Beverley Knight
Singer and stage actor
Having a career that’s 29 years in.
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What would you like to leave your children?
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Everest the hard way in 1975: leading the expedition that succeeded where so many people had tried and failed. That was the most complex mountaineering challenge I ever faced. I spent hours at night in a little tent thinking about what the next problem would be and how to solve it.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 March 2025 source ↗
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That people listen to my voice when I speak.
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Becoming more physically active.
There are so many instances when I’ve come very close to death that it’s difficult to pick one.
Resourceful, resilient and compassionate.
Compassion, resourcefulness and resilience form a rounded good person. So that’s what I’d like to leave my children and grandchildren.
I was a huge daydreamer and imagined myself as a successful general leading his troops into battle.
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