Francesca Martinez
British comedian
My relationship.
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Waking people up.
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Kathy Lette
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Raising two children. If you can get your kids to adulthood and they’re not voting Tory, doing drugs or collecting Nazi memorabilia, then you deserve a medal.
People told us Eurovision was like a poisoned chalice – to have been part of an amazing team that worked on changing the attitudes around that is really cool.
Watching all of Fellini’s movies one summer.
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A mortician – I worked in a funeral home when I was 14.
The trans community because I didn’t use the correct words, but I’ve learned from my mistake.
I wouldn’t have taken that meeting [with Weinstein in 1997].
When I was 15, I conned my way into an office job at a company that represented makers of breast implants. The manager had a wart on the end of her tongue that she’d push against her teeth, making a very specific sound.
Falling down a mine shaft in New Mexico while filming.
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