Nish Kumar
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Worryingly close to absolute panic.
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Scary, because when you really love, it means that you are really scared of losing it as well.
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Edith Bowman
Scottish radio DJ and television presenter
Something that you can’t describe or put in a box. It changes daily and surprises you when you least expect.
Like intoxication, sometimes followed by a hangover.
A Pot Noodle on a cold day.
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Some famous people. I am not giving you names.
Falling off what we in Middlesbrough call a “tarzy”, a bungee rope. I was swinging on it, fell and broke my arm.
I used to be an ear-piercing specialist when I was 16, and had to pierce babies’ ears. It was horrendous. I had to practise on my friends – several have misplaced piercings.
At the beginning of lockdown; it was just me and my new baby and my partner in the house. It was lovely.
A poster for The Godfather, my favourite film, signed by Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and everyone. I got drunk at a children’s charity auction and started buying everything!
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