An ex-boyfriend who, looking back, I lost patience with. Now we know more about mental health, I think that was at the root of it; I am sorry I didn’t understand it at the time.
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An ex-boyfriend who, looking back, I lost patience with. Now we know more about mental health, I think that was at the root of it; I am sorry I didn’t understand it at the time.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 August 2021 source ↗
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.
Every woman I dated before I met my wife, because I think I convinced too many people that they were the one, and they were not the one.
Lee Warburton. He had just left drama school and was doing the Alexander technique in the Corrie green room. I hadn’t been to drama school, and really took the piss out of him.
My grandma, who died a few years ago, because I wasn’t able to see her on my last visit to Georgia.
As a good friend, somebody people could rely on, somebody who liked a bit of a laugh, and as a good mother.
Managing to stay on The One Show for over a decade. In an industry that is so fickle, I am astounded I am still there.
A Burberry mac: I am not a handbag or shoe person, but I do like a nice coat.
Working in a call centre in Cardiff for British Gas. I was 21 and, I am ashamed to say, one Monday morning I ran away. I said I was going to the loo and never went back.
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