Who is Alastair Campbell's daughter Grace?

GRACE Campbell's career choices couldn't have been further removed from following in her father, Alastair's footsteps.

While her dad is arguably the most famous (or infamous) spin doctors in British political history, Grace has opted for a more light-hearted, though still very stressful, career in comedy.

Who is Alastair Campbell's daughter Grace?

Prior to any comedy tour, Grace had already made her name as co-founder of the feminist activist group The Pink Protest, which is aimed at helping to build “a global movement of young people who want to change the world”.

An established author, Grace has previously spoken of how she felt former PM Tony Blair 'stole' her dad from her, leaving her with little choice but to 'compete' for her father's attention.

Appearing on Lorraine last year, Grace explained: "Tony Blair came into my world when I was a baby and stole my dad from me.

"I was competing with the Prime Minister. How can that not make you incredibly insecure? I don't know.

"PPT means Pre-Tony Time. My brothers got lots of Pre-Tony Time because they're older than me. But I got no Pre-Tony Time. My whole life has been Tony Time."

When did she start working as a stand up comedian?

Grace had begun writing comedy from the age of 19, but after she made her TV debut in 2018 on a hidden camera feminist prank show for Channel 4, she contemplated the idea of writing material for a live stand-up performance.

She told The Scotsman: "It was only when I was making Riot Girls that I realised how much of a bug I had for performing.

"As soon as I started doing stand-up I instantly thought: ‘Oh my god, this is so for me.’

"You can say what you want without anyone telling you it’s too this or that. You’ve so much autonomy over what you’re trying to say.

"As someone who has always had things I want to talk about in the world, such as feminism and politics, you can just go up and do it. You see what works and what doesn’t work straight away."

Much of Grace's comedy is politically themed, as she revealed: "There is so much happening in terms of the relationship between young people and politics. It feels like the right time to do this show."

In 2020, Grace revealed she was heckled about her father's involvement in the Iraq war.

In February, she told The Sunday Mirror's Notebook magazine: "I got heckled about who I am by a drunk woman who shouted, "You're a war criminal, you've got blood on your hands." 

She continued: "I told my Dad about it, and he told Tony Blair, and Tony rang me and said, 'Oh Gracie, Gracie, I am so sorry this happened to you, this really is all my fault.'

"In my show I make the joke that I have an exclusive – I'm the first person to get Tony Blair to apologise for the Iraq War."

What's her book about and when was it released?

In 2020, Grace released her book "Amazing Disgrace: A Book About 'Shame'", which documented her unconventional childhood and how it shaped the person she is today mentally.

She said: "You're always behaving so you don't shame or embarrass [your parents] them and that was a huge pressure which did affect me."

Grace has often cited her father's job as a reason for some of her mental health issues, explaining how Alastair's career and the time he spent devoting himself to it harmed her confidence: "I think no one is good with rejection. If you have empathetic feelings then being rejected in any form is never nice."

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