Madhur Jaffrey
Actress, cook, and TV host
If only I could drive. I have tried learning. I almost demolished James Ivory’s house in America. That was scary; I never drove again.
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OCD medication.
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Kim Gordon
American musician and artist
Having a massage every week.
My mum looks after our kids all the time, but on the very few weeks she takes time off, doing it all is a big juggle. My mum is a combination of Mary Poppins and Angela Davis, so I’d clone her.
Niamh Cusack
Irish actress
Better hearing.
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A strong work ethic and enough wealth not to need it.
“I would love to go on a date with you, but I’d be too embarrassed.”
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