What is the worst job you have done?

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Recorded Tess Daly said elsewhere, not written here
Serving bar snacks in a pub in my teens. Once I spilled an entire family’s Sunday lunch into the dad’s lap.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 December 2016 source ↗

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Bruno Tonioli Italian choreographer
I had to choreograph dancing cows for a commercial. I had to superimpose footage of dancing legs – some were mine – on to the cow. It was bonkers.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 April 2023 source ↗
Kiefer Sutherland British and Canadian actor
I’ve been lucky enough to act for 35 years. The only other job I had was as a cook at a drive-in restaurant, and I enjoyed that as well.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 September 2017 source ↗
Sheena Easton Scottish singer
A cafeteria in Glasgow where the manager was horrible. I walked out and got a great job in a betting shop.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 April 2017 source ↗
Gavin Rossdale British musician
Painting 11 identical dentists’ offices magnolia. It was Kafkaesque. By the time you are in office four, you are losing your mind.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 July 2020 source ↗

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