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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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Zoë Wanamaker
American-born British actress
That we've chosen to trash the planet.
Rhys Ifans
Welsh actor and musician
That things didn’t get better.
Jason Derulo
American singer and songwriter
That I haven’t done a film I love yet.
James Bay
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
My left foot. (I’m great with my right – I can bend it like Beckham.)
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I’ve liked all my jobs, amazingly.
As the woman who never died.
A never-ending hug.
I don’t own a property. The carpet in our flat; it’s not fancy or anything.
My relationship.
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