Editing Paula Yates (section)

==Legacy==
On 14 March 2023, Yates was the subject of a two-part [[Channel 4]] documentary, entitled ''Paula'', which looked at her life and career. The documentary highlighted the intense media surrounding Yates and the often negative coverage in the British press.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2023/03/13/paula-channel-4-review-paula-yates-charismatic-irreverent-sexy/|title=Paula Yates was charismatic, irreverent, sexy and smart – so why did the tabloids hound her?|website=The Telegraph|last=Singh|first=Anita|date=13 March 2023|access-date=14 March 2023}}</ref> ''Paula'' included interviews with her friends and social commentators including best friend [[Belinda Brewin]], [[Nicky Clarke]], [[Robbie Williams]], [[Vanessa Feltz]] and [[Grace Dent]], and used archive footage of Yates and previously unheard recorded interviews, conducted shortly after the death of Hutchence.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/paula-yates-channel-4-documentary-life-death-relationship-michael-hutchence-2206048|title=Paula Yates: How Channel 4 documentary explores her life, death, and relationship with Michael Hutchence|website=iNews|last=Clinton|first=Jane|date=13 March 2023|access-date=14 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/paula-yates-documentary-channel-4-michael-hutchence-b1066120.html|title=Paula on Channel 4 review: The sad, but familiar, tale of how a unique talent lost her way|website=Evening Standard|last=Ramsdale|first=Suzannah|date=13 March 2023|access-date=14 March 2023}}</ref> Brewin revealed that she and Yates had been shopping on the [[Fulham Road]] in London, when they met [[Diana, Princess of Wales]], who told Yates: "I love it when you're on the front page of the papers, because it means I got the day off".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1050635-heres-what-princess-diana-told-paula-yates-in-a-heart-breaking-confession-about-life-in-spotlight|title=Here's what Princess Diana told Paula Yates in a heart-breaking confession about life in spotlight|website=International News|date=March 16, 2023|access-date=March 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/15/paula-yates-diana-press-documentary-tabloids-woman|title=It's a good time to think again about Paula Yates. She was the other Diana: hounded by the press for being herself|website=The Guardian|last=Williams|first=Zoe|date=15 March 2023|access-date=21 March 2023}}</ref> 

In a review for ''Paula'', Lucy Mangan, writing for ''The Guardian'', hailed the documentary as "a glorious celebration of the most witty, flirty woman to ever grace our TVs" and gave the show 4/5 stars. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/mar/13/paula-review-a-glorious-celebration-of-paula-yates-the-most-witty-flirty-woman-to-ever-grace-our-tvs|title=Paula review – a glorious celebration of the most witty, flirty woman to ever grace our TVs|website=The Guardian|last=Mangan|first=Lucy|date=13 March 2023|access-date=14 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2023/03/12/paula-yates-untold-story-woman-who-knew-best/|title=Paula Yates: the untold story by the woman who knew her best|website=The Telegraph|last=Silverman|first=Rosa|date=13 March 2023|access-date=14 March 2023}}</ref> Carol Midgeley, writing for ''The Times'', also gave the documentary 4/5 stars, opining that Yates was a "fizzling force of nature".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/paula-review-a-textured-tribute-to-a-rock-star-tv-presenter-vtnsd08dg|title=Paula review — a textured tribute to a rock star TV presenter|website=The Times|last=Midgeley|first=Carol|date=13 March 2023|access-date=14 March 2023}}</ref> Gerard Gilbert, writing for the newspaper ''[[I (British newspaper)|I]]'', rated the documentary 3/5 stars, adding that he "was left with a tragic sense that Yates's untimely death robbed us of an intriguing second act".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/paula-channel-4-review-documentary-should-dug-deeper-old-tv-clips-2204833|title=Paula, Channel 4, review: This documentary should have dug deeper than old TV clips|website=I|last=Gilbert|first=Gerard|date=13 March 2023|access-date=21 March 2023}}</ref>

The first episode of the documentary garnered 970,000 viewers, beating that night's BBC2 and Channel 5 offerings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/channel-overview/paula-yates-doc-informs-970k/5180536.article|title=Paula Yates doc informs 970k|website=Broadcast|date=24 March 2023|access-date=12 May 2023}}</ref>