The really terrible things that are happening in the Middle East made me cry for two days after 7 October. All those poor children on both sides.
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Last week, when I dropped a mug on my foot.
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Melanie Blatt
English singer
I haven’t stopped crying since Glastonbury, because I’m on a massive comedown.
Martin Kemp
English musician and actor
I cry all the time. The last time was at the end of Paddington 2. Shirlie was laughing her head off.
Ralf Little
English actor, writer, former semi-professional footballer
Watching the film The Iron Giant slays me every time.
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When somebody runs you a bath and orders a takeaway after a long day.
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