Originally asked
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.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2017 source ↗
When my children were small and used to play together, be creative, and were just in that innocent bubble.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 June 2024 source ↗
When I worked in an electrical warehouse in Dublin. I got £60 a week wiring plugs.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2012 source ↗
Lost in a piece of music.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 January 2012 source ↗
I was happiest in every aspect of my life in the 1990s, when I was married to Paddy [King, a management consultant] and we had the two children and my mum lived with us, and Countdown was the biggest show on Channel 4.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 March 2026 source ↗
Having a bunch of answers and getting to fill in the questions. With loved ones. While in Maui.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 11 January 2017 source ↗
Either living up to or not living up to my potential.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2017 source ↗
Entitlement or a lack of manners. Though I find they often flock together.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2017 source ↗
A sense of humor and/or the ability to use a toilet correctly.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 11 January 2017 source ↗
The way I allow myself to talk to myself.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2017 source ↗
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