Lucy Worsley: What has been your biggest disappointment?

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Recorded Lucy Worsley said elsewhere, not written here

That I am not a chorus girl in a West End musical.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2017 source ↗

Others on this question

Rachel Whiteread English artist

Losing my parents when they were relatively young. My dad was 59 and my mum died at 72, 14 years ago.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 December 2017 source ↗

Minnie Driver British and American actress

I thought that I would become more mature about certain things, and it didn’t happen.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 February 2023 source ↗

Niamh Cusack Irish actress

Never making it into a Sondheim musical.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 October 2021 source ↗

Jenna Coleman English actress

Receiving a letter saying I didn’t get into drama school. I felt like Billy Elliot. It was a crushing moment.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 February 2019 source ↗

A spy, a witch and a nun.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2017 source ↗

In my teens, peeling garlic to make pie filling in a butcher’s shop.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2017 source ↗

To my brother. When he was a small boy, I made him urinate on an electric fence to see if liquid could really transmit electricity.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2017 source ↗

I think you can be happy every day, if you are in the flow.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2017 source ↗

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