Flora Gill @FloraEGill Twitter profile

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

2 years

Just to let you know that in the event of my mysterious disappearance or death, these are the photos I would like used.

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Ah crap...

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Flora Gill

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2 years

When my 1st boyfriend cheated on me I went to the Benefit stand in Boots to get waterproof mascara so I could break up with him and still look cute. I told the 2 women that worked there and they spent an hour giving me a free makeover and hyping me up. Legends.

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Flora Gill

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4 years

@ryan_s_smith95 AMAZING IDEA 😂

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4 years

Can not believe mum was ‘no-platformed’ at my old Uni yesterday Mum doesnt need the platform and travelled to talk for FREE for International Womens Day-proceeds to FGM charity I dont care if you disagree with her. Its fucking rude This is NOT how women should treat each other

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5 years

The thing I’m going to miss most about mum being an mp is being able to spy on her live in parliament and then watch in real time as she reads and ignores my messages 😂 @AmberRuddHR

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Flora Gill

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2 years

Am I the only one that still thought dock leaves helped when rubbed on a stinging nettle sting? Had no idea it was just a placebo to stop kids crying. I 100% still do this! I’m questioning everything now!

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Flora Gill

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2 years

The main characters in the first season of Golden Girls are younger than in the current Sex and The City (53/54 in GG and 54/55 in And Just Like That!) Amazing how different our view of women at that age is now.

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

@variablesglobal @burritojustice Now somebody photoshop my face for the guy!

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@FloraEGill

5 years

With the Bercow news I think it’s important we’re all reminded of this piece of art

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

2 years

5 years without dad. Can’t believe it. Here’s a photo, alongside a poem I wrote for his funeral based on things he said before he died.

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

3 years

I have so much respect for the woman opposite me on the tube who clearly forgot her mask so took of her sock and is now dutifully breathing through it. Icon 👏 👏 👏

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

So who gets higher ratings tonight- Boris Johnson or The Great British Bake Off? Will people want to watch a collapsing Eton Mess or a cake competition?

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@FloraEGill

4 years

Sharing a very old Christmas card, because it makes me laugh on a day that often makes me cry.

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

It’s homophobic to be 100% straight

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

When youre self isolating with your partner its important to not have huge fights. Instead find small passive aggressive ways to get revenge when needed. My favourites include moving his bookmark 3 pages forward, and smudging my thumbs along his glasses when hes not wearing them

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

5 years

It’s funny how politicians like Boris never get accused of being influenced by their sister or wives but mum gets accused of being influenced by her brother or (when he was alive) her ex husband. Wonder why this is? 🤔 What could the difference be? 💁🏼‍♀️ @AmberRuddHR

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

3 years

I can’t believe it’s been 4 years since dad died. Although saying it like that makes it sound so constant. It’s not. Some days missing him is overwhelming, on others he doesn’t feel gone at all. Sending love to everyone planning Christmas without someone they love. x

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

1 year

Tomorrow is pancake day, so here's a list of the best pancake toppings: 1) Lemon and Sugar

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

3 years

I’m really hoping Matt Le Blanc kept this “what will they look like in 20 years” article from a 2004 magazine and purposefully dressed the same for the reunion episode 😂

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

3 years

Right, Dry January people, I’ve decided to join you! Come on, we can do it!

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Actually the Sunday Times AA Gill award entries were all judged blind (names and identifiers removed) This is what winners look like when there’s no prejudice. Would anyone be complaining, or even notice, if they were all men?

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

For anyone feeling poorly, here’s the ‘get well soon’ card my 70 year old granny sent my 75 year old grandad, despite being divorced for more than 30 years. Hope it helps

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Isolation advice: add a contact to your phone with the name ‘Fuck Fucking’. That way your phone never autocorrects it to anything else and you can properly use expletives during these trying times when they’re so fucking needed 👍

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Apparently Victoria’s Secret is going into administration in the UK due to financial issues- you’d think that they’d know how to handle a bust.

