Lucy Worsley
English historian
A spy, a witch and a nun.
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
Failure & regret
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
Failure & regret
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A travel agent, so I could see the world.
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Gloria Estefan
Cuban-American singer and songwriter
A psychologist and then a diplomat.
A drummer in a famous band or an astronaut.
Salman Rushdie
Indian-British-American novelist
A writer, I’m sorry to say. Boring, I know, but true.
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View profile →Having a career that’s lasted 47 years, especially when I felt like an impostor for so many of them.
I’ve been doing pilates for 25 years and I swear by it. I decided to kit out a room with pilates equipment – and I think it’s the most expensive thing I’ve invested in.
As a singer who did everything her way, no compromise.
On stage in Tasmania, I tripped over a floor monitor and landed on my back like a turtle, kicking my legs in the air trying to get back on my feet in front of about 5,000 people. But when I got on my feet, the whole crowd roared in triumph.
Pamela Anderson, because I love her strength and honesty and vulnerability at the same time.
“You sing like a goat.” When I did my French album [Voila], this French woman – a supposed friend – said to my face: “It’s fantastic but, how come you sound like a chèvre?” It was like someone had hit me in the stomach.
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