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Little did I know that there's nothing more competitive in the world than a professional ballroom dancer. They are as competitive as Olympic athletes.

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Bruce Forsyth
Age: 89 †
Born: 1928
Born: February 22
Died: 2017
Died: August 18
Comedian
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Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson
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The secret to a happy marriage is if you can be at peace with someone within four walls, if you are content because the one you love is near to you, either upstairs or downstairs, or in the same room, and you feel that warmth that you don't find very often, then that is what love is all about.
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