Jenna Coleman
English actress
That I’ve kept all my friendships with my school friends.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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Daily life
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Death & what remains
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Death & what remains
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
Failure & regret
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
In the Pet Shop Boys song Being Boring they’ve a great line that says “I never dreamed that I would get to be the creature that I always meant to be”. And I feel I am, so that’s great.
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Being able to communicate with people all over the world through my music.
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Managing to stay on The One Show for over a decade. In an industry that is so fickle, I am astounded I am still there.
Haven’t done it yet.
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Fewer night shifts.
Compulsory headphones for phone users in public.
I lived in New York during 9/11 and worked a couple of blocks away from the twin towers. I was looking when the first tower exploded and then when the second plane flew in and, before we had to evacuate, I did see people jump to their death.
I think we become stars.
One time an engineer said, “I always forget your frequency is at the same level as a crying baby.” I think he was on to something, because I have been told to shush many times over the years.
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