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The male Whitney Houston.
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As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself?Originally asked
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I always wanted to be a singer, but I also wanted to be a doctor. I almost got there: I did four years and got my neuroscience BSc.
Emma Bunton
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An English teacher, and then a dance teacher.
Nish Kumar
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Something in comedy. It was either this or Jimi Hendrix.
Jess Phillips
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The prime minister.
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The rejection that I have received from my own people.
Holding on to my sanity.
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