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Not being Bond.
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Being nominated for an award and not winning – there have been a couple.
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I’ve never been upgraded on a plane.
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Not being able to sing.
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A motorbike crash. I broke my shoulder and ribs and was so scared I didn’t ride for two years.
My mum, because she raised five children. I am raising two and it’s hard work.
My children doing what they’re told.
Not that much of a twat.
Worry about being self-employed. Nowadays, I don’t lose sleep over my divorce – I did for about a year.
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