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Dame Esther said she was surprised she was still alive to see the bill debated.

And when I went to finally see the show, I just remember coming away feeling really inspired and a little bit floaty and really alive, to sort of realize that there’s this role on stage that talks about being in different skin and feeling different and feeling on the outside, but also so much connecting with yourself enough to know that you’re powerful enough to defy gravity.

For Ms Nash, this has been a six-year “labour of love”, made slightly easier, she admits, by having some of the men’s children still alive to draw on, something that has also made the process more special.

Nicole says the idea of them speaking regularly, forming close friendships and supporting each other would make Al Fayed “absolutely incandescent with rage” if he were alive to see it.

A DJ spun remixes that spanned the eras, from “Stayin’ Alive” to reggaetón.