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" Well, I have a band, Sadie and the Hotheads, and we have an album that is already out that is available on our website. "
Elizabeth McGovern
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" Hollywood never suited me, I didn't ever feel comfortable with it, it took me a couple of years but I found where I was always meant to be... Chiswick! "
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