Needing order always.
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
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Fun, fab and fearless.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2024 source ↗
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Optimistic, nurturing, enquiring.
Curious, energetic, droll.
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View profile →An extra day in the week when no one can contact you.
Patience is not my forte.
Falling flat on my face in Billy Elliot on Boxing Day when I was 14. I fell smack bang at the end of my number. I was mortified.
I really hope there is a big pearly gate.
Bad personal hygiene.
Racial and homophobic slurs – the F- and N-words. When I moved to London, people screamed the F-word from their cars, and that stings.
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