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In my first bedsit when I went to art college in Leeds. It was a hideous basement, but I loved the freedom.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2017 source ↗
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Jessica Raine
British actress
The day I got accepted by Rada and the day I found out I was pregnant, both a long time coming. I am a late bloomer.
Robert Peston
British journalist
With my late wife, Siân Busby, and our boys, Max and Simon, on assorted Welsh and English beaches, in sunshine and rain – especially when there was a Punch and Judy show on the prom.
Michael Ball
English singer, presenter and actor
My first summer working, in 1984. I’d come out of drama school, I’d landed a job that got me an Equity card doing Godspell in Aberystwyth – and it was just unmitigated joy.
Five to 10, when I was just playing out and I didn’t realise I was a girl. Before my boobs came in, basically.
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In the school holidays, I worked at a soft drinks factory in Southport.
Rolf Harris – he let us all down.
Yesterday: I went to see the film God’s Own Country.
A vet, but then I discovered you needed qualifications.
Still being here, aged 60. If I thought I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.
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