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A very expensive watch. I can’t tell you what it is – I’ll get robbed.
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Noel Clarke
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I don’t really flash money about.
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I’ve never bought a property. The most expensive thing I’ve bought was a Hyundai Tucson.
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A wedding, in 2012.
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