English singer
I haven’t stopped crying since Glastonbury, because I’m on a massive comedown.
Recorded · The Guardian · 2023
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What most recently made you cry?
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British actor
In the first room of the Australian art exhibition at the RA. Don't know why. Loved it.
Recorded · The Guardian · 2014
British-Nigerian TV, theatre and film actor
Yesterday, talking about my brother, who passed away.
Recorded · The Guardian · 2020
Over a YouTube clip about animals. "Laboratory animals see sunlight for the first time", or "elephant mourns his best friend the goat".
Recorded · The Guardian · 2014
Scottish tennis coach
When Sean Connery died. He was a big tennis fan – a big Andy fan – and I met him a few times.
Recorded · The Guardian · 2020
Watching the documentary The Remarkable Life of Ibelin [about a gamer who died at 25 of a degenerative muscular disease]. I bawled.
Recorded · The Guardian · 2025
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
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When my trousers split on stage in Burn the Floor in Australia. I had always been warned to wear my flesh underwear and I did not that day.
Recorded · The Guardian · 2026
I bumped into an old schoolteacher and her even more ancient and deaf sister, and she shouted to her, “Remember Esther? Now she writes books … ABOUT HERSELF.”
Recorded · The Guardian · 2026
Accidentally walking on to set naked for a scene where I wasn’t actually supposed to be naked.
Recorded · The Guardian · 2026
Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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English media personality
To the British public for my time on X Factor.
Recorded · The Guardian · 2019
American singer-songwriter
My younger self for not believing in her.
Recorded · The Guardian · 2024
To my cousin P, who was one of my best mates growing up. We lost him when we were in our 20s and, before he passed away, I was so busy with this stupid thing called life and a brand new kid.
Recorded · The Guardian · 2025
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
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British fashion designer
Founding the Fashion and Textile Museum.
Recorded · The Guardian · 2021
Former British politician, broadcaster and writer
As health minister, I brought in breast and cervical cancer screening. And in 1994 I called the first debate on gay rights for a quarter-century and we got the age of consent down to 18.
Recorded · The Guardian · 2017
American rapper and actor
The transition from streetlife to the legitimate world.
Recorded · The Guardian · 2015
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