Richard Hawley
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I've often reached the dizzying heights of ecstasy holding a pint of frothy seasonal ale in Fagan's pub, chatting away with Tom the landlord.
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
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The day I got accepted by Rada and the day I found out I was pregnant, both a long time coming. I am a late bloomer.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 March 2019 source ↗
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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
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This is going to horribly upset my wife, my children and my grandchildren, but it was when I did The Greatest Snowman last year for Channel 4. Being let loose on an Austrian mountainside to build snow sculptures was my happy point, and who knew I’d find an icy G-spot at nearly 58.
Driving solo across the country from New York to Washington State.
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I was fidgety and clueless for a long time.
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