Dawn French says her friendship with comedy partner Jennifer Saunders is a bit like a marriage.
She added that despite not liking Jennifer much at first when they met at drama school in the 1970s, they were soon so close they were “sort of in love”.
Dawn said: "I didn't really like Jen that much at the very beginning because she's quite posh, or I thought she was but she's not really. She had a whole friendship group of way out of my league sort of people, and then I had to share a flat with her.
"But as soon as I got rid of my prejudice about her, which I still have to this day - prejudice against posh people, they have to prove their worth to me - I thought, 'She's actually great.'
"We were just children together, enjoyed showing off for each other, and were sort of in love, really. Because we were friends first and this career came as a result of that we have been very careful to make sure the friendship is what is preserved."
Dawn, 64, said she and Jennifer, 63, get on so well they have never had a “full-on row”.
She told the Finding the Funny podcast: “We compromise, like a marriage, I guess.”
Dawn added she agrees to some projects just to spend time with Jennifer.
The pair, best known for BBC sketch show French and Saunders, will perform together this month in a Repair Shop spoof for Comic Relief.
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