Lil Nas X: Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

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

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Recorded Lil Nas X said elsewhere, not written here

A trip that was, like, $100k. It was a lot of money and I didn’t even go on it. It was to St Barts. I paid for me and my friends and a lot of stuff fell apart, and then it ended up with one of my friends just going with his girlfriend.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 May 2024 source ↗

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Carol Vorderman

My aeroplane, a Diamond DA42. It’s a twin-engine aircraft and I bought her brand new to fly around the world solo. Very sadly my mum was diagnosed with terminal cancer about six weeks before I was due to take off, in May 2017, and she died early June. After that, I lost interest in doing it.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 March 2026 source ↗

Clare Bailey Mosley

A garden chair from the Chelsea flower show. It was almost the price of a small crappy car.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 December 2025 source ↗

Jason Manford English comedian and singer

When I finished the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, I bought a replica of the car. It’s in my front garden, surrounded by a lovely wildflower meadow, and people stop to look at it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 July 2023 source ↗

Julian Lennon English musician, photographer, and philanthropist