When I left Radio 1: full snotty sobbing on air.
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I cry if one of the kids says something profound without knowing it; I cry at adverts; I cry at Strictly Come Dancing.
I cried last week after talking about marriage equality with my daughters. My oldest let slip that she believed that if the supreme court overturned Obergefell, she wouldn’t have parents any more. I felt angry with my country and ashamed that I didn’t consider the possibility that she might think that.
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