My kids navigating the world as it is today – and daddy longlegs.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 August 2026 source ↗
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Fiona Allen
b. 1965
Born in Lancashire, Fiona Allen, 61, went to drama school in Salford. From 1999, she co-wrote and starred in the Emmy-winning and Bafta-nominated TV sketch show Smack the Pony. She had roles in Shameless, Skins, Waterloo Road and EastEnders, and her films include 24 Hour Party People, Fat Slags, Gladiatress and Finding Emily. In 2023, she took her show On the Run to the Edinburgh festival fringe and later toured the UK. This year, she performs White Lies at Edinburgh’s Gilded Balloon Teviot from 5 to 29 August. She is married with three children and lives in Berkshire.
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Coldness, selfishness.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 August 2026 source ↗
A sports car. I was in my 20s; I’d fallen out with my boyfriend, so to cheer myself up I got myself a little silver and black Mazda and a matching jumper and jacket. And do you know what, it worked. I saw him do a double take.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 August 2026 source ↗
Passionate, gobby, flabby.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 August 2026 source ↗
The second agent I had said: “The thing is, you look like something but then you open your mouth.” So I got myself a sketch show and left, and she lost out.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 August 2026 source ↗
I think I had a close shave with the taxi driver John Worboys. I was in Soho and going back to Chiswick where I lived, and I got a black cab. This guy wouldn’t stop talking and he offered me champagne, and I said: “I don’t like champagne.” It went a bit quiet and I thought I’d offended him. Then I remember going: “Hang on a minute, you shouldn’t be drinking champagne if you’re driving.” And he said: “I’ve just won the lottery and I’m finished after this.” I had a lucky escape.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 August 2026 source ↗
Growing three brains.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 August 2026 source ↗
She was surprisingly good at the harpsichord.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 August 2026 source ↗
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