Sickeningly, it’s probably my wife, because she’s a legend.
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Freddie Flintoff. He played cricket in the best spirit and in his series Field of Dreams, you could see the boys hanging on his every word. He’s a special guy.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 March 2025 source ↗
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Richard Wilson
Scottish actor and theatre director
Jeremy Corbyn – for his honesty and the possibilities he offers the Labour party. And he visited the refugees in Calais, so good on him.
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Malala Yousafzai, such a brave young woman who will not be moved from her desire to see leaders everywhere give their young citizens the education they deserve.
Julien Macdonald
Welsh fashion designer
Karl Lagerfeld.
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My beautiful silver Jaguar XKR soft-top.
Standing outside a pub in Acton on a freezing February day in a threadbare overcoat doing market research.
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