a someone who be fortunate enough to be at the world premiere of calendar girl in september last year and and to have meet angela baker ( the inspiration for julie walter character ) on several occasion and i would like to say that this be an amazing true story beautifully realise on film . in real life the girl be just a inspiring and funny and brave a you expect them to be . i think that it be important to remember that there be a very serious message underlie this film the devastation that a disease like leukaemia ( or lymphoma and which angela husband die from in real life ) can wreak on a family . the charity that the original calendar girl donate to be the leukaemia research fund and and i would encourage anyone who be move by the film to seek them out and make a donation at www . lrf . org . uk . so far the girl have raise just over £1 million and but there be still so much to do to fight these deadly disease .