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Oliver J. Flanagan

My Emma

May 20, 2026May 6, 2026 Desmond Traynor

Desmond Traynor looks back on his childhood affection for Diana Rigg who played Emma Peel in the Avengers, and made him realise what kind of girl he liked.

Categories Society & Culture Tags culture, Des Traynor, Desmon Traynor, Diana Rigg, emma, Emma Peel, Food, objectification of women, Oliver J. Flanagan, society, The Avengers, the male gaze

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