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The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2024 source ↗
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What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you?Originally asked
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Olly Alexander
English singer and actor
It’s the stuff about my appearance that sticks. I read I had a face like a crumpled napkin and teeth that could till a field.
Jack Whitehall
English comedian, actor, presenter and writer
“You look like a fat Jack Whitehall.”
Kevin Rowland
British singer
My dad said, “You’re going nowhere.” I was seven or eight.
The second agent I had said: “The thing is, you look like something but then you open your mouth.” So I got myself a sketch show and left, and she lost out.
More from Eleanor Tomlinson
View profile →A few of my exes.
Relief and an achy feeling in your cheeks from smiling.
I’m terrified of time. The people I love are getting older and time seems to be going faster and faster. It’s scary. I’d like it to slow down, please.
A horse-riding accident when I was about 15.
Losing out on a role, any role. I get so invested. I can take rejection, but only when useful feedback is given.
Narcissism. And people coughing on me in public.
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