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Selling double glazing.
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A shoot with a showbusiness icon who I’d loved all my life and shall remain nameless. She walked into the room and immediately said she hated everything. Things went downhill from there. Rough day.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 December 2022 source ↗
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