Kim Wilde: How close have you come to death?

How close have you come to death?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

A recurring Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Kim Wilde said elsewhere, not written here

When I was three and had meningitis.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 August 2019 source ↗

Others on this question

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Bertie Carvel British actor

I held my mother’s hand as she passed away.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 October 2021 source ↗

Bruce Dickinson English heavy metal singer

I’ve been asleep at the wheel on the M11, had an engine fire over the Atlantic in a light aircraft, driven unprotected through an enemy firing zone to do a gig in wartime Sarajevo – the list goes on and on. But I did have stage 3 throat cancer and was cured by some fantastic UK medics.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2024 source ↗

John Malkovich Actor

When I was an idiot high school student, as opposed to being an idiot adult, I used to drive very fast.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 March 2018 source ↗

Ronnie Wood English rock musician

I can dodge the bullets – I’m lucky.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 September 2017 source ↗

More from Kim Wilde

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Question What keeps you awake at night? Daily life

I sleep very soundly.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 August 2019 source ↗

Question If you could edit your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

There are several boyfriends I wish our paths had not crossed.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 August 2019 source ↗

Question Which living person do you most admire, and why? Values & belief

Greta Thunberg. She has reached into the hearts and minds of people all over the world and woken them up to the terrible impact we are having on our planet. What a fascinating force of nature she is.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 August 2019 source ↗