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Two upcoming tribute concerts show the public’s fascination with Karen Carpenter has never faded, says Richard Fitzpatrick

Thu, 03 May, 2012 - 01:00
Richard Fitzpatrick

KAREN Carpenter had the ‘slimmer’s disease’, or anorexia nervosa as it was formally becoming known when she died aged 32 in 1983.

Karen lived a troubled, double life. She was consuming 40 laxatives a day to keep her weight down.

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