Harriet Walter
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A really bad habit of eating sweets before I go to sleep.
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Susan Calman
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Looking at conspiracy theories about JFK on the internet.
Intrusive thoughts and caffeine.
My son. He is a teenager.
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View profile →I was a happy kid. I had quite a small life: I grew up in Walthamstow and didn’t really leave east London. I didn’t go to the South Bank for the first time until I was 18 years old.
In order to raise money to pay for myself to go to the National Youth Theatre, I performed a medley of my drama school speeches and some songs for my entire school. Considering I can’t sing, this was terrible. I did U Remind Me by Usher and Hey There Delilah by the Plain White T’s. They paid £2 each – basically, to laugh at me.
Called me the N-word.
I find it difficult to sit still.
I would really love to know my parents as an adult. I lost my dad when I was 14 and my mum when I was 20.
To find as many moments to laugh as possible.
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