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not so sweet
Netflix’s The Stranger first look sees Jennifer Saunders left reeling by sugar daddy bombshell
NETFLIX'S The Stranger sees Jennifer Saunders left reeling by sugar daddy bombshell in a first look clip.
The new series - which premieres today - sees a mysterious stranger (Hannah John-Kamen) disrupt the lives of a group of individuals by revealing shocking secrets to each one.
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Jennifer, 61, plays a character called Heidi, who is cornered by The Stranger and her female pal as she leaves her cafe in one of the episodes.
When Heidi asks what the two women want, the stranger says: "Find your sugarbaby.com. It's a site for men with disposable income and they sell up with sugar babies."
Confused, Heidi asks: "I'm sorry, what is this? Who are you? How do you know my name?"
Ignoring her questions, the stranger continues: "The men are usually in their 40s to 60s, they make a selection and if the young women are interested they open negotiations."
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When a panicking Heidi asks why they are telling her this information, the stranger replies: "We want you to know what's going on.
"If someone you love is lying to you, we think you deserve to know the truth."
Her friend adds: "Ater all those years of devotion, you've earned it."
Heidi immediately assumes they are talking about her husband, and she says: "I'll kill him. Ian, my husband, 23 years I've been with that b*****d."
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But the stranger drops an even bigger bombshell when she tells her: "We're not talking about your husband Heidi, we're talking about your daughter."
The series has been adapted from Harlan Coben's book of the same name and also stars Richard Armitage as a dad-of-two who finds out from the stranger that is wife faked a pregnancy.
Dervla Kirwan plays his wife, while Siobhan Finneran plays a policewoman who is friends with Heidi and is busy investigating a mysterious crime.
The Stranger premieres on Netflix today.
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