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My Birkin bags, which I plan to pass on to my future children.
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At the beginning of 2019, I brought my entire family with me on my honeymoon to Bora Bora.
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My children’s education.
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I took the whole family to live in the Basque Country for a year. My children and I have a hereditary blood condition so I took out a health insurance policy. I’m still furious that none of us so much as stubbed a toe.
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View profile →That I wouldn’t be successful. Joke’s on them, I guess.
My phone and social media.
When people are disingenuous.
Euphoria, passion and feeling like nothing else in the world matters.
I did work in retail while I was getting into presenting and the hours were long and you were always on your feet. It was good vibes, though.
You’ve got to keep trying because you don’t know what amazing things are round the corner. Also, always be grateful – at one point you wished to be where you are today.
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