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To all those whose fleeting interaction with me has fallen short of what they’d hoped; the unwitting recipients of my occasional grumpiness.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2018 source ↗
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Floella Benjamin
British actress, presenter, and peer
A boy called Norman. When I came to England, I didn’t know what kiss-chase was, and Norman kissed me on the lips, so I gave him a black eye.
Ian Wright
English footballer and pundit
My ex-wife, because I should have been a better man.
John Waters
American filmmaker
To my teachers in high school - that I didn't punch them in the mouth for discouraging all my interests.
Andi Oliver
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To my brother, because when we were kids I didn’t understand his illness and it used to irritate me.
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Childbirth. And the wheel of our camper van coming clean off on the M1.
That the last general election didn’t take place later. We might have got rid of the Tories with a couple more weeks.
An old camper van that has cost me more in repairs than my house, my wedding and all the holidays I’ve ever been on.
Every time I got drunk and out of order. Especially in my teens and 20s.
I cleaned for a very posh lady in Knightsbridge who made me handwash her knickers. I’d advertised myself in The Lady as a dog walker, so I’m not sure how I ended up there.
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