Martin Sheen
American actor
That I was partially responsible for bringing some extraordinary human beings into the world, and they responded to me as a loving father.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
To have made a career in TV while being nervous by nature and incapable of doing a piece to camera.
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Gregg Wallace
English broadcaster and writer
Raising my children, Tom and Libby, on my own.
Sarah Millican
English comedian
That I turned a broken heart into a career. That I hit rock bottom and bounced back up a lot higher.
Learning to get back up.
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The Weird Weekends theme music: Mini Skirt by Esquivel.
To everyone who has been out with me and had to deal with my lack of emotional maturity.
I don’t think I’ve ever been close to death but I am a nervous flyer, especially during turbulence, so there have been many times where I’ve felt that I was.
You suddenly get what people are talking about when they talk about being in love.
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