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Getting ill. I am in remission [from rheumatoid arthritis], but there is no cure.
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American actress and former model
Not doing more movies.
I got seduced by being a pop star, and why wouldn’t I? I think I could have made a few more career moves with films. But I was nervous. How do you move forward as an actor creatively if you are just appealing to teenage girls?
Bill Bailey
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Not being chosen as the next Bond.
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Not doing Top Of The Pops when The Young Ones’ single went to number one.
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