Jenna Coleman
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A Matisse and my Leica camera.
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
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When were you happiest?
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My Patek Philippe watch collection; or my cars – an Aston Martin and Bentley Mulsanne.
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Emma Barnett
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A wedding, in 2012.
Every time I got a lucrative voiceover, I bought a picture. The most expensive was by James Gillray.
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Legal advice. It was worth it. Know your rights.
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At 37 Crawford Road in Camberwell, London. My mother had separated from my father and we had nothing, but I remember roast potatoes, twopence in the gas meter and music. It was the only time in my life when I felt at home.
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