Gloria Steinem
Writer and feminist organiser
I behaved badly with two old lovers. Years later, when I took one to lunch to apologise, it made it worse.
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Katie Whittaker. When we were at school, I told her I knew Take That, and I didn’t.
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My housemate, because I keep shrinking his jumpers in the wash.
Emily Mortimer
British actress
Our dog, Snowy. He’s a miniature poodle, and he’s needy and really irritating as a result.
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View profile →My dog was quite expensive. She’s a Bedlington whippet, named Rafi after Mohammed Rafi, the famous Indian singer. She’s got a boy’s name, but she doesn’t mind.
Hard work, painful.
Guilt for not being productive enough – ridiculous.
Climbing Scafell Pike in the Lake District when I was about 15. The winds were about 85mph, my legs lifted and I nearly flew off. Thankfully somebody grabbed me.
The day I passed my driving test, at 17.
I am a pretty good dog mum.
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