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Cherie Blair has revealed a surprising childhood ambition...to become Prime Minister of Britain. ' ?: R9 r+ E" G$ G, I% Z/ r0 A z* g
Mrs 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.# e* q# m" z: E5 r5 `
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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. 6 i- O$ T+ Y* L' Q: U# N2 d; [) t) F. t& h5 H: \: C9 A1 N( _) d
"Mrs Thatcher beat me to it but, by an amazing coincidence, I did find myself in Downing Street after all..." 6 c* }/ N+ t& `+ O7 U: B3 { . g: m6 h( t( R3 y9 tPerhaps 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. - k. l/ f6 |7 D; G' _ / j9 z, b3 c) j7 u6 @6 ]9 N, IMrs Blair was just one of a group of celebrities snapped posing in the jobs they hoped to have when they grew up.