Edward Fox
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Christmas Day in Nottingham. I am happiest when I am with all of my family, and last year Jonny and I got engaged.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 March 2018 source ↗
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Whenever it was, I didn't realise it fully.
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Discovering Rome on my scooter with my wife when we first met.
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This is going to horribly upset my wife, my children and my grandchildren, but it was when I did The Greatest Snowman last year for Channel 4. Being let loose on an Austrian mountainside to build snow sculptures was my happy point, and who knew I’d find an icy G-spot at nearly 58.
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Paul Irons, the deputy head at my school, Fernwood comprehensive. He was an inspiration, and still is.
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To my teachers, for not paying attention.
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