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No being able to sing as well as Judy Garland.
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Meera Syal
British writer and actress
Not being able to keep up piano lessons. I did a year and I was really good and loved it and then my parents couldn’t afford for me to continue.
Not marrying the person I wanted to marry, but now I think it’s probably good that I didn’t.
Rufus Wainwright
Singer, songwriter and composer
Not getting proper dance lessons as a young person. I was a serious flamer.
Ashley Walters
British actor and rapper
Not being part of the Transformers franchise.
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