Pownall, Elfreda
Matt_Pritchett
Indian novelist, columnist (born 1948)
five years. At age 20, she began her career as a journalist, writing "agony aunt" advice columns and features for society magazines. She was the editor
Shobhaa_De
British journalist, author and screenwriter (born 1988)
dating columnist from 2015 to 2017. In 2020, she began working as an agony aunt for The Sunday Times in her column Dear Dolly. Alderton's debut book,
Dolly_Alderton
English actress and singer (1931–1984)
twelve fellow dieters, the "Dors Dozen". This later developed into an agony aunt segment once Dors had reached her target weight. As the cancer treatment
Diana_Dors
Name list
professional footballer Claire Rayner (1931–2010), English journalist and agony aunt Claire Richards (born 1977), English singer Claire Rutter (born 1976)
Claire_(given_name)
American singer (1953–2020)
Maddy (February 16, 2016). "Cult heroes: Betty Wright – soul's golden agony aunt". Theguardian.com. "Betty Wright". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020
Betty_Wright
Season of television series
goes to London, where she and her editor discover that the magazine's agony aunt, believed to be a female, is in fact Mr Spratt, the Dowager Countess's
Downton_Abbey_series_6
British detective TV series
However, the discovery that Pearson wrote a letter to the local newspaper's agony aunt suggesting murder gives the police and Sister Boniface cause to revisit
Sister_Boniface_Mysteries
Novel by Keigo Higashino
advice letters seeking advice for anything troubling them, similar to an agony aunt. When the store is closed, people would drop their letters through a hole
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
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Robin French 13 March 2026 (2026-03-13) 5.07 Hortense LeRoux, an infamous agony aunt on the verge of retirement, is found poisoned via a contaminated paper
List of Death in Paradise episodes
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Morning 's agony aunt, Denise Robertson. Her original role in the radio series was as the local DJ. In the live show, she acted as an agony aunt on her own
List of The League of Gentlemen characters
List_of_The_League_of_Gentlemen_characters
British actress, writer and comedian (born 1946)
prominence on television in the situation comedy Agony (1979–81), in which she played an agony aunt with a troubled private life. In her role as Stella
Maureen_Lipman
team drew significant criticism. Hoddle suggested she was "more of an agony aunt" but during the 1998 World Cup, the press suggested Drewery had influenced
England national football team manager
England_national_football_team_manager
English glamour model
newspapers. As well as The Sun's "Dear Deidre" and Sunday People's "Dear Jane" agony-aunt pages. Claydon has also appeared in British men's magazines Loaded, FHM
Hannah_Claydon
Female given name
Stoppard (born 1937), British physician, author, television presenter, and agony aunt Miriam Syowia Kyambi (born 1979), Kenyan artist Miriam Timothy (1879–1950)
Miriam_(given_name)
Irish entertainer (born 1951)
as a result. She has written an agony aunt page for the Irish magazine TV Now. In 2011, she was given an agony aunt programme on TV3 called "Give Adele
Adele_King
British doctor and author (born 1937)
subject of women's health. She writes on health issues and acts as an agony aunt for the Daily Mirror, having previously answered readers' letters for
Miriam_Stoppard
British TV sketch show (1993–1995)
Gaye Vic and Bob played the soul music legends as the show's resident "agony aunts"; two tiny puppets who were on a TV in a cupboard, "sitting on the dock
The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
The_Smell_of_Reeves_and_Mortimer
Climbing public buildings under cover of darkness
or philosophical nature, with advice given sometimes in the form of an Agony Aunt. The local media dubbed the group "The Night Climbers of Oxford", for
Night_climbing
2019 Indian Hindi-language web series
fine things in life. He is a motivator, a friend, a guide, students' 'agony aunt' and does not do lip service to make a student feel good. When Vaibhav
Kota_Factory
Name list
children's books Marjorie Proops (1911–1996), British newspaper columnist and agony aunt Marjorie Pyles Honzik (1908–2003), American psychologist Marjorie Quarton
Marjorie
Musical artist
2009. Wilcox, Toyah; Fripp, Robert (31 October 2021). Toyah & Robert's Agony Aunts - Episode #15 - #Halloween 2020. YouTube. Event occurs at 6:52. Retrieved
Wilfred_Gibson
British TV sitcom (1979–1982)
18 "Postman's Knock" Vernon Lawrence 23 September 1981 (1981-09-23) "Agony Aunt" Clare Butterfield receives a letter from "Worried of Ward 3", but her
Only_When_I_Laugh_(TV_series)
pop culture expert, dies at 77, buffalo.edu; accessed June 13, 2016. "Agony aunt and NHS campaigner Claire Rayner dies at 79". BBC News Online. October
List of people with breast cancer
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Irish broadcaster
in Irish radio and her program the “Agony Aunt” led to public confessionals on the radio. She wrote an Agony Aunt column for the Evening Press during
Frankie_Byrne_(broadcaster)
Narstie. Grime MC who makes comedy videos including reaction videos and the agony aunt parody series Uncle Pain Dua Lipa United Kingdom Dua Lipa Pop singer-songwriter;
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English actress (born 1963)
