The first time I remember being truly happy was with my children on Ainsdale beach, not far from Southport. I spent £15 on butties, and we spent the whole day by the sea.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗
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Rebecca Ferguson
b. 1986
Born in Liverpool, Ferguson, 37, qualified as a legal secretary. In 2010, she was runner-up on The X Factor and, in 2011, she released her first Top 10 single, Nothing’s Real But Love, and her debut album, Heaven. Her other albums are Freedom, Lady Sings the Blues, Superwoman and Heaven Part II, which has just been released. Next year, she tours the UK. She is married, has four children and lives in Buckinghamshire.
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Antiques and art – I collect 17th‑century portraits.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗
It’s that bad, I’d never repeat it. I’ll just say it was particularly cruel and incredibly racist. It was somebody that I used to date, at the end of the relationship, and it hurt very deeply.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗
My stepmother died a few years ago but I didn’t make that last hour to have a conversation with her, so I’d like to say sorry for that.
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Safety, and being able to be completely yourself.
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I didn’t enjoy a bar job and glass collecting – people could be really rude.
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Without naming names, some people I’ve put a lot of faith and trust and love into.
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The really terrible things that are happening in the Middle East made me cry for two days after 7 October. All those poor children on both sides.
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I changed my mind on airing my views. Sometimes silence is better.
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As someone who tried, who had dignity, and stuck to what she believed in despite the storms.
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To be led by love and not judgment.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗
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