Editing Alan Partridge (section)

=== Lifestyle ===
Partridge lives in [[Norwich]] in the [[East of England]]. Iannucci said the writers chose it as it is "geographically just that little bit annoyingly too far from London, and has this weird kind of isolated feel that seemed right for Alan".<ref name="Husband-2013"/> According to ''[[Forbes]]'', Partridge has "parochial bad taste",<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Leaf |first=Jonathan |date=25 April 2014 |title=Review: Steve Coogan Takes Flight In 'Alan Partridge' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanleaf/2014/04/25/review-steve-coogan-takes-flight-in-alan-partridge/ |magazine=Forbes |access-date=14 September 2015}}</ref> and Coogan described him as "on the wrong side of cool".<ref name="huffington2"/> He is a fan of [[James Bond in film|James Bond films]] and [[Lexus]] cars.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alan Partridge Quotes {{!}} I'm Alan Partridge {{!}} Gold |url=http://gold.uktv.co.uk/im-alan-partridge/gallery/alan-partridge-quotes/#0 |access-date=14 September 2015 |publisher=Gold UK}}</ref> His talk show catchphrase, "Aha!", comes from [[Abba]], and he named his son Fernando and his talk show ''Knowing Me, Knowing You'' after Abba songs.<ref name="Heritage-2014"/>

In earlier incarnations, Partridge's wardrobe included a [[blazer]], badge and tie, [[driving glove]]s and "too-short" shorts, styles he describes as "sports casual" and "imperial leisure".<ref name="Reynolds-2013">{{cite magazine|last=Reynolds|first=Simon|date=24 June 2013|title=The Alan Partridge Style Guide {{!}} Driving gloves, tie and blazer badge combo|url=http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/film-tv/4165/The-Alan-Partridge-Style-Guide/|url-status=dead|magazine=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626130801/http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/film-tv/4165/The-Alan-Partridge-Style-Guide/|archive-date=26 June 2014|access-date=14 September 2014}}</ref> According to Iannucci, by the time of ''Alpha Papa'', Partridge had "evolved to the ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' presenter circa 2005 stage", with [[sports jacket]]s and a [[fop]]pish fringe.<ref name="Husband-2013" /> Coogan said that the rise of [[postmodernism]] made it difficult to find clothes for Partridge, as "everything we had once seen as square or distasteful was now being worn by [[Hipster (contemporary subculture)|hipsters]] ... The waters of what was uncool became so muddied that it was difficult to find anything [that] looked bad and not just ironic. It even made me question if Alan was still relevant."<ref name="Coogan-2015"/> As Coogan aged, the makeup he wore in earlier performances became unnecessary.<ref name="Husband-2013" />