“Sometimes they're grey/green, sometimes they're grey, and some people think they are blue. So, I can't tell you!”

—  Sarah Brightman

The Straits Times (Singapore) (2001); on the colour of her eyes.

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British soprano, musical theatre actress, and dancer 1960

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