Shaznay Lewis
English singer
Not scrolling on my phone as much as I do.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
A miniature pet elephant, one that is no bigger than a guinea pig.
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Nick Grimshaw
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A breakfast show that starts at noon.
One great big artistic challenge.
kd lang
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A coming together of global consciousness.
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Right now. Ask me again when my children are grown, and I’ll sob, “When they loved me more than that woman/man they’ve shacked up with.”
Utterly relentless warmth and peace.
Getting an A for my English A-level. I’m dyslexic; it was never detected and I was written off as scatty and lazy. This proved everyone wrong, including me.
Teachers who recognise that each child is different.
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