Philippa Perry
Psychotherapist and author
It’s probably a bit of an ask, but I’d like my latest book to stay in print. For ever.
What would you like to be remembered for?
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How close have you come to death?
Death & what remains
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Someone happy and cheeky who tried to change perceptions.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2018 source ↗
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John Malkovich
American actor
By my friends as hopefully someone who was a good friend, or at least amusing, but I don’t need to be remembered by people I don’t know.
Andy Serkis
English actor
Preferably not as the guy who played Gollum.
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View profile →When I was five and the doctors walked in and said to my mum: “I am not sure if you will be taking him home.”
Probably when I finish a race.
I welled up a little when I was voted off Strictly.
I try not to have disappointments, because a lot of the bad things that happen in life teach you things.
A fast Golf car. I got rid of it after about six months because it kept depreciating in value.
David Beckham. He was my idol growing up and I met him in 2000, just before the England game against Romania.
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