Fay Ripley
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Donny Osmond’s wife. Still do.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 November 2022 source ↗
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I wanted to be a prosthetic makeup artist after watching A Nightmare On Elm Street.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2019 source ↗
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Marina Abramović
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Exactly what I am now.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2024 source ↗
A missionary in Africa – I think that was Sunday school-based.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 December 2025 source ↗
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View profile →Last Christmas I was clipped by a train. Mum was dying so my head was elsewhere. I was walking home and had to cross one of those crossings that say, “Stop, look and listen.” I didn’t do any of those things, and I had my headphones in so I couldn’t even hear the train. It clipped my left elbow.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2019 source ↗
A Christian Dior coat.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2019 source ↗
As a half-decent actor.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2019 source ↗
Insomnia. I go to bed at 9.30pm and listen to Radio 4.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2019 source ↗
Yesterday, because grief creeps up on you.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2019 source ↗
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