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KT Tunstall

The singer, who wrote the soundtrack for the Clueless musical, on finding her long-lost sisters and turning 50

My other half Chris and I met when we were both walking our dogs in a park in LA during the pandemic. I was grateful for the time Covid allowed me as I needed to take stock, so I had full-on therapy. That day in the park, I had got to a good place. It’s easy to say it but, if you’re happy on your own, you’re going to end up in a better relationship because you’re not looking for someone to plug the gaps. Chris [Light, a martial arts instructor and podcaster from Holly wood] was in exactly the same place, so it was like a cosmic meeting. We now live together in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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