Martin Kemp
English musician and actor
I wanted to play for Arsenal. When I have a kick-around with my boy, I still feel as if someone’s going to spot me.
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An ambulance driver.
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Shirley MacLaine
American actress and author
At three, I knew I was too tall to be a ballerina, so that wasn’t going to happen.
Tracy-Ann Oberman
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An actress. My family thought it was ridiculous, it was like saying you wanted to be an astronaut.
A fighter pilot.
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Some of those late nights.
A gazillion years ago I was in Gucci with Melanie Blatt, and I attempted to sit down on a chair that wasn’t there. I did a full-on stuntwoman backward roll, landed in a ball of the floor and laughed so hard I wet myself. Everybody in the shop moved to a different section.
When my children were small and used to play together, be creative, and were just in that innocent bubble.
Not scrolling on my phone as much as I do.
As a great mother, wife and songwriter.
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