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To any of the players I may have fallen out with during my time in management.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 May 2019 source ↗
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A couple of ex-boyfriends.
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My dad’s family, for fake drowning when I was 12 on holiday in France – it caused such embarrassment that we had to leave. All because I wanted to get the inflatable ring off my brother. It still haunts me. I guess acting was always going to be my future.
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The people I worked with when I was in the final two years of my drinking.
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