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I didn't want to be a Barbie doll. I didn't want to be a passive entertainer. It wasn't how I wanted to present myself.
Annie Lennox
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Annie Lennox
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
Hiv Activist
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Aiberdeen
Ann Lennox
Ann Griselda Lennox
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I think my daughters have a pretty healthy self-awareness but I can't speak on their behalf.
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I've never experienced chronic poverty, but I know what it's like to live on £3 a week.
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