Today the first episode of My Mad Fat Diary Season 3 will air on E4. As the end of an era begins Rae Earl sends a big thank you to her fans…

“I’m used to getting audience feedback. I worked in radio for many years before I became an author (have you read all my books yet? Please do). People want to tell you how they feel about your work. And that’s fine. Sometimes it’s good. Sometimes it’s bad. And sometimes it’s a complete character assassination. That’s what you expect – it goes with the territory.

 

What I wasn’t prepared for, and what none of us could have expected, is the love tsunami that has come from the My Mad Fat Diary fandom. On Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook your reaction to the show has blown me away. There’s magnificent fan fiction (Rae in Hogwarts is a particular highlight), and fan art that I have compiled into several albums, with a huge collage of pictures on my study wall. There are blogs that detail with such candor the struggles people have with mental health and body image. Your honesty has absolutely allowed other people to see that they are not alone in their struggles. It’s wonderful.”

 

The first season of My Mad Fat Diary—based on Rae Earl‘s diary of the same name—was BAFTA shortlisted and nominated for two Royal Television Society Programme Awards. The second series has helped to contribute to one of E4’s most successful years after regularly pulling in one million viewers.

Piers Wenger, head of drama at Channel 4, said: “My Mad Fat Diary has touched the hearts of the E4 audience and it is with both sadness and pride that we announce filming on the third and final series.”

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