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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this standing prompt, with minor contractions and word-order variation.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 October 2022 source ↗
My wife. I am a lavish present-giver. I love worshipping my wife with beautiful bits and pieces – it is one of my greatest pleasures.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 October 2022 source ↗
A Tiffany watch for my wife. The security guard was following us, so I deliberately bought a really expensive watch to prove we had money. I don’t think I’ve seen her wear it.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 November 2018 source ↗
Cars. I’ve got a Tesla at the moment.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2019 source ↗
A Dalí painting.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 July 2026 source ↗
Katy Perry. I hired a Russell Brand lookalike as a joke for the radio, and she thought it was actually him. When she realised it wasn’t, she burst into tears. She was still married to him, but I didn’t take into account that there were things going on that we didn’t know.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 October 2022 source ↗
Heights. For Children in Need, I had to abseil off the Orbit in the Olympic Park. It was the most terrifying thing I’ve done.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 October 2022 source ↗
I went on a private jet with David Hasselhoff, and it was so turbulent between LA and Vegas I thought it was going down. I also thought: “The headline won’t be about me; it will be: David Hasselhoff and friend.”
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 October 2022 source ↗
Still biting my nails.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 October 2022 source ↗
Now. I’ve moved to Hertfordshire after 25 years in London, got a fiancee and a dog, so everything has fallen into place.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 October 2022 source ↗
When I left Radio 1: full snotty sobbing on air.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 October 2022 source ↗
Adam Clayton, Adeel Akhtar, Alex Jones, Alex Lawther, Alison Moyet, Alison Steadman
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