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Working in a chip shop when I was 16. I gave my friends massive portions, but the smell was gross.
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David Harewood
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I was a bailiff for half a morning. I couldn’t stand it.
Melanie Blatt
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Horrible gigs at the beginning, when no one’s interested.
Irvine Welsh
Scottish novelist
Laying down slabs for the council.
Martin Clunes
English actor
A kitchen porter at some big telecom office in Wimbledon. I was also a kitchen porter at L’Escargot and, while I was there, a model for Gilbert and George. It was a quick £15 and they were terribly nice.
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Holidays. In the Spice Girls, we found ourselves with quite a few quid, so it was lovely to hire a big house in the Caribbean and have friends and family over.
The Spice Girls – Mel B, Geri and Emma – who wanted to mark our 20th anniversary, and the fans. It was not something I felt comfortable doing.
Becoming a mum quashed so many demons within me, and gave me confidence and a sense of calm.
Safe, strong and smiley.
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