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My older sister, Jeanne. We fought when we were kids, but she is so entirely capable.
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Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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David Gandy
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David Attenborough. Not only has he taught us so much, but he’s also brought so much happiness to so many people.
My niece, Petra Janney, who got her pilot’s license to rescue animals from rural kill shelters and have them placed with different pet adoption agencies.
James Corden
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My dad. It's only now that I realise the huge sacrifices that he made to give us a good upbringing.
Erin O'Connor
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Annie Lennox - she's a private woman with integrity.
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When I was doing my gold swimming badge. I had to get undressed in a swimming pool and had forgotten my gym kit, so the teacher gave me a kit two sizes too small. In the water, I got my arms up over my head to get the shirt off and they locked. I sank to the bottom of the pool and sat there until a girl jumped in and dragged me back up again.
I have the invisibility of a middle-aged woman. I live in Brighton, and feel for the first time in my life that I belong. My kids are safe, my husband’s in a good place and we have a roof over our head: I can’t imagine needing more than that.
I am my biggest disappointment.
A 12-hour nightshift at a toy factory in Southend.
Like hunger, which feels like anxiousness, which feels like fear, which feels like excitement.
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