Slightly longer arms.
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What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life?Originally asked
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A really careful lobotomy, to switch off bits of my brain.
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A partner – finding her and enjoying the rest of our lives together. Hopefully it will happen one day.
Rylan Clark-Neal
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Anonymity. I am not being ungrateful, and I love meeting people, but being six foot four, with big teeth and a beard – there’s no hiding.
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The ability to walk in high heels.
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Not being chosen as the next Bond.
Aung San Suu Kyi, for her resilience and determination.
Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads. When I first heard it at 15, it was different to all the punk I was listening to. When I was starting out in my career, it was all about: ‘How is this possible? How am I doing this?’ Now it’s: ‘Is this my life? How did I get here?’ The lyrics are all about returning full to nature. That’s how I imagine death to be. So that’s what I want at my funeral. And they’ll play Combine Harvester by the Wurzels as people are leaving the church.
My parents, for not pursuing an academic career.
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