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I worked at KFC, as a vegetarian, doing Friday and Saturday nights.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 August 2024 source ↗
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Helen George
English actress
Waitressing. I was so bad. I smashed things. I once mistakenly ordered a very expensive bottle of wine for a table. They thought they were ordering a very average bottle of wine, and I ordered them an £800 bottle and they drank it. I got the sack a few weeks later.
Alison Moyet
English singer
A 12-hour nightshift at a toy factory in Southend.
I was the PE technician at my old secondary school, so I had to pump up all the balls, wash all the kits and get the form notes in before morning registration every day.
du Beke
English dancer and TV presenter
I was a door-to-door carpet-cleaning salesman. I thought my life was going to end, so I binned that after a day.
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Their inability to deal with my disorganisation.
My complete lack of organisation that affects all part of my life – my living space, my being in touch with people, everything. I am a walking shitshow.
My wife when I tried out some new material on her, said: “I’m sure the people who like you would like that.”
I was once walking through Edinburgh with someone in the industry. I was quite drunk and I slowly wet myself.
When I was 17 I launched into a rant at my dad about what I thought of him. We never spoke about it again and then he passed away. I would love to say sorry to him.
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