What did you want to be when you were growing up?

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Recorded Jennifer Hudson said elsewhere, not written here
I always wanted to be a singer.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2018 source ↗

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Rosanna Arquette American actress
A ballet dancer, and for a while I wanted to teach children with Down’s syndrome.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2021 source ↗
Tracy-Ann Oberman Actor and writer
An actress. My family thought it was ridiculous, it was like saying you wanted to be an astronaut.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 August 2021 source ↗
Jack Whitehall English comedian, actor, presenter and writer
I was hellbent on being a Thunderbird. I was devastated when my parents finally told me it was a fictional organisation. Ruined my 18th.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 April 2023 source ↗
Patricia Hodge English actress
A ballet dancer, but it changed to being an actress when I got put in a school play.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 September 2018 source ↗

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