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Realising that people are not always who they claim to be.
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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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Gabby Logan
Welsh TV/radio presenter and rhythmic gymnast
To go out of Strictly Come Dancing as early as I did.
That I never became a virtuoso musician.
Forest Green Rovers, my football team, getting relegated.
Suzi Quatro
American-British rock musician
Not being able to have more kids.
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