Lucy Worsley
English historian
That I am not a chorus girl in a West End musical.
What has been your biggest disappointment?
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When were you happiest?
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I’ve never been upgraded on a plane.
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That I haven’t done a film I love yet.
Matt Smith
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I got injured when I was a kid and it prevented me from becoming a footballer. Now I am quite happy being an actor but, at the time, that was the biggest thing to overcome.
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