Irvine Welsh
Scottish novelist
I haven’t achieved anything of note yet.
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Being the father of three children.
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Ruth Jones
Welsh actress, producer, and writer
I ran 10k once. I’ve got a medal.
Mo Gilligan
British comedian
Getting a house. I didn’t think that was a possibility for me. I’ve been able to do amazing things – Netflix, tours, winning a Bafta – but having something you own is hard, so that’s really up there.
Gregg Wallace
English broadcaster and writer
Raising my children, Tom and Libby, on my own.
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Preferably not as the guy who played Gollum.
I made a solo attempt at the Matterhorn in 1996 and came very close to falling. I waited until the dawn light came, so I could retrace my route, but I was hanging off my ice axes for 45 minutes.
When my wife Lorraine and I got together in 1990. We were in a play at the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester when we suddenly realised we were falling in love.
Putting ball bearings into Mum roll-on deodorant bottles in a factory, one summer when I was 17.
Strength, comfort, joy and passion.
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