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I am very short-sighted, and if I don't like a situation I take my glasses off.

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Jenny Eclair
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: March 16
Actor
Comedian
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Jenny-Clare Hargreaves
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As a five-year-old in Berlin in 1965, I didn't know that funny women existed. It wasn't until I got back to England that I realised women could be funny.
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Well, I really don't like heights. I don't get on the top deck of a double-decker because that's a bit high for me. I always feel that I'm going to hurl myself off, so heights are a problem.
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