Gareth Bale
Welsh footballer
Nothing. Without my past I wouldn’t be who I am today.
If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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I had my heart broken a lot in my teens, but I'm not sure I'd change it.
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Mo Gilligan
British comedian
I don’t think I would change anything because it might not have got me here.
I’d be happier being myself younger.
Fewer night shifts.
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View profile →My parents for the roots; my old parish priest, Father Arthur Barrow, for the fire and the reason; Richard Curtis for the drive and humanity; and, for living in the public eye with principles, George Clooney.
On Curracloe beach with my family in Wexford, circa 1980, after a swim.
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