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An actor or a nun.
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As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself?Originally asked
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Louis Walsh
Irish music manager and television personality
I just wanted to work in music. I didn’t want a real job.
A drummer in a famous band or an astronaut.
A drunk woman who threw epic dinner parties.
Eleanor Tomlinson
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I wanted to be a vet, and then realised it’s only really dogs that I adore, and if someone had a poorly mouse, I would be the one needing medical assistance.
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Never getting back to a size 12.
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To my Latin teacher – I was very naughty.
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