Christy Turlington Burns
American model
The birth of my daughter.
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When I had a bicycle accident when I was 24. I was on a bridge going down; the bicycle broke and I smashed to the ground, face first. I broke my jaw and my teeth, and had to have plastic surgery. It all took half a year and then, funnily enough, I got my first big job – a TV series – with what I thought of then as this big, ugly scar.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 September 2020 source ↗
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Elaine Paige
English singer and actress
One night in Cats, I missed my footing and nearly plunged more than 30ft. As if by magic, the stage manager’s hand appeared and winched me from certain death.
Julien Macdonald
Welsh fashion designer
When I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for charity. It was horrendous.
Peter Capaldi
Actor and director
Death is always close.
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Warm and bubbly.
Acting, when you don’t want to do it or you disagree with everything, is almost like having sex with someone you don’t like. I had one experience like that on stage, in a terrible version of The Cherry Orchard. I put on a wig, dark-coloured contacts and just hoped no one would recognise me.
Now. During the period of Covid, I have had the opportunity to rethink and I’ve got a new gift of cherishing now.
My vain side would like to be remembered as someone who did good for others in some way. But I would be happy if my children remembered me.
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