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To my brother, because I wish I’d been there for him more.
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Romesh Ranganathan
English actor and comedian
When I was 17 I launched into a rant at my dad about what I thought of him. We never spoke about it again and then he passed away. I would love to say sorry to him.
Adjoa Andoh
English actress
My dad’s parents in Ghana, for not spending more time with them.
To my cousin P, who was one of my best mates growing up. We lost him when we were in our 20s and, before he passed away, I was so busy with this stupid thing called life and a brand new kid. He called me and said: “Bro, I’m not feeling right.” And I said: “Bro, you’ve never been feeling right.” And it always sits on my head that if me or somebody else had been paying more attention maybe things would have worked out different. He had extremely rare bowel cancer and died five weeks later at 27.
Mike Skinner
English rapper
To my dad for not making it back to Birmingham to see him while I was in London doing The Streets.
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