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A fishmonger, then a surgeon.
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As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself?Originally asked
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In 1975, I watched the film Stardust, and Adam Faith said, “I supply the birds, the pills and the pot.” And I thought, “I want that.”
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Steve Pemberton
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What I am now, but with a better singing voice.
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