Jack Whitehall: Which moment embarrassed you most?

Which moment embarrassed you most?

Originally asked

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Recorded Jack Whitehall said elsewhere, not written here

I was bumped as a guest on The Justin Lee Collins show for Bianca from EastEnders.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 April 2023 source ↗

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Sally Lindsay

I constantly forget people’s names when they have literally just told me.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 August 2025 source ↗

David Ajala

Helen Mirren was in the elevator with me at the National Theatre. She pressed the button but it didn’t move. I said, “Fancy seeing you here and being stuck in an elevator.” And she said, “Was that meant to be funny?” I apologised, and she laughed. Even talking about it now, it feels so awkward and embarrassing.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 October 2025 source ↗

Fay Ripley English actress, television presenter, cookbook author

See my greatest fear!

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 November 2022 source ↗

Mark Bonnar

I did an interview years ago and, after it finished, I made some passing comment about sex getting better as you get older – and they used that as the headline. The day the paper came out, I was in a restaurant with the family when a woman on the table next to me leaned over and said, in a sultry voice, “I read your article this morning.”

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