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ā€˜I quit my job and became an actor after surviving Manchester Arena attackā€™

Jamie Cousins and his 10-year-old daughter Poppy were at the Manchester Arena on the night of last yearā€™s terror attack.

They cleared the foyer seconds before the explosion, after leaving the gig during the final song.

Jamie describes the scenes after the blast as ā€œlike a horror filmā€, as he and Poppy made their way out of the Arena.

In the weeks and months that followed, Jamie came to the realisation that ā€˜lifeā€™s too shortā€™, and quit the job heā€™d been doing for 16 years to take up his lifelong passion, acting.

Heā€™s since landed a leading role in an independent feature film called ā€˜Out Of Timeā€™.

Jamie says the film ā€œgave him something to focus on and gave him a distractionā€ following the events at the Arena.

Film by Ö÷²„“óŠć Radio 5 live Drive.

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