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A nurse, because my grandmother was a midwife. I was named after her but never got to meet her.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 February 2022 source ↗
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As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself?Originally asked
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Something in comedy. It was either this or Jimi Hendrix.
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A ballet dancer. I danced from age two to 19. Giving up was not a choice; I had complications in an ankle operation.
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Niamh Cusack
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A saint. Then a ballerina.
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