Gloria Estefan
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Not yet being able to sing in a free Cuba.
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Not being truthful to everyone from an earlier age.
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Andrea Riseborough
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It used to be myself, but I am over that now.
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As an adult, not having my own horse yet.
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This country’s enchantment with privately educated, self-serving liars.
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Love comes in different aspects. There’s sexual love, companion love and unconditional love, and I think you only have unconditional love with your children or your pets.
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A black Russian terrier – I paid almost £4,000 for him.
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In my early days of transitioning, I used to come to London and meet for a drink with a group going through the same thing. I used to wear a full wig, and one night I’d drunk too much and fell asleep on the train, and my wig slipped off.
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Being two-faced.
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To my daughters and my partner, Tracey, for what I put them through with my transition.
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