I don’t remember the womb, so … my first taste of ice cream? First night in a girl’s bed: happy.
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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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.
Probably in the past few years, though maybe it's just some mid-life hormonal surge.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2012 source ↗
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As a kid, my summers at camp in the Adirondacks. And as an adult, when I’m onstage.
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Realising what I wanted to do as a career – aged about 22.
Sam Taylor-Wood
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The two times I've been pregnant. With Jessie, I lay on a sofa and watched The West Wing for nine months.
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