Toyah Willcox
English singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter
Staying sane in a career path that tries endlessly to unnerve you.
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Being dad to my kids and having a family.
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Lionel Shriver
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Mo Gilligan
British comedian
Getting a house. I didn’t think that was a possibility for me. I’ve been able to do amazing things – Netflix, tours, winning a Bafta – but having something you own is hard, so that’s really up there.
Jenny Agutter
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Work-wise, joining the National Theatre when I was 21.
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A mechanic when I was a little kid, and then, when I came to the UK, I wanted to play professional football.
When I was a kid, travelling from Ethiopia to the UK, the plane door opened, the oxygen masks came down and the plane did an emergency landing in Egypt.
Probably my wife, because sometimes I do crazy things.
Beijing 2008 – not making the Olympic final.
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