David Jason
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Not getting older at each birthday, but I appreciate it beats the alternative.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
There are several boyfriends I wish our paths had not crossed.
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Aidan Gillen
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The floral waistcoat and shocking-pink shirt combo I wore on my 21st.
Gino D'Acampo
Italian-British celebrity chef and media personality
I would have spent more time with my parents. I did see them often, but you don’t realise how much you’ll miss someone or something until it’s gone.
My relationship with drugs.
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Greta Thunberg. She has reached into the hearts and minds of people all over the world and woken them up to the terrible impact we are having on our planet. What a fascinating force of nature she is.
When I was three and had meningitis.
I sleep very soundly.
These are the happiest days. I love the process of getting older and, sometimes, wiser.
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