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A ring I bought at Reinstein Ross for myself after a big break-up. It was kind of shallow.
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My dogs. They didn’t cost that much to buy, but I’ve been paying for them since. We’ve two Tibetan terriers, Danny and Wilbur.
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A Rose Wylie painting.
Gender-affirming surgery. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not widely available on the NHS and a lot of it you have to pay for yourself.
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A mink coat in 1975 (it was the done thing then). It cost me £5,500.
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A really bad film for no money: the director had no idea what he was doing and I was wondering: why am I here?
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