Susanna Reid
Quotes by Susanna Reid
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Sometimes, the best way to handle all the nasty comments is to send a snappy reply to one particularly foul one. Trolls need to know that if they are rude, they may be made an example of.
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From the outside, it looks like I've got my life sorted, but all too often I find myself awake at night, worrying about keeping all those spinning plates in the air.
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I won't be cycling to work any time soon. It's too dark when I leave home at 4am, there's too many speeding drivers and helmet hair wouldn't look good on air. But I still want to do it.
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I don't eat meat, but I do cook it for my sons, so I'm a slave to expiry dates. I have a different approach to vegetables, since they don't come out of the ground with a best-before sticker. I have red onions in the fridge which are six months old, but I'll still happily eat them.
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During the war, women without nylons drew lines up the backs of their legs to give the illusion of silk stockings. Painting over grey hair with spray-on root touch-up - or even dark eyeshadow - is the Covid-19 equivalent.
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As a studious schoolgirl, I'd go back into the classroom every autumn brimming with enthusiasm.
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The truth is women have a tendency to say 'yes' even when we're at tipping point. The challenge is saying 'enough'.
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Talking about weight at all - even your own - has become increasingly tricky, especially if you dare to say that you would quite like to lose a few pounds.
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Emma Thompson and her husband, Greg Wise, have become citizens of Venice. I'm not sure whether it's just laziness, or fear of one of life's most stressful events - moving house - but you won't budge me from South London.
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When my boys were little and food wasn't easily delivered via an app, the restaurant at the end of the road was my saviour.
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I once went to the Mayfair club Annabel's and the best thing about it was the Ladies. Perfumed air, exotic wallpaper, full-length mirrors - when you've had enough of the bustle, it's like having a rest in a boudoir: a female sanctuary.
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On 'Good Morning Britain' I regularly re-wear outfits, and my wardrobe at home is the same few jumpers and jeans.
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I've lived in my house for 20 years and, while I love to travel, I don't dream of moving abroad. Give me home comforts and shops, schools and friends' welcoming kitchens within walking distance any day.
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When I was little I adored the windy beaches of Ventor and the dinosaur cliffs at Alum Bay. I was thrilled to take the cable car, and I coveted the layers of coloured sand in tiny jars in the gift shop.
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I have never subscribed to the idea that it's necessary to greet someone in the office by wrapping arms and touching backs.
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When my first grey hairs appeared in my 30s, a senior BBC producer quietly took me aside and told me to cover them up. It was the first time I realised being youthful was a job requirement - looking older was not allowed.
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