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The day I passed my driving test, at 17.
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When I was just singing with my brothers in our house. I was hoping I could become a success to give my mother and my father a better way of living.
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English actor
Relaxing with family and friends.
George Michael
English singer-songwriter
When I'm in love.
In Paris and Italy, the summer after graduating from college.
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My dog was quite expensive. She’s a Bedlington whippet, named Rafi after Mohammed Rafi, the famous Indian singer. She’s got a boy’s name, but she doesn’t mind.
Watching the final episode of Mare Of Easttown.
Guilt for not being productive enough – ridiculous.
I am who I am because of that messed-up childhood.
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