Katie Whittaker. When we were at school, I told her I knew Take That, and I didn’t.
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I pulled a chair away from a girl who was just about to sit down on our second day of primary school. She farted when she hit the floor and everyone laughed.
There have been moments when I’d want to say sorry to both my parents for some of the stuff I’ve done.
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