I tested whistles for the police.
Rosanna Greenstreet, The Guardian, 14 October 2011 source ↗
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Irvine Welsh
Scottish novelist
Laying down slabs for the council.
Victoria Derbyshire
British broadcaster
Working in a furniture factory in Warrington when I was 17. It was a summer job, and I had to cover the studs in the back of Chesterfield sofas with leather.
Romesh Ranganathan
English actor and comedian
I worked at KFC, as a vegetarian, doing Friday and Saturday nights.
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Not having children.
I like ironing my socks.
My ex-wife.
To my mother for having to bail me out when I was young.
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