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That I’m still having the same discussions about women in comedy as I was having 12 years ago. Are we funny? Will anyone watch us? Can I have my own sitcom?
I was rejected by EastEnders, having been called three times. I was heartbroken.
Not to have been joined by more Green MPs … yet.
Trusting someone and being let down.
I went to a funeral where they played Cheek To Cheek: Fred Astaire singing “Heaven. I’m in heaven… ” Everyone smiled. I’d like that.
In some way your life is doubled. You’re you and the other person.
I would never have gone on a diet. I would go back with the knowledge that not being perfect is fine.
My mother, because I didn’t appreciate until after she’d gone that she was a vulnerable human being. I just expected her to know everything and be everything.
Judith Clark, on whom I based my character in the prison trilogy. She has served over 35 years and turned herself around. She is an inspiration.
I spent £600 on Rudolf Nureyev’s ballet shoes after he died. He was the biggest idol in my life and influenced me hugely.
Adam Clayton, Adam Kay, Adam Lambert, Adeel Akhtar, Adrian Dunbar, Adrian Edmondson
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