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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Picnicking on the Downs with my family and dog – birds singing, sea sparkling, and mobile switched very firmly off.
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When I'm on set, filming.
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