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‘Why I Turned My Back On Fame'
WOMAN - UK
|September 16, 2019
After a 17-year break from the spotlight, Anneka Rice is eyeing up the BBC’s main prize!
As a new bunch of celebrities battle it out for the coveted Strictly Come Dancing glitterball trophy, one contestant in particular is about to experience the kind of attention she turned her back on more than two decades ago.
This story is from the September 16, 2019 edition of WOMAN - UK.
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