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Gavin Rossdale: 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me

Gavin Rossdale
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Gavin Rossdale, 49, fills Us in:

1. From ages 12 to 14, I worked in an East London pub called the Pepper Pot House.

2. I never knew anybody famous when I was young.

3. My father raised me from age 11.

4. There was a record store called Manzi at the top of my road, a three-minute walk away.

5. I lived in a room the size of a prison cell even though it wasn’t a prison cell.

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6. My appendix burst when I was 9.

7. I like extreme weather.

8. I love to watch surf and skate videos.

9. I can get by in Spanish and French. 

10. I enjoy watching soccer compilation videos on YouTube. Today’s choice was Lionel Messi’s top 50 goals.

11. My revenge is cold and slow.

12. I was so shy when I was a kid. I’d blush if someone spoke to me.

13. I’m scared of birds.

14. I would never go bungee jumping.

15. I’m a decent at-home cook. 

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16. I will eat anything that looks good.

17. I’m allergic to cats.

18. Christopher ­Hitchens is my guide.

19. I was a vegetarian for five years.

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20. My mother’s maiden name is Bowie. I’m half of 100 percent Scottish.

21. My father’s family were persecuted Jews who escaped Russia in 1865. That’d be the other half.

22. I never get scared on airplanes.

23. I spent a year in the hospital as a child, with ear problems.

24. I never feel confident remembering people’s names. 

25. I never forget a face. 

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