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I just hate to work, so I can’t choose one.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 June 2022 source ↗
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Ricky Wilson
Singer; frontman of Kaiser Chiefs
There have been things within the Kaiser Chiefs I’ve hated – some corporate gigs that I didn’t feel good doing.
Victoria Derbyshire
British broadcaster
Working in a furniture factory in Warrington when I was 17. It was a summer job, and I had to cover the studs in the back of Chesterfield sofas with leather.
Edith Bowman
Scottish radio DJ and television presenter
When I was a kid I was a chambermaid in my family’s hotel, and I once found a strap-on that someone had left behind.
Jenna Coleman
English actress
After Emmerdale, babysitting. I freaked out – I couldn’t believe people put me in charge of their children.
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Rodents – including the tiniest mouse.
That I’ve never killed anyone – and I’ve been tempted numerous times. My other achievement is that I went to Australia, which meant I was on a plane without smoking for almost 24 hours, and I didn’t kill anyone on that flight.
I’ve been awake almost my entire life. I have had insomnia since I was a child.
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