Jessica Raine
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The day I got accepted by Rada and the day I found out I was pregnant, both a long time coming. I am a late bloomer.
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
When I met my husband, David, in 2006, on Dating Direct.
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Andrew Marr
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I'm happy a lot; the birth of children produced the biggest highs, along with parachuting.
Patricia Hodge
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In the minutes, hours, days and weeks after having my children. I was 42 and 45. There’s nothing like new life.
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Merging with nature or merging with people.
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On a cosmetics production line. I walked out after half a day.
The people I never thanked for what they selflessly gave me in my career; when I was younger I just took it for granted.
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