Mary Portas: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Mary Portas

English retail consultant

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Not being able to take up my place at Rada.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 March 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

Sara Cox English broadcaster

As an adult, not having my own horse yet.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 August 2019 source ↗

Alison Moyet English singer

I am my biggest disappointment.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2017 source ↗

Danny DeVito American actor, comedian and filmmaker

That the US, Britain and all these other bozos are still fighting wars all over the world.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 January 2013 source ↗

It has been in myself, for allowing individuals who I relied on to make important decisions in my life that left me alone to pick up the pieces.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 October 2023 source ↗

My wife, Melanie. She's had real trauma and loss in her life, yet she starts every day with joy, and sees the world as a good place

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 March 2012 source ↗

Now. Without a doubt

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 March 2012 source ↗

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