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Something tongue-in-cheek: Rescue Me.
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Shirley MacLaine
American actress and author
The Nutcracker Suite pas de deux.
Harriet Walter
English actress
I went to a funeral where they played Cheek To Cheek: Fred Astaire singing “Heaven. I’m in heaven… ” Everyone smiled. I’d like that.
Tchaikovsky's 1812, sung by Barry Manilow.
Simon Le Bon
English singer
I’m torn between Fauré’s Requiem and The Long And Winding Road.
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After Emmerdale, babysitting. I freaked out – I couldn’t believe people put me in charge of their children.
The ability to switch off.
Receiving a letter saying I didn’t get into drama school. I felt like Billy Elliot. It was a crushing moment.
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