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‘It’s been a whirlwind’: the Essex lawyer who quit her job and became voice of Netflix’s hit show Spike

Emily McGonagle was watching cartoons with her sons when she decided to embark on a career change. A decade on, she is a star of a globally popular children’s series Emily McGonagle was on maternity leave from her job as a lawyer, juggling the care of her new baby and her toddler…

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