Emilia Fox
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A birthday present I hoped would mean a lot to the person. I had their family history researched and a book made.
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My car, a dilapidated old Jag.
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Kevin Pietersen
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Cars. I’ve got a Tesla at the moment.
In 1992 I was in New York, and somebody showed me a work by Louise Bourgeois. I never realised that sculpture could move me, and I was so affected by this piece that I bought it. It was a lot of money.
An education for my child.
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Les Fleurs by Minnie Riperton.
I got run over when I was three. I ran across a road in Manchester and was hit by a car. I only had concussion, but I could have died.
When I am up in the air and about to hit the water, literally and metaphorically.
A home on the shores of Lake Como.
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