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Agony Aunt

A general term for an advice columnist for a periodical or media program. "Agony” refers to personal problems and "aunt” refers to a trusted person who offers comfort and advice.
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"Agony Uncle is coming back on Christmas Eve and he's been tweeting it, retweeting it, making funny comments and just been a really great sport about the whole thing, which is fantastic.
Brexit? Backstop? Climate change? And the end of civilisation? Thank goodness for Trump, Farage, Boris and Jeremy Vine. At least it's going to be very funny; CRAZY POLITICS MEANS THIS IS A CRACKING TIME TO BE AN IMPRESSIONIST Dead Ringer for US president reveals he nearly copped out
While some feel Aamir is merely playing Agony Uncle for the sake of TRPs even as the channel rakes it in using his Bollywood stardom to grab eyeballs, others feel at least someone has made a start in a desirable direction.
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Poppy had established a fanbase of nearly 18,000 on her Twitter page and Rob even found himself becoming an agony uncle answering problem letters sent to her.
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Armchair agony uncle I'M NOT an independent but agree wholeheartedly with Joan McAlpine's article on Syria.
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Looking healthy and trim, he's a busy bee with his current BBC1 show, his Radio 2 Saturday morning slot and his agony uncle column for the Daily Telegraph.
I love to give advice... I see a friend in pain and my eyes light up; As Graham Norton's latest memoir is published, HANNAH STEPHENSON finds out about his "shambles" personal life and why he feels well qualified to be an agony uncle
He was known as an Agony Uncle because people would come to him with their problems."
David Smith 1952-2012; Obituaries
ZOO magazine has issued an unreserved apology after a heartbroken man was advised in celebrity agony uncle Danny Dyer's column to cut his ex-girlfriend's face.
'Cut her' advice under fire
The Life and the Soul of the Party is the seventh book from the Birmingham-based author who has also worked as an agony uncle.
BOOKS: A guilty secret of a read, but well worth it; PAPERBACK OF THE WEEK The Life and Soul of the Party by Mike Gayle. Trade Paperback, pounds 11.99. Reviewed by JAYNE HOWARTH
I know you are not that sort of agony uncle, but I have got myself into a bit of a pickle and could do with some advice.
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Shock-jock Jeremy Kyle has become Britain's most controversial agony uncle as he dishes out no-holds-barred advice to listeners who pour out their hearts on Virgin Radio.
THE AGONY RANT!; Virgin DJ Jez blasts desperate listeners..and they come back for more
National agony uncle Duffy was number two in the highest-earner stakes.
TUBS TOPS PAY AS RTE'S FAMOUS 5 PICK UP [euro]1.8M; Late Late host nets [euro]500k for shows
And it's Todd who surprisingly turns agony uncle, reminding her how devastated she was when she lost baby Billy.
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