We (Heart) Amanda Redman

Admittedly until about 15 minutes ago we didn't have a clue who Amanda Redman was, but now we're madly in love. We're quick like that.

We really have to thank The Real Cougar Woman for bringing this delightful British Cougar to our attention and for leading us to a recent article in The Telegraph entitled "Amanda Redman: Why It's Not Easy at 50."

Why have we fallen so for her? Well, for one, The Telegraph calls Redman, the star of BBC show "New Tricks," "Britain's Favourite Cougar," and she seems down with that. She tells the rag, "The funny thing is that the men that I have found to be the most caring, the most sensitive and the most nurturing have often been younger. It's that, more than anything, that attracts me to them."Damn straight.

Need more proof of how awesome Amanda Redman is? Well, there's this:

"Who cares, in the end, how old someone's partner is? Yes, I've dated younger men, but I've also dated older men, and to me the age thing is not important. It's about a meeting of minds rather than a meeting of birth certificates. It doesn't happen on the Continent. Really, it's only in this country that it seems to be such a huge issue.

"It's also deeply insulting to women of my age to say, 'Who the hell do you think you are to imagine some young bloke will find you attractive? A woman of your age should stay in your box.'"

To read the full article in the U.K.'s Telegraph, click here. And be sure to check out The Real Cougar Woman here.

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