How close have you come to death?

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Recorded Cat Deeley said elsewhere, not written here
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.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 May 2021 source ↗

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Tess Daly English television presenter
On a motorway three years ago. An HGV hadn’t seen me and pulled out. My father-in-law’s a truck driver and he said black cars are not very visible. I don’t drive them any more.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 December 2016 source ↗
Felicity Jones British actress
Nearly crashing into a train on one film, almost falling out of a hot-air balloon on another, narrowly avoiding getting knocked over by a taxi …
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 May 2023 source ↗
Joss Stone English singer, songwriter, and actress
Maybe the night we drove a Hummer in Kabul and went to a cafe that Osama bin Laden supposedly used to frequent.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 April 2021 source ↗

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