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To my husband for all the huffing and puffing.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 January 2020 source ↗
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Jacqueline Wilson
English novelist
A little girl called Pat. We were nine-year-olds together and all the class made her life a misery. I knew she wanted to be my friend and I would only be friends with her if nobody else was around. I feel dreadful about that.
Anita Rani
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Katie Whittaker. When we were at school, I told her I knew Take That, and I didn’t.
Jason Isaacs
English actor
Anybody who met me before I was 30, because I was a drug addict, and all my relationships were experienced through that prism.
Sandi Toksvig
Danish and British broadcaster, comedian and writer
Any fashion designer whose clothes on me must have made them weep.
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The fans’ reaction at the end of Game Of Thrones because I think it was brilliant.
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