What has been your biggest disappointment?

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Recorded Jacqueline Wilson said elsewhere, not written here
When I was in my 30s and taped myself singing. I always thought I had quite a sweet voice – my voice is terrible, I can’t hold a note.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 May 2022 source ↗

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Don Warrington British actor
Being nominated for an award and not winning – there have been a couple.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 February 2022 source ↗

Kevin Pietersen English cricketer
The way I left English cricket. I was scapegoated for the Ashes tour in 2013-14 and there was a bitter battle between the England Cricket Board and me for a few years.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2019 source ↗

Lolita Chakrabarti British actress and writer
That my first play, Red Velvet, took so many years to be done. It took me seven years to write and then five years to get to the stage.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2022 source ↗

Stephen Graham English actor
Liverpool losing the FA Cup final to Wimbledon when I was a kid. It made me cry.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 April 2018 source ↗

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