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I pay a bit more than lip-service to health: I don't eat chips or pre-prepared food, and it might be a comedy sacrilege to admit I do like vegetables, fruit and salad and stuff.

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Jo Brand
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 3
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Wandsworth Town
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