Jennifer Hudson
American singer and actress
Professionally, receiving my first Grammy from Whitney Houston.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
To have made a career in TV while being nervous by nature and incapable of doing a piece to camera.
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John Grisham
American writer and lawyer
Being able to write books that entertain people around the world.
Joanna Scanlan
British actress and writer
Having someone to love.
Getting elected as MP for the Rhondda in 2001 despite everyone saying I was too “exotic” or “flamboyant”, ie gay.
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You suddenly get what people are talking about when they talk about being in love.
I don’t think I’ve ever been close to death but I am a nervous flyer, especially during turbulence, so there have been many times where I’ve felt that I was.
The Weird Weekends theme music: Mini Skirt by Esquivel.
To everyone who has been out with me and had to deal with my lack of emotional maturity.
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