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The Happy Hoofer

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One of Britain's best-loved actresses, Celia Imrie would rather have been a dancer. As a child she planned to join the Royal Ballet and marry Rudolf Nureyev. In her hugely entertaining autobiography Celia recounts a life hurtling (not always intentionally) …

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One of Britain's best-loved actresses, Celia Imrie would rather have been a dancer. As a child she planned to join the Royal Ballet and marry Rudolf Nureyev. In her hugely entertaining autobiography Celia recounts a life hurtling (not always intentionally) into adventures both on stage and off. Whether it's finding herself on stage with half the scenery stuck to her cardigan, or being kidnapped on her way to location, somehow she emerges from the chaos that can lie in her wake almost unscathed.

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"One of Britain's best-loved actresses, Celia Imrie would rather have been a dancer. As a child she planned to join the Royal Ballet and marry Rudolf Nureyev. In her hugely …"

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