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    DR HILARY JONES

    Mar 07, 2022 5 minutes
    Interview: Jane Graham @Janeannie

    I was lucky enough to go to a good school, by and large. We had a really good drama society and I really enjoyed acting. I was actually quite a wallflower at parties. I was a bit shy. I regretted not having a sister because I didn’t really understand girls, and rather put them on a pedestal. So being on stage allowed me to be more confident. It helped me get out of my shyness. What did I look like? I had a lot more hair then than I do now. I had very flared bell-bottom jeans and grey Cuban heel boots, so I was… not quite flower power but getting there.

    If you met the 16-year-old me now you’d find someone who liked a joke. Someone who was friendly and would be quite happy to take you back to mum and dad, who

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