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When my dad died this year.
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Heidi Klum
German-American model and TV host
Three days ago, when my makeup artist poked me in the eye.
Anita Rani
British broadcaster and journalist
Watching the final episode of Mare Of Easttown.
Courtney Pine
British jazz musician
When my new-born daughter Cleopatra died and I wasn’t there. I was doing a US tour and I remember sitting down in an airport and losing it.
Serena Williams
United States professional tennis player, 1995–2022
I cry a lot, so the last time was no big moment.
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I was what I call a “nut lifter” in a factory in Enfield. I had to get nuts and bolts from the production line into big tins.
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