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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2019 source ↗
J-Lo, a foreign correspondent and, at uni, I assumed that someone would tap me on the shoulder and ask me to be in MI6, but it never happened.
Genuinely, the host of Radio 1’s Breakfast Show.
I wanted to make women’s clothing. I also said that I wanted to be an artist; I don’t think I ever said I wanted to be an actress, but I remember thinking that would be fun.
A missionary in Africa – I think that was Sunday school-based.
Having my family closer.
A warm knowing.
My first girlfriend when I left drama school. I was a bit of tart.
I would have had a bit more belief in myself: I would have reached for America sooner.
In New York, I once went shopping and spent something like $7,000 on a couple of shirts, trousers and a jacket. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but it was ridiculous.
I was a bailiff for half a morning. I couldn’t stand it.
David Lynch, Charlotte Church, Joss Stone, Billy Porter, Edward Fox, Bertie Carvel
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