Dan Stevens
English actor
One of those robot vacuum cleaners.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Everyone cutting out social media for one day a week.
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A single-malt whisky.
Not being in pain – I have back problems and had shoulder surgery just before Christmas and there isn’t a day that goes by when I am not in pain.
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Infinite money might allow me to achieve unbounded creativity.
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View profile →Redeeming mortgages. I did it for a few weeks, and it sealed the deal that I wanted a career in entertainment.
I am an ambassador for Rotary, and we are very close to eradicating polio. When I was younger, I lived in Mumbai and, as a kid from England, I was traumatised by seeing children on the street without limbs.
When I got a doctorate from my alma mater, Brunel. My mother always wanted me to become a doctor.
I was rejected by EastEnders, having been called three times. I was heartbroken.
My dog, Mr Q, because he has the saddest look when I leave.
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