Rick Astley
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Fame. The upside is not worth the downside – you can’t turn fame on and off, and have privacy.
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Never getting back to a size 12.
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Kate Mosse
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Losing out on a role, any role. I get so invested. I can take rejection, but only when useful feedback is given.
Trusting someone and being let down.
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The plastics episode of Blue Planet.
An actor or a nun.
Having someone to love.
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