Joely Richardson
British actress
I’d prefer no song, and no funeral: I’d like my loved ones to go on a walk, mostly in silence, instead. It’s all better not put into words.
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Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life.
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John Bishop
English comedian and actor
If I Can Dream, by Elvis Presley.
Adwoa Aboah
British fashion model
The whole of The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill.
Eve Myles
Welsh actress
Ring Of Fire by Johnny Cash.
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Jobs that I saw on television, until I realised they were all played by actors – then I wanted to be an actor.
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One of those robot vacuum cleaners.
Downton Abbey fans for ruining Christmas in 2012.
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