James Norton: 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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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 James Norton said elsewhere, not written here

A Rose Wylie painting.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 July 2022 source ↗

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Julian Lloyd Webber British cellist and conductor

My cello. At the time, in 1983, it was £192,500.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2023 source ↗

Paul O'Grady British comedian, actor and television presenter

I had a midlife crisis and paid 70 grand for a Morgan AeroMax which looked just like Cruella de Vil’s car. I was in a permanent state of terror and soon sold it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 November 2021 source ↗

Francesca Martinez British comedian

I don’t own a property. The carpet in our flat; it’s not fancy or anything.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 March 2020 source ↗

Rachel Whiteread English artist

A car, which is used like a van; I should have just bought the van.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 December 2017 source ↗