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

On dad’s birthday I would like to say a massive FUCK YOU to all the people that tag me or send me messages like this People often send me DMs thinking they’re being kind by letting me know someone else has said something mean about me. PLEASE DONT. I’d rather not see it

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Thoughts are with Carrie Symonds. This must be a terrifying moment and despite social distancing I hope she has someone’s hand to hold

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

5 years

When you have the brilliant idea to wear your Lady Hale t-shirt to Parliament and your mum decides to copy you 🙄 😂

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

If you think you can write ‘better’ than my boss, why not enter this competition. Win £5000 and get published in the Sunday Times Magazine. Just write a piece of food criticism 👍 (dead dad plug)

The AA Gill Award for Emerging Food Critics

The Sunday Times is proud to announce the launch of an annual award for unpublished writers on food in honour of AA Gill, the acclaimed writer, restaurant reviewer and television critic, who died in...

www.thetimes.co.uk

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

@sebastardo @variablesglobal @burritojustice 😂😂😂🙌🙌🙌

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@FloraEGill

5 years

The guy that ghosted me 10 years ago on my gap year, after I lost my virginity to him, has just slid into my DMs to tell me I’m ‘the most accomplished person he’s ever slept with’ and I think this might be why I became a journalist. Quick I need the perfect response?!?!?!?!

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

3 years

Last night I wore trousers that were far too tight and my wallet fell out. A stranger found it on the street full of cash and handed it straight in to the police station. He then joined Twitter to let me know 😍 so nice to know this site isn’t just used for trolling and shouting.

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

How worried should I be that over a 40 minute conversation with Mum at 11am on a Wednesday she got through two cans of cocktails... ?

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Genuinely confused about what they want... they want to defend the statues but are angry that the police are... also defending statues? 🙃

Ava-Santina

@AvaSantina

4 years

Share it wide and let their employers see it

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

3 years

When dad died I was amazed at how many people that could've hated him, instead, said really lovely, thoughtful things. That's the only right way to be.

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

3 years

Cotton buds putting ‘not for use in ears’ on their packaging

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

If youre tweeting mean, derisive comments about Diane Abbott because of her son, youre not a good person 1. Abbott is not responsible for the actions of her adult son 2. None of us know the full story of what hes going through so shouldnt make assumptions that wont help him

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

2 years

Liz Truss every time she eats lettuce from now on:

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

No idea why mum has chosen not to share the AMAZING card I got her for Mother’s Day 🤔 @AmberRuddUK

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Instead of reading all the hateful tweets from a bunch of twats that keep tagging me, I went to go check on my own twat. Ladies, treat yourself this International Women’s Day and book in your next smear #IWD2020

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

3 years

Oh my god! This morning Tom Daley knitted a cosy for his Olympic gold medal to stop it getting scratched! He is the cutest thing ever! #Olympics

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

3 years

Does anyone else look back on their childhoods now and realise just how many pedophiles they crossed paths with??? Just one example: a few girls in my year at school were 14 with boyfriends in their 20s and we all just thought it was kinda cool! WTF

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

2 years

@drpjeya I wanted to remind him how hot I was before I took it all away forever!

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

If I’m ever pregnant I want to have a Sex reveal party, where everyone comes dressed in pink or blue, betting on genders and then I open a box that realeases a ballon showing the sex position my child was conceived in.

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

If the biggest role a woman has in a plot is getting murdered, that show should not be being made. I’m including real life documentaries in that. Find another topic. Women aren’t just victims, to further the plots of men.

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

OBSESSED with my 12 year old, little sister’s ‘Coronavirus survival list’.

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Yes, Dominic Cummings technically ‘broke’ the rules. And yes, he probably should have practiced what he preached. But, I feel like not enough people are acknowledging the fact, the man is also a putrid cockwomble

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

This whole ‘Rory Stewart sleepover’ thing is giving me strong ‘Tom Hiddleston broke into my house’ vibes

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

3 years

The best ‘open for a surprise’ I’ve ever seen

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

A little girl came up to me on the tube platform and said 'Wow- you look like a model!😍" I smiled, shocked, and said thank you before she added "Obviously not your face, but you're so tall and your shoes!" 😂😭

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

I’m so bored it’s only a matter of time before I ‘accidentally’ release a sex tape

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Eye tests are amazing things ...

