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Because Quote by Ruth Jones

“I've turned up to auditions and seen faces that I recognise and I think I know them. Then I realise I know them because they are on the telly.” quote by Ruth Jones — Download Open image

“I've turned up to auditions and seen faces that I recognise and I think I know them. Then I realise I know them because they are on the telly.”

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