RB
Funerals and, annoyingly, athletics medal ceremonies.
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Erin O'Connor
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When I broke my toe.
Fran Healy
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When my son got into art school.
Bill Bryson
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When the Guardian called me a scaremonger for wanting to preserve London’s green belt.
Orlando Bloom
English actor
I lost my poodle, Mighty. He was out of my sight for just seven minutes; he went out on an adventure and didn’t come back, and was taken by a coyote, I think. It was awful, really painful; he taught me about love and loyalty, and how the connection between living beings can be.
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Unqualified. Also, there’s that strange moment when you’re listening to lyrics on Radio 2 and you think, “Ooh, that’s so deep”.
Wimbledon champion. I won the title frequently when playing against a pebbledash wall at home in Ireland.
When I turned 30, married and had a place in Brixton. My flailing twenties were over, though the flailing continues.
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