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Racial and homophobic slurs – the F- and N-words. When I moved to London, people screamed the F-word from their cars, and that stings.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2024 source ↗
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That I wouldn’t be successful. Joke’s on them, I guess.
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A Vivienne Westwood & Burberry two-piece suit I bought for a press night. At the time I was: “Yeah, of course I’m going to be a 30-inch waist for the rest of my life.” Now the trousers don’t fit.
Falling flat on my face in Billy Elliot on Boxing Day when I was 14. I fell smack bang at the end of my number. I was mortified.
Dying: I’m too iconic to go.
Bad personal hygiene.
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