Una Stubbs: What accomplishment matters most to you?

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What accomplishment matters most to you?

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Una Stubbs

British actress, television personality, and dancer

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Bringing up my three sons.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 April 2016 source ↗

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Dominic West English actor

Getting all four kids to school in the morning.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 December 2018 source ↗

Reece Shearsmith British actor, comedian and writer

Managing to find my wife and trapping her into marrying me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 August 2014 source ↗

du Beke English dancer and TV presenter

Convincing my wife to marry me and have children with me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2019 source ↗

Sarah Millican English comedian

That I turned a broken heart into a career. That I hit rock bottom and bounced back up a lot higher.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 January 2018 source ↗

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Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

When I am painting.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 April 2016 source ↗

Question What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life? Daily life

A little balcony.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 April 2016 source ↗

Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

My best friend, the choreographer Dougie Squires. Somebody once said his heart is like a hotel with hundreds of doors for everybody.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 April 2016 source ↗

Question What disappointment has stayed with you longest? Failure & regret

Never learning another language.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 April 2016 source ↗

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