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Prime minister and brain surgeon.
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As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself?Originally asked
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I wanted to be a footballer at first, like any other Neapolitan kid.
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A detective, a train driver on the underground and Leyton Orient’s centre forward.
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A comedian or rapper. You can tell by the way I’m dressed that I’m a frustrated rapper.
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