I play Classic FM in the car – emotional music brings me to tears thinking about people I’ve loved and lost.
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
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What does love feel like?
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Watching the final episode of Mare Of Easttown.
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Joely Richardson
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Two and a half weeks ago, when a loved one was going away. Separations never get any easier.
Oh when was the last time I didn’t?! I’m a crier. I cry. All the time.
Engelbert Humperdinck
British singer
I have to say I am an easy sob. I don’t mind, because there’s no harm in having a big man cry.
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