Harriet Walter
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I would never have gone on a diet. I would go back with the knowledge that not being perfect is fine.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My password. [In 2014, Brown Findlay’s iCloud account was hacked.]
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Björn Ulvaeus
Swedish musician
My surname. You have no idea how many versions I’ve read and heard. It was especially irritating during my Abba years. You can imagine someone calling our hotel and saying: “I’d like to speak to one of the guys in Abba.” Who do you think the receptionist called, Andersson or Ulvaeus?
I’d be happier being myself younger.
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The thought of infinity.
During lockdown, I found out I wasn’t pregnant any more.
My wedding day last year. It was supposed to be 4 April and, in the end, it was 12 September.
My nan. She lost her husband at the end of 2019 and over the past year she’s been in isolation, but every single week when we speak, she’s full of hope.
I used to do silver service waitressing at parties and events. The job was great, but there was constant harassment and groping from older men, and I hadn’t found my voice yet. It’s terrifying when you are young and you need a job.
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