Nick Grimshaw
English television and radio presenter
Genuinely, the host of Radio 1’s Breakfast Show.
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What would you like to be remembered for?
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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How close have you come to death?
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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A mum, an airline stewardess or an artist.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 March 2021 source ↗
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An obstetrician.
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As having been loving and fun.
A blurred, warm state of total acceptance and joy.
I wouldn’t have hurt as many people, and I would have thought more before speaking.
A trip to a Macedonian refugee camp that I switched out of, to go at a later date. Those who took my place were killed in a horrific car accident.
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