Sheena Easton
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A cafeteria in Glasgow where the manager was horrible. I walked out and got a great job in a betting shop.
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After Emmerdale, babysitting. I freaked out – I couldn’t believe people put me in charge of their children.
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Jack Whitehall
English comedian, actor, presenter and writer
It’s also one of the best jobs I’ve done, but two hours in, when everyone’s pissed and ignoring you, hosting the Brit awards can be a tough gig.
Kwame Kwei-Armah
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Doing the bins while working for McDonald’s in west Ealing.
About five years ago, I was in a play that was an unmitigated disaster. I had to rally the troops and go out every night.
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A Matisse and my Leica camera.
There was a moment in my early 20s when I’d finished Emmerdale and didn’t know what was next. I drove from LA to San Francisco listening to Tracy Chapman and it felt like one of those pure moments of uncomplicated joy.
Anybody who’s written to me and not heard back yet.
That I’ve kept all my friendships with my school friends.
I would take away fear.
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