Michael Ball
English singer, presenter and actor
Watching Long Lost Family on telly.
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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A few nights ago I was crying in my sleep, dreaming of my dead parents.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 September 2018 source ↗
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Craig Revel Horwood
Australian-British choreographer and director
At my friend Billy’s funeral last month. He died suddenly in his sleep and was only 61.
Three days ago. I don’t even know why. Sometimes I just feel emotional about how vulnerable humans are.
Erin O'Connor
English model
When I broke my toe.
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View profile →In 1989, in Cuba, about to board a plane for Milan, where I was going to school for a year. The visa didn’t arrive in time, so I couldn’t board. The plane crashed and people died.
As someone who made a difference.
A 1955 Jaguar XK120. It was not in very good condition and, little by little, I brought it back to its former splendour.
Selling stolen mangoes to pay for a cinema ticket, aged eight.
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.
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