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I adore clothes - they're my weakest link! My mother was the same, and she taught me always to look polished.

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Anne Robinson
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: September 26
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Journalist
Television Presenter
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Anne Josephine Robinson
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I never wanted to run a production company. I didn't want to convert my life into running a business.... so I always resisted it and kept things simple.
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