Endless vomiting. That comes from my emetophobia, which is a huge part of my OCD.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 May 2026 source ↗
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Tuppence Middleton
b. 1987
Born in Bristol, Tuppence Middleton, 39, trained at ArtsEd in London before appearing in films The Imitation Game and Mank. Her stage roles include The Motive and the Cue at the National Theatre, and her TV work spans Sense8, War and Peace, The Forsytes and the next series of Slow Horses. Since the age of 11, she has had obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which she writes about in Scorpions, out in paperback on 21 May. She lives in London with Swedish film director Måns Mårlind and their child.
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Anyone who can pick up a house spider with their bare hands.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 May 2026 source ↗
Congratulating Dua Lipa on managing to release a single in such a tough industry, because I thought she was a struggling indie artist. I Googled her the next day and realised that she has 88 million followers.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 May 2026 source ↗
A perfect cup of coffee – warm, bittersweet, anxiety-inducing and delicious.
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Christmas elf at the Rainforest Cafe.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 May 2026 source ↗
I’d swap out a few boyfriends.
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Doing a compulsory standup routine in my first week of drama school.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 May 2026 source ↗
Getting to 39 without having a filling in my teeth.
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Try not to take yourself too seriously.
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