When I was in my 20s, I had an uncle who took his own life. I would like a second chance to say: “Hang in there.” My parents were living abroad, and me and my sister were just too young to notice the flags.
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View all 209 →Myself. I didn’t know how to protect myself adequately when I was younger, and I think I would have experienced my youth differently if I had.
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A boy called Norman. When I came to England, I didn’t know what kiss-chase was, and Norman kissed me on the lips, so I gave him a black eye.
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My first girlfriend when I left drama school. I was a bit of tart.
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Other people can decide.
After Emmerdale, babysitting. I freaked out – I couldn’t believe people put me in charge of their children.
I cry when I am overtired.
A Matisse and my Leica camera.
There was a moment in my early 20s when I’d finished Emmerdale and didn’t know what was next. I drove from LA to San Francisco listening to Tracy Chapman and it felt like one of those pure moments of uncomplicated joy.
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