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Receiving a letter saying I didn’t get into drama school. I felt like Billy Elliot. It was a crushing moment.
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Not getting into drama college in Dublin. I cut all my hair off as a sort of self-punishment for being crap.
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In the last couple of years, Britain.
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Never getting the lead in the musical at school.
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