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Guess which starter my family served to my leave voting boyfriend last night... 😂

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

5 years

Proud daughter

Amber Rudd

@AmberRuddUK

5 years

I have resigned from Cabinet and surrendered the Conservative Whip. I cannot stand by as good, loyal moderate Conservatives are expelled. I have spoken to the PM and my Association Chairman to explain. I remain committed to the One Nation values that drew me into politics.

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

5 years

Just got handed a freebie outside a store. Turns out it’s soap... guess how I found out?

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

At the beginning of the year I was riding my boyfriend cowgirl style when Spotify shuffle started playing Old Town Road like I was in some awesome porno musical... I didn’t think that would be the high point of my whole fucking year!

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

I live in fear/ nervous excitement for the moment @RoryStewartUK discovers TikTok

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

2 years

@BootsUK Pretty sure you should replace mascara every three months to avoid getting an eye infection… but otherwise yes

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

3 years

I know Twitter isn’t for photo sharing but I’m so in love with this suit I just had to show you all 😍

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

3 years

Me as a 14 year old: I really hope one day I can do my make up as well as 20 year olds! Me in my 20s: I really hope one day I can do my make up as well as all these 14 year olds!

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

1 year

I think I speak for everyone when I say, thank GOD this didn’t happen when Jacob Rees-Mogg was Leader of the House. For starters I don’t believe he could have held up that sword for this long or pulled off that dress.

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

3 years

Today I saw a couple walk into Waitrose, pose with a bunch of flowers (presumably for social media), and then put them back on the shelf and leave. Absolute icons.

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

5 years

I admit, it can be hard to keep up with everything mum’s doing, but I can’t believe I missed the time she was married to Johnny Depp! @AmberRuddHR (Really makes the lawyers claims seem even more bullshit)

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Love all the people letting their followers know they’re leaving twitter for a week, as if everyone would otherwise have noticed their sudden tweeting absense and fallen into a deep, agonising panic

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

God Mum! Stop piggy-backing off my fame! So embarrassing...

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@AmberRuddUK

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Have I got this right? @FloraEGill

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

I’ve never read dad’s book, but I’m reading it now. Slowly. One chapter at a time. With long breaks in between. But it’s amazing. And you should read it too. Pour Me A Life | AA Gill

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Someone just told me their dog is female BUT is such a tom boy because she likes to run around a lot and get dirty 🤨 How are the gender stereotypes of girls so entrenched that we apply them to DOGS!! TO DOGS!

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

2 years

Went out for dinner with my fam to celebrate my dads birthday. The restaurant sweetly put a candle in each of our puddings but then the other tables saw and started loudly singing happy birthday. They asked if it was all our birthday and we told them it was our dead dads. Silence

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

fuck- this tweet has done a lot better than anticipated. What are the changes the person in question hasn't seen it? Puts a lot of pressure on that next background...

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@FloraEGill

4 years

Ah crap...

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Just heard the BEST reason a wedding my friend was attending got cancelled According to the bride... she walked in on the groom being breastfed by his mum! I dunno which versions better: it actually happened or the bride has successfully spread this rumour to all their friends

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Quick and easy Easter Cocktail Recipe: 1. Pour alcohol in half a chocolate egg 2. Drink alcohol 3. Eat egg

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Trying to decide which Zoom background to have for the 'Quick Catch Up Call', which has just been put in my diary...🤔

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

5 years

On the 2 year anniversary of dad's death, here's the poem I wrote for his funeral based on conversations we had. I feel very sad and very strange, but reminding myself of how lucky he felt makes it a little better.

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

I wrote about no-platforming and its effect on Oxford. You may disagree with me, but that’s ok.

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@FloraEGill

4 years

OH MY GOD!!! I think I need a new boyfriend...

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

5 years

@AmberRuddHR @BritishGQ 😂😂 Mum- I'm only kidding! I've never had sex! I'm an innocent, young, virgin sex writer!

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

The boyfriend just got back from our local library and is LOSING HIS SHIT at the realisation they’re free. He honestly can’t get over it and is convinced that fewer would be closing if people only knew. So just in case, this is a PSA: Libraries are completely free and awesome!

