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Elizabeth Taylor will forever be remembered for her decades-long acting career, dazzling Hollywood life and no fewer than eight marriages.

However, a new documentary about the Hollywood starlet reveals a different side to Taylor, who died aged 79 in

The documentary includes faces from across Elizabeth's life, with friends and family acting as central narrators. Some of those include actor George Hamilton, Joan Collins, and Elizabeth's biographer, Kate Anderson Brower.

Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar, a three-part documentary produced by Kim Kardashian and set to air on BBC2 this Friday, hopes to broaden the portrayal of the Hollywood starlet, documenting her winding trajectories as actress, business tycoon, and activist trailblazer.

However, in a deeper dive into Taylor's personal life, people close to her reveal the world's most powerful and influential actress actually longed for a quiet family life as a doting housewife behind the scenes.

In first episode of the documentary, Taylor's granddaughter Naomi Wilding remembers her grandmother's devotion to love itself. 

Reflecting on her grandmother's tumultuous life on the public stage, Naomi said she believed there was a time when Taylor wished to trade the spotlight for the simple life of a housewife.

She recalled: 'She had all these conflicts. Many times, I think, she just wanted to be a housewife and stay at home with her kids.'

Elizabeth, who was famously married eight times, had her first two children with her second husband, Michael Wilding. The couple were married f

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Elizabeth Taylor’s granddaughter fondly recalled how her legendary grandmother had a flair for spoiling her during the holidays in her childhood.

Naomi Wilding, daughter of Elizabeth’s eldest son, Michael Wilding Jr., recounted one particularly lavish holiday she spent at Taylor’s Los Angeles home while staying there temporarily due to her mother’s illness. 

'That stay coincided with Christmas,' Naomi told People, explaining that the holiday with her glamorous grandmother meant a truly unforgettable showering of gifts.

'I remember falling asleep next to the tree in the living room and waking up to the sight of dozens of boxes addressed to me under the tree,' she said. 

The gifts, all from Saks Fifth Avenue, included a 'silk nightdress and dressing gown by Christian Dior, dresses by YSL, Chanel, and Dior, as well as jackets and outfits by Saks.' 

Naomi added, 'They were all exquisite and completely impractical for the rural life I would go back to, but I loved them.'

To haul her opulent wardrobe home, Naomi had to buy a trunk, though her time with the treasures was fleeting. 

'As I grew out of the clothes, they would be handed down to the numerous local girls that lived nearby, despite my protests,' she said.

'Granny liked to spoil me!' 

Naomi’s father Michael was the first-born son of Elizabeth and her second husband, British actor Michael Wilding. 

Taylor married Wilding in when she was just 19 and he was 20 years her senior. 

Their five-year marriage ended