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During lockdown, I found out I wasn’t pregnant any more.
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What most recently moved you to tears?Originally asked
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Clive Myrie
British journalist, newsreader, and presenter
Watching the South Korean film Past Lives. I was on a plane and weeping uncontrollably.
Ben Kingsley
English actor
For a film called Eliza Graves. It hasn't been released yet, but then again they might have edited that weeping sequence out.
Andy Serkis
English actor
23 June last year. The fact that certain people have chosen for us to come out of Europe is one of the saddest, divisive and unthought-through events in my lifetime.
Simon Bird
English actor and comedian
My sister's wedding. Probably a bit of grit in my eye or something. Let's not make a big deal out of it.
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Spending over half my life under Tory rule.
My nan. She lost her husband at the end of 2019 and over the past year she’s been in isolation, but every single week when we speak, she’s full of hope.
I used to do silver service waitressing at parties and events. The job was great, but there was constant harassment and groping from older men, and I hadn’t found my voice yet. It’s terrifying when you are young and you need a job.
A ballet dancer. I danced from age two to 19. Giving up was not a choice; I had complications in an ankle operation.
My wedding day last year. It was supposed to be 4 April and, in the end, it was 12 September.
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