Award winning costume designer Patricia Field brought her inimitable flair and style to the film, with a dazzling array of colourful outfits. Hogan (My Best Friend’s Wedding) and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. Hugh Dancy plays her boss, who takes a shine to her despite her obvious flaws. And the irony of the story is that this profligate young woman is a financial journalist, (having previously worked for a gardening magazine) who ends up dishing out financial advice to readers.

Because of her shopping addiction, she’s constantly getting into messes. There is just no stopping this woman, not even credit card debt that is potentially crippling.

But shopping, we rapidly discover, is her Achilles heel. In this upbeat and deliciously funny film, Becky is the kind of heroine that everyone (at least most of us) can identify with. She always looks stunning, but there is a very high price to pay for her compulsive shopping sprees. Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher), the central character in Confessions Of A Shopaholic is a delightfully flawed heroine who loves to spend – and simply can’t stop herself. Yet she still can’t keep herself away from shops. The creditors are after her and her finances are a total mess. The novelist discusses the joys and perils of spending and splurging – and the sheer fun of the new movie. The film is based on the wildly popular books by Sophie Kinsella, (who describes herself as a ‘mild shopaholic’).

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