Ally McCoist: What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?

What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Ally McCoist said elsewhere, not written here

“You’re getting old.” My son Harris was factually correct, but I didn’t need to hear it.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2024 source ↗

Others on this question

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Lucy Lawless

They tend to say it behind my back.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 August 2025 source ↗

Rosie Jones British comedian and actress

“You’re not funny.” I fully understand why my comedy might not be right for everyone, but don’t tell me, get on with your day!

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 December 2022 source ↗

Julian Lloyd Webber British cellist and conductor

When the surgeon told me I wouldn’t be able to play the cello again, in 2013. I have a herniated disc and it’s pressing on a nerve in my neck. I announced I was stopping playing in 2014. I absolutely did not want to stop.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2023 source ↗

Edward Enninful Ghanaian-born English editor and stylist

Any time I’ve been racially profiled. The words might be different, but the feeling is the same.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 December 2022 source ↗