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One of the Ghostbusters.
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As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself?Originally asked
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A criminal pathologist. Then I saw a show called Quincy ME and realised I just wanted to play one on TV.
Sounds cliched, but I always wanted to be an actor.
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A ballet dancer, but it changed to being an actress when I got put in a school play.
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Realising I was never going to achieve the grades to become a vet.
I pulled a chair away from a girl who was just about to sit down on our second day of primary school. She farted when she hit the floor and everyone laughed.
Yesterday: my daughter accidentally hit me in the balls.
This morning, when I found a £20 note in a coat I hadn’t worn for a while.
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