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When you're given something new, it's always exciting 'cause you're the first one to do it. You're not having to live up to any expectations, or be compared to anyone who's ever done it before.

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Anna Friel
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: July 12
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Anna Louise Friel
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My whole family is quite petite, so I have good genes on my side. But I find it quite tiresome that we have to keep talking about sizes and how much weight we can lose.
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I want more children but for the next three years I want to act.
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