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When I was 11, I went down a water slide and my bottoms didn’t go with me. Everyone saw my bare white butt.
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Michael Ball
English singer, presenter and actor
During the technical rehearsal of Aspects of Love in 1989. They told me it would be discreetly lit because I was paranoid about being in just my pants. I walked on and every spotlight in the building followed me round the stage.
Shakin' Stevens
Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter
I was in the musical Elvis, and after a costume change I went below stage to be raised up on a platform. As I was raised up, I blanked and couldn’t remember the first line of the song King Creole. I mumbled the first few lines and hoped nobody would notice.
Adam Lambert
American singer
I don’t embarrass easily: I’m kinda shameless.
Passing wind on camera. I was doing a rather large movie and it was a closeup.
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Being mean online.
Whenever I’m with my kids.
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