Monty Don
English horticulturist, broadcaster, and writer
I once had to dig a fire escape from a basement in a health club. It took two weeks.
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
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Nappies aren’t fun!
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Brendan Gleeson
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Fixing a municipal sewer pipe.
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Redeeming mortgages. I did it for a few weeks, and it sealed the deal that I wanted a career in entertainment.
I was a secret shopper and had to do a lot of bookies – Coral and William Hill – all around London. For 18-year-old me looking all fab it was quite scary going in and saying: “Hiya, can I put £4 on No 7 horse, please?” But you got to keep the money when you won.
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A pilot or a ranger in the bush.
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The way I left English cricket. I was scapegoated for the Ashes tour in 2013-14 and there was a bitter battle between the England Cricket Board and me for a few years.
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