Harry Redknapp
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When I met [my wife] Sandra. I was coming up 17. We met at the Two Puddings, a dance hall in Stratford.
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On a walking safari in the middle of the Kenyan bush. I had no phone, no mirror, nothing, and I was really happy because I had no distractions.
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Sarah Silverman
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Tomorrow (hopefully).
My childhood. I was an only child, happy and secure, and there was always plenty of time to play cricket.
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With my family in Wales.
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For persevering, and being a good role model.
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The whole of The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill.
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Nothing. Everything’s got me to this point and I had to learn lots of things. Maybe I just wouldn’t have been so terrified all the time and I would have got up a bit earlier – I missed quite a few mornings.
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