sexuality and comes out as gay. Cleaver covered for Denise Robertson as the agony aunt on the ITV daytime programme This Morning until Robertson's death in 2016
Sue_Cleaver
English broadcaster and journalist (born 1962)
Vanessa's Real Lives Presenter 2006–2025 This Morning Contributor; presenter; agony aunt 2010 Ultimate Big Brother Housemate 2013 Strictly Come Dancing Contestant;
Vanessa_Feltz
Indian spokesperson, actress, television personality and politician
two years, her "Malavika Pakkam" column in Kumudam, a Tamil weekly, an Agony aunt column for Kumudam and more recently, 'Malavika order', a weekly column
Malavika_Avinash
(ABC 2011–2013) Agony Aunts (ABC 2012) The Agony of... (ABC 2012–2015) The Agony of Christmas (ABC 2013) The Agony of Life (ABC 2013) Agony Uncles (ABC 2012)
List of Australian television series
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British men's lifestyle magazine, 1994–2015
self-proclaimed militant feminist Julie Burchill to write a regular 'agony aunt' column and Lia Nicholls as Deputy Editor, making her the first woman
Loaded_(magazine)
English glamour model and television personality (born 1978)
magazine's "sexpert", advising men on sex-related issues. Her choice as an agony aunt angered some established professionals. She defended herself against these
Jodie_Marsh
1992 British TV series or programme
Ainsley Harriott (cooking sections) Dr Mark Porter (doctor) Deidre Sanders (agony aunt) Lowri Turner (fashion expert) "Real people and real things - like hatred
Good Morning with Anne and Nick
Good_Morning_with_Anne_and_Nick
English guitarist and singer (1947–1991)
Radio Luxembourg – Reading out listeners' problem letters for well-known agony aunt Marjorie Proops. Mrs Dale's Diary – a popular radio show playing a popstar
Steve_Marriott
English radio DJ and comedian (1944–1995)
Cheeseburger whose monologues were seen as a satire on US foreign policy, agony aunt Verity Treacle, mime artist Maurice Mimer whose drawings turn into real
Kenny_Everett
British TV sitcom (1990–2000)
hanger. Mimsy Berkovitz – another unseen character, she is the local agony aunt, whom many of the characters turn to for advice. In the episode "The Secret
One_Foot_in_the_Grave
British journalist, writer and comedian (born 1973)
Women 2012 and semi-finalist in So You Think You're Funny 2012. She is an agony aunt for The Pool and host of the Mint Velvet clothing podcast "We are Women"
Viv_Groskop
New Zealand radio broadcaster
breakfast show on More FM that ended in June 2020. Gillespie also wrote an agony aunt column for Woman's Day New Zealand until the magazine closed in April
Polly_Gillespie
British entertainer (born 1985)
Mitchell's team. Big Narstie creates YouTube videos including a parody agony aunt style series Uncle Pain. Big Narstie appeared in The Great British Bake
Big_Narstie
English journalist and TV presenter (born 1961)
writes an opinion column in the Daily Mirror on Saturdays and works as an agony aunt in New! magazine. Phillips was a regular panellist on Loose Women in 2002
Fiona_Phillips
American actress
2019 The Crown Peggy "Blinkie" Douglas The Diary of My Broken Vagina Agony Aunt 2021 Torchwood 2000 Jane Cavern 2022 #honesty Pip Ten Percent Jenny Salmon
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(φώλος) Greek name PHOLOS means "of the cave" or "of the den." In mythology, this is the name of a wise centaur. He was a friend of Herakles who accidentally poisoned him; he surrendered his immortality to be rid of the agony of the poison.
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Creative; Handsome; Award Winning; Trophy of Honour
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, the elder brother of Bata.
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Sages name
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Pet form of Finnish Aatami, AATOS means "earth" or "red."
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Having the Sun for the Banner
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Another name of Lord Murugan
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Judicious.
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n.
A contest for a prize at the public games.
n.
A sudden attack of illness, faintness, or pain; an agony.
n.
Extreme pain; violent pang; anguish; agony; especially, one of the pangs of travail in childbirth, or purturition.
a. & adv.
Ago.
n.
Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence, extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; paroxysm of grief; specifically, the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.
pl.
of Agony
n.
The last struggle of life; death struggle.
n.
Agonic line.
pl.
of Agon
v. i.
To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
v. i.
To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively.
n.
Extreme pain; anguish of body or mind; pang; agony; torment; as, torture of mind.
n.
Want of tone; weakness of the system, or of any organ, especially of such as are contractile.
n.
Violent contest or striving.
v. t.
To put in agony.
n.
Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
v. i.
To struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize.
n.
A violent effort or efforts with contortions of the body; agony; distress.
v. t.
To bite in agony or rage.
v. t.
To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to torture.