David Baddiel
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My parents, for my new show.
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My husband, Ludo, for not really getting why war movies are fun to watch.
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Neil Gaiman
Author of fiction, comics and screenplays
My soon-to-be ex-wife, Amanda. I wish I’d been able to do whatever would have been necessary all the way back to keep us as a unit. Probably the worst thing I did was not tell her how miserable I was, certain that I could turn this around somehow.
My wife, just in case I’ve done something wrong.
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Actor and playwright
To anyone I’ve hurt unintentionally.
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I lived in Cape Town, and I was spotted on the street and signed up by a modelling agency. I did about three shoots before I realised I hate having my photograph taken and I like food.
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