Emilia Fox
English actress and presenter
Any writer who thinks I’ve ruined their work in performance.
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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Relationships
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How close have you come to death?
Death & what remains
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What is the worst job you have done?
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The trans community because I didn’t use the correct words, but I’ve learned from my mistake.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 December 2018 source ↗
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Adam Peaty
British swimmer; Olympic champion 2016 and 2021
To the people who, because of my career, I cannot spend time with. I have to be selfish, unfortunately.
Richard Osman
English TV presenter and writer
To my kids, for my shortcomings.
Marc Almond
English singer
To my first real boyfriend, for being so mean to him. But really I was just being mean to myself.
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A mortician – I worked in a funeral home when I was 14.
I wouldn’t have taken that meeting [with Weinstein in 1997].
A warm blanket.
Falling down a mine shaft in New Mexico while filming.
When I was 15, I conned my way into an office job at a company that represented makers of breast implants. The manager had a wart on the end of her tongue that she’d push against her teeth, making a very specific sound.
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