If you could edit your past, what would you change?

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Recorded George Michael said elsewhere, not written here
I should have sung with David Gilmour at Carnegie Hall because I'm a massive fan of Pink Floyd.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 August 2014 source ↗

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Emma Barnett British broadcaster and journalist
Not being able to have a baby for two and a half years. Lots of people say it made me a better person; I think it made me worse. You go to a very dark place with your friends because they are having kids, and you want to be happy for them but you’re not.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 February 2021 source ↗
Jodie Whittaker English actress
Getting my tongue pierced aged 15, when I had train-track braces on both my top and bottom teeth. Huge error.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 September 2018 source ↗
Jeremy Vine English presenter and journalist
I’d stop my teenage self worrying about how my life was going to pan out.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2019 source ↗

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