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The doctors say it dates back to a film where I had these huge prosthetic breasts because my character was breast-feeding. The weight of them, and of the baby, did my back in.

Anna Friel

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Anna Friel
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: July 12
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Anna Louise Friel
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