Cybill Shepherd
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Yesterday: my old dog, Kim, has cancer, and I have to let him die now.
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Watching Big Little Lies season 2. Shailene Woodley made me bawl.
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When my mom died, on 18 January this year.
The FA Cup final, watching Crystal Palace win.
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Many things. I remember wanting to be a vet, a ballet dancer and a hairdresser.
Several haircuts and my belly-button piercing.
A teacher at my secondary school. We used to write and sing songs about him. Sorry, Sir! You were a great teacher.
My friendships.
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