A Burberry mac: I am not a handbag or shoe person, but I do like a nice coat.
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A Burberry mac: I am not a handbag or shoe person, but I do like a nice coat.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 August 2021 source ↗
A fast Golf car. I got rid of it after about six months because it kept depreciating in value.
I bought my BMW in 2014 with cash, because I was bankrupt and had no credit. But I was in Kinky Boots, so I was finally making some money.
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.
Three mature palm trees. We restored a property in Italy that had been derelict and I needed to make it look established as quickly as I could.
Working in a call centre in Cardiff for British Gas. I was 21 and, I am ashamed to say, one Monday morning I ran away. I said I was going to the loo and never went back.
As a good friend, somebody people could rely on, somebody who liked a bit of a laugh, and as a good mother.
Managing to stay on The One Show for over a decade. In an industry that is so fickle, I am astounded I am still there.
An ex-boyfriend who, looking back, I lost patience with. Now we know more about mental health, I think that was at the root of it; I am sorry I didn’t understand it at the time.
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