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This sounds so silly, but I cry with happiness all the time. I cry when my flowers open!
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 August 2022 source ↗
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Emilia Fox
English actress and presenter
Listening to the last 10 minutes of the podcast S-Town. It is one of my favourite reminders of what life is truly all about.
Heidi Klum
German-American model and TV host
Three days ago, when my makeup artist poked me in the eye.
Andy Roddick
American tennis player
At my oldest friend’s wedding.
Richard Bacon
English television and radio presenter
Reading Joe Biden’s son’s tribute to his late brother, Beau, at his funeral.
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My younger self. I told myself so often that I was not good enough, that I was not smart enough, that I was not interesting enough, that I was boring and ugly. I wasn’t kind to my body, and I did and said things to myself that I would never do or say to a friend.
J-Lo, a foreign correspondent and, at uni, I assumed that someone would tap me on the shoulder and ask me to be in MI6, but it never happened.
When I was growing up, I thought quicksand was going to be a much bigger fear to contend with on a day‑to-day basis. It hasn’t proved to be a bother yet, but there’s still time.
As someone who had a laugh.
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