Vicky McClure
English actress
To my teachers, for not paying attention.
Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
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How would you describe yourself in three words?
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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Which book are you ashamed not to have read?
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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When I was in my 20s, I had an uncle who took his own life. I would like a second chance to say: “Hang in there.” My parents were living abroad, and me and my sister were just too young to notice the flags.
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Jenna Coleman
English actress
Anybody who’s written to me and not heard back yet.
My housemate, because I keep shrinking his jumpers in the wash.
Shirley Manson
Scottish singer and songwriter; lead vocalist of Garbage
Myself. I have never been harder on anyone else.
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When I concentrate, I put my thumb in my mouth. I once did it during a really important meeting when asked a question I didn’t know the answer to. When I left the meeting my friend said: “What did you put your thumb in your mouth for?” I didn’t know I’d done it.
Enthusiastic, resilient, empathetic.
I would become fitter younger. Because I would have been hotter younger!
I’ve never read any Salman Rushdie.
How much my son loves me, particularly considering I’ve had a huge career.
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