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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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Nish Kumar
British stand-up comedian and presenter
In the last couple of years, Britain.
Jenny Agutter
English actress
When I was 14 I went up for Juliet with Zeffirelli and I was hugely disappointed that I didn’t get that.
Ian Wright
English footballer and pundit
Not playing in the World Cup.
Adam Kay
British comedy writer, author, youtuber, comedian and former physician
I’ve never been upgraded on a plane.
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Another One Bites The Dust.
Barack Obama. On a daily basis he faced racism, and I admire him for trying to push through that to better his nation.
When I was 17, I worked in a warehouse in Rotherham doing an audit of truck parts. I counted nuts and bolts all day long.
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