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Cherie Blair has revealed a surprising childhood ambition...to become Prime Minister of Britain.% P; E4 Y% q5 H7 U- A/ l
7 e# i. r, l# K- pMrs Blair made her astonishing admission alongside a host of stars asked to reveal what they had wanted to be when they grew up, for a children's charity project. 0 p% L% y+ O8 T7 H: p$ V! S( O/ p8 `* v% s
Photographed in the central lobby of the House of Commons she confided: "When I was 14, I remember telling friends that I wanted to be our first female Prime Minister. / y, P h, s+ n: N ( f; N1 h0 T1 H3 R+ d"Mrs Thatcher beat me to it but, by an amazing coincidence, I did find myself in Downing Street after all..." ' Y, s6 W" L1 T: |. w3 G4 m
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Perhaps the self-styled First Lady of Britain could follow the example of bosom pal Senator Hilary Clinton, who is striving to follow her husband into the White House.: ?$ [( b5 E9 w5 z& a+ V
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Mrs Blair was just one of a group of celebrities snapped posing in the jobs they hoped to have when they grew up.