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When my new-born daughter Cleopatra died and I wasn’t there. I was doing a US tour and I remember sitting down in an airport and losing it.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 September 2022 source ↗
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Funerals and, annoyingly, athletics medal ceremonies.
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When I read about the abuse of Baby P.
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I cry when I am overtired.
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