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Really hoping that a consequence of this pandemic is that coming into the office when you’re sick stops being thought of as admirable and is seen as selfish.

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

2 years

I don’t see how Allegra Stratton can be forced to resign for joking about an illegal party, but Boris Johnson doesn’t resign for throwing the damn party

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

3 years

Conversation with the (fit) doctor trying to dislodge a fishbone from my throat Doc: I hope you don’t write about hospitals? Lol Me: haha no I don’t. I mostly write about sex so this would have to take a very unexpected turn for me to write about it ...Super awkward silence...

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

3 years

Meghan Markle going to sleep each night repeating the names on her list like...

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Errrm is this saying that a bunch of men shagged some animals but rather than admit it they killed some women?!?!

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

3 years

apropos of nothing I really think if someone quickly deletes a tweet, it shouldn't be screenshotted and shared like... just let it die, you know? no? no one else agree?

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

If I had this many followers on Instagram I’d be a ‘micro- influencer’ getting sent free protein powder and primer, but on Twitter it just officially makes you a gobby shite

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

3 years

I absolutely loved The Thursday Murder Club but I’m not sure I can ever forgive @richardosman for that ONE lower case i in his name. It makes me mad every time time I pass my book shelf...

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

3 years

If you give me 20 mins to do my makeup that’s when I’m gonna look my best. If you give me an hour I will look like a clown. I can’t be trusted with that extra 40 mins. Anything could happen.

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

erm... hello doctor! If this guy had been an mp when mum was in parliament, I might have actually visited her from time to time😋

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Boyfriend: Who’s this photo of? Me: Which photo? Boyfriend: The boy that looks exactly like a male version of you! Me: that’s... my mum @AmberRuddUK

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Little known film fact: Brokeback Mountain was originally based of this photograph of dad and Ralph Fiennes

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

5 years

Love mum and Margaret Atwood on the front cover together. As a child they were my two strongest, feminist icons 🙌🙌🙌 @AmberRuddHR

Times Politics

@timespolitics

5 years

The Sunday Times has the exclusive interview with Amber Rudd about her resignation from the cabinet and the Conservative Party. Plus more shocking revelations about Britain's opioid crisis.

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Me being interviewed by incredible @Rylan on @Channel4 last night. Every daughter’s dream is to make their mum pull that kind of face @AmberRuddUK

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Can we PLEASE stop using the language of 'lose' and 'win' with cancer! This unpleasant implication that if you only 'fight' a little harder you'll 'beat' it, is seriously unhelpful.

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Flora Gill

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4 years

One of the smartest things I’ve ever done is create two seperate profiles on Netflix: one for me and one for drunk me. That way Netflix can recommend and hold my place in the crap that sober me would NEVER watch.

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

Just saw someone on the tube take off their mask to sneeze...... this species is doomed

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@FloraEGill

3 years

I’m sorry, but I’m obsessed with my Christmas card

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

3 years

Just 1 week after getting our kitten, we have discovered the boyfriend is allergic to cats 😭. Having to give him away 😭😭😭😭so if anybody is looking for a new boyfriend, hit me up.

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

The boyfriend has been complaining about my ‘feminist art’ all over the house which apparently has ‘too many tits and twats for when his mum visits’ So for Valentine’s Day I got him this beautiful vase! For some reason he’s STILL unhappy 🙄 (Shown next to my tits for reference)

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@FloraEGill

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Last night my friends thought they were coming to a surprise birthday party for the boyfriend but it was actually a surprise engagement party, because I asked him TO MARRY ME! 😊

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4 years

Someone commenting saying nepotism is the only reason I'm The Sunday Times Magazine this week... I'M ANNOUNCING THE WINNER OF MY DEAD FATHER'S AWARD! OF COURSE IT'S FUCKING NEPOTISM YOU MORON!

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Flora Gill

@FloraEGill

4 years

I’m starting to feel uncomfortable by the number of presents that seem to be given purely to make the recipient cry (usually something connected to a late husband/wife) with the reactions filmed and then quickly posted online. Just me?

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4 years

More importantly, how the hell could you marry Johnny Depp and not invite me to the wedding!?!?!? @AmberRuddUK

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