Katharine Hamnett
English fashion designer
Hop-picking in Kent when I was 13. The smell was dreadful, and put me off beer for life.
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Gary and I worked in a greengrocer’s on Saturdays and in the holidays. One of my jobs was cooking beetroot – it used to make me gag.
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A really bad film for no money: the director had no idea what he was doing and I was wondering: why am I here?
I worked in a paper factory at five o’clock on a Saturday morning when I was in my early 20s. I’d go out raving the night before, get an hour’s sleep and then go to the factory. I was covered in paper cuts and used to think I heard people talking to me; they gave me a lot of breaks because they thought I was going mad.
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Buzz Aldrin. I met him about 10 years ago and all I could do was look at his feet. What greater thing can you do than walk on the moon?
In 1995, I discovered I had two brain tumours. The process of having them removed went on for about three years. It was a long and drawn-out time, wondering whether or not I was going to die.
The births of my children, Harley Moon (28) and Roman (25).
I wanted to play for Arsenal. When I have a kick-around with my boy, I still feel as if someone’s going to spot me.
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