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To my first real boyfriend, for being so mean to him. But really I was just being mean to myself.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2017 source ↗
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Emma Bunton
British singer
To Jade, my other half, because I can be hard work sometimes, and he is the most calm and understanding person I’ve ever met.
My first wife, because I left her.
Victoria Pendleton
British cyclist
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.
Viv Albertine
Australian-born British musician and writer
I wish I’d told my mother that, in all the years I knew her, she was never once boring. We weren’t demonstrative, so that would have meant that I loved her.
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A vet, but then I discovered you needed qualifications.
The motorcycle crash, but also when a neon sign fell on my head in Soho in the 90s.
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