Eve Ensler
American playwright, performer, feminist, and activist
I would have honoured my body, I would have lived inside it, cherished it and protected it.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
All the hanging about.
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Edwina Currie
Former British politician, broadcaster and writer
I would be richer, I’d have beaten Mrs Thatcher’s ban on women in the cabinet, and I would be a dame.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Irish actor
The public mistakes I’ve made. Most recently, I tried to light an e-cigarette on an aeroplane and was told to put it out. I completely forgot I was on a plane. I’d had, like, three drinks, but it only takes three. I stopped as soon as I got off and I got straight back into my programme, because that’s what I do.
Jessica Brown Findlay
English actress
My password. [In 2014, Brown Findlay’s iCloud account was hacked.]
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An artist travelling and playing with the Stones.
Right now is a pretty good time in my life. I am existing on three-monthly check-ups, but, yeah, I am very grateful.
The Resurrection Shuffle.
Paintings and guitars. I have Picasso prints and one Rembrandt etching.
My metabolism. Ever since I was a little kid, I was always up halfway through the night.
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