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What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you?

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Eleanor Tomlinson English actress
“You were amazing in Game of Thrones.” I say it’s the worst thing – it’s also the best!
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2024 source ↗
Olly Alexander English singer and actor
It’s the stuff about my appearance that sticks. I read I had a face like a crumpled napkin and teeth that could till a field.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 March 2025 source ↗

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