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I was a Harrods store detective for a day. I was so bad at it, one of the other detectives thought I looked suspicious and reported me.
Doing the bins while working for McDonald’s in west Ealing.
Unpacking scenery from a pantechnicon for the Carl Rosa Opera Company.
I was a perfume girl at a department store in Aberdeen. I was so bad at it, I didn’t make it to the end of the day.
I got stabbed in the neck with a light tube during a wrestling “death match” two years ago. It was scary. I thought I was dying: your life does flash before your eyes.
My daughter, Coco, because divorce is so difficult.
I collect old costumes: I have one of Johnny Cash’s, and Liberace’s shoes.
David Bowie’s Life On Mars.
This morning: I lost a couple of friends recently and it’s been tough.
With time and experience you figure stuff out, so I am happiest right now.
Alison Steadman, Michael Ball, Peter Capaldi, Tom Ellis, Jack Whitehall, Romesh Ranganathan
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