The Joanna Lumley Denim Bear

A unique handmade bear made from a pair of jeans donated by Joanna Lumley.

The bear was created as part of The Great Teddy Bear Project, which features 21 uniquely crafted teddy bears made from jeans donated by famous names from the worlds of music, TV and OUTER SPACE!

Handmade by Canterbury Bears at their workshop in the Kentish countryside, each bear is embroidered with the signature of the celebrity whose jeans they are made from.

The project is organised in support of Together for Short Lives, the UK’s leading charity for the 99,000 children with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition and their families.

About Joanna Lumley:

"I couldn’t love my bear more. The skill and beauty and darlingness of that adorable blue creature is absolutely fabulous.”

Joanna Lumley OBE is an English actress, former model, author and activist. She is the recipient of three BAFTAS Awards, a Tony Nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play, the Special Recognition Award at the 2017 National Television Awards and the BAFTA Fellowship Award for her work on screen and stage. In her many stage appearances she has worked with Harold Pinter, Alan Ayckbourn, Trevor Nunn and Jonathan Miller.

Joanna played the legendary character Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous until 2012 and stepped back into the role in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie in 2016. Her other TV credits include The New Avengers, Sapphire and Steel, Coronation Street and thirteen travel documentaries; on film, On
Her Majesty's Secret Service, Shirley Valentine, James and the Giant Peach , Ella Enchanted, Corpse Bride  and  The Wolf of Wall Street  among many others. Joanna is also an advocate and  human rights activist  for more than seventy charities, and is known as daughter of Nepal; for her continuing work with the Gurkhas.