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Funerals and, annoyingly, athletics medal ceremonies.
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Craig David
British singer
Watching the 2015 movie Aloha.
Lauren Laverne
English radio DJ, and television presenter
The Strictly Come Dancing final almost destroyed me. I was howling all the way through – John and Johannes and then Rose and Giovanni. Oh my God.
Martin Sheen
American actor
After the initial travel ban debacle, I wept with joy at all the good people who came out against this fascistic edict.
Bernadine Evaristo
English author and academic
I cried after I won the Booker.
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When I turned 30, married and had a place in Brixton. My flailing twenties were over, though the flailing continues.
Wimbledon champion. I won the title frequently when playing against a pebbledash wall at home in Ireland.
Unqualified. Also, there’s that strange moment when you’re listening to lyrics on Radio 2 and you think, “Ooh, that’s so deep”.
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