24 minutes ago I left my husband for a horse: They're loyal, steadfast and the loves of their lives... no wonder these women say no man could ever measure up to their mighty beasts

The jolly romps of Jilly Cooper's bonk-busting Rutshire Chronicles are enjoying a revival at the moment, as her saucy novel Rivals hits our screens, to rapturous applause.

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40 minutes ago Emily Atack fans swoon over naughty drama Rivals as they question real

The Disney+ adaptation of Jilly Cooper's book Rivals starring TV beauty Emily Atack has wowed fans, who have declared the series 'insanely hot' and 'bingeworthy'

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11 hours ago Horniness, hedonism and hope: why Rivals makes me surprisingly nostalgic

The TV drama doesn’t shy away from the worst aspects of the Thatcher era. But this version of Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster also captures the lust, laughter and late-night partiesThere is no watching Rivals, the Disney+ adaptation of the Jilly Cooper classic, and pretending the 80s weren’t like that. The poisonous, unabashed homophobia of Tory politics; the hushed-up rapes, the sexual exploitation, the abuse of power, the objectification. Not to mention the inequality, the snobbery, the vulgar excess, the truly nauseating deference to aristocracy – a craven surrender to their innate superiority – and the racism and misogynoir. There is a highly plausible depiction of just how hard a black woman had to fight to exist and to be seen, even by the characters who are meant to be right-on. There ...

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14 hours ago I left my husband for a horse: They're loyal, steadfast and the loves of their lives... no wonder these woman say no man could ever measure up to their mighty beasts

The jolly romps of Jilly Cooper's bonk-busting Rutshire Chronicles are enjoying a revival at the moment, as her saucy novel Rivals hits our screens, to rapturous applause.

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24 hours ago New drama Rivals lands impressively high Rotten Tomatoes score – here’s how to watch

The new series stars David Tennant, Emily Atack and Danny Dyer

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25 hours ago Emily Atack snaps back at Disney+ Rivals critics as she says they 'need to change'

Emily, 34, has won critical acclaim for her performance in the new version of Jilly Cooper's Rivals, but has faced criticism for the nudity used in the show

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27 hours ago Full frontal nudity, THAT titillating tennis scene and bare bottoms galore: All the raunchiest moments in Rivals as fans praise new Disney+ 'bonkbuster' as a 'masterclass in storytelling' 

The eight-part series, follows the cut throat world of television, focusing on the tense rivalry between Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell) and Lord Tony Baddingham (David Tennant)

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27 hours ago Emily Atack praised as she strips for bold nude tennis scene in Rivals

Jilly Cooper's Rivals has been adapted for Disney+ and sees Emily Atack strip off for the role, with fans of the show giving it a huge Rotten Tomatoes score for the brand new series

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28 hours ago Emily Atack stars in Disney+'s 'Rivals' with debut scene that's turning heads

The former Inbetweeners actress, 34, stars in the new Disney+ series, which is an adaptation of Jilly Cooper's novel, Rivals. The first episode of the show has left fans shocked

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