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" You can't underestimate how traumatic divorce is for the children. "
Isla Fisher
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" I gained 65 pounds with my first baby and 70 with my second. I had severe morning sickness both times, so I mostly ate supersize bowls of white pasta with loads of butter and cheese because that was the only thing that took away the nausea. "
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" I love Monty Python, Black Adder, Fawlty Towers. I'm a huge fan of British comedy. "
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" I breastfed both my kids for two years so, you know it was very tiring emotionally and physically. "
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" I never had the chutzpah to just come to L.A. and make it. I didn't have that confidence. I'm always surprised when I get a job. "
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