Una Stubbs
British actress, television personality, and dancer
When I am painting.
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Identity & self
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
Failure & regret
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Each time I gave birth.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 October 2010 source ↗
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The first time I saw each of my four children’s faces.
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I am happy now.
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Loving, creative, demanding.
In school, I was 11, and we had to paint a picture of family life. My painting was held up to the class and I was told it looked like a spider with ink on its feet had walked across the page. It was done so viciously – humiliating.
One after the other, thoughts come banging in – and it’s no sleep for you tonight, dearie.
Kind, thoughtful and gave damn good advice.
Like you’ve got hot-water bottles all over you.
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