In 1985, in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, sitting on the veranda with my grandmother, people-watching, and listening to poetry and local gossip.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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When I am completely absorbed in something, such as when I pick up my guitar and have a little sing.
Charlotte Church
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In the first lockdown. Obviously, there was terrible grief and sadness and fear around, but there was also this reclaiming for nature. I was constantly at my allotment with the big kids and my husband.
Filming Penny Dreadful for five months in the Republic of Ireland, sublime land of faeries and spontaneous song.
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Now. This is the best time of my life.
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