Victoria Derbyshire
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Life-affirming.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 September 2021 source ↗
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It’s not all soft focus and wheat fields. Love songs can be about hate, fear, envy, lust and anger, because that’s part of love as well.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2023 source ↗
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View all 212 →A mix – safety to be yourself, acceptance, a feeling of peace and reliance, but also challenge, whether that’s intellectual or emotional.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 August 2026 source ↗
Warm, sugary, fierce, protective.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2024 source ↗
Billy Porter
American actor and singer
I’m trying to figure out how to receive unconditional love. That’s hard to do when you’ve never really had it, so I’m trying to navigate that.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 January 2021 source ↗
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View profile →Other people get sad.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2023 source ↗
Carol Vorderman, because she’s stuck her head above the parapet to try to hold our bizarre politicians to account.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2023 source ↗
A 28ft motorboat, which sat in the water for two years because I was so busy working.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2023 source ↗
Sitting on the fence – I will do anything to avoid confrontation.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2023 source ↗
Exactly what my parents left me: the knowledge of the difference between good and bad and right and wrong. Everything else is entirely up to them.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2023 source ↗
Those mad thoughts. Did you turn off the air fryer? Have I booked my plane for tomorrow?
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2023 source ↗
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