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When I left Radio 1: full snotty sobbing on air.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 October 2022 source ↗
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Jessica Brown Findlay
English actress
During lockdown, I found out I wasn’t pregnant any more.
Stephen Dillane
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In the first room of the Australian art exhibition at the RA. Don't know why. Loved it.
Martin Kemp
English musician and actor
I cry all the time. The last time was at the end of Paddington 2. Shirlie was laughing her head off.
Meg Rosoff
American novelist
In August, when my middle sister called to tell me her breast cancer had spread to her spine, pelvis and bones. It turned out not to be true.
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