Greg James
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The person who had to empty the bin on that train to Oxford.
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To Gorka Márquez, who was my Strictly partner, for not winning the glitterball in 2022.
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My younger self for being hard on myself.
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Good memories. When I’m gone, I want them to feel that they were always my No 1 priority.
As someone who made you think that anything’s possible. I did three marathons in a day once but walking the high-wire at Battersea Park station was the challenge I loved most because I had to master a skill.
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