‘The writer of Fifty Shades gave me tips’: Robinne Lee on her scorching bonkbuster The Idea of You
by The Guardian
The Guardian— The fortysomething turned her wildest fantasy – about running off with a boyband member for hot sex in fabulous locations – into a bestseller. As it hits the screen, Lee talks about writing steamy scenes in Starbucks – and her terror of being judgedLate one night, while her husband was away and her children were asleep, the writer Robinne Lee came across something that would change the course of her life. The US author, who now lives in Paris, found herself watching a particular boyband on...
Jezebel—Author of 'The Idea of You,' Robinne Lee, Didn't Fully Love the Film's Ending. Actress Robinne Lee spent two decades doing what every actress does…auditioning and existing at the mercy of producers and directors. Lee got a lot of roles, meaning she was mostly a working actress instead of the more common category of unemployed actress, and her acting career encompasses everything from Deliver Us from Eva (2003) to a standout recurring character in the series Being Mary Jane (2014), and arguably one of the only sane characters in the 50 Shades of Grey movie sequels. But,...
The Daily Beast—'The Idea of You' Robinne Lee Interview: Harry Styles Comments Are 'Reductive'. Robinne Lee, who wrote the original “The Idea of You” novel, talks awkward comparisons to celebs, that controversial ending, and big changes between her story and the new movie.
The Independent—The Idea of You author Robinne Lee: ‘There was not one article about the age gap between Donald and Melania’. The actor-turned-novelist has seen her bestselling book – about a fling between a single mother and a young pop star – become an eagerly anticipated romcom with Anne Hathaway. Olivia Petter meets her