Quiet, noisy, androgynous.
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Fun, fab and fearless.
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View all 111 →Curious, energetic, droll.
Warm, intelligent, accommodating.
Resourceful, resilient and compassionate.
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View profile →Falling flat on my face in Billy Elliot on Boxing Day when I was 14. I fell smack bang at the end of my number. I was mortified.
I was a secret shopper and had to do a lot of bookies – Coral and William Hill – all around London. For 18-year-old me looking all fab it was quite scary going in and saying: “Hiya, can I put £4 on No 7 horse, please?” But you got to keep the money when you won.
Patience is not my forte.
Bad personal hygiene.
I really hope there is a big pearly gate.
Racial and homophobic slurs – the F- and N-words. When I moved to London, people screamed the F-word from their cars, and that stings.
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