Jenna Coleman
English actress
Receiving a letter saying I didn’t get into drama school. I felt like Billy Elliot. It was a crushing moment.
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Never having been a 100% sex symbol. I only managed 99.9%.
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That all the cliches about people in the music industry are true.
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Never learning to play the piano.
Dawn O'Porter
British writer, director, and television presenter
Not winning Celebrity MasterChef. I am still gutted, despite many months of pretending to be fine with it.
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