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How close have you come to dying?

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Cat Deeley English television presenter
Horse riding in a steep canyon in Los Angeles. A couple of paparazzi had hidden under camouflage blankets and when a horse sees a lens, he thinks it’s the eye of a predator. My horse flipped out. When he landed, I ended up on his neck; that was pretty close.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 May 2021 source ↗
Joanne Froggatt English actress
I was in a car crash when I was 16, and I have a little scar on my face from smashing the passenger window with my head. If the car had rolled, I would have been dead.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2019 source ↗
Vanessa Redgrave British actress and activist
In April 2015 I nearly died, as my heart was finding it too difficult to keep my smoke-destroyed lungs going.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 September 2018 source ↗
Jonnie Peacock British athlete
When I was five and the doctors walked in and said to my mum: “I am not sure if you will be taking him home.”
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2018 source ↗

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