Which moment embarrassed you most?

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Recorded Jack Whitehall said elsewhere, not written here
I was bumped as a guest on The Justin Lee Collins show for Bianca from EastEnders.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 April 2023 source ↗

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An earthquake in Peru forced me and a young man into the street, where he had to introduce me to his family at three in the morning.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2025 source ↗
Douglas Stuart Scottish fashion designer and novelist
At a fashion show after-party in New York in 2004, my friend dared me to push her into the pool. I did, and you’ve never heard laughter die so quickly.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 April 2023 source ↗
I have a deep-rooted fear of being in trouble. I once tried to sneak into the back of a photography exhibition with my husband when one of our kids was in a pushchair. We’d arrived late and he suggested we go in through the gift shop and see the last room. As we poked our heads round the door, the security guard noticed us. I shouted, “That man’s trying to get in!”, then ran away.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗
Shaznay Lewis English singer
A gazillion years ago I was in Gucci with Melanie Blatt, and I attempted to sit down on a chair that wasn’t there. I did a full-on stuntwoman backward roll, landed in a ball of the floor and laughed so hard I wet myself. Everybody in the shop moved to a different section.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 June 2024 source ↗

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