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Early in my career I got really close to being one of the kids in the Narnia movie. I remember being crushed.
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The behaviour of those dogs.
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Losing my parents when they were relatively young. My dad was 59 and my mum died at 72, 14 years ago.
Angela Eagle
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Being phoned by the prime minister and sacked from my role as a home office minister in front of 100 people I was about to speak to. But to be fair to Tony, he did appoint me in the first place.
Mary Portas
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Not being able to take up my place at Rada.
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