Fay Ripley
English actress, television presenter, cookbook author
Donny Osmond’s wife. Still do.
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I wanted to be like Vidal Sassoon and wear the three-piece suit and be part of pop culture.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 March 2022 source ↗
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Ashley Jensen
Scottish actress and narrator
I did want to be an actor from an early age although I briefly dabbled with the idea of being a vet until I realised you had to stick your hand up a cow’s arse.
Joanna Scanlan
British actress and writer
An actor or a nun.
John Lewis
U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1987–2020; Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 1963–1966
When I was growing up I wanted to be a minister. I wanted to preach.
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View profile →At 37 Crawford Road in Camberwell, London. My mother had separated from my father and we had nothing, but I remember roast potatoes, twopence in the gas meter and music. It was the only time in my life when I felt at home.
My Patek Philippe watch collection; or my cars – an Aston Martin and Bentley Mulsanne.
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