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Four years ago he could barely speak English... now my boy is studying politics. I'm so proud; Emma Thompson tearfully tells of her delight at her orphan from Rwanda.
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The Daily Mail (London, England)
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November 25, 2006
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2006 Solo Syndication Limited. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: HELEN WEATHERS
AMBITION has never really fuelled Emma Thompson's illustrious career.
Two Oscars, and countless Golden Globes and BAFTAs later, the actress insists she is still happiest at home making jam.
She reserves her highest ambitions, however, for Tindyebwa Agaba, the Rwandan orphan she and husband Greg Wise welcomed into their family four years ago.
Her eyes fill with tears of pride when she speaks of the boy they unofficially adopted at 16, now a politics student at Exeter University.
'Am I proud of him? He's just done so well. He's 20 on December 23rd and he's superb. It's incredible what he's managed to do,' she said.
'There he was, ...
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