Early in my career I got really close to being one of the kids in the Narnia movie. I remember being crushed.
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Olly Alexander
English singer and actor
United Kingdom · b. 1990
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Born in North Yorkshire, Olly Alexander, 34, joined Years & Years as lead vocalist in 2010. Their hit singles included King and Shine, and in 2023 Alexander won the Brit Billion award for 6.5bn streams. He was Bafta-nominated for his role in the TV miniseries It’s a Sin, and recently appeared on stage in White Rabbit Red Rabbit. His new album is Polari and he heads out on a European tour later this month. He lives in London.
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Jill Nalder. Lydia West played her character in It’s a Sin. She was on the wards with nurses caring for patients who were dying [of Aids] when lots of people wouldn’t go near them.
I can be an overthinker and a vicious self-critic.
At the Mighty Hoopla festival, Kimberley and Nicola from Girls Aloud joined me on stage for a Girls Aloud song. I completely forgot the words.
It’s the stuff about my appearance that sticks. I read I had a face like a crumpled napkin and teeth that could till a field.
Like something or someone is part of your DNA, the fabric of who you are.
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