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I have fantasies. Some are filthy, some abominable and some are appealing. But they have all......
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Someone sent me an email recently. It said, "We have been observing you and we have reached our......
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I had some bad news this week. My manager informed me of this news via email. It was like hearing......
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I am in New York. I just arrived for a meeting with a publisher, who walked in and said, "I'm so......
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I love the ordinary. Ordinary people, ordinary life, ordinary conversations about the price of......
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It is Sunday 8 November, 2009. I walked into a restaurant this evening, to see a 6ft Christmas......
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I was performing at a small pub in Kidderminster last week. After the show, a young white man......
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Everyone does things for attention. When I was nine, I set my mum's dustbin on fire and wore her......
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The Queen invited me to Buckingham Palace this week. Me,from the slums of Birmingham to......
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Chelsea v Liverpool, Sunday afternoon, Stamford Bridge. My friend John, a Chelsea season ticket......
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The kitchen is the most important room. All domestic, erotic and world-changing events happen in......
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An artist called me up this week: "Can I interview you about your ideas on heroism?" he asked.......
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It is incredible the things people will tell a total stranger in the most unlikely situations. I......
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I had a phone call this week from a national newspaper asking me, "Shazia, do you think the 40......
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Charity is alive and well, but the lengths that people go to... "Oh,but it's for charity," is......
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I am in Malmö, Sweden. To get here, I flew into Copenhagen, Denmark, where my driver very......
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The concept of holidays is relatively new to me. My dad always used to say, "You can have a......
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I am a very private person. I do not converse with my neighbour over the garden fence about my......
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The Edinburgh festival has started. I won't be there. I'm taking a break from the sex, drugs and......
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This country is turning into a game show. Welcome to Who Wants to Be a Citizen Here? Collect as......
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Trust is not what it used to be. When I was growing up, I was allowed to trust everyone. Even the......
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Jehovah's Witnesses knocked on my door the other morning. I opened the door by mistake, thinking......
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I was filming this week, in my first comedy drama - it's a very camp affair, which is great news......
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My name is Shazia Mirza, but I often get mistaken for other people. I was walking down the street......
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