Gino D'Acampo: What did you want to be when you were growing up?

What did you want to be when you were growing up?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

This is a standing question in The Guardian's decades-long The Q&A and also recurs independently in career and life interviews.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Gino D'Acampo said elsewhere, not written here

I wanted to be a footballer at first, like any other Neapolitan kid.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗

Others on this question

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Martin Kemp English musician and actor

I wanted to play for Arsenal. When I have a kick-around with my boy, I still feel as if someone’s going to spot me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 July 2018 source ↗

Eleanor Tomlinson English actress

I wanted to be a vet, and then realised it’s only really dogs that I adore, and if someone had a poorly mouse, I would be the one needing medical assistance.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2024 source ↗

Father John Misty American musician

A mutant turtle ninja.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 July 2022 source ↗

Jenna Coleman English actress

I told my mum I wanted to be a swan.

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

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Question When were you happiest? Time & hindsight

I am always very happy in Sardinia with my family; I spend at least six months of the year there. Six months working and six months relaxing – I think that is a great balance.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 December 2022 source ↗