Sheena Easton: 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

The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this standing prompt, with minor contractions and word-order variation.

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Recorded Sheena Easton said elsewhere, not written here

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.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 April 2017 source ↗

Others on this question

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Louis Walsh Irish music manager and television personality

I have a Maserati. I love pop art and I collect Warhol, Hirst and Hockney.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2017 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 ↗

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 ↗

Rylan Clark-Neal English media personality

A matt grey Range Rover. It’s been rebadged, so instead of Range Rover it says Range Rylan.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 April 2019 source ↗