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The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 September 2016 source ↗
Cleaning toilets in a hotel in Croydon when I was 16. A guest once gave me a half-eaten bag of pistachios as a tip, so there were perks.
Children’s underwear department at Marks & Spencer, Oxford Circus. I was 16 years old, earning money in my summer holidays.
I’ve always enjoyed all my jobs, whether it was cleaning the stairs for my piano teacher or working at Lister hospital one summer.
I got sacked from TK Maxx for falling asleep under the coats.
Watching tennis.
If I have upset someone, I have said sorry to him or her at the time.
One night in Cats, I missed my footing and nearly plunged more than 30ft. As if by magic, the stage manager’s hand appeared and winched me from certain death.
Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien. And my headstone should read: “Game, set and match.”
To be working still.
I’m happy: I have a wonderful career and great friends.
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