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Peter Capaldi
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I am always disappointed when I see myself on the screen.
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Some of my choices were mistakes, so I’d have to say myself.
Zandra Rhodes
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Not doing Diana’s wedding dress.
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My relationship.
My all-girls’ high school. I hated it. Large groups of teenage girls aren’t known for their empathy and kindness. It was a shock to realise that people viewed me as uncool because of the way my body worked.
As the woman who never died.
I don’t own a property. The carpet in our flat; it’s not fancy or anything.
I’ve liked all my jobs, amazingly.
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