Lauren Laverne
English radio DJ, and television presenter
It would have been lovely to have grown up in private like a lot of my friends.
If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I read too much science fiction to mess with anything. I’d be terrified that, by changing something, my kids wouldn’t be mine.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 April 2017 source ↗
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Perhaps a few drunken incidents – but I’ll keep the coat.
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View profile →I decided I wanted a red convertible Jaguar, because I thought I would look the bee’s knees in it. The first time I drove it with the top down, it scared the shit out of me. After that, I only bought “mom” cars.
That I never found a way to stay in a relationship long term. I always feel trapped.
When I started out, people thought I was going to be a flash in the pan, but I’m still working.
A cafeteria in Glasgow where the manager was horrible. I walked out and got a great job in a betting shop.
When my kids were young enough for me to carry them both, one on each hip. I miss walking in the door and them flinging themselves at me.
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