Sue Perkins was born in Croydon, south London, in 1969. Alongside her comedy partner, Mel Giedroyc, she is best known for “The Great British Bake Off”, “Light Lunch” and writing for “French and Saunders”.
Falling over and hitting my leg, and then feeling like I was flying as my mum and dad rushed to pick me up. After that, I developed an obsession with the idea that I could fly, and would throw myself off things. They created a narcissistic Icarus.
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