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This week on Walking the Dog

I went out with one of my favorite actors in the world, Leslie Sharp, and her beautiful border terrier, Mrs. Higgins.

I've been a huge fan of Leslie's work for years. I loved her in the full Monte in Clocking Off in Mike Lee's films and more recently I was really gripped by her performance in the drama about the Rochdale of Use Case three girls. Leslie's also a hugely respected theatre actor. This woman

picks up five-star reviews like I pick up dog poop. That's code for a lot by the

way, and we did our walk very early in the morning before she went off to rehearse for her new

royal play, The End of History, which is written by the absolutely brilliant Jack Thorne.

Leslie is just beyond lovely.

We met at her home in Southeast London, which was so cozy and welcoming.

She's just incredibly open and honest. She talked about what it felt like to be adopted and meeting her birth mother, her bold decision to come to London at 18 to become an actor,

and the reality of juggling motherhood with theatre work.

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