Jennifer Hudson
American singer and actress
Professionally, receiving my first Grammy from Whitney Houston.
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Anna Paquin
New Zealand actress
I hope that’s yet to come. My Oscar? That was a combination of Holly Hunter being an amazing actress, Jane being an extraordinary director and me being in the right place at the right time. I had no idea what I was doing. It’s given me this amazing life, but it’s not the highlight of my career.
Susan Calman
Scottish comedian
Not giving up comedy, because it took six or seven years before I started earning a living.
Victoria Pendleton
British cyclist
Apart from two Olympic gold medals, I’m proud of finishing fifth in the Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in 2016, having never ridden a horse 12 months earlier.
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View profile →I try to be happy whenever I can. I don’t fret about what’s past and we don’t know if there will be a future, so I make as much as I can out of what’s here now.
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