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" It was fantastic to work in Cornwall partly because my family live there so I was able to do lots of visiting and eat lots of cake. They live all over Cornwall and all over Devon. "

Dawn French

Work

Cake

Over

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You

Child

" I've often said the most difficult things I have to say to people through humour. I can very quickly put someone in their place with it. But we all walk away unscathed because there's been some funnies around it, and I'll usually make sure that it comes back at me. "

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Place

Say

" In actual life I am a grumpy old bag. "

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Life

I Am

" I am not, I repeat, NOT a lesbian - even though I'd like to be one when I grow up. "

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Grow

Grow Up

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" I love it when somebody makes me laugh - it's what attracts me to people. "

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