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The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 August 2025 source ↗
Getting a house. I didn’t think that was a possibility for me. I’ve been able to do amazing things – Netflix, tours, winning a Bafta – but having something you own is hard, so that’s really up there.
Surviving the entertainment industry.
Having a 23-year acting career with no qualifications.
Haven’t done it yet.
When I changed the toner cartridge in my printer all on my own – that was a day of pure euphoria.
Working in a bottle factory, which lasted one day, and the Radio 1 breakfast show.
The Radio 1 breakfast show was an embarrassing moment that lasted for nine months.
Throat and neck cancer in 2018. They told me six to eight months if it hadn’t been caught.
Heights, something happening to my children and Manchester United getting good again (I’m a Man City fan).
Fairly decent bloke.
Helen George, Lionel Shriver, Rupert Graves, John Prescott, Robert Glenister, Kevin Rowland
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