Myself or a loved one getting a life-threatening illness.
Rosanna Greenstreet, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 May 2010 source ↗
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What is your greatest fear?Originally asked
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Food in a sink drain.
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I would edit out all the times I smoked a cigarette.
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