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I’ve been doing pilates for 25 years and I swear by it. I decided to kit out a room with pilates equipment – and I think it’s the most expensive thing I’ve invested in.
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Hayley Atwell
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Insurance – it’s such a scam.
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A road track car, a Porsche GT3. I’ve done the 24-hour race in Le Mans, which was a dream come true.
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View profile →“You sing like a goat.” When I did my French album [Voila], this French woman – a supposed friend – said to my face: “It’s fantastic but, how come you sound like a chèvre?” It was like someone had hit me in the stomach.
On stage in Tasmania, I tripped over a floor monitor and landed on my back like a turtle, kicking my legs in the air trying to get back on my feet in front of about 5,000 people. But when I got on my feet, the whole crowd roared in triumph.
Pamela Anderson, because I love her strength and honesty and vulnerability at the same time.
To stay in the moment and live each day to the maximum. You never know when it’s going to be taken away.
Having a career that’s lasted 47 years, especially when I felt like an impostor for so many of them.
As a singer who did everything her way, no compromise.
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