Mary McCartney: What did you want to be when you were growing up?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Recorded Mary McCartney said elsewhere, not written here

A nurse, because my grandmother was a midwife. I was named after her but never got to meet her.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 February 2022 source ↗

Others on this question

A singer. I wanted to live off music ever since I was a child – a wish that came true when I was over 35 years old.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2024 source ↗

Charlotte Church Welsh singer-songwriter and actress

A barrister, a vet or a singer.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 July 2022 source ↗

Bozoma Saint John Marketing executive; former chief marketing officer of Netflix

An obstetrician.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 October 2017 source ↗

I wanted to be in the circus.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2023 source ↗

Through food, I’ve become more interested in the protection of soil, the way things are grown, and biodiversity. I’d have become a quantum physicist!

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 February 2022 source ↗

It feels healthy and it makes your body tingle and you feel excited to be alive.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 February 2022 source ↗

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