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A horse. I have two: Vesperal Dream and According To Sarah.
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Robert Peston
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A Savile Row suit. Never again. Although I love it, I still feel guilty about what it cost.
A garden chair from the Chelsea flower show. It was almost the price of a small crappy car.
Val McDermid
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A BMW 6 series convertible. It was smashing.
Emily Mortimer
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My children’s education.
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View profile →Six weeks in my dad’s office doing admin was enough to persuade me to pursue a career in sport.
Cows in the field next door.
Apart from two Olympic gold medals, I’m proud of finishing fifth in the Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in 2016, having never ridden a horse 12 months earlier.
Lots of people, mainly for being so absent from their lives while I was concentrating on sport. I’d also like to say sorry to my dad’s mum, because, aged four, I told her she was the worst cook in the world.
I would love more horses.
A vet, but I wasn’t smart enough.
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