Gregg Wallace
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I wouldn’t marry anybody until I met Anna.
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I would have been OK with feeling shy. In my teenage years, I thought being an actor meant that you had to be a little more performative.
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My all-girls’ high school. I hated it. Large groups of teenage girls aren’t known for their empathy and kindness. It was a shock to realise that people viewed me as uncool because of the way my body worked.
George Michael
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I should have sung with David Gilmour at Carnegie Hall because I'm a massive fan of Pink Floyd.
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I’ve been lugging around Doris Lessing’s books, which I have yet to read.
People give me a hard time about my hats. Over Christmas, this drunk woman shouted something about me having a shit hat because I had a red beanie on. Last week at a party, someone gave me a hard time for wearing a cap. I just think about melting ice caps when this happens.
I always thought I would be a terrible driver because I’m sort of a wafty person, but it turns out I am very good at staying in between the lines. I passed my test last year.
I’m actually looking forward to getting older.
I once asked a young woman if she had ever heard of the musician Laura Marling, insinuating I knew Laura Marling, to which she replied: “I am Laura Marling.”
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