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    Lord of the dance? Fred Astaire

    Jun 01, 2022 3 minutes

    What are your earliest childhood holiday memories?

    I come from the East End and we’d go to holiday camps and love it. There were fancy-dress and knobbly-knees competitions, and outmoded things like beauty pageants. We discovered camping in France when I was 12, and went to Spain when I was about 13. It was lovely discovering things with Mum and Dad.

    What is your favourite venue for musicals and ballet?

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