50 facts about Fifty Shades of Grey

It’s the movie everyone’s talking about, but the road from page to screen hasn’t been smooth for EL James’ bonkbuster. Susan Griffin probes a little deeper...

Tue, 10 Feb, 2015 - 00:00

Susan Griffin

1. Fifty Shades Of Grey began online, as a raunchy fan-fiction version of Twilight.

2. Back then, author E L James went by the name of ’Snowqueens Icedragon’ and the story was called Master Of The Universe.

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