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I only ever wanted to be Barbra Streisand. I probably still do.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 December 2020 source ↗
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As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself?Originally asked
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Matt Goss
English singer-songwriter
I wanted to be like Vidal Sassoon and wear the three-piece suit and be part of pop culture.
Terry O'Neill
British photographer
A jazz drummer.
A detective. Or a writer. Or a poet.
Romesh Ranganathan
English actor and comedian
A comedian or rapper. You can tell by the way I’m dressed that I’m a frustrated rapper.
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The failed attempt at a home perm on myself in the 80s. I wanted to look like Kelly McGillis in Top Gun.
That’s All by Mel Tormé.
As Naughty Grandma – you know, the one who is always causing mischief at Christmas.
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