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Julie Hesmondhalgh

English actress and narrator

United Kingdom · b. 1970

Born in Lancashire, Hesmondhalgh, 47, trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. From 1998 to 2014 she played Coronation Street’s Hayley, the first transgender character in a British soap. She then appeared in Broadchurch and Happy Valley. She stars in The Almighty Sometimes at the Royal Exchange in Manchester until 24 February. Hesmondhalgh lives in Greater Manchester with her husband and two daughters; she is a patron of Pancreatic Cancer Action.

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Question Who most deserves an apology from you, and why? Failure & regret read 208 other answers →

To all those whose fleeting interaction with me has fallen short of what they’d hoped; the unwitting recipients of my occasional grumpiness.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2018 source ↗

Question What keeps you awake at night? Daily life read 193 other answers →

Worrying that I’ve upset people.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2018 source ↗

Question What has been your biggest disappointment? Failure & regret read 217 other answers →

That the last general election didn’t take place later. We might have got rid of the Tories with a couple more weeks.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2018 source ↗

Question How close have you come to death? Death & what remains read 208 other answers →

Childbirth. And the wheel of our camper van coming clean off on the M1.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2018 source ↗

Question What is the worst job you have done? Craft & work read 228 other answers →

I cleaned for a very posh lady in Knightsbridge who made me handwash her knickers. I’d advertised myself in The Lady as a dog walker, so I’m not sure how I ended up there.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2018 source ↗

Question If you could edit your past, what would you change? Failure & regret read 202 other answers →

Every time I got drunk and out of order. Especially in my teens and 20s.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2018 source ↗

Question Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought? Money & investment read 195 other answers →

An old camper van that has cost me more in repairs than my house, my wedding and all the holidays I’ve ever been on.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2018 source ↗

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