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Miranda Hart opens up on crushing blow which made her return to temping job

Miranda Hart's career as a comedian eventually went stratospheric with her hit sitcom Miranda but the road to success was a long and winding one filled with obstacles

Comedy queen Miranda Hart has opened up about her strenuous years-long journey to stardom, admitting that trying to make it big was no laughing matter and took a staggering 15 years of pitching to the BBC. Born in Devon, Miranda spoke to Michael Berkeley on his Radio 3 show about how classical music played a significant role in her life, especially Mozart, which reminds her of her parents. Miranda has also starred in the BBC hit medical drama Call The Midwife (Image: BBC/Neal Street Productions)The same passion for music made her modest wedding truly special, as Miranda describes the powerful moment her guests sang along: "I had a very small wedding, about 35 to 40 people, and we sang Climb Every Mountain at the end."

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