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We mothers of grown-up daughters tend to view them with a mixture of love, exasperation, irritation and awe.

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Anne Robinson
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: September 26
Autobiographer
Journalist
Television Presenter
Crosby
Merseyside
Anne Josephine Robinson
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, whos the dumbest of you all?
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In an ideal world, I'd be able to do my shows in my pajamas. Luckily I've got one of the best stylists in the business, Rebecca Allen - she knows what looks good on camera and gives it a sexy kick.
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Sad old blokes, I'm told, now dream of me with a whip in hand.
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