Adeel Akhtar
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A snazzy coffee machine that grinds beans and steams milk.
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It's bad taste to brag about money.
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Michael Ball
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My dogs. They didn’t cost that much to buy, but I’ve been paying for them since. We’ve two Tibetan terriers, Danny and Wilbur.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 May 2023 source ↗
A Tesla for my former husband. He didn’t deserve it.
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Angela Hartnett
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When I first started at The Connaught, I bought a pair of antique diamond earrings at Fred Leighton in New York.
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View profile →Losing my mind and not knowing it.
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A wonderful, terribly exciting disease.
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'Do you have a hobby?' It was a journalist. I went into a tirade: 'How dare you presume I'm a dabbler!'
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Don't Play Me Cheap, sung by Tina Turner when she was still with Ike.
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I worked in a unisex clothes store for three days. Girls would say, 'Do I look fat in this?' I'd say, 'Yes.' I was fired.
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An unreadable wig.
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