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When I was seven or eight, I got run over and was actually under the car, which was scary. I just ran out; it was totally my fault. I was fine – all I got was a tiny scar on my knee.
Many times on British roads, because I drive very fast. In another life, I would have liked doing Formula One.
Childbirth. And the wheel of our camper van coming clean off on the M1.
On a school trip to Wales when I was 12. My canoe capsized and got stuck upside down next to a rock. I was underwater for about 30 seconds but it felt a lot longer.
Tenacious, romantic, organised.
Christmas elf at the Rainforest Cafe.
Getting to 39 without having a filling in my teeth.
Try not to take yourself too seriously.
I’d swap out a few boyfriends.
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