| Rebecca 'Becky' Bloomwood | |
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| First appearance | The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic |
| Last appearance | Mini Shopaholic |
| Created by | Sophie Kinsella |
| Portrayed by | Isla Fisher |
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| Nickname(s) | Becky, Bex |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Former Financial Journalist Television Personality on "Morning Coffee" Personal Shopper at Barneys Current personal shopper at "The Look" |
| Spouse(s) | Luke Brandon (2002-present) |
| Children | Minnie Brandon (b. December 2003) |
| Relatives | Jane and Graham Bloomwood (parents), Jessica "Jess" Bartman Weber (paternal half-sister), James Brandon (father-in-law), Elinor Staman (mother-in-law), Annabel Brandon (step-mother-in-law), Zoe Brandon (sister-in-law), Sylvia (aunt), Ernest "Ernie" Cleath-Stuart (god-son),Ermintrude Bloomwood (fictional aunt) |
Rebecca Jane 'Becky' Brandon (nee Bloomwood) is a fictional character and the main protagonist from the Shopaholic series of novels by British author, Sophie Kinsella.
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Becky grew up in Oxshott, Surrey with her Mum and Dad. After attending Bristol University, she moved to London. She first lived with her best friend Susan "Suze" Cleath-Stuart before she finally moved out with Luke Brandon.
Becky met her future husband, Luke Brandon, CEO of Brandon Communications (a Public Relations firm,) during a press conference while she was working as a financial journalist. She helped him pick out luggage for his girlfriend, Sacha. Becky did not know that Luke had a girlfriend and thought that Luke liked her. She had an angry, tearful confrontation with him where she said that she "wasn't a joke." She attracted his attention after she published an article about one of his clients. They appear on television together and they began dating at the end of the first book. Luke and Becky marry in England at Becky's parents house in 24 June 2002. Becky and Luke have a daughter named Minnie Brandon who was born in 23 December 2003.
Becky first makes her appearance in the book, The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (Confessions of a Shopaholic in the US). In the first book, Becky is a financial journalist. Though she has a load of debts on her bank overdraft and credit card, nothing stops her from buying new clothes, shoes and other things which others may think as unnecessary. As a result, her flat mate and best friend, Susan Cleath-Stuart (commonly referred to as Suze) has to keep an eye on her spending. On the other hand, Suze knows that Becky does not have enough money to pay the flat rent and even tears up a cheque written by Becky.
At the end of the first book, Becky is offered a regular spot on a hit morning TV show as a financial advice guru after writing a successful article for a British tabloid. She also begins dating PR mogul Luke Brandon of Brandon Communications.
In Shopaholic Abroad (also known as Shopaholic Takes Manhattan in the US) Becky goes to New York City with her then-boyfriend Luke. After being outed as being in debt, she loses her gig on the TV show and all American TV prospects. She gets her life back on track by selling most of her possessions to pay off her debt and accepts a job as a personal shopper at Barney's in Manhattan.
In Shopaholic Ties The Knot Becky plans her dream weddings to Luke - one in Oxshott, planned by her own parents, and the other in Manhattan, planned by Luke's cold mother, Elinor. Meanwhile, while figuring out which wedding to attend, Becky must also learn to deal with Luke's own issues with his disinterested, unsupportive mother.
In Shopaholic & Sister newlywed Becky returns from a 10-month long honeymoon around the world to discover she has a half sister through her father - but frugal environmentalist Jess is nothing like Becky ever imagined a sister to be. After an awkward visit and confrontation, Becky must patch up her relationship not only with Jess, but also with her husband Luke and her best friend Suze, who seems to have found a new best friend while Becky was away. At the end of the book she learns that she and Luke are expecting their first child.
In Shopaholic & Baby Becky is going through the joys of expecting her first child, complete with shopping for baby and a new home. She suspects that her husband is having an affair with her celebrity obstetrician (who is also his former university girlfriend) Venetia Carter, particularly after Venetia herself tells Becky as much. Through her professional and personal woes, Becky happily ends the book a new mum to daughter Minnie. Luke and Becky temporarily move in with her parents after losing out on the home they hoped to buy, while Luke works to save his company.
In Mini Shopaholic, Minnie is now 2 years old. There is a major financial crisis, and Becky decides to throw a birthday party for Luke's birthday. Meanwhile, Jess and Tom got married in secret in Chile and Janice is trying to get them to have children, Minnie is going off the rails, and their new house purchase has gone through the roof.
Becky Bloomwood is portrayed by Isla Fisher in the 2009 film Confessions of a Shopaholic. She is an American who resides in New York City and works in the magazine industry.