Joan Jett
American singer, songwriter and guitarist
An astronaut, an archaeologist, an actor, and a musician.
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I wanted to be a footballer at first, like any other Neapolitan kid.
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Emma Barnett
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A fishmonger, then a surgeon.
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A vet, but I wasn’t smart enough.
Sounds cliched, but I always wanted to be an actor.
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View profile →Overcooking pasta for my Italian family in Napoli – they would kill me.
Minimum effort, maximum satisfaction. That’s the way everyone should live.
I would have spent more time with my parents. I did see them often, but you don’t realise how much you’ll miss someone or something until it’s gone.
That Italy didn’t qualify for the World Cup this year.
As a nice and fair guy who helped bring authentic Italian cooking to the UK.
I am always very happy in Sardinia with my family; I spend at least six months of the year there. Six months working and six months relaxing – I think that is a great balance.
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