Loss.
Rosanna Greenstreet, The Guardian, 9 November 2013 source ↗
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What is your greatest fear?Originally asked
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Andy Murray
British professional tennis player, 2005–2024
Overthinking.
Niamh Cusack
Irish actress
I’m a real coward about flying. I write loving texts to my nearest and dearest just in case …
Angela Griffin
British actress and television presenter
Not working. I want to be one of those old actors on the set of Casualty at 95, who quietly passes away in the actual scene rather than at home.
Not being loved.
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That my four children love each other. That is probably not my achievement, but it's what I witness.
I don't judge others.
For a film called Eliza Graves. It hasn't been released yet, but then again they might have edited that weeping sequence out.
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