Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest
“I could never love you like that.”
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Originally asked
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I can’t disclose that because it’s not suitable for public airing, but it was truly awful; they’ve since said worse.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2023 source ↗
Others on this question
View all 122 →“You’re not in Busted any more.” I successfully auditioned to be in Busted and then a couple of days later I got a phone call to say that I was no longer needed as they were going to keep it as the three of them. But it ended up being OK.
It’s that bad, I’d never repeat it. I’ll just say it was particularly cruel and incredibly racist. It was somebody that I used to date, at the end of the relationship, and it hurt very deeply.
“Next! We’re looking for somebody else.”
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View profile →When I initially made money with the Corrs, I bought a Jaguar XK8.
I worked in my aunt’s bar in Dundalk for about eight years and I remember cleaning the whole bar, including the bathrooms, after a particularly rough St Patrick’s Day.
A warm sunny day. You get this bubble around you and, all of a sudden, problems are halved.
Trust my instincts.
Procrastination.
I don’t have a sorry.
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