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A pair of Saint Laurent trousers.
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Simon Callow
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A sculpture by Glynn Williams; it cost £7,000 in the early 80s.
Madhur Jaffrey
Actress, cook, and TV host
A 19th-century ebony and cane chair from the Raj period.
Jenny Agutter
English actress
A £400 Zandra Rhodes dress for the royal premiere of The Railway Children. More recently, a Wurlitzer jukebox for my husband’s birthday.
Art: a James McQueen piece that says, “It’s all shits and giggles until someone giggles and shits.” It’s in our bathroom.
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In kindergarten, riding my bike and making objects out of clay.
Cortez The Killer, by Neil Young.
Worrying about my daughter, worrying about money.
I wouldn’t care so much what people thought.
As a generous soul.
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