A bilious green suit springs to mind.
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If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change?Originally asked
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Carlos Acosta
Cuban ballet dancer
The time I told my father I hated him, causing him a lot of pain. He passed away six years ago, and my mother eight years ago.
I wouldn’t because everything is connected with everything else.
Joss Stone
English singer, songwriter, and actress
It’s all a learning experience, even if it’s a shit time.
Jeremy Vine
English presenter and journalist
I’d stop my teenage self worrying about how my life was going to pan out.
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Slightly longer arms.
Telesales. I refused to wear a tie, but my argument that “They can’t see what we’re wearing” didn’t wash with the manager and I lasted a week.
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My parents, for not pursuing an academic career.
Not being chosen as the next Bond.
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