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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 August 2021 source ↗
When I was younger, I appeared in the Halifax adverts that featured a cake or a bridge made of hundreds of people. You stood there for three days and were not even really seen.
A 12-hour nightshift at a toy factory in Southend.
Nappies aren’t fun!
A cabaret act with Agnetha, Frida and Benny. It was in a nightclub in Gothenburg and one night we had seven in the audience. It was before we found out that we were a pop group.
A Burberry mac: I am not a handbag or shoe person, but I do like a nice coat.
Managing to stay on The One Show for over a decade. In an industry that is so fickle, I am astounded I am still there.
An ex-boyfriend who, looking back, I lost patience with. Now we know more about mental health, I think that was at the root of it; I am sorry I didn’t understand it at the time.
As a good friend, somebody people could rely on, somebody who liked a bit of a laugh, and as a good mother.
Tim Rice, Adrian Edmondson, Cressida Cowell, Louis Theroux, Rosanna Arquette, Robert Carlyle
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