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Giving birth is much more treacherous than people let on.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 October 2020 source ↗
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How close have you come to dying?Originally asked
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Irish actor
I’ve been in six car accidents – none of them while I was driving.
Physically, falling off my bike two years ago. Emotionally, when my mother died when I was 27.
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
English interior designer and television personality
I was nearly hit by an enormous gold-fibreglass cherub in a shopping centre. It fell five storeys and smashed into a thousand pieces about 4ft away from me.
Steph McGovern
Broadcaster
Falling off what we in Middlesbrough call a “tarzy”, a bungee rope. I was swinging on it, fell and broke my arm.
More from Emily Mortimer
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Yesterday, at my stepsister’s funeral. She was 78, an actor, and died of cancer.
I am a terrible driver, so not having killed myself or anyone else, so far.
Our dog, Snowy. He’s a miniature poodle, and he’s needy and really irritating as a result.
My children’s education.
All the things that seem very unimportant and manageable the next morning.
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