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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Lara Owen

Nicola Roberts: ‘I have friends that didn’t manage to make it to 40 – it’s a privilege getting older’

Nicola Roberts opens up about the pressures to stay looking young (James Manning/PA) -

Lincolnshire-born singer Nicola Roberts has just turned 40, and during her birthday celebrations, her friends asked how she felt. She didn’t hesitate: “I have friends that didn’t manage to make it to 40.

“So it is a privilege to get older. We should show gratitude for ageing, because it means we’re around a little bit longer, and that is imperatively important.”

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