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I chop a lot of onions because I love cooking, and the times where I've never cried chopping onions is when I'm not thinking about it, when I'm talking to someone or I'm listening to music.

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Emily Blunt
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: February 23
Actor
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Film Actor
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
Wandsworth Town
Emily Olivia Leah Blunt
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