Imelda Staunton
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On my wedding day.
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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.
In the minutes, hours, days and weeks after having my children. I was 42 and 45. There’s nothing like new life.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 September 2018 source ↗
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When I got my dogs, Charlie and Ziggy Stardust. One is a pomeranian mix and the other is a rescue mutt, and, oh my God, he's so cute.
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Being an uncle brings me utter joy.
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Two days ago, at a family wedding, remembering Richard, my cousin. He was 11 months younger than me and we were brought up like brother and sister for the first four years of our lives. He died of a brain tumour when he was 55.
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I wish I could say sorry to my husband, because I couldn’t save him from his dementia.
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