People always seem to assume that we have a full, back-up support team - make-up, costume and a driver - but usually, in a war zone, there's only me and the cameraman.
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it's strange to think of yourself as an only child and then suddenly find yourself with three siblings. Does Adie ever feel like an outsider when the rest share a history that she doesn't Curiously, I went to a wedding quite near the start, and when we got to the church this charming man came up and said, 'Bride or groom' ... Groom You're with the groom
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