Daphne tries to win the acceptance of her father's social circle, but is repeatedly thwarted by Glynnis and Clarissa. After confirming things in a phone call with Libby, Henry embraces the opportunity to connect with Daphne. When Henry catches Daphne at his estate, he is stunned to learn he has a child, but his mother, Jocelyne, immediately welcomes her in, giving her a room at the estate. After forming a friendship when Ian shows Daphne around London, they start dating. Henry is engaged to Alistair's daughter, the snobby Glynnis, who has an equally snobby teenage daughter, Clarissa.Ĭhecking into a London hostel, Daphne meets Ian Wallace, a local boy who works there to support his dream of making it as a musician. Henry is being pushed by Alistair, acting as his political advisor. Henry has disclaimed his seat in the House of Lords to run for election to the House of Commons, hoping to eventually become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. When Daphne graduates from high school, she runs off to London to try and meet her father. Libby has always been honest with Daphne about who her father is, though Daphne feels a sense of emptiness without him. Alistair Payne, the family's aristocratic advisor, tricks Libby into leaving, telling her it is best for Henry's duties not to know she is pregnant, then he lies to Henry, hiding the pregnancy from him and saying that Libby claimed to be leaving because she was in love with someone else. His father soon died, making Henry the Lord Dashwood. They returned to his family estate in England. Libby had met Briton Henry Dashwood in Morocco, and they married in a Bedouin wedding ceremony of uncertain legality. The film was released on April 4, 2003, received mixed-to-negative reviews and grossed $50 million worldwide.ĭaphne Reynolds is a 17-year-old American girl, living with her wedding singer mother, Libby, above a restaurant in Chinatown, New York City. It stars Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth, and Kelly Preston. Based on the 1955 play The Reluctant Debutante by William Douglas-Home, it is the second adaptation for the screen of this work. What a Girl Wants is a 2003 American teen comedy film directed by Dennie Gordon and written by Jenny Bicks and Elizabeth Chandler.
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