I would have spent more time with my parents. I did see them often, but you don’t realise how much you’ll miss someone or something until it’s gone.
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Nothing, really, because it was all interesting.
I would be less naive.
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A beautiful, sequined dress for a showbiz function. It was pushing £1,850.
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