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Not winning the Mercury.
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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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Clare Balding
English broadcaster, journalist, TV presenter and author
My A-level grades – but I got over it.
Robert Peston
British journalist
I am rarely disappointed. I try to make the best of things.
Andi Oliver
British cook, television and radio broadcaster, singer
The fact that I didn’t get more success in the music industry.
I spent my life searching for family. I travelled around the world to look each one of them in the eye. Unfortunately, but understandably, for most of them, I am their biggest disappointment.
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