Hayley Atwell
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On stage. It was cathartic. It takes a lot for me to cry in real life.
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Deputy leader Mothin Ali gave a speech at conference talking about growing up in poverty and the effect it had on his family. It was incredibly powerful and I had tears streaming from my eyes.
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Liev Schreiber
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Watching the Olympics.
Lesley Sharp
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At the end of It’s A Sin by Russell T Davies.
du Beke
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When the babies were born, in March 2017.
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View profile →Last summer with my boyfriend Richie. We had no plans – it was just wonderful.
A Reform government.
Chlöe Swarbrick who is co-leader of the New Zealand Greens. She’s demonstrating the bold leadership that I look to do every single day.
Nothing. Tony Benn, one of my favourite politicians, said, “I don’t care where you’ve been, I care where you’re going.”
A dog bounding through the grass on a summer’s day chasing a squirrel.
I get trolled on a daily basis so it probably involved my teeth, but that was until I learned to love my teeth.
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