Craig Charles: 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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Recorded Craig Charles said elsewhere, not written here

A Rolls-Royce. I met my wife, Jackie, when I was filming a Lynda La Plante drama called The Governor. I fell in love with her instantly and I was bullshitting that I had a Rolls-Royce. When I finished filming, she decided to leave her country and come and live with me in London. On the way to the airport, I phoned my PA and said, “Go and buy a Rolls-Royce.”

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 July 2024 source ↗

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Ralf Little English actor, writer, former semi-professional footballer

A watch that begins with an R.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 February 2020 source ↗

Martin Clunes English actor

A bespoke wagonette I had made in Germany; I drive a pair of Clydesdale horses called Ronnie and Bruce.What do you most dislike about your appearance? The lot.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 September 2018 source ↗

Marc Almond English singer

A black Mercedes 500 coupé in the mid-1980s. I thought it was one of the most beautiful things I’d seen. (I had been clubbing the night before.) And I can’t drive.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2017 source ↗

Maggie O'Farrell Irish-British novelist

All my clothes are secondhand, but I did buy a pair of new silver Vivienne Westwood shoes to get married in, which I still have.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 March 2023 source ↗

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I was born in 1964, in the most working-class area of Liverpool, so the N-word was bandied around a lot.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 July 2024 source ↗

Question Which moment embarrassed you most? Failure & regret

The Fake Sheikh did a sting on me once and the News of the World headline was “Craig Charles is an evil drug-pushing monster”. That wasn’t good on the school run, I’ll tell you that.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 July 2024 source ↗

Question Who most deserves an apology from you, and why? Failure & regret

To my parents for all the mess-ups. There have been times when I’ve been going through something and I’ve thought, God, I’m so glad my mum and dad are dead, because they don’t have to go through it with me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 July 2024 source ↗