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The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 October 2023 source ↗
The Fake Sheikh did a sting on me once and the News of the World headline was “Craig Charles is an evil drug-pushing monster”. That wasn’t good on the school run, I’ll tell you that.
Playing a pregnant woman, and not being able to find the padding - I shoved a cardie under my dress, and spent the whole play walking around with a sleeve dragging along the floor.
I was in Oliver! when I was 10 and I peed myself on stage in front of however many people the Palladium holds. It was the stuff of nightmares.
My paso doble on Strictly Come Dancing would be hard to beat.
The Prince and Princess of Wales for not knowing when to leave their home.
That I can’t write.
I made a suicide attempt at 12 or 13 years old.
Believing in, even admiring, people who refuse to believe in me, and not believing people who do.
I spent my life searching for family. I travelled around the world to look each one of them in the eye. Unfortunately, but understandably, for most of them, I am their biggest disappointment.
I would build relationships. I would remember people’s significant moments. I would not fear closeness.
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