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I've got this horrible feeling that I'm one of those people who'll always have to flog their guts out to get anywhere.

Jenny Eclair

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Jenny Eclair
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: March 16
Actor
Comedian
Novelist
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Jenny-Clare Hargreaves
People
Flog
Guts
Anywhere
Horrible
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