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Vanity.
The Guardian, Interview, The Guardian, 28 December 2019 source ↗
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?Originally asked
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Olly Alexander
English singer and actor
I can be an overthinker and a vicious self-critic.
Paul McKenna
British hypnotist and TV personality
Impatience. My dad said I was born in a hurry.
Sofia Coppola
American filmmaker and actress
Being hard on myself. I don’t want to pass that on to my daughters, so I’m trying to stop.
I still say yes to too many things.
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I have a great quality of life, there is nothing that I want for.
In the first month of my second daughter Nell’s life. My first daughter, Ella-Jayne, was born with a serious heart defect so I didn’t get to just be a mum, I was a carer for the eight months of her life and lived in a hospital. When Nell was born, having a healthy child and being able to be a mum was incredible.
Vanity.
I cry all the time, it’s an embarrassment.
Losing Nell.
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