Jonnie Peacock
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I welled up a little when I was voted off Strictly.
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This sounds so silly, but I cry with happiness all the time. I cry when my flowers open!
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My younger self. I told myself so often that I was not good enough, that I was not smart enough, that I was not interesting enough, that I was boring and ugly. I wasn’t kind to my body, and I did and said things to myself that I would never do or say to a friend.
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When I was growing up, I thought quicksand was going to be a much bigger fear to contend with on a day‑to-day basis. It hasn’t proved to be a bother yet, but there’s still time.
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