Emilia Fox
English actress and presenter
Any writer who thinks I’ve ruined their work in performance.
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How would you describe yourself in three words?
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What keeps you awake at night?
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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What is the worst job you have done?
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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My housemate, because I keep shrinking his jumpers in the wash.
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Emma Bunton
British singer
To Jade, my other half, because I can be hard work sometimes, and he is the most calm and understanding person I’ve ever met.
As a teenager I told my father, “You led us into the camp like sheep to slaughter.” I knew I had hurt him, this man that I loved so much. That’s haunted me all my life.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy
British journalist
Every offended interviewee who thought I was asking hard questions for some personal reason. It’s never personal.
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So many things. Every headline in the newspaper, global warming … the list goes on.
When I was 17, my friends and I threw a fashion show for a breast cancer charity. Breast cancer is something my mum went through when I was 14, so prevention is very close to my heart. Our singer, who was performing during the fashion show, dropped out at the last minute so I had to step in. It’s on video, and my sister always brings it up.
I wish I could be more patient. I always want things to get done or happen now.
Working as a waitress in a cocktail bar in Shoreditch, London.
The last time I really sobbed was watching Daniel Radcliffe’s documentary about his stuntman on the Harry Potter movies [David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived].
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