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On stage at the Brixton Academy on the third night of the residency I did there. I walked out and could not stop crying, some sort of mad relief that it’s all paid off and it’s all been worth it.
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Erin O'Connor
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When I broke my toe.
We’re not really allowed to cry where I’m from. I can only cry in summer, at the height of hay fever.
Reading a newspaper.
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