Madhur Jaffrey: 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?

Originally asked

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

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Recorded Madhur Jaffrey said elsewhere, not written here

A 19th-century ebony and cane chair from the Raj period.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2021 source ↗

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Martin Freeman English actor

I love clothes and accoutrements, so it would be either a suit or a watch. I love Mark Powell in Soho, and Paul Smith.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 January 2019 source ↗

Cybill Shepherd American actress and former model

A $100,000 Mercedes.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 June 2008 source ↗

Tom Ellis Welsh actor

Airline tickets. I spend a lot on flying because I’ve three kids in the UK.What would your superpower be?To drink as much beer as I can without putting on weight.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 September 2021 source ↗

Alison Moyet English singer

A television. I don’t care for things. When I moved, I downsized and threw away most of my possessions.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2017 source ↗