It’s my birthday, and because I’m a woman in television I turned 29 for the sixth year in a row. That’s not really true; I like telling people I’m older than I actually am. I’d rather have strangers walk away from a conversation thinking “she looks really well for 43” than “Christ – she’s had a hard, SPF-less life”.
I love that the older I get, the more I realise how little I know. But these are the 35 things I wish I knew at 15.
1. If you love someone or are planning to fall in love with someone, watch how they treat people who can’t do anything for them or get anything from. That may be how they treat you sooner or later.
2.
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