Lolita Chakrabarti
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To my mum; I wish I’d known her better before she passed in 2016.
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My dear friend Katy. I’m sorry that I couldn’t stop you from making the most devastating decision. She committed suicide.
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Ronnie O'Sullivan
English snooker player
Frank Adamson, my first coach, for not spending more time with him in his later years. I feel bad about that.
Myself. I didn’t know how to protect myself adequately when I was younger, and I think I would have experienced my youth differently if I had.
Gina McKee
British actress
My brother: I never meant to kill your pet frog. I thought I was doing a good deed cleaning the mossy tank with bleach. Can I also say sorry to the frog?
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That my parents and my siblings were so shocked and appalled by my changing my path, from university to deciding to be an actor, that they have never seen anything I’ve done.
Mabel, my wonderful classic VW campervan.
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