MJ
I did work in retail while I was getting into presenting and the hours were long and you were always on your feet. It was good vibes, though.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2023 source ↗
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Cleaning men’s toilets in the Swan hotel in the Cotswolds.
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Nappies aren’t fun!
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I’ve liked all my jobs, amazingly.
Sandi Toksvig
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Working on an assembly line in a plastics factory.
More from Maya Jama
View profile →My Birkin bags, which I plan to pass on to my future children.
That I wouldn’t be successful. Joke’s on them, I guess.
Euphoria, passion and feeling like nothing else in the world matters.
As someone who loved her family and friends, worked hard, got successful and had a lovely time in the process.
Probably missing out on roles I really, really wanted, but I’m a big believer that if it’s for you, you’ll have it. So those clearly weren’t for me.
When people are disingenuous